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Television

  • Trump Unlawfully Deports Kilmar Abrego Garcia [Al Jazeera]

    The Trump administration deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador in direct contravention of an immigration court order that he has a well founded fear of persecution from gangs in El Salvador. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s order for the government to facilitate the immediate … Trump Unlawfully Deports Kilmar Abrego Garcia [Al Jazeera]

     

  • Activists urge lawmakers to help reduce anti-Muslim incidents [NJ Spotlight]

    At a time when bias incidents are on the rise, advocates gathered outside the Statehouse on Monday to commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. . . . Several speakers also urged the Legislature to reject a bill that would adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance … Activists urge lawmakers to help reduce anti-Muslim incidents [NJ…

     

  • Assaults on Free Speech of Palestinians [Al Jazeera]

    Professor Sahar Aziz provides her analysis on the arrest of Palestinian graduate student and permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil for his participation in nonviolent protests and dissident speech as a graduate student at Columbia University. The U.S. government’s reliance on an obscure immigration statute has grave … Assaults on Free Speech of Palestinians [Al Jazeera]

     

  • Think Tank with Steve Adubato [PBS]

    Sahar Aziz joins Steve Adubato on the PBS show Think Tank as part of a special series, “Confronting Racism & Prejudice.” Professor Aziz discusses the historic rise in Islamophobia across the nation, the vandalization of the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University, and the … Think Tank with Steve Adubato [PBS]

     

  • Israel-Gaza: Does Islamophobia play a part in US foreign policy? [UpFront]

    As the war in Gaza rages on, the death toll keeps increasing and residents face starvation. Despite the heavy civilian toll, the United States keeps voicing its strong support for Israel. Is there a double standard when it comes to Palestine? And why do some … Israel-Gaza: Does Islamophobia play a part in US foreign…

     

  • Teachers Who Made an Impact

    Sahar Aziz discusses the two teachers who made a long lasting impact on her life: Coach Beverley Humphrey and Mr. Fred Harvey.

     

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Op-Eds

  • How Trump’s attacks on DEI and Palestine activists are connected [Mondoweiss]

    The national crackdown against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) was inevitable. After racial progress, there is often retrenchment. DEI programs were the institutionalized response to the Black Lives Matter movement. They reshaped conversations around representation, missing perspectives, and ultimately who belongs, whether in universities, boardrooms, … How Trump’s attacks on DEI and Palestine activists are…

  • Israel’s Vision of No Palestinians “From the River to the Sea” [DAWN]

    Words matter. That is the purported principle behind a national campaign by pro-Israel organizations to censor, punish and even criminalize protests on American college campuses demanding a cease-fire to Israel’s unrestrained assault on 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza. University administrators have obliged with draconian restrictions that effectively … Israel’s Vision of No Palestinians “From the River to…

  • Rutgers Islamic Center’s Vandalization Shows Our Need to Combat Islamophobia [NJ.com]

    Emotionally draining is how best to describe the past six months for many Muslim Americans. Oscillating between outrage, hopelessness and determination, our diverse communities have spent the past six months doing whatever we can to end the senseless murder of over 33,000 Palestinians, including 13,000 children. We have … Rutgers Islamic Center’s Vandalization Shows Our Need to Combat…

  • How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics [The Nation]

    The chorus of criticism of Israel’s indiscriminate bombings and denial of food, water, and other humanitarian aid to 2 million Palestinians trapped in Gaza has only grown louder as the Palestinian death toll has skyrocketed beyond an estimated 22,000, nearly half of whom are children. Too often, … How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized…

  • Muslim women in the West in the crosshairs of Zionists, white ‘feminists’ [Al Jazeera]

    At the forefront of numerous grassroots, intellectual, and political movements opposing Israel’s ongoing war crimes, in the United States and elsewhere in the staunchly pro-Israel West, are Muslim women. Courageous Palestinian, Arab, South Asian, and Black women are leading mass protests, political action campaigns, teach-ins … Muslim women in the West in the crosshairs of…

  • Sure, the US cares about human rights — when it benefits us [The Hill]

    President Biden’s red-carpet treatment of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is another nail in the coffin of U.S. human rights policy. Such willful blindness to India’s poor human rights record extends to the Middle East.  Indeed, human rights advocates have long criticized the U.S. government for its selective, politicized enforcement of human … Sure, the US cares about human rights — when…

 

Podcasts

  • Racism, Islamophobia, and the Weaponization of Antisemitism [ICSC]

    While racism is widely discussed, its insidious nature can make it difficult to identify – and its role in inciting atrocity crimes is particularly not well understood. To shine a light on this challenge, the third conversation in our “Why Memory Matters in Palestine and … Racism, Islamophobia, and the Weaponization of Antisemitism [ICSC]

     

  • The Fall of Syria’s Assad Regime [RaceandRights Podcast]

    On December 8, 2024, the Syrian people overthrew Bashar Al Assad, bringing to an end a brutal fifty-four-year dictatorship.  Although the Syrian people partook in the wave of revolutions during the Arab Spring, their efforts to bring about democracy in Syria were hijacked by a … The Fall of Syria’s Assad Regime [RaceandRights Podcast]

     

  • Launch of The Race and Rights Podcast [CSRR]

    The Rutgers Law Center for Security, Race and Rights (CSRR) launched the Race and Rights Podcast, hosted by Professor Sahar Aziz. The Race and Rights Podcast explores the myriad issues that adversely impact the civil and human rights of America’s diverse Muslim, Arab, and South … Launch of The Race and Rights Podcast [CSRR]

     

  • House Committee on Education Hearing Echoes Era of McCarthyism [Parallax Views]

    In this edition of Parallax Views, Rutgers University’s Director of the Center for Security, Race, and Rights, Professor Sahar Aziz, returns to the program to discuss the recent House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearings on antisemitism and why they resemble something more akin … House Committee on Education Hearing Echoes Era of McCarthyism…

     

  • The Attack on Academic Freedom [FMEP]

    In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Professor Sahar Aziz of Rutgers University about the current attacks on academic freedom and why the US House of Representatives is investigating Rutgers and its Center for Security, … The Attack on Academic Freedom [FMEP]

     

  • Amid Gaza War, College Campuses Become Free Speech “Testing Ground” [Intercepted]

    The conflict in Gaza has galvanized a new generation of young anti-war activists, in the same way that opposition to the Vietnam War and apartheid South Africa did in decades past. A backlash is now building in the United States, led by right-wing activist and … Amid Gaza War, College Campuses Become Free Speech “Testing…

     

 

Press Mentions

  • A Dangerous Moment [Al Jazeera]

    Civil liberties organisations and academics have raised alarm at the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist at Columbia University, calling it a serious breach of free-speech rights under the administration of President Donald Trump. . . . Others also worry that Trump’s crackdown … A Dangerous Moment [Al Jazeera]

     

  • Amid Gaza Protests, Universities are Cracking Down on a Celebrated Protest Tactic: Sit-Ins [The Intercept]

    On October 25, hundreds of people participated in a sit-in at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, calling on school administrators to cut ties with weapons manufacturers involved in Israel’s occupation of Palestine. It was part of a wave of activism around Israel’s siege of Gaza … Amid Gaza Protests, Universities are Cracking Down on a…

     

  • Unconditional Supporters of Israel Know the Facts Are Not on Their Side [Jacobin]

    On Saturday, November 4, some three hundred thousand people marched in Washington, DC, in solidarity with Palestinians. It was the largest pro-Palestine march in US history, a heartening sign that the McCarthyite backlash to solidarity with Palestinians in the face of Israel’s ongoing onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip … Unconditional Supporters of Israel Know the Facts Are Not…

     

  • Why pro-Palestinian demonstrations are popping up on college campuses [Scripps]

    “We’ve seen quite a bit of sympathy for Palestinian civilians,” said Sahar Aziz, a law school professor and director of the Center for Security, Race and Rights at Rutgers University. “They recognize that Palestinians have grievances. Many of these young people don’t rely on formal educational institutions … Why pro-Palestinian demonstrations are popping up on college campuses…

     

  • ‘Systematically erased’: Middle Eastern and North African women and LGBTQ+ Americans don’t see themselves in U.S. data [the19th]

    There is no exact definition of MENA by a group like the United Nations, but it generally includes countries as far north as Turkey that border the Mediterranean Sea. While many religions and ethnicities are represented in this region, shared Arab ancestry or Islamic identity … ‘Systematically erased’: Middle Eastern and North African women and…

     

  • NJ Muslim Mayor Who Was Denied White House Entry [Gothamist]

    A Muslim mayor in New Jersey is calling for an end to the U.S. government’s terror watch lists after he was barred from a celebration at the White House. Mohamed Khairullah — in his fifth term as Prospect Park’s mayor, and first elected to the … NJ Muslim Mayor Who Was Denied White House Entry…