Anti-Muslim discrimination
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International Crimes and Human Rights Violations Against Muslims in BJP-Ruled Indian States Require Urgent Action
The international community must redouble efforts to press Indian authorities for accountability in growing violence and rights abuses against Muslims.
Trump’s Executive Order on Foreign Terrorists: Implications for the Rights of Non-Citizens
Trump's efforts to revive some version of the Muslim travel ban will harm people within the United States and chill protests.
Not Just Trump: America’s Growing Problem With Race
Trump's divisive use of race and the lack of pushback from establishment Republicans are manifestations of a larger enduring trend in America.
Threat from Within? Unreformed Counterterrorism Infrastructure Raises Concerns About Misuse
The costs of allowing expansive U.S. counterterrorism laws are borne by too many Americans who live in fear of these tools.
Hijab Bans, Hindutva, and the Burden of Hindsight
The rising risk of genocide against Muslims in India requires a response from governments and media companies.
Election in India’s Largest State Accelerates Anti-Muslim Hate Speech and Violence
Militant Hindu nationalists from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party are fueling their campaigns with a conspiracy theory.
Video: Roads Not Taken – Reflections on the 9/11 Anniversary
Assessing the Work and Impact of U.S. Human Rights Organizations Since the 9/11 Attacks
In the “War on Terror,” What Did Rights Organizations Get Wrong?
A leading human rights lawyer raises provocative questions about track record of U.S. human rights organizations. An essay in advance of a live event on Thursday night to discuss…
Questioning the “Domestic” and “International” in Biden’s Counterterrorism Strategy
How does the categorization of Muslim threats as presumptively “international" subject them to unaccountable security practices and deprivations of rights?
Conscience Wars in France?
Culture wars is an expression that was first popularized in U.S. politics by sociologist James Hunter in the early 1990s. While France traditionally prides itself in refusing the…
Biden Executive Actions Make Unity Possible for Millions of Marginalized Americans
In reminding us of America's aspirational values – ones a majority of the country supports – these directives are a first step toward healing.
Through the Looking Glass, Darkly: The Supreme Court’s Muslim Travel Ban Decision
Although the Muslim travel ban has now been consigned to the dustbin of history, it is worth reflecting how the Supreme Court’s decision already looks in retrospect.