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Speakers Discuss Rise of Islamophobia in India

Speakers Discuss Rise of Islamophobia in India

By Julia Butler December 2, 2022

At an event hosted by Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, panelists spoke about a recent increase in anti-Muslim discrimination in India.  Speakers...

Islamophobia Permeates Foreign Policy, Speaker Says

Islamophobia Permeates Foreign Policy, Speaker Says

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo February 21, 2020

Young U.S. citizens risk forgetting how post-9/11 U.S. policies have harmed Muslim communities at home and abroad, author and researcher Nazia Kazi said at a Wednesday event.  After terrorist...

FILE PHOTO: KIRK ZIESER/THE HOYA | Members of the Jewish Student Association attended a Muslim prayer service March 22, a week following the deadly shooting at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand that killed 50 worshippers.

Muslim, Jewish Communities Demonstrate Solidarity After Tragedy

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo April 5, 2019

Every Friday, Muslim Life at Georgetown University runs weekly Jum’ah prayer services at 1:30 p.m. in Bulldog Alley. At the March 22 service, attendees grappled with responding to a devastating massacre....

VIEWPOINT: White Supremacy in New Zealand

By Caila McHugh March 22, 2019

“Hello, brother.” Those were reportedly the last words of Haji Daoud Nabi as he stood by the entrance of the Al-Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. The 71-year-old Afghan refugee was among...

VIEWPOINT: Combat Islamophobic Rhetoric

By Mena Mohamed March 22, 2019

Last week, two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, were attacked during Friday prayers. Masjid Al Noor and Dar Al Hijrah collectively lost 50 community members, alerting many outside of the Muslim community...

PANJWANI: SFS Should Cancel Class, Condemn Islamophobic CVE

By Aly Panjwani August 17, 2018

This fall, the School of Foreign Service will host a class titled “Community-Based Terror Prevention (INAF-262-01).” The course description refers to the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program,...

HAZBUN: Student Groups Must Disinvite Shapiro

By Claire Hazbun February 23, 2018

Ben Shapiro, a prominent conservative author and speaker who is set to speak on Georgetown University’s campus next month, is openly racist, Islamophobic and transphobic. Bringing Shapiro, a former editor-at-large...

ADJROUD: Crafting the Perfect Couscous

ADJROUD: Crafting the Perfect Couscous

By Sonia Adjroud January 30, 2018

I poured water over the finely rolled balls of crushed semolina flour and ran my fingers through the coarse, dry mixture, attempting to start the rehydration process. It was a balancing act: Too little...

VIEWPOINT: Protest and Prayer on the Day of Mourning

By Julia Friedmann April 27, 2017

On Monday morning, I joined hands with fellow members of the Jewish community outside of Healy Hall to recite the mourner’s kaddish for those who were murdered in the Holocaust. It was Yom Hashoah, Holocaust...

VIEWPOINT: Hope in American Ambition

VIEWPOINT: Hope in American Ambition

By Noor Shakfeh February 7, 2017

By signing an executive order banning the entry of individuals to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries, President Donald Trump has perpetuated Islamophobia at the government level. Domestically,...

VIEWPOINT: Rhetoric Sways Muslim Base

By Moez Hayat September 13, 2016

Although I spent most of the summer trying to ignore media coverage of the U.S. presidential election, it was nearly impossible. Watching clips from the Democratic National Convention, I was astonished...

Terrorism Experts Reflect on 9/11

By Gaia Mattiace September 9, 2016

Former United States State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Daniel Benjamin and CNN National Security analyst Peter Bergen discussed the declining threat of foreign terrorism and...

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