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| Christchurch and the Roots of Islamophobia |
| March 21, 2019 |
In the aftermath of a white supremacist's deadly attacks on New Zealand mosques, we talk to Muslims closer to home. |
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| Muslim Voices in the Wake of Christchurch |
March 21, 2019 |
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Hours after a white supremacist killed 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Interfaith Voices went to Jummah -- the central prayer service of the Islamic week – at a mosque near our Washington, D.C. studio. We heard from the imam and congregants, whose spoke of the need to respond to hatred with resilience and love. And we went to a local Islamic Sunday school, where we talked to children and their parents about coping with the Christchurch tragedy and Islamophobia in their own lives.
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| The Roots of Islamophobia in the U.S. |
March 21, 2019 |
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Though some see Islamophobia in the United States as chiefly a post-9/11 phenomenon, experts say it predates the country's founding and is rooted in white supremacism. We also learn about at network of fearmongers who today seek to normalize anti-Muslim rhetoric in the U.S. And we talk to the author of a report that found that elected officials since 2015 have trafficked in anti-Muslim speech and activity in 49 out of 50 states.
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| Podcast Extra: Mourning A Brother Killed in Christchurch |
March 22, 2019 |
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Just days after a white supremacist gunman killed Haroon Mahmoud, his sister -- Sabeen Durrani -- agreed to talk about him with Interfaith Voices. We know from obituaries that he was 40, had a wife, a 13-year-old son, an 11-year-old daughter and that he had written his doctoral dissertation on Islamic banking. Durrani shared more personal details about her little brother – his gentle and welcoming nature, and the piety he showed even as a small boy.
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