Center for Security, Race and Rights (CSRR), Rutgers University School of Law
Abstract:
This keynote was part of the "Casting Terror: Intersection of Race and Security Law in a Post 9-11 World" symposium focusing on the intersection of islamophobia and refugee and national security law.
Topic:
National Security, Refugee Issues, Law, and Islamophobia
Center for Security, Race and Rights (CSRR), Rutgers University School of Law
Abstract:
This panel was part of the "Casting Terror: Intersection of Race and Security Law in a Post 9-11 World" symposium focusing on the intersection of islamophobia and refugee and national security law.
Topic:
Foreign Policy, National Security, Race, Law, and Islamophobia
As a candidate and eventually the Republican nominee in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, Donald Trump’s campaign included anti-Muslim rhetoric and policy platforms, and praised anti-Muslim organizations and activists. Trump also repeatedly provided a platform to far-right, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, and racist activists, organizations, and news media.
Topic:
Islamophobia, Far Right, Donald Trump, and Presidential Elections
The 45th President of the U.S., Donald Trump has implemented anti-Muslim policies and nominated and appointed individuals to his administration with a history of anti-Muslim animus. He has also used his Twitter to amplify and propagate anti-Muslim rhetoric. Trump’s white nationalist, anti-Muslim, and anti-immigration rhetoric has been cited as inspiration in numerous acts of violence against Muslims, immigrants, Jews, and people of color.
Topic:
Domestic Politics, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Donald Trump, and Presidential Elections
Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab
Abstract:
In the wake of Donald Trump's assent to presidency, a congenial environment
emerged for the rise of far-right groups in the United States of America. These farright groups - dormant earlier - are not only resurfaced but they seem to be occupying
central position in the political milieu of the United States of America. Elements of
Islamophobia, xenophobia and nativism seem prevalent in Trump's presidency. Such
an environment is sharpening the cracks in the land of immigrants. Hence, this
research intends to find the causes of the rise of far-right hate groups in America; what
are the implications of this rise for American society; to avert further segregation and
division of American society, how multiculturalism can be used as a tool to reconcile
with the force of far-right hate groups; and to find out the institutional response to the
hate crimes committed by affiliates of different hate groups. The research also intends
to comprehend how to deal with these hate groups. Hence, in order to study the
phenomenon, Qualitative Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) has been
employed to semi-structured interviews of a purposive convenient sample suggesting
some policy guidelines and solution to the problem.
Topic:
Multiculturalism, Elections, Immigrants, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Donald Trump, Radical Right, and Hate Groups
This report analyzes how far-right Islamophobic discourse has been mainstreamed with the election of President Donald J. Trump. Through qualitative research examining the rhetoric employed by the Trump campaign and subsequent administration, the report finds that senior Trump administration appointments share a common belief that Islam and Muslims are a danger to the United States. This view has been present in the far-right world of bloggers and pundits and ballooned following the horrific events of September 11th, 2001, but is now represented in the White House by key members of the Trump administration. Further, the Trump administration has already begun to enact its anti-Muslim and anti-Islam policies. The study finds that the 45th President and his administration’s rhetoric and guidelines normalize Islamophobia thus creating an environment in which discriminatory policies targeting Muslims are legal.
Topic:
Politics, Discrimination, Islamophobia, Donald Trump, and Presidential Elections