Presented by Saher Selod in partnership with ISPU
In this presentation, Professor Selod will review the history of anti-Muslim racism and how 9/11 was a turning point where the racialization of Muslims became institutionalized due to the Global War on Terror. Dr. Selod will discuss how stereotypes of Muslims play a significant role in the ways that Muslims are racialized and consequently are experiencing higher rates of hate crimes, prejudice, and discrimination. Faculty, staff, and students will leave with a definition of Islamophobia, and a better understanding of how the racialization of Muslims has been going on for centuries, how Islamophobia is institutionalized, and finally what is being done to combat it.
This webinar is part of our fall listening and learning series, designed to engage the Simmons community in current topics related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Participants will have the opportunity to explore diverse perspectives, and enhance their skills to better support the growth and development of Simmons students, faculty, and staff.
About the speaker
Saher Selod is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Simmons University. University and a Faculty Affiliate for the Center for Security, Race and Rights at Rutgers University. Currently on leave to serve as the Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding – an organization that conducts research on Muslims in the United States, Professor Selod’s research centers on racialized surveillance of Muslims.
Her first book, "Forever Suspect: Racialized Surveillance of Muslim Americans in the War on Terror," examines how Muslim men and Muslim women experience gendered forms of racialization through their hyper surveillance because of the War on Terror.
Her co-authored second book, "A Global Racial Enemy: Muslims and Twenty-First Century Racism," was released earlier this year. In this book, she and her collaborators examine how the Global War on Terror has justified the detention, imprisonment, and hyper-surveillance of Muslims in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, and China. They show how the racialization of Muslims is a global project. She is also working on a second project that examines surveillance, policing, and political participation of Black immigrant, African American, South Asian, and Arab Muslims in the United States.