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A Conversation on American-Muslim Participation in Electoral Politics

April 03, 2020 by Tanzeen Doha

In this episode, our associate editor and media analyst Isra Ibrahim moderates a conversation with Abdel Malik Ali, Hannibal Shakur, and Tanzeen Rashed Doha on American-Muslim involvement in electoral politics, participation in civil society, and the COVID-19 epidemic, as it relates to larger concerns regarding the global war on Islam.

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April 03, 2020 /Tanzeen Doha

Struggles for Azadi and the Indian State’s Repressive Apparatus: A Conversation with Cabeiri Robinson and Shamsher Singh

October 14, 2019 by Tanzeen Doha

In this episode, Tanzeen Doha moderates a conversation with anthropologist Cabeiri Robinson and influential Sikh political organizer Shamsher Singh on the struggle in Kashmir, the social production of Jihad, the complex inner lives of the mujahideen, the repressive secular apparatus of the Indian state, and the possibilities of a new collaborative political-ethics in the post-911 era.

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October 14, 2019 /Tanzeen Doha

Genocide of Natives, War on Islam, and the Retaliation of Ghosts: A Conversation with Ward Churchill

September 23, 2019 by Tanzeen Doha

In this episode, Tanzeen Doha and Jalil Kochai interview renowned American Indian author Ward Churchill to discuss his groundbreaking essay “The Ghosts of 9-1-1”, his observations on genocide in the texts A Little Matter of Genocide and Kill the Indian, Save the Man, and his foreword to Stephen Sheehi’s book on Islamophobia. The conversation not only touches upon Churchill’s astute historical analysis of Islamophobia and native genocide as foundational to Western “civilization,” it takes a spontaneous turn towards contemporary histories of struggle, and ideas for political and ethical action outside of the paradigm of settler civil society and citizenship.

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September 23, 2019 /Tanzeen Doha

Roundtable on The Wolves and The Foxes of American-Muslim Leadership

September 17, 2019 by Tanzeen Doha

Yassir Morsi moderates a live roundtable discussion with Hannibal Abdul-Shakur, Tanzeen R. Doha, and Isra Ibrahim, the authors of the essay “The Wolf and The Fox: Message from the Grassroots on American-Muslim Leadership”, wherein they discuss the state of Islamic leadership in America (or the lack thereof) and the relationship between anti-blackness and the global war on Islam. Amir Abdel Malik Ali of the Oakland Islamic Community Center also joins in by phone.

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September 17, 2019 /Tanzeen Doha

A Reading from 99 Nights in Logar

December 19, 2018 by Tanzeen Doha


Along with its central narrative, 99 Nights in Logar is made up of a number of tales told to the protagonist by his parents, relatives, and other Logarian. The following is an exclusive reading of one of these tales by the author.

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December 19, 2018 /Tanzeen Doha

A Reading of Frederick Douglass' Fourth of July Oration

July 04, 2017 by Tanzeen Doha

In this selection from his 1852 Fourth of July Oration, Frederick Douglass denounces the hypocrisy of expecting Black Americans to celebrate the fourth of July in the USA. Douglass shows that Black Americans have a counter-narrative to the white american "independence day" that must be heard - or else America is destined to the fate of Babylon.

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July 04, 2017 /Tanzeen Doha

"What Malcolm Will You Celebrate?"

June 11, 2017 by Tanzeen Doha

In this audio recording, Tyson Amir examines the battle over Malcolm X’s legacy. By weaving together personal narrative and Black social history, he complicates the reduction of Islam in America to its post-9/11 iteration. Rather, he turns his gaze toward the Islam “born, bred, and lived in the midst of the most heinous system of slavery in the history of our species.” Amir situates the figure of Malcolm X within this genealogy and demonstrates the ways in which his legacy is frequently reduced to (a misinterpretation of) his post Hajj moment. While these narratives claim Malcolm X as a post-racial advocate of non-violence, Amir articulates Malcolm’s firm commitment to self-defense, and the undying “black anger” that inspired many.

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June 11, 2017 /Tanzeen Doha

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