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29 Oct 2025
Civilization Talk: How Politicians Use ‘Judeo-Christian’ to Cast Muslims as a Threat
By fusing ethno-nationalist populism with religion, the notion of a “Judeo-Christian tradition” has been mobilized as a symbolic “barrier against Islam,” framing Muslims—constructed as the religious and racial “other”— as threats to Western values and civilization. read the complete article
25 Apr 2025 | Politics
Bridging Worlds: Reflections on Teaching, Dialogue, and the University’s Role
As a historian of the Middle East and a historian of religions, my scholarship and teaching for over two decades have focused on the history of interfaith and interreligious relations, pluralism, and identity. Over this… read the complete article
27 Feb 2024 | Military
U.S. Polls Show Shifting Landscapes on Gaza Ceasefire
The international calls for a permanent ceasefire in the 2023-24 war in Gaza are growing by the day across the globe. A recent February 2024 poll from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) surveyed public opinion attitudes towards a permanent ceasefire within major religious demographic groups across America today. read the complete article
20 Nov 2023 | Terms/Tropes
Report: Anti-Palestinian Racism & Islamophobia in Gaza War Coverage
In November 2023, the Center for Security, Race and Rights at Rutgers University published a comprehensive report called “Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine-Israel Discourse,” which examines how anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia have been… read the complete article