Hallie Golden

Hallie Golden

Contributing writer

Hallie Golden is a Seattle-based freelance journalist whose articles have been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, CityLab and more. She previously worked as a reporter and editor for The Associated Press in Salt Lake City and Philadelphia, before returning to her Pacific Northwest home. She primarily covers social justice issues, taking on topics including the disappearance and murder of Native American women, Brigham Young University’s investigation of students who report rape, and a homeless shelter installed in a jail.

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‘Defense ninja’: One Muslim woman’s journey to empowerment

By Hallie Golden | January 13, 2020 | Comments Off on ‘Defense ninja’: One Muslim woman’s journey to empowerment

When she faced harassment, Fauzia Lala couldn’t find training that would allow her to protect herself with both actions and words, so she founded her own self-defense school. Now, she helps dozens of other women. Fauzia Lala was sparring with a teenage member of her tae kwan do class a few years ago when she…

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Humanizing the Arab World in America

By Hallie Golden | September 24, 2019 | Comments Off on Humanizing the Arab World in America

Playwright Yussef El Guindi is determined to confront U.S. laws, rhetoric and fears tied to Arab-Americans. SEATTLE – When terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Yussef El Guindi stopped writing. The Arab-American playwright’s career had only just started to take off, but stunned by the magnitude of the tragedy,…

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