Tag Identity
The incredible dance of Sheema Kermani As Sheema Kermani graciously swiped the air with her palms and gently touched the floor with her bare feet, I could not help but wonder about the connection of her rhetoric and the… Continue Reading →
Assistant Professor of Social Research and Public Policy John O’Brien has an upcoming book titled “Growing Up Muslim in America: Culture, Religion, Politics“, which is the result of a three-year ethnographic research with Muslim youth in the United States post-9/11…. Continue Reading →
In order to unpack the culture and power of costumes that I saw in Ms. Marvel, I had to go back to Riz Ahmed’s article in The Guardian on being “Typecast as a Terrorist”. I was quite drawn to costume… Continue Reading →
I cannot say I fundamentally disagree with Riz Ahmed on the politics of representation of Muslims in the Western world, but I am quite confident when I say that our arguments intermingle like two planets that, perhaps, are not even… Continue Reading →
Is the tendency for people of a particular religion, race, social background, etc., to form exclusive political alliances, moving away from traditional broad-based party politics. How a person identifies themselves in detail could make a political statement. For example… Continue Reading →