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27th Mar 2023

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The curious case of the racial Muslim

  • People who identify as Muslim are often perceived in racial terms, like black and brown people, in white-dominated societies (Photo: Helena Malikova)

Legal scholar Sahar Aziz says people who identify as Muslim are often perceived in racial terms, like black and brown people, in white-dominated societies.

That makes Muslims on both sides of the Atlantic the subject of similar forms of racism.

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She also says protecting observant Muslims in Europe may be more difficult than in the United States, where religious observance is more commonplace. In this episode: Sahar Aziz in conversation with the journalist and think tanker Shada Islam.

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EU Scream is the progressive politics podcast from Brussels. Produced by James Kanter with graphics by Helena Malikova and music by Lara Natale.

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