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. Muslims have experienced a long history of exclusion and discrimination in the United States. For example, Muslims were formally ineligible for U.S. citizenship, which was historically reserved only for “free white persons.” Professor Aziz examines… Continue reading “Sahar Aziz Presents “The Racial Muslim” [UC Hastings School of Law]”

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 the law provides equal protection to everyone.” One-sided view Government lawyers and former lawyers for large companies are highly overrepresented in the judiciary, she explained, which has caused significant concern within the legal profession that the judiciary has a one-sided view of the efficacy of… Continue reading “US Muslims react to Biden’s nomination of first Muslim woman to be federal judge [Middle East Eye]”

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 this country’s ethnic hierarchy. Muslim Americans are regularly, for instance, profiled at airports and subjected to long interrogations. Over many years, the New York City Police Department gathered intelligence on more than 250 mosques and student groups. The FBI even put field officers in mosques… Continue reading “The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia [The Nation]”

The Racial Muslim with Sahar Aziz [American Muslim Project]

Season 2 of American Muslim Project kicks off with Sahar Aziz, Professor of Law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers University Law School.  She is also the founding director of the interdisciplinary Rutgers Center for Security, Race, and Rights. She joins AMP to talk about her new book, “The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom.”… Continue reading “The Racial Muslim with Sahar Aziz [American Muslim Project]”

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 on her research about the triple bind faced by Muslim women, published in her article Coercive Assimilationism: The Perils of Muslim Women’s Identity Performance in the Workplace.… Continue reading “Roundtable Discussion on How to Heal From Racial Trauma in the Workplace [AALS]”