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20 Years After Patriot Act, Surveillance of Arabs and Muslims Is Relentless
New forms of solidarity have emerged in response to the overreach and unconstitutional nature of the Patriot Act.
Oppression of Women Isn’t Just for the Taliban — It’s Homegrown in the US
Using Taliban imagery to decry the Texas abortion ban is an old colonial move that reeks of Islamophobia.
Canada Is No Utopia for Advocates of Palestinian Human Rights
Canada displays a pattern of systematically silencing anyone who advocates for Palestine.
Progressives Can’t Ignore Role of Christian Zionism in Colonization of Palestine
The forced displacement of Palestinians is funded by the millions of dollars Christian Zionists send to Israel yearly.
The US Needs to Stop Treating Ramadan Like a National Security Issue
The framing of Islam as a national security threat serves as justification for extreme interventions by the state.
GOP Congressman Invokes 9/11 in Islamophobic Attack Against Ilhan Omar
Rep. Greg Murphy of North Carolina was quickly condemned for his line of attack and deleted his tweet immediately.
Pop Culture Portrays Aerial Bombardment of Middle East as “Business as Usual”
By showing drone strikes as the "answer" to terrible dilemmas, popular culture legitimizes brutal warfare.
American Muslims Demand More of Biden Than Simply Not Being Trump
As a Muslim, I am relieved that Trump is out. Now let’s demand more from Biden than a return to “business as usual.”
After Capitol Breach, More Domestic Terrorism Laws Aren’t the Answer
More terrorism laws would only help to perpetuate the harm to democracy that the Capitol mob tried to inflict.
Legal Complaint Against Venmo Challenges Anti-Muslim Discrimination
This is the first U.S. case against Venmo’s policy of targeting transactions on the basis of religion and ethnicity.