Mission Statement:
This website was inspired by the Asian American Studies course taught by Dr. Hatem Bazian at the University of California Berkeley: Islamophobia and Constructing Otherness. The website analyzes the on-going hate against Muslims and the consequences of an accepted and conditioned hate against these individuals. Much of the cases and events analyzed in the website have either been redundant or have shown obvious signs of Islamophobia whether through public speech or bills with anti-Islamic motives. Using a scientific approach to the issue with the hypothesis that the overall results of the data will prove that Islamophobia is very much real contrary to what Campus Watch is arguing [here], we hope to provide a place of analysis for our readers and for them to decide whether these are in fact crimes.
This website was inspired by the Asian American Studies course taught by Dr. Hatem Bazian at the University of California Berkeley: Islamophobia and Constructing Otherness. The website analyzes the on-going hate against Muslims and the consequences of an accepted and conditioned hate against these individuals. Much of the cases and events analyzed in the website have either been redundant or have shown obvious signs of Islamophobia whether through public speech or bills with anti-Islamic motives. Using a scientific approach to the issue with the hypothesis that the overall results of the data will prove that Islamophobia is very much real contrary to what Campus Watch is arguing [here], we hope to provide a place of analysis for our readers and for them to decide whether these are in fact crimes.
This website was created for the course Islamophobia and Constructing Otherness at University of California, Berkeley taught by Dr. Hatem Bazian, Spring 2013.
Harkiran K. SOdhi
Harkiran Kaur Sodhi is a sophomore majoring in Psychology at UC Berkeley. She was born in India and currently lives in Texas. She has moved multiple times in between India and America. Prior to transferring to UC Berkeley, Harkiran received an Associates of Arts in High Honors in Houston. As a Sikh-American, Harkiran's desire to understand her cultural and religious background has led her to minor in Near Eastern Studies with a concentration in Persian Language and Literature at UC Berkeley. She is interested in the immediate motivations behind hate and social consequences of such prejudice against minorities in America. Harkiran aims to go to medical school and dreams of working as a physician in Afghanistan someday.
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Aiman ArifAiman Arif is a sophomore at UC Berkeley majoring in Public Health and Near Eastern Studies with an Arabic emphasis. She formerly interned at the Council of American Islamic Relations, and has a keen interest in the study of Islamophobia and Civil Rights. Aiman was born in India and moved to Fremont in her childhood, and has lived in the Bay Area pretty much since elementary school. She doesn't see her Indian, Muslim, and American identities in conflict with each other, but rather all are an integral part of how she defines herself. Aiman has a keen interest in studying the issues facing Muslims not just in America, but all over the world.
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Nehayah AlNajar
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Samah dakhilSamah Dakhil is a junior student at UC Berkeley who was born in Canada but was raised in Los Angeles, Libya and Dubai. Her diverse background furthered her interest in international economic and political development and led her to pursue studies and a subsequent career within the field of political economy. She is specifically interested in gaining a more theoretical understanding of international socio-economic development in the Middle East in order to analyze contemporary issues in development. She is inspired by leaders who've demonstrated how important it is to be engaged and present in the public sphere in order to break barriers and stereotypes against Muslims. Her dream is to gain an MBA, travel the world, and work towards social justice in Palestine one day.
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