Race and Rights Podcast
The Race and Rights podcast explores the myriad issues that adversely impact the civil and human rights of America’s diverse Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities here as well as abroad. Host Sahar Aziz (www.saharazizlaw.com) engages with academics and experts that provide critical analysis of law, policy, and politics that center the experiences of under-represented communities in the United States and the Global South.
You can learn more about the Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights (CSRR) by visiting our website at csrr.rutgers.edu and by following CSRR on Instagram @RutgersCSRR and Twitter @RUCSRR
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Podcasting since 2024 • 53 episodes
Race and Rights Podcast
Latest Episodes
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama-Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy with Nathan Thrall (Episode 53)
There is a dire need for an interdisciplinary examination of the human cost of occupation through the lens of daily Palestinian experience in the West Bank. This episode explores the critically acclaimed work of Nathan Thrall, whose immersive n...
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The Voting Paradox: Redistricting, Race and Democracy with Atiba Ellis (Episode 52)
A central paradox has plagued and continues to plague the American right to vote: the American republic has always conditioned participation in the democratic process on an antidemocratic ideology of worthiness needed to exercise the rights of ...
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Egypt's Tahrir Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution with Rusha Latif (Episode 51)
In today’s episode, guest host Nermin Allam, director of Women’s and Gender Studies and associate professor of political science at Rutgers University – Newark, speaks with Rusha Latif, author of Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revo...
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The Palestine Taboo: Race, Islamophobia, and Free Speech (Episode 50)
The true test of a democracy is the extent to which civil rights in law are enforced in practice for the most vulnerable groups in society. As members of Congress demanded mass arrest and expulsion of college students exercising their free spee...
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