After the recent tragedy in Christchurch, New Zealand, we highlighted materials in our collection related to Islam, Muslim culture, and anti-Muslim racism.
“The Islamophobia Is Racism Syllabus provides resources for teaching and learning about anti-Muslim racism in the United States. Although “Islamophobia” is the term most recognizable in public discourse, it does not accurately convey the making of racial and religious “others” that fuels the forms of discrimination Muslims face in the United States. The term Islamophobia frames these forms of discrimination and their roots solely as a problem of religious discrimination. Calling this a “phobia” suggests that this discrimination is solely a problem of individual bias, which obscures the structural and systemic production of anti-Muslim racism.”
This syllabus was built by Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, Arshad Ali, Evelyn Alsultany, Sohail Daulatzai, Lara Deeb, Carol Fadda, Zareena Grewal, Juliane Hammer, Nadine Naber, and Junaid Rana.
You can browse the syllabus and then search for the item in our catalog. If you need help finding a particular item, please Ask a Librarian!
This book display highlights materials from the UC San Diego Library’s collections. If you see a book you would like to check out, library cardholders may request it from the catalog, and we’ll put it on the hold shelf for you.
Contact:
Gayatri Singh: (858) 822-2346 or gasingh@ucsd.edu