Ep. 248: Presumptively Antisemitic ft. Prof. Sahar Aziz
Prof. Sahar Aziz, Distinguished Professor of Law and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers Law and author of The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom, joins us to discuss her recent report “Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes In The Palestine-Israel Discourse.” We explore the ways Islamophobia spreads in the media and shifts the balance of conversation of coverage, resulting in a dehumanizing effect for Muslims, and how—especially in this moment—some genuinely pro-Palestinian advocacy is inaccurately framed as anti-Semitic. You can read the full report here: https://csrr.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/csrr-presumptively-antisemitic-report.pdf | Our most recent premium episode for subscribers (Paid Interns!) with Abraham Josephine Reisman is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-247-the-kayfabe-hole-ft-abraham
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