Events

 

  • Racing Religion [NYU Center for Race, Inequality and the Law]

    In her lecture Racing Religion, hosted by the NYU Center for Race, Inequality and the Law, Sahar Aziz explains how the racialization of Muslims, Jews, and Catholics are animated by similar political and social factors. Understanding the past is critical for eliminating inter-generational, systemic racism … Racing Religion [NYU Center for Race, Inequality and the…

  • Kleh Lecture on Global Islamophobia [Boston University School of Law]

    Myriad political, social, and economic contexts contribute toward Islamophobia and consequent normalization of anti-Muslim racism in various parts of the world.  Simultaneous to the rise in global Islamophobia is the rise of right-wing populism, especially in Western nations.  Whether it is in the form of right-wing political … Kleh Lecture on Global Islamophobia [Boston University School of…

  • Achieving Excellence Speaker Series Features Sahar Aziz [Pittsburgh Law]

    The University of Pittsburgh School of Law will feature professor/author Sahar Aziz in a forum, moderated by Professor SpearIt, which ties the themes from her book, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom, to the concerns and experiences of Muslims living in the City of Pittsburgh. … Achieving Excellence Speaker Series Features Sahar Aziz [Pittsburgh Law]

  • Free Speech in the Age of Politically-Motivated Violence [Georgetown Law]

    The Journal of National Security Law and Policy hosted a symposium at Georgetown Law Center on the relationship between free speech and politically-motivated violence. Sahar Aziz participated on a panel addressing threats of violence, including the doctrine established in Brandenburg v. Ohio and the infamous … Free Speech in the Age of Politically-Motivated Violence [Georgetown…

  • Dickinson College to Host Talk on Race and Religious Freedom

    Middle East and legal studies scholar Sahar Aziz will deliver the annual Wesley Lecture at Dickinson. The talk, “The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashed Religious Freedom,” will take place Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter (ATS) Auditorium. It is free … Dickinson College to Host Talk on Race and Religious…

  • The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom [UC Berkeley]

    The University of Berkeley’s Center for the Study of Religion hosted Rutgers Law Professor and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar, Sahar Aziz, for a keynote lecture on her new book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom.” Why does a country with religious liberty enmeshed … The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom [UC…

  • Sahar Aziz Presents “The Racial Muslim” [UC Hastings School of Law]

    The Center for Racial and Economic Justice and Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly welcome Professor of Law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar, Sahar Aziz, in conversation with Professor Evelyn Rangel-Medina, to discuss her new book, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom, which explores the racialization of religion in the United States. … Sahar Aziz Presents “The Racial Muslim” [UC Hastings School…

  • The Racial Muslim [Georgetown University]

    Sahar Aziz will deliver a lecture on her groundbreaking book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom at Georgetown University’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding on February 9, 2022.  Registration for the online lecture is available here.

  • The Arab Terrorist Trope and the Racial Muslim [Palestinian American Community Center]

    The Palestinian American Community Center (PACC) hosted Professor Sahar Aziz in January 2022 for a community conversation on race, religion, and civil rights in connection with the release of her new book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom.

  • Roundtable Discussion on How to Heal From Racial Trauma in the Workplace [AALS]

    On January 5, 2022, Sahar Aziz joined an expert roundtable at the Association of American Law Schools to discuss how the myriad forms of discrimination, ranging from microaggressions to racial slurs, experienced by women impact their careers and mental health. Professor Aziz offered insights based … Roundtable Discussion on How to Heal From Racial Trauma…