Why Are Muslims Seen as a Race? (Khalil Abdur-Rashid and Caner Dagli)
Does critical race theory presuppose principles antithetical to Islam, or should we understand it as a neutral framework for analyzing the nature of power and oppression? Show notes: https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/media/why-are-muslims-seen-as-a-race-khal
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Show Notes
In this episode, Caner Dagli and Khalil Abdur-Rashid explore racialization and religion, using Dagli’s article for Renovatio, “Muslims Are Not a Race,” as a point of departure to examine whether the lens of race obscures actual motivations behind Islamophobia—be they sectarianism, dehumanization caused by war, or political disputes—or helps defang them. Dagli and Abdur-Rashid seek precision and clarity on these matters, invoking foundational concepts in Islam, such as the value of intention and the centrality of justice, and bringing into focus less-examined questions around the nature of anti-Muslim bigotry and what Muslims ought to do about it.
Caner K. Dagli is an associate professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross.
Khalil Abdur-Rashid is the Muslim chaplain at Harvard University, an instructor of Muslim studies at Harvard Divinity School, and a public policy lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
“Muslims Are Not a Race” by Caner K. Dagli
https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/muslims-are-not-a-race