Nadia Hasan, assistant professor at the School of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies has co-written an article in The Conversation, discussing the recently released Islamophobia Research Hub report, Documenting the “Palestine Exception”: An Overview of Trends in Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian and Anti-Arab Racism in Canada in the Aftermath of October 7, 2023. In the article the authors discuss the increase in racism towards Arab and Palestinian people in Canada following the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the way this discrimination is affecting those who are vocal about Palestinian rights.
Hasan’s writing on issues related to Islamophobia and has appeared on CBC, CTV, The Globe and Mail and other outlets. Her research interests include race and racism, gender issues, Islamophobia, diaspora and South Asia.
Read the full article in The Conversation.