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How Israeli control over Jerusalem destroyed its holiest sites

December 18, 2017 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Middle East Eye on December 18, 2017. Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital serves to legitimise ethnic cleansing of Palestinians – Christian and Muslim alike

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The Weaponization of Nostalgia: How Afghan Miniskirts Became the Latest Salvo in the War on Terror

September 6, 2017 by Alex Shams

Originally published by “Ajam Media Collective” The debate over Afghan women’s miniskirts have become the latest salvo in the War on Terror. Last month, Donald Trump announced that the US

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Waiting for Action

May 18, 2017 by Alex Shams

Originally published by The Maroon on May 18, 2017. The University of Chicago still refuses to acknowledge Islamophobia on campus. For the second time just this school year,

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Trump’s ‘honour crimes’ order is a racist distraction

March 11, 2017 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Aljazeera on March 11, 2017. The key to protecting American women is defeating American sexism and racism, not scapegoating migrants or Muslims. Trump’s proposal to track ‘honour

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On Women’s Day, Thinking Beyond American Flag Hijabs

March 8, 2017 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 8, 2017. Among the most iconic images from the Women’s March in January was a poster of a woman wrapped in a hijab covered

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Hate Knows No Mistaken Identities: He Came to Kill an Iranian and Settled for an Indian

February 28, 2017 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on February 28, 2017. Over the weekend, a man opened fire in a Kansas bar and shot three people, killing one. The assailant was

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Don’t normalize Trump’s vision for America

February 2, 2017 by Alex Shams

Originally published on CNN on February 2, 2017. I am a child of a Muslim refugee. My father found safety and shelter in the United States after fleeing violence in

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If American universities ignore attacks on Muslim students, who will defend them?

November 22, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Mondoweiss on November 22, 2016. This week, the University of Chicago released a climate survey “aimed at identifying ways the University can improve in regards to

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UChicago Fails to Properly Address Islamophobia

November 21, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published by The Maroon on November 21, 2016. This week, the University of Chicago released a climate survey “aimed at identifying ways the University can improve in

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France’s burkini ban is a dangerous, Islamophobic assault on feminist values

August 25, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Mondoweiss on August 25, 2016. One of several viral photos showing a woman removing her tunic while surrounded by police on a beach in Nice. (Photo: ABDUL

How Israeli control over Jerusalem destroyed its holiest sites

The Weaponization of Nostalgia: How Afghan Miniskirts Became the Latest Salvo in the War on Terror

Waiting for Action

Trump’s ‘honour crimes’ order is a racist distraction

On Women’s Day, Thinking Beyond American Flag Hijabs

Hate Knows No Mistaken Identities: He Came to Kill an Iranian and Settled for an Indian

Don’t normalize Trump’s vision for America

If American universities ignore attacks on Muslim students, who will defend them?

UChicago Fails to Properly Address Islamophobia

France’s burkini ban is a dangerous, Islamophobic assault on feminist values

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