Tag: Islam

Racing Religion [NYU Center for Race, Inequality and the Law]

In her lecture Racing Religion, hosted by the NYU Center for Race, Inequality and the Law, Sahar Aziz explains how the racialization of Muslims, Jews, and Catholics are animated by similar political and social factors. Understanding the past is critical for eliminating inter-generational, systemic racism against religious minorities. To watch the lecture, click here.… Continue reading “Racing Religion [NYU Center for Race, Inequality and the Law]”
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Princeton School of Public and International Affairs features The Racial Muslim [Endnotes]

Freedom of religion is a constitutionally protected right in the religion clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. By definition, this should reflect America’s diversity and cover all people equally — whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, agnostic, or atheist. In practice, however, Americans sometimes support policies that seemingly violate the civil rights of Muslims. Although the U.S. Census identifies Muslim immigrants of the Middle East and North Africa as white, they face discrimination and prejudices of being terrorists, suspicious, and violent. This paradox is the heart of “The … Continue reading “Princeton School of Public and International Affairs features The Racial Muslim [Endnotes]”
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Achieving Excellence Speaker Series Features Sahar Aziz [Pittsburgh Law]

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law will feature professor/author Sahar Aziz in a forum, moderated by Professor SpearIt, which ties the themes from her book, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom, to the concerns and experiences of Muslims living in the City of Pittsburgh. Then Professor Aziz will present the keynote lecture about her book, in which she explores this paradox: how could a religious minority be so overtly discriminated against in a country that privileges religious freedom legally and normatively. — To learn more about the… Continue reading “Achieving Excellence Speaker Series Features Sahar Aziz [Pittsburgh Law]”
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Dickinson College to Host Talk on Race and Religious Freedom

Middle East and legal studies scholar Sahar Aziz will deliver the annual Wesley Lecture at Dickinson. The talk, “The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashed Religious Freedom,” will take place Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter (ATS) Auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Well-fitting masks are required, and N95 or KN95 masks are strongly recommended. The lecture will also be available on a YouTube livestream. Aziz is a professor of law, chancellor’s social justice scholar and Middle East and legal… Continue reading “Dickinson College to Host Talk on Race and Religious Freedom”
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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]”
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The Arab Terrorist Trope and the Racial Muslim [Palestinian American Community Center]

The Palestinian American Community Center (PACC) hosted Professor Sahar Aziz in January 2022 for a community conversation on race, religion, and civil rights in connection with the release of her new book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom.… Continue reading “The Arab Terrorist Trope and the Racial Muslim [Palestinian American Community Center]”
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Sahar Aziz on The Tavis Smiley Show

Sahar Aziz discussed her new book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom with Tavis Smiley. Professor Aziz explained how the legal and political history of the racialization of religion that adversely impacted Catholics, Jews, and Mormons in the early twentieth century informs the contemporary racialization of Muslims. To listen to the conversation, click here.… Continue reading “Sahar Aziz on The Tavis Smiley Show”
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‘The Longest Shadow’: 9/11 Leads to the Militarization of US Police Departments [ABCNews]

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, a wariness of Muslims swept the country. Hate crimes against Muslims skyrocketed. Mosques became inundated with threats. “Anything that showed that you were an Arab or a Muslim caused everyone to be suspicious of you,” said Sahar Aziz, director of the Center for Security, Race and Rights at Rutgers University Law School. In response to the terror attacks, police departments in some major cities compiled vast databases of alleged potential terrorists and undertook ambitious surveillance missions targeting Muslim communities. “You had massive surveillance programs… Continue reading “‘The Longest Shadow’: 9/11 Leads to the Militarization of US Police Departments [ABCNews]”
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