On Nov. 30, 2021 Rutgers University Law School Professor Sahar Aziz gave a virtual talk on her recently published book, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom, which demonstrates how race and religion intersect to create what she calls the “Racial Muslim.” The program was … The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom [Fordham…

Professor Sahar Aziz joined scholars of political science and sociology at Princeton University to examine the how America has changed in the twenty years since the September 11th terrorist attacks. In the panel “Ripples From 9/11: 20 Years Later” hosted by the School of Public … Ripples From 9/11 [Princeton University]

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Boston University School of Law hosted a panel to discuss the lasting impacts on civil rights, immigration law, and national security policy. Professor Sahar Aziz offered her insights on the harms suffered by … 20 Years Later: Lasting Impacts of 9/11 on Law…

Professor Sahar Aziz participated in a plenary panel at the Gonzaga University School of Law’s international conference on “Global Perspectives on Black Lives Matter as a Human Rights Movement.” In addressing the transnational linkages between the Black Lives Matter movement and global Islamophobia, Professor Aziz … Global Perspectives on Black Lives Matter as a Human…

Sahar Aziz participated on the New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association’s panel entitled African American Muslim History and Impact on February 25, 2021. She discussed with her co-panelists Professor Saleema Snow, Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, and Chundzom Lopez the importance of addressing anti-Black racism within American Muslim communities … A Black History Month Discussion [NJMLA]

Professor Sahar Aziz was invited to give a distinguished lecture on her article “Whosoever Sees an Evil: Muslim Americans’ Human Rights Advocacy” at the International and Comparative Law Center at Indiana University’s McKinney School of Law in February 2020.

The late Senator Harry Reid hosted a plenary panel “Islam in America” in September 2019 at the University of Nevada School of Law in which Professor Sahar Aziz offered her insights on the threats to religious freedom posed by Islamophobia.

Professor Sahar Aziz gave keynote opening remarks in the conference “Building Resilience in the New Threat Paradigm: Targeted Violence Against People of Faith” in June 2019 at Stockton University and hosted by the Rutgers Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience. Her remarks, entitled “Connecting … Building Resilience in the New Threat Paradigm [Rutgers University…

In an interdisciplinary convening of scholars, practitioners, and activists, Professor Aziz gave a presentation entitled “Depoliticizing Muslims: Countering Violent Extremism as a Racial Project” at Northwestern University in April 2019. Her comments are based on her academic articles on countering violent extremism available for download … Reporting Islam: Media, Policy and Politics [Northwestern University]

In March 2019, Professor Sahar Aziz joined a distinguished group of interfaith leaders on a plenary panel hosted by the Museum of the Bible in celebration of Women’s History Month. The panelists discussed the impact of faith on women in the clergy, workplace and communities.