Islamophobia
Assuming the Best of Our Muslim Neighbors
The following conclusion to Presumed Guilty: Why We Shouldn’t Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism is republished here with gratitude to the book ’s author, Todd Green — a nationally recognized expert on Islamophobia who served as a Franklin Fellow at the U.S.
Presumed Guilty: Why We Shouldn’t Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism
In Presumed Guilty: Why We Shouldn’t Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism, renowned Islamophobia expert Todd Green shows us how we can ask better questions of our Muslim neighbors — questions based not on the presumption of guilt but on the promise of friendship.
NEWS
Islamophobia Threatens to Derail Muslim American’s Nomination to U.S. Court of Appeals
A Muslim-American nominee for a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals may be denied the chance to serve—not for lack of qualification but from prejudice.
BLOG
Life Without Basketball: A Young Muslim Woman’s Journey From Athlete to Advocate
“Am I anybody without basketball? Am I still myself?”
NEWS
American Jews Feel Worried, Unsafe—New Poll
While 72% of respondents said that being Jewish was important in their lives, more than 27% now decline to disclose their religion when meeting someone new.
NEWS
Amnesty International Decries France’s Olympic Hijab Ban
Anna Błuś, a researcher for Amnesty International, accused the French of targeting “certain people. And it’s very clear that it’s very often Muslim people.”
NEWS
ADL Says Muslims & Jews Are Most Targeted Religions in Skyrocketing Online Hate
“The hate we’re seeing online doesn’t stay online—it causes real harm and violence in people’s lives.”
BLOG
Don’t be an “ic” or an “ist”
I met a very nice Persian man who was Jewish. His family was driven out of Iran because they were Jewish. Then in America he experienced a great deal of discrimination and bullying because he was from the Middle East.
BLOG
Hate Never Wins: A Tale of Two Blog Posts
I posted this photo on my photography blog. I didn’t think it would be very controversial. Boy, was I wrong.
BLOG
Muslim Representation in Media: Is Three Dimensions Too Much to Ask?
The Muslim Public Affairs Council Hollywood Bureau held its media awards ceremony on March 20. It was a straightforward affair, shot on a simple stage intercut with livestreams from the homes of the awardees—a far cry from the Golden Globes held a few weeks earlier, but more meaningful to me.
