Tariq Kenney-Shawa is a writer and foreign policy analyst based in New York City. His work is dedicated to the Palestinian struggle for liberation and an end to military occupation.

Tariq recently received his Masters from Columbia University, where he studied international affairs, conflict resolution, and journalism. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy, The Nation, Al Jazeera, +972 Magazine, and more. His interviews can been found in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Middle East Eye, Jacobin, and elsewhere.

Tariq is also an avid street and travel photographer and can usually be found surrounded by several cats.