Tag: religious freedom

Keynote on Race and Religion at the Intersection [Drexel Law]

Professor Sahar Aziz delivered the Center for Law, Policy and Social Action (CLPSA) keynote at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Professor Aziz examined the intersectional relationship between race and religion, namely as it pertains to Muslim identity and experiences of racialized religious discrimination and infringement upon religious freedom in the United States. Her highly acclaimed book featured in Time Magazine, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom, informed the public lecture on October 23, 2023.… Continue reading “Keynote on Race and Religion at the Intersection [Drexel Law]”
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National Conference on Race and Ethnicity 2022 [NCORE]

Sahar Aziz presented her groundbreaking book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom at the 2022 Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Portland, Oregon. Engaging with an audience of university administrators, faculty and students committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, Professor Aziz explained the historical and contemporary factors contributing to the racialization of Muslim identity, and consequent civil rights violations. Comparing discrimination against immigrant Muslims with the prejudicial treatment of Jews, Catholics, Mormons, and African American Muslims during the twentieth century, Professor Aziz explored the gap between… Continue reading “National Conference on Race and Ethnicity 2022 [NCORE]”
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9/11 and the Racial Limitations of Religious Freedom [Al Jazeera]

Each anniversary of the 9/11 attacks generates debates on how to balance security with liberty in the United States. What is often lost in the conversation is the role that race plays in constraining civil liberties for religious minorities. Today, the targets are Muslims. A century ago, it was Jews and Catholics. The racialisation script is the same. First, the religious minority is vilified in the media and among public officials as a disloyal fifth column. Then, the religion’s followers are racialised as a threat to the (Anglo-Saxon Protestant) American way of… Continue reading “9/11 and the Racial Limitations of Religious Freedom [Al Jazeera]”
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy of Empathy and Courage [Al Jazeera]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life embodies the best of America. Her experiences of being a first-generation American, a religious minority, and a woman who overcame discrimination informed her jurisprudence. The grandchild of Jewish immigrants from Russia, Ginsburg understood how fear of violent pogroms caused her family to leave their home, along with hundreds of thousands of Jews who immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century. She also appreciated the hope for a better life America offers its constant stream of newcomers. Despite the discrimination she faced, America was… Continue reading “Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy of Empathy and Courage [Al Jazeera]”
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