Tag Archives: Islamophobia

Islamophobia and adoption: Who are the civilized?

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

This paper started as a conference presentation at the Adoption Initiative Conference in 2012 with the theme “‘Best Interests of the Child?’: Race, Religion, and Rescue in Adoption”. The basis for it was sparked by an article that appeared in … Continue reading →

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“Kamal Shaqi”: Islamophobia, online bots, and 
Twitter’s focused attack on the left

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

ABSTRACT In the summer of 2014, renowned American Indian studies professor Steven Salaita had his appointment to a tenured professorship revoked by the board of trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Salaita’s employment was terminated in response to … Continue reading →

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On orphans, adoption, and Islam.

Posted on May 5, 2016 by

Many thanks to Asma Uddin and @AltMuslimah for allowing me the space to reply to the previous article I cited a few days ago. An excerpt: To conclude, in 1948 the United Nations defined an aspect of genocide to include … Continue reading →

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@AltMuslimah : A reply.

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

In the article Placing Muslim Orphans Into Real Homes, a member of the board of an adoptive agency makes the astonishing claim that Muslims should adopt children, ideally, of course, through the author’s agency. I believe this is referred to … Continue reading →

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