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Critical Race Theory

[Maydan Podcast] Sahar Aziz on Race, Security, and the Racial Muslim – Special Guest Episode

By Maydan Editors  //  September 8, 2021September 29, 2021

The Maydan Podcast · Sahar Aziz on Race, Security, and the Racial Muslim – Special Guest Episode As the 20th anniversary of September 11 reminds us of personal tragedy as well as structural violence of…

Sahar Aziz on Race, Security, and the Racial Muslim – Special Guest Episode

September 8, 2021September 29, 2021

As the 20th anniversary of September 11 reminds us of personal tragedy as well as structural violence of the state, The Maydan Podcast editor-in-chief Ahmet Tekelioglu hosts Sahar Aziz, a legal scholar, an expert on…

The Great Debate: Critical Race Theory and Muslims | Sapelo/Maydan Series on CRT

By Maydan Editors  //  February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Sapelo Square and Maydan have collaborated to publish “The Great Debate: Critical Race Theory and Muslims,” a series of essays that examine Critical Race Theory through the lens of Black Muslims and Black Muslim communities in…

Video Introduction: Kamila Pickett, Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu | The Great Debate: Critical Race Theory and Muslims

By Maydan Editors  //  February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Sapelo Square and Maydan have collaborated to publish “The Great Debate: Critical Race Theory and Muslims,” a series of essays that examine Critical Race Theory through the lens of Black Muslims and Black Muslim communities in…

In Defense of Critical Race Theory: Islam, Race, & the Modern Public Intellectual

By Stephen Jamal Leeper  //  February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Prologue During the Abbasid Caliphate, Baghdad was the center of learning and scholarship in the Islamic world. Scholars from various religious backgrounds and academic disciplines flocked there to be part of a bustling society of…

Critiquing Black Muslim Reason: What Good is Critical Race Theory for Muslims?

By Youssef Carter  //  February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Among Muslims of African-descent in the United States, there is a rather extensive history of their participation in the Black Freedom Struggle. From resistance to the forced migration and enslavement of African Muslims starting before…

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