Danny and Derek welcome Laila Al-Arian, executive producer of Fault Lines on Al-Jazeera English, to discuss her family’s experience as Muslim, Arab Americans persecuted by the state before and after the War on Terror. They get into the case of her father, Sami Al-Arian, beginning in the 1990s and culminating with his 2015 deportation from the US, the imprisonment of her uncle, the phenomenon of “secret evidence”, George W. Bush’s pre- and post-9/11 relationship with Muslim and Arab Americans, and more.
Yes, that's what I meant. Danny brought this up in the interview with Laila Al-Arian. I posted the question right after listening to the episode, forgetting that it was probably recorded weeks ago...
Any recommended reading on protestantization?
Hey Beth, did you possibly mean the protestantization of Jews or Muslims in America?
Yes, that's what I meant. Danny brought this up in the interview with Laila Al-Arian. I posted the question right after listening to the episode, forgetting that it was probably recorded weeks ago...
Check this out! https://global.oup.com/academic/product/tri-faith-america-9780195331769?q=Tri-Faith%20America:%20How%20Postwar%20Catholics%20and%20Jews%20Held%20America%20to%20its%20Protestant%20Promise&lang=en&cc=us