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  • 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…

     

  • Why the 2022 Election was Historic for Muslim Women’s Representation [The 19th]

    A record number of Muslim women ran for office in 2022 — and they won. The election cycle made history with 153 Muslim candidates on the general ballot, per a report released by Jetpac Resource Center and the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Sixty-one percent of Muslim women … Why the 2022 Election was Historic for Muslim Women’s…

     

  • Teacher at Center of Hijab Uproar Sues Olympic Medalist for Defamation [New York Times]

    A seconds-long interaction in a New Jersey classroom unleashed a national firestorm last October as it ricocheted across social media platforms. A 7-year-old girl had come home from school upset, telling her mother that her teacher in Maplewood, N.J., had tried to pull off the … Teacher at Center of Hijab Uproar Sues Olympic Medalist…

     

  • She was Fired for Being Publicly Pro-Palestinian [Philadelphia Inquirer]

    “This particular case is going to the heart of the American fundamental right to politically dissent, to express your beliefs,” said Sahar Aziz, a Rutgers Law professor and author of The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom. “And when you belong to a group … She was Fired for Being Publicly Pro-Palestinian [Philadelphia Inquirer]

     

  • France burkini ban challenged in country’s top court [The Independent]

    France’s top court is set to deliver a ruling on the controversial burkini ban after hearing an appeal by the city of Grenoble to allow the bathing suit in public pools. Grenoble formally allowed women to wear the full-length swimwear in state pools in May, 10 years after a local ban … France burkini ban challenged in country’s top court [The…

     

  • Where Migrants Suffered Matters at the U.S.-Mexico Border [TIME]

    On March 11, as the number of Ukrainians arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border began to tick up, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a special memo advising border officials that they could, on a case-by-case basis, offer that particular group special treatment. Unlike tens of … Where Migrants Suffered Matters at the U.S.-Mexico Border [TIME]

     

  • What Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination Means for Higher Ed [Diverse]

    If Jackson becomes a Supreme Court Justice, the ideological balance of the Court would not change. The current 6-3 conservative-majority would still be in place. However, there would be other firsts. Jackson would be one of four female Justices, three of whom would have been … What Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination Means for Higher…

     

  • The U.S. census sees Middle Eastern and North African people as white. Many don’t [NPR]

    The complicated relationship many people with MENA origins have with whiteness is entangled with a naturalization system in the U.S. that, until 1952, imposed racial restrictions on which immigrants could become citizens. First arriving in large numbers in the late 1800s, the earliest generations of … The U.S. census sees Middle Eastern and North African…

     

  • US Muslims react to Biden’s nomination of first Muslim woman to be federal judge [Middle East Eye]

    “Nusrat Choudhury is representative of plaintiffs who bring civil rights cases. She tends to sue the government, advocating against national security policies and practices. And that is quite different in terms of how she has worked with the law and has worked to ensure that … US Muslims react to Biden’s nomination of first Muslim…

     

  • The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia [The Nation]

    Consider now the treatment that the very same agencies offered distinctly inoffensive Muslim Americans. Rutgers law professor Sahar Aziz has argued that many white Americans see Muslims not merely as a religious group but as a racial one and have placed them on the nethermost rung of … The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia [The Nation]

     

  • The Troubling Consequences of Seeing Muslims as a Racial Group [TIME Magazine]

    Sahar Aziz spoke with TIME Magazine about the historical roots of Islamophobia in the U.S., the effects of viewing Muslims as a “suspect race” and the significance of the hateful comments recently made by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota). TIME: There’s an interesting … The Troubling Consequences of Seeing Muslims as a Racial…