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  • Trump Indicts James Comey [Al Jazeera]

    President Donald Trump demanded that the US Department of Justice indict Former FBI Agent James Comey in retaliation for Comey’s independent investigation into Trump’s ties with the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. Professor Sahar Aziz offers her analysis of the implications of this political prosecution on American democracy and the rule of law.…

     

  • Mahmoud Khalil Released, Free Speech Under Attack [Al Jazeera]

    A federal district judge ordered the release of Mahmoud Khalil on bond, after finding that he is not a flight risk or a danger to society. Professor Sahar Aziz explains why the judge also concluded that Khalil had a strong likelihood of success in his claim that the Trump administration violated his First Amendment rights…

     

  • Trump Calls Federal Troops to Crackdown on LA Protests [CGTN]

    Professor Sahar Aziz provides her analysis of President Trump’s decision to call the national guard to intervene in Los Angeles in retaliation for mass protests against his administration’s crackdown on immigrants. What critics call a political move to undermine California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom sets an alarming precedent for deploying federal troops to conduct domestic…

     

  • 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 return of Abrego, there has been no effort made by…

     

  • 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 Alliance or IHRA, definition of antisemitism. “The IHRA definition of…

     

  • 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 long-term adverse implications for free speech rights. Watch her full…

     

  • 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 college campus protests. Watch the television interview below or here.

     

  • 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 in the US seem to conflate solidarity with Palestinians with…

     

  • 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.

     

  • U.S. Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Abortion Law [BBC World]

    Sahar Aziz spoke with BBC World News about the recent Supreme Court’s pending decision on a Mississippi law restricting women’s right to obtaining an abortion.

     

  • The Potential Impact of Combating International Islamophobia Act [Black News Channel]

    Speaking with Marc Lamont Hill on the Black News Channel, Sahar Aziz provided her political analysis of the attacks against Representative Ilhan Omar and Republican opposition to the Combatting International Islamophobia Act.

     

  • Muslims and Islamophobia in the 9/11 Era [Smithsonian Museum]

    The Smithosonian Museum featured Sahar Aziz in a public education video explaining the factors that have contributed to the rise of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism in the post-9/11 era.

     

  • Congress Impeaches President Trump [BBC World]

    Sahar Aziz provides her political analysis of why Democrats have impeached and attempting to convict President Trump in the U.S. Senate.

     

  • White Extremism and the Capitol Insurrection [Global Show]

    Sahar Aziz provided her legal and political analysis in the wake of an unprecedented siege on the U.S. Capitol by far right wing extremists on January 6, 2021.

     

  • Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gives Trump a Supreme Court Nomination [BBC World]

    The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020 has triggered calls by Republicans to fill her seat before the November 3 presidential elections. Professor Sahar Aziz analyzes the political implications of Senator McConnell pushing through a conservative Justice just weeks before the nation votes on whether to keep Donald Trump…