Saher Selod

Aug 25, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Dalia Mogahed |Saher Selod

As the United States presidential election approaches, the race to attract voters has intensified. Among the different constituencies the Democrats and Republicans are battling over, there is one that stands out: the Muslim community. Although Muslims constitute roughly 1 percent of the American population, they are an important voting bloc because they are concentrated in swing states, which are often narrowly won in elections.

Feb 25, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Saher Selod

On Jan. 25, Sommerville’s City Council overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution calling on President Joe Biden to work toward an immediate cease-fire in Gaza by the Israeli government. Sommerville was the first city in Massachusetts to pass the cease-fire resolution, with Cambridge and Medford following suit. More than 70 U.S. cities have voted in favor of a cease-fire, including Chicago and Seattle.

Nov 29, 2023 | shepherd.com | Evelyn Alsultany |Deepa Kumar |Arun Kundnani |Saher Selod

This is a remarkable book that offers a clear historical overview of Islamophobia in the US, going back several centuries. Kumar shows that it is geopolitics that shapes whether Muslims are seen as friends or enemies. Thus the origin of Islamophobia is not a problem with Islam itself, but rather in US endeavors to remain a global empire. Besides Islamophobia, the books offers clear explanations to understand terrorism, the War on Terror, and empire. Why should I read it?

May 21, 2023 | truthout.org | Ed Vogel |Saher Selod |Marjorie Cohn |George Yancy

In late October 2022, a police officer in Wichita, Kansas, was arrested for stalking his estranged wife. The officer had been using the police department’s automated license plate reader technology (ALPR) to monitor her movements, without permission or authority to use the technology.

May 7, 2023 | truthout.org | Sasha Abramsky |Gareth Dale |Saher Selod |Leah Harris

Thousands of King Charles III’s subjects protested against the monarchy Saturday in London — and heavy-handed police detained many of them for “suspicion of breaching the peace.”Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Police tweeted that they would have an “extremely low tolerance” of those seeking to “undermine” King Charles III’s coronation day. “A significant police operation is underway in central London,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement Saturday.