Race and Rights Podcast
The Race and Rights podcast explores the myriad issues that adversely impact the civil and human rights of America’s diverse Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities here as well as abroad. Host Sahar Aziz (www.saharazizlaw.com) engages with academics and experts that provide critical analysis of law, policy, and politics that center the experiences of under-represented communities in the United States and the Global South.
You can learn more about the Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights (CSRR) by visiting our website at csrr.rutgers.edu and by following CSRR on Instagram @RutgersCSRR and Twitter @RUCSRR
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Race and Rights Podcast
Latest Episodes
Justice For Some: Law and the Question for Palestine with Noura Erakat (Episode 59)
How has international law been strategically deployed to shape the Palestinian struggle for freedom across a century-long arc, from the Balfour Declaration in 1917 to present-day wars in Gaza. Join host
Dying While Black—Intergenerational Impact of Racism and Segregation (Episode 58)
In this episode, Professor Vernellia Randall presents a groundbreaking analysis of how centuries of systemic racism have created and perpetuated devastating health disparities within A...
Slavery and Abolition in Islamic Law (Episode 57)
The complex history of slavery within Islamic legal traditions spans from pre-Islamic times through the nineteenth century, revealing how religious law intersected with economic and social systems that perpetuated human bondage across centuries...
Opportunity Hoarding in the Age of Inequality with Sheryll Cashin (Episode 56)
Opportunity hoarding occurs when advantaged groups secure and monopolize valuable resources—such as high-quality education, exclusive networks, or prime housing—to benefit their own members while restricting access for others. This behavior cre...
Critical Perspectives on Relations Between Israel, Iran and the U.S. with Juan Cole and Mojtaba Mahdavi (Episode 55)
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel coordinated an unprovoked military attack on the sovereign state of Iran without any credible evidence of an imminent threat posed by Iran or a United Nations Security Council Resolution. On th...
