By Amer F. Ahmed, EdD, & Shayla Herndon-Edmunds Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) continues to be an area of emphasis in higher education during turbulent social times. Over the past few years, discussions about DEI have increasingly begun to focus … Read More
The Culture of Campus Social Justice Elitism
In recent years, I’ve increasingly been noticing a dynamic that I’ve been coming across more and more often on college campuses. More specifically, it is something I’ve observed amongst the social justice communities within campuses (the groups/offices, etc. that use … Read More
Confronting the Avoidance of Islamophobia by Social Justice Educators
My work challenging racism began far before 9/11 occurred; far before the level of perniciousness against my Muslim community had become so overt and widespread. Although I have always experienced racism and many issues that are real to all people … Read More
Right or Left, Bill Maher or Bill O’Reilly, it’s still Islamophobia
Last year, Bill Maher and Ben Affleck had a major argument about Islam and Muslims on HBO’s Real Time unveiling that Islamophobia is not exclusive to conservatives or liberals. Although the American political right, its outpost at Fox News, and … Read More
Racism & Fraternity Culture
Why I’m not surprised by SAE at University of Oklahoma As a Higher Education administrator who works on diversity and inclusion on college campuses, I sadly am not surprised by the hateful and racist chants in the SAE fraternity at … Read More
Ahmed Mohamed Reveals the Experiences of Racism by Muslim Children in America
As a Muslim with Ahmed in my name, I am acutely aware of how much it sucks to be a brown guy with my name in post-9/11 America. I know plenty about the experience of being racially profiled with a … Read More
“Islamophobia is Part of a Long Colonial and Racist Process:” An Interview with Amer F. Ahmed
Islamophobia is bred from a culture of fear, misinformation and racism. Our society is rife with examples, especially since 9/11 – from stop and frisk policies directed at Muslims to government surveillance of whole communities; from increased hate crimes to … Read More
The University of Missouri is Not Unique
The University of Missouri is Not Unique —On the National Racial Climate in Higher Education Today The recent student activism and turmoil regarding the racial climate at the University of Missouri has brought tremendous attention to the activism of students … Read More