Best Rutgers Csrr Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 33: ICC Investigation of Biden Administration Officials for Aiding Israeli War Crimes 43:04

3d ago43:04

43:04

In January of 2025, the human rights organization, Democracy in the Arab World Now (DAWN), made a formal request with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate former U.S. officials President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for their accessorial roles in aiding and abetting, as well as…

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Episode 32: Race and Empire: Legal Theory Within, Through and Across National Borders (with Asli Bali) 32:11

17d ago32:11

32:11

In the Global South, the possibility of a post-imperial reality self-determined by former subjects of the empire has been undermined by the dominant Western narrative that centers “humanitarian initiatives, politics of counterterrorism, and migration control”. Host Sahar Aziz will speak with expert, advocate and Law Professor Dr. Asli U. Bali to de…

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Episode 31: Post-Colonial Legality and Human Rights (with Abdullahi An-Naim) 33:04

1M ago33:04

33:04

Autonomy and self-determination for all individuals cannot be realized and sustained unless true within every person. Enslavement and dehumanization remain true of citizens of imperial nations so long as they remain true for colonized peoples. This week’s episode explores the contradictions between stated commitments to human rights and actions in …

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Episode 30: Race, Women and the Global War on Terror (with Sherene Razack) 41:01

1M ago41:01

41:01

This episode of the Race and Rights podcast features Professor Sherene Razack discuss how racialized Muslim bodies and gender are constructed by global white supremacy that produces and sustains networks, affinities and ideas in the so-called Global War on Terror. Sherene Razack is a Distinguished Professor and the Penny Kanner Endowed Chair in Wom…

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Episode 29: Syria and Seismic Shifts in Middle East Politics (with Bassam Haddad) 1:07:48

2M ago1:07:48

1:07:48

Syria's complex history and politics led to the overthrow of Bashar Al Assad on December 8, 2024 – as unexpected as the Arab Spring revolutions that gripped the Middle East thirteen years earlier. Located at the center of regional competition, the nation of Syria will continue to experience foreign intervention from its neighbors, as well as the Un…

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Episode 28: The Two Faces of American Freedom (with Aziz Rana) 32:26

2M ago32:26

32:26

Let’s take stock of the American experience within the global history of colonialism – specifically by examining the intertwined relationship in U.S. constitutional practice between internal accounts of freedom and external projects of power and expansion. This episode reinterprets American political traditions from the colonial period to modern ti…

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Epsode 27: Islamophobia, Race and Global Politics (with Nazia Kazi) 26:54

3M ago26:54

26:54

This week’s episode offers a powerful introduction to the scope of Islamophobia in the United States. The legacy of Barack Obama and the mainstream media’s typically negative portrayals of Muslims offer incisive examples into the vast impact of Islamophobia – connected to the long history of racism – both within the borders of the United States, an…

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Episode 26: Hate Crimes, Terrorism and the Framing of White Supremacist Violence (with Shirin Sinnar) 28:39

3M ago28:39

28:39

In the face of pervasive racial violence in American society, the effort to address and subdue white supremacist extremism has been underserved by the framing of “hate crimes,” and the movement to re-frame these events as domestic terrorism, as these terms do not meet the heavy task of eliminating the perpetuation of institutional oppression. Host …

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Episode 25: What Lies Ahead for Syria: A Conversation (with Dr. Omar Dahi) 53:31

4M ago53:31

53:31

A complex array of domestic, regional, and international factors contributed to the rise of Hafez Al Assad as president of Syria in 1970 and the ultimate demise of his son, Bashar Al Assad on December 8, 2024 – thirteen years after the Syrian people unsuccessfully rose up peacefully as part of the regional phenomena commonly referred to as the Arab…

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Episode 24: Trauma in Gaza: Palestinian Diaspora Experiences 52:07

4M ago52:07

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In what a growing consensus of international legal scholars describe as a genocide, the systematic destruction of Gaza by the Israeli military has killed over 55,000 Palestinians and injured over 100,000 Palestinians in less than 15 months. The Israeli government’s severe restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into the blockaded Gaza Strip h…

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Episode 23: The Fall of Syria's Assad Regime: A Syrian American Perspective 48:05

5M ago48:05

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On December 8, 2024, the Syrian people overthrew Bashar Al Assad, bringing to an end a brutal fifty-four-year dictatorship. Although the Syrian people partook in the wave of revolutions during the Arab Spring, their efforts to bring about democracy in Syria were hijacked by a host of external actors in what deteriorated into a violent proxy war bet…

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Episode 22: The Illusory Peace in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict 27:33

5M ago27:33

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The present state of the unfulfilled peace brokering process between Palestine and Israel stands to undermine any meaningful progression toward the two-state solution proffered by dominant actors in the West. Host Sahar Aziz, in discussion with the former Egyptian Ambassador Hesham Youssef, explores the argument that Western ambivalence to the issu…

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Episode 21: Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians (with Khaled Elgindy) 27:05

6M ago27:05

27:05

The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Israel has effectively blinded it to the most detrimental factors to the dissolution of the peace-brokering process, most notably the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian sovereignty and the legitimacy of international human rights law. Host Sahar Aziz will discuss these complex dynamics with a…

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Episode 20: International Law and Palestine (with George Bisharat) 42:10

6M ago42:10

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The indeterminate and contested nature of the terms of international law indicate a prevalent concern regarding the legitimacy of international law in the context of Israel’s war with Hamas and the ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Host Sahar Aziz explores this topic with Law Professor and expert on Middle Eastern studies Dr. George Bish…

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Episode 19: Eyewitness to the Palestinian Genocide in Gaza 39:53

7M ago39:53

39:53

Since October 8, 2023, the Israeli military has killed over 41,000 Palestinians, severely injured over 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza, and destroyed the medical infrastructure in what international legal scholars have described as a genocide. Israel has also severely restricted the entrance of food and medical supplies from the Gaza Strip, resulting …

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Episode 18: Peaceful Families: American Muslim Efforts against Domestic Violence (with Juliane Hammer) 40:20

7M ago40:20

40:20

Host Sahar Aziz invites Professor Juliane Hammer to discuss her book Peaceful Families: American Muslim Efforts against Domestic Violence that addresses how Muslim advocacy work against domestic abuse is embedded in and challenged by systems of anti-Muslim hostility and racism while also having to contend with changing notions of gender norms and p…

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Episode17: Muslims of the Heartland (with Edward Curtis IV) 37:29

8M ago37:29

37:29

What legal and extra-legal challenges did Ottoman Syrian Muslim immigrants face when they immigrated to the American Midwest before World War I? What opportunities did they have? Join our host Sahar Aziz in her discussion with Professor Edward Curtis to learn how these Midwesterners built their communal power, creating a life that was American, Ara…

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Episode 16: Refuge: How the State Shapes Human Potential (with Heba Gowayed) 39:03

8M ago39:03

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Drawing on a global and comparative ethnography, Professor Heba Gowayed explores how Syrian men and women seeking refuge in a moment of unprecedented global displacement are received by countries of resettlement and asylum—the U.S., Canada, and Germany. It shows that human capital, typically examined as the skills immigrants bring with them that sh…

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Episode 15: Abortion, Religion and Race in Post-Roe America 1:18:20

8M ago1:18:20

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The U.S. Supreme Court's overruling of Roe v. Wade has rightfully triggered a national debate about the role of religion in lawmaking, women's rights to control their reproductive health, and the racially disparate impact of state prohibitions on abortion. Join our host Sahar Aziz and legal scholars Asifa Quraishi-Landes, and Cynthia Soohoo on the …

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Episode. 14: Muslim Prisoner Litigation: An Unsung American Tradition 40:05

9M ago40:05

40:05

Since the early 1960s, incarcerated Muslims have used legal action to establish their rights to religious freedom and improve their conditions behind bars – ultimately safeguarding the civil rights not only of imprisoned Muslims but all people who are confined in a carceral setting. In this episode, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Professor …

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Episode 13: Coming to Understand Latino Anti-Black Bias (with Tanya K Hernandez) 35:45

9M ago35:45

35:45

It is possible for a historically marginalized group to experience discrimination and to also be discriminatory. Understanding the hard truth of Latino anti-Black bias is critical for fostering a multiracial democracy. Host Sahar Aziz discusses these issues with “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality” auth…

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Episode 12: Protecting Academic Freedom, Empowering Muslim Students 48:22

10M ago48:22

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Academic freedom, equity, Islamophobia, and the commercialization of higher education offer challenges to faculty nationwide. In a telling incident, Black Muslim students of Hamline University complained of Islamophobic incidents on campus while also taking offense at the showing of a famous Persian painting of the Prophet Mohammed in a global art …

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Episode 11: Settler Colonialism, Race, and the Law (with Natsu Taylor Saito) 30:08

10M ago30:08

30:08

Racialized disparities continue to persist in the United States and are unlikely to be effectively alleviated by the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. A recent book provides a functional analysis linking disparate forms of oppression and makes the case that structural racism will be more effectively dismantled by contesting ongoing sett…

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Episode 10: Islam in Liberalism (with Joseph Massad) 34:56

11M ago34:56

34:56

American anxieties about intolerance, misogyny, and tyranny are projected onto Islam as part of the broader European use of Islam as a foil in Western liberalism. A recent book contextualizes this trend within recent efforts by the western world to proselytize liberalism as the only valid and sane worldview to Muslim-majority nations and references…

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Episode 9: Muslim Contributions to American Prosperity (with Dalia Mogahed) 34:09

11M ago34:09

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Muslims have long been central in America’s political discourse, policy debates and popular culture. Yet most Americans say they don’t even know a Muslim and more than 80% of media coverage of Islam and Muslims in the United States is negative. This week’s episode discusses the myriad ways in which Muslims contribute to economic development, medici…

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Episode 8: White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America (with Khyati Joshi) 27:02

12M ago27:02

27:02

Christianity has wielded significant influence on the American experiment from before the founding of the republic to the social movements of today. A recent book, “White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America,” maps centuries of slavery, westward expansion, immigration, and citizenship laws to show how Christianity in t…

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Episode 7: The Racial Muslim 46:21

1y ago46:21

46:21

Religious bigotry in the U.S. racializes Muslims and Arabs – particularly those in immigrant communities. This week’s episode tackles an ongoing trend where racism quashes religious freedom. Host Sahar Aziz and longtime war correspondent and Princeton journalism Professor Deborah Amos discuss the groundbreaking phenomenon of “The Racial Muslim: Whe…

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Episode 6: The 100 Years' War on Palestine (with Rashid Khalidi) 41:03

1y ago41:03

41:03

This episode delves into one hundred years of colonial war on the Palestinians, waged first by the Zionist movement and then Israel, while backed by Britain and the United States, the great powers of the age. Host Sahar Aziz and this week’s guest, historian and distinguished Columbia University Professor Rashid Khalidi, will discuss the origins and…

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Episode 5: Merge Left: A Fireside Chat (with Ian Haney Lopez) 39:12

1y ago39:12

39:12

The political manipulation of coded racism, also known as dog whistle politics, has evolved in the aftermath of the Trump presidency. Host Sahar Aziz and Berkeley Law Professor Ian Haney López discuss how merging the struggles for racial justice and for shared economic prosperity builds solidarity across racial lines necessary for winning elections…

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Episode 04: Exporting the War on Terror: Islamophobia in Asia (with Khaled Beydoun) 34:24

1y ago34:24

34:24

Host Sahar Aziz and Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Professor Khaled Beydoun discuss the latest legal and political developments in the troubling rise of global Islamophobia in India, China, and other Asian countries. The conversation is informed by Professor Beydoun’s new book The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Glob…

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Episode 03: Shining a Light on New Jersey’s Secret State Intelligence System 41:29

1y ago41:29

41:29

Civil liberties are vulnerable to infringement in large part due to the post-9/11 expansion of a government surveillance apparatus. Join us as we examine the threats to civil liberties and rights posed by Fusion Centers, as highlighted in the Center for Security, Race and Rights’ groundbreaking report Shining a Light on New Jersey's Secret Intellig…

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Episode 02: Consistent Partiality: U.S. Foreign Policy on Palestine-Israel 30:54

1y ago30:54

30:54

Although the Biden administration talks about supporting democracy and human rights, it has maintained unconditional US support for Israel even as human rights organizations label it an apartheid state. What are the political and ideological foundations of America’s hostility to Palestinian freedom? And what would it take to change them? Does the U…

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Episode 01: Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics 55:05

1y ago55:05

55:05

Scholar Marc Lamont Hill and Israel-Palestine expert Mitchell Plitnick spotlight how holding fast to one-sided and unwaveringly pro-Israel policies reflects the truth-bending grip of authoritarianism on both Israel and the United States. 'Except for Palestine' deftly argues that progressives and liberals who oppose regressive policies on immigratio…

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Episode 33: ICC Investigation of Biden Administration Officials for Aiding Israeli War Crimes 43:04

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Episode 32: Race and Empire: Legal Theory Within, Through and Across National Borders (with Asli Bali) 32:11

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Episode 31: Post-Colonial Legality and Human Rights (with Abdullahi An-Naim) 33:04

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Episode 30: Race, Women and the Global War on Terror (with Sherene Razack) 41:01

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Episode 29: Syria and Seismic Shifts in Middle East Politics (with Bassam Haddad) 1:07:48

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Episode 28: The Two Faces of American Freedom (with Aziz Rana) 32:26

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Epsode 27: Islamophobia, Race and Global Politics (with Nazia Kazi) 26:54

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Episode 26: Hate Crimes, Terrorism and the Framing of White Supremacist Violence (with Shirin Sinnar) 28:39

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Episode 25: What Lies Ahead for Syria: A Conversation (with Dr. Omar Dahi) 53:31

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Episode 24: Trauma in Gaza: Palestinian Diaspora Experiences 52:07

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Episode 23: The Fall of Syria's Assad Regime: A Syrian American Perspective 48:05

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Episode 22: The Illusory Peace in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict 27:33

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Episode 21: Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians (with Khaled Elgindy) 27:05

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Episode 20: International Law and Palestine (with George Bisharat) 42:10

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Episode 19: Eyewitness to the Palestinian Genocide in Gaza 39:53

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Episode 18: Peaceful Families: American Muslim Efforts against Domestic Violence (with Juliane Hammer) 40:20

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Episode17: Muslims of the Heartland (with Edward Curtis IV) 37:29

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Episode 16: Refuge: How the State Shapes Human Potential (with Heba Gowayed) 39:03

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Episode 15: Abortion, Religion and Race in Post-Roe America 1:18:20

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Episode. 14: Muslim Prisoner Litigation: An Unsung American Tradition 40:05

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Episode 13: Coming to Understand Latino Anti-Black Bias (with Tanya K Hernandez) 35:45

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Episode 12: Protecting Academic Freedom, Empowering Muslim Students 48:22

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Episode 11: Settler Colonialism, Race, and the Law (with Natsu Taylor Saito) 30:08

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Episode 10: Islam in Liberalism (with Joseph Massad) 34:56

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Episode 9: Muslim Contributions to American Prosperity (with Dalia Mogahed) 34:09

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Episode 8: White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America (with Khyati Joshi) 27:02

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Episode 7: The Racial Muslim 46:21

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Episode 6: The 100 Years' War on Palestine (with Rashid Khalidi) 41:03

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Episode 5: Merge Left: A Fireside Chat (with Ian Haney Lopez) 39:12

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Episode 04: Exporting the War on Terror: Islamophobia in Asia (with Khaled Beydoun) 34:24

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Episode 03: Shining a Light on New Jersey’s Secret State Intelligence System 41:29

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Episode 02: Consistent Partiality: U.S. Foreign Policy on Palestine-Israel 30:54

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Episode 01: Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics 55:05