Category: Podcast

The Curious Case of the Racial Muslim [EU Scream]

Legal scholar Sahar Aziz says people who identify as Muslim are often perceived in racial terms, like Black and Brown people, in White-dominated societies. That makes Muslims on both sides of the Atlantic the subject of similar forms of racism. She also says protecting observant Muslims in Europe may be more difficult than in the United States, where religious observance is more commonplace. In this episode: Sahar Aziz in conversation with the journalist and think tanker Shada Islam. Listen to the podcast here. Purchase your copy of the… Continue reading “The Curious Case of the Racial Muslim [EU Scream]”
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Princeton School of Public and International Affairs features The Racial Muslim [Endnotes]

Freedom of religion is a constitutionally protected right in the religion clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. By definition, this should reflect America’s diversity and cover all people equally — whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, agnostic, or atheist. In practice, however, Americans sometimes support policies that seemingly violate the civil rights of Muslims. Although the U.S. Census identifies Muslim immigrants of the Middle East and North Africa as white, they face discrimination and prejudices of being terrorists, suspicious, and violent. This paradox is the heart of “The … Continue reading “Princeton School of Public and International Affairs features The Racial Muslim [Endnotes]”
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The Dichotomy Between the First Amendment and How Muslims are Treated [The Jabot]

In this episode of the Jabot podcast, Kathryn speaks with Sahar Aziz, author, and Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School. Sahar shares how she first became interested in her book, The Racial Muslim. She details some historical examples of how the book’s hypothesis is supported and discusses how far back the ideas go. Professor Aziz also talks about the dichotomy between belief in the First Amendment and how that squares away in modern political discourse with the reality of how Muslims are treated. — To listen to the… Continue reading “The Dichotomy Between the First Amendment and How Muslims are Treated [The Jabot]”
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The Racial Muslim with Sahar Aziz [American Muslim Project]

Season 2 of American Muslim Project kicks off with Sahar Aziz, Professor of Law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers University Law School.  She is also the founding director of the interdisciplinary Rutgers Center for Security, Race, and Rights. She joins AMP to talk about her new book, “The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom.”… Continue reading “The Racial Muslim with Sahar Aziz [American Muslim Project]”
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Sahar Aziz on The Tavis Smiley Show

Sahar Aziz discussed her new book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom with Tavis Smiley. Professor Aziz explained how the legal and political history of the racialization of religion that adversely impacted Catholics, Jews, and Mormons in the early twentieth century informs the contemporary racialization of Muslims. To listen to the conversation, click here.… Continue reading “Sahar Aziz on The Tavis Smiley Show”
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Security, Race, and Rights [The Maydan]

As the 20th anniversary of September 11 reminds us of personal tragedy as well as structural violence of the state, The Maydan Podcast editor-in-chief Ahmet Tekelioglu hosts Sahar Aziz, a legal scholar, an expert on critical race theory, and the founding director of the Center for Security, Race, and Rights at  Rutgers University Law School. She is the author of The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom published with the University of California Press in November 2021. Tekelioglu and Aziz also speak about the impact of 9/11 on legal… Continue reading “Security, Race, and Rights [The Maydan]”
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How the U.S. Government Manufactured Muslim Terrorists [Thinking Allowed]

Sahar Aziz was a host on the Thinking Allowed Podcast where she discussed how the American government selective enforces counterterrorism laws against innocent Muslims, while overlooking the spike in far right wing extremism over the past decade that culminated in a siege on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Her analysis is based on her article State Sponsored Radicalization in the Michigan Journal of Race and the Law. To listen and watch the interview, click here.… Continue reading “How the U.S. Government Manufactured Muslim Terrorists [Thinking Allowed]”
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She Speaks: Academic Muslimahs features Sahar Aziz

On the 19th anniversary of 9/11, Sahar Aziz talks about how the tragedy impacted Muslim Americans and Muslim immigrants within the United States. This episode discusses the PATRIOT ACT, NSEERS (2012 male registry for Muslim immigrants), and how the curtailments of rights impacted Muslim participation within social and political sphere. Dr. Aziz also talks about Muslim political interests during this election season and what we should focus on as a community (institutional change!).  — To listen to the interview on the podcast She Speaks: Academic Muslimahs, click here.… Continue reading “She Speaks: Academic Muslimahs features Sahar Aziz”
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