DEPARTMENTS OF ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, RELIGION AND JEWISH STUDIES CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT in collaboration with the
HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER present
ISLAMOPHOBIA AND WHITE SUPREMACY with
DR. SALMAN SAYYID MONDAY,
September 23, 2024 11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus This event is FREE and open to the public. To RSVP visit, events.hofstra.edu or call the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669.
"Islamophobia is often seen as a problem affecting Muslim minorities, but it also threatens an inclusive and sustainable future for all. The systems of surveillance and restriction used to control Muslims can be redeployed and redirected to other targets and these interventions risk reversing the achievements of multicultural civil rights. Despite their contextual variety, Islamophobia facilitates assertions of national security, cultural integrity, and social cohesion, which trump demands for diversity, liberty, and justice."
DR. SALMAN SAYYID is professor of social theory and decolonial thought and previously head of the School of Sociology and Social Policy at University of Leeds, UK.