Islamophobia – Alex Shams

Opinion

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,

Opinion

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

Opinion

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

Opinion

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

Opinion

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

Opinion

München und die Sehnsucht, weiß zu sein

July 27, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Carta on July 27, 2016. Translated from the English original, which can be found here. Warum flehte uns der Münchener Amokläufer an, ihn als Deutschen zu betrachten?

Opinion

Why Did The Munich Killer Beg Us To See Him As German?

July 23, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published by MuslimGirl.net on July 23,2016. Republished on Huffington Post and Hummus for Thought. Translated to German and republished on Magna. Around and around we go. Yesterday, an 18-year old

Reporting

Transgender Muslims in America Fight Bigotry on Two Fronts

April 15, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Muftah on April 15, 2016. The wave of Islamophobia erupting across the United States has taken a toll on every aspect of Muslim American life. A climate of

Reporting

US Muslims shaken by ‘execution-style’ murders amid rising hostility

March 5, 2016 by Alex Shams

Whether or not Islamophobic motives are found, the reaction underscores feelings of an existential threat gripping some US Muslims

Opinion

Congress Is About to Pass a Dangerously Racist Bill. Our Response Must Be Solidarity Against Islamophobia.

December 14, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on the Huffington Post. The last few weeks have seen a dangerous escalation of rhetoric targeting Muslims and Middle Eastern-Americans, as the national media and Republican presidential hopeful