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Sahar Aziz
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Distinguished Professor, Rutgers Law School | Author of “The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom” | Director, Center for Security, Race and Rights (csrr.rutgers.edu) | Host, The Race and Rights Podcast | Views my own .. more

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Sahar F. Aziz is a professor of law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers Law School. She is the founding director of the Center for Security, Race and Rights. Her book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom explains why Muslims experience discrimination that mirrors racism against racial minorities rather than religious freedom. .. more

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4d
Instead of shooting, law enforcement officers are taught to do something much safer for everybody involved: Get out of the way. But ICE seems not to be following this rule.

Federal agents have shot at least 9 people since September. All of them in cars.
Cops are taught not to shoot into cars. ICE keeps doing it anyway.
Immigration agents have shot at least 9 people since September. All of them have been in cars.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: The vote of 52-47 advanced a bipartisan resolution to block Trump from using military force “within or against Venezuela” unless he gets prior approval from Congress.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who led the bipartisan resolution, said that Trump's actions in Venezuela are "clearly illegal" because he did not seek congressional approval.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting "They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head." An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911 "They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries. "We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

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Rep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 5d
I am outraged by the horrific killing of a legal observer perpetrated by Donald Trump's ICE agents in South Minneapolis. Video footage shows clearly that this killing was unjustified. I demand a full investigation and this agent must be held accountable. www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
ICE agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown
The Department of Homeland Security accused the victim of being a "rioter" and that the ICE officer who pulled the trigger was "fearing for his life." Mayor Jacob Frey rejected claims of self-defense.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 5d
NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."

“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.

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Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · 8d
The U.S. unlawful abduction of the Venezuelan President Maduro is unfortunately consistent with an extensive record of imperialism, which arises from its settler colonial foundations. To understand the historical context, I recommend listening to Professor Aziz Rana 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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The Two Faces of American Freedom with Professor Aziz Rana (1/24/2023)
YouTube video by Rutgers Center for Security, Race & Rights
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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 10d
On the left: Musk supporting an openly racist white nationalist tweet.

On the right: a recent post by that same account about Jews.

The worldview Musk holds is by definition both racist and antisemitic. The two are tied together. As is the case for white nationalists at large.
Elon Musk True X @elonmusk•2h Chad Crowley @CCrowley100•8h White guilt is the engine of demographic replacement. A people that doubts its right to exist will never resist being replaced. Survival begins where guilt ends. No more White guilt! Chad Crowley C @CCrowley100 X.com The difference is fundamental. Europeans built civilizations, created industries, expanded technology, and brought order to vast regions. They forged nations, fought for them, and died for them. Jews, on the other hand, embed themselves within existing societies, monopolizing trade, controlling finance, and leveraging their position to extract wealth while remaining separate from the people they profit from. Europeans conquer and build. Jews infiltrate and exploit. That is the difference.

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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · 15d
Inside Hindutva’s American Headquarters

tribune.com.pk/story/258426...
Inside Hindutva’s American headquarters | The Express Tribune
A Washington-based outfit is quietly spreading Modi’s Hindutva by weaponising lawsuits, lobbying, liberal discourse
tribune.com.pk

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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · 28d
No human being should fear violence when attending their house of worship or celebrating their religious holidays. The mass shooting against the Jewish community in #bondibeach is an atrocious hate crime. We must unite to protect the safety of Jews, Muslims, Hindus and other religious minorities.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29d
This x 1,000,000

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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · Dec 13
Postscripts on Israel: October 7 Surprise? - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/22/p...
Home
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KYGrace💙 @kygrace.bsky.social · Dec 8
Tom Cotton would not even be in Congress, were it not for the huge defense contractors supporting him from the beginning and keeping him flush with cash.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Dec 7
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.

New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.

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Jonathan Hafetz @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social · Nov 20
Honored to have my scholarship on atrocity crimes and fair trials featured by Rutgers Center for Race, Rights, and Security podcast @saharazizlaw.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2311895/epis...
Punishing Atrocities and Fair Trials: From Nuremberg to Global Terrorism (Episode 46) - Race and Rights Podcast
In this episode, we welcome Professor Jonathan Hafetz for an insightful discussion on the complex legal challenges involved in prosecuting individuals accused of mass crimes. Our conversation traces t...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Nov 13
A pro-voting group sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) Tuesday, accusing him of launching a retaliation campaign meant to intimidate and suppress Latino voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Latino Voting Group Sues Texas AG Paxton Over Voter Retaliation, Intimidation Efforts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

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Rutgers Law School @law.rutgers.edu · Nov 5
... and wrote an op-ed in the Middle East Eye on how their respective runs for office were met with anti-Muslim attacks: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/how-...
How race-baiting against Zohran Mamdani continues an American political tradition
Islamophobic attacks on the New York City mayoral frontrunner recall the xenophobic campaigns waged by political rivals against Jewish and Catholic candidates a century ago
www.middleeasteye.net

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Rutgers Law School @law.rutgers.edu · Nov 5
Zohran Mamdani is New York City's first Muslim mayor-elect and Lt Gov-Elect Ghazala Hashmi is the country’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office. #RutgersLaw Prof. @saharazizlaw.bsky.social is quoted in the Washington Post ...(1/2)
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This Muslim candidate hopes to break another barrier in November
Trump’s Muslim ban motivated Ghazala Hashmi’s first political campaign. If elected lieutenant governor of Virginia, she would be the country’s first Muslim woman in statewide office.
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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · Nov 3
"Terrorist supporter", "antisemite", "foreign invader".

These are just a few of the anti-Muslim racial tropes frequently hurled at Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim-American frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race.

www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/how-...
How race-baiting against Zohran Mamdani continues an American political tradition
Islamophobic attacks on the New York City mayoral frontrunner recall the xenophobic campaigns waged by political rivals against Jewish and Catholic candidates a century ago
www.middleeasteye.net

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Nov 3
🚨BREAKING: A federal court issued a preliminary injunction Sunday blocking the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops in Oregon, with plans to issue a permanent injunction later this week. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Blow to Trump’s Power Grab, Federal Judge Blocks Troop Deployment In Oregon
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · Oct 28
"If the plan’s purpose is to absorb the world’s outrage, shielding Israel from deeper isolation, then let my message be clear: To all who have stood and stand for Palestine, humanity and justice, keep your eyes on Gaza," writes Yahya al-Masri, who recently evacuated from Gaza.
The Gaza Ceasefire is Here. What Now?
After the so-called 20-point peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and signed and endorsed by world leaders on Oct. 13—with Israel and Hamas agreeing on the first stage that kicked off a ...
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · Oct 27
Mamdani, AOC and Sanders rally huge crowd ahead of New York City mayoral election - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/mamdani-aoc-and-sander-rally-huge-crowd-new-york-election-day
Mamdani, AOC and Sanders rally huge crowd ahead of New York City mayoral election
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani asked New Yorkers not to rest on their laurels and keep the momentum going
www.middleeasteye.net

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A Moment with Erik Fleming podcast @momenterik.bsky.social · Oct 24
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#blacksky #politics #podcast

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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · Oct 23
What does it mean to engage at a time when power centers of the western world are ignoring, justifying or celebrating the genocide against Palestinians? Omar El Akkad shares his experiences writing in the face of one of the most horrific crimes of this century.

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One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This with Omar El Akkad (10/22/25)
YouTube video by Rutgers Center for Security, Race & Rights
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A Moment with Erik Fleming podcast @momenterik.bsky.social · Oct 20
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#blacksky #politics #podcast
Actors of Democracy Featuring Sahar Aziz and Wala Blegay
Host Erik Fleming interviews Professor Sahar Aziz and Councilmember Wala Blegay in a wide-ranging episode about law, activism, and public service. Aziz examines national security, Islamophobia, campus...
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · Oct 18
Palestinian official calls for international force to protect Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-official-calls-international-force-protect-gaza
Palestinian official calls for international force to protect Gaza
<article data-history-node-id="430367" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-official-calls-international-force-protect-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-official-calls-international-force-protect-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Palestinian official calls for international force to protect Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="493" data-start="304">Rawhi Fattouh, president of the Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the PLO, has called on the international community to deploy international protection forces in Gaza.</p> <p data-end="652" data-start="495">He condemned Israel’s killing of 11 members of the same family in Gaza City, describing it as “part of Israel’s ongoing policy of killing and destruction”.</p> <p data-end="652" data-start="495">“This crime is not an isolated act but part of a continuous pattern of killing and destruction amid clear international inaction to hold the perpetrators accountable,” Fattouh said.</p> <p data-end="652" data-start="495">He said the Israeli government bears “full responsibility for this war crime against humanity” and urged world powers to “take immediate measures to deploy international forces to provide protection to the Palestinian people”.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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A Moment with Erik Fleming podcast @momenterik.bsky.social · Oct 18
On the next episode of A Moment with Erik Fleming!
@saharazizlaw.bsky.social and Wala Blegay.
#blacksky #Politics #podcast

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Oct 17
Senator JD Vance warned against weaponizing the IRS.

Vice President JD Vance is getting ready to weaponize the IRS.

Trump’s illegal meddling is one of the many reasons why millions of Americans will take to the streets on Saturday. We hope to see you there: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Rutgers Law School @law.rutgers.edu · Oct 14
#RutgersLaw Professor @saharazizlaw.bsky.social has spent years studying the ways in which civil liberties have been suspended for Muslims in America after Sept. 11. She weighs in on this guest NY Times essay on the surprise frontrunner in NYC's mayoral race:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/o...
#lawsky
Opinion | When I Look at Zohran Mamdani, Here’s What I See
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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · Oct 11
Oracle Execs: Love Israel or maybe this isn’t the right job for you

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Oracle execs: Love Israel or maybe this isn't the job for you
Employees who disagreed were reportedly referred to company mental health services
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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · Oct 10
Trump runs America like a Banana Republic. What an embarrassment
gtconway.bsky.social George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Oct 9
Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials.

I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.