Confronting Racism & Islamophobia in the United States

Jamal interviews Dr. Hatem Bazian about the rise of racism and Islamophobia in the United States. From actress Roseanne Barr to President Trump, why are people feeling emboldened to bash Muslims, immigrants and people of color?

 

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Born a Refugee

Jess & Jamal interview Ziad Abbas from the  Middle East Children’s Alliance to talk about Palestinian refugees and MECA’s work. Mr. Abbas grew up at the Dheisha Refugee Camp in Bethlehem where he co-founded Ibdaa Cultural Center.

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Nakba at 70: The Catastrophe That Never Ended

Jess & Jamal host Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi to talk about “Al Nakba,” which literally translates as “The Catastrophe.” It refers to the mass expulsion and ethnic cleansing of at least 750,000 Palestinians by Zionist paramilitary groups from their homeland 70 years ago.

 

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Islamophobia at San Jose Police Department

Jess and Jamal interview Lebanese-American, Muslim-American Police Officer, Nabil Haidar, who filed a claim against the City of San Jose and the San Jose Police Department alleging continuous harassment and discrimination based upon his race, national origin and religion. According to Officer Haidar, who is a US citizen, other SJPD officers regularly referred to him as “Taliban”, “ISIS” and “Lebanese Bomber” among other egregious comments.

 

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Who Lies More: Benjamin Netanyahu or Donald Trump?

Jess & Jamal discuss the recent lies by Benjamin Netanyahu & Donald Trump, ranging from Netanyahu’s allegations about Iran’s nuclear program to Trump’s denial of knowing about the payment of $130,000 in hush money to Stormy Daniels.

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