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THE LEGACY OF 9/11: A CONVERSATION ON NATIONAL SECURITY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOREIGN POLICY

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As we mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we will discuss policies and laws formulated in the wake of that fateful day, and examine their impact on civil rights, national security, and stability in the broader Muslim World. We will be joined by Professors Sahar Aziz, Nazia Kazi, and Muqtedar Khan.

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SPEAKERS:

Professor Sahar Aziz's scholarship examines the intersection of national security, race, religion, and civil rights with a focus on the adverse impact of national security laws and policies on racial, religious, and ethnic minorities. She is the author of the book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom and the founding director of the Center for Security, Race and Rights.

Dr. Nazia Kazi is an anthropologist and educator based in Philadelphia. Her work explores the role of Islamophobia and racism in the context of global politics. She is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Stockton University in New Jersey, where she teaches courses on race, ethnicity, immigration, and Islam in the U.S. She is the author of Islamophobia, Race, and Global Politics, out now from Rowman & Littlefield.

Dr. Muqtedar Khan is Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. He researches and teaches Islam, Governance and International Relations. He is the author of Islam and Good Governance: A Political Philosophy of Ihsan (Palgrave, 2019). Islam and Good Governance has been recognized as an all time best books on political philosophy