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SUMMARY:Rozina Ali at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Rozina Ali—journalist\, contributing writer at New York Times Magazine\, and recipient of the National Magazine Award in Reporting—for a discussion of her new book\, Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America. \nAbout Seasons of Fury\nA sweeping narrative history of the U.S. government’s broken compact with its Muslim citizens\, culminating in the post-9/11 era of mass surveillance and increased violence—from an award-winning New York Times Magazine journalist. \nIn this closely reported and elegantly written book\, Rozina Ali shows how the War on Terror\, conceived in the wake of the September 11 attacks\, only accelerated long-standing conflicts between American law enforcement and Muslim communities around the country. From the surveillance of Arab activists that began in the 1960s and laws in the 90s that broadened the definition of terrorism\, to the mass detention of entire Muslim communities in the 2000s and the rise of think tanks and nonprofits that sowed panic about the threat of Islam itself\, Seasons of Fury shows that the history of policies that have warped the American perception of Muslim communities reaches deep into our past. \nThrough the powerful stories of four families across eight decades\, Ali narrates a range of Muslim experiences shaped by relentless suspicion and prejudice. Introducing readers to Abdeen Jabara\, Mohammad Ali Chaudry\, Shahina and Matin Siraj\, and the pseudonymous Omar family\, she shows how fears about American Muslims have always been inextricable from the Israel–Palestine conflict\, stoking the idea of a religious war between Muslims and the West. \nUltimately\, the U.S. government’s Islamophobic policies disillusioned generations of Muslims who sought the promise of the American dream only to find their communities torn apart\, their relatives imprisoned\, and their religion villainized by politicians and media. Ali’s story of how we got to our terrifying present is a magisterial accomplishment and a damning indictment of the United States’ abandonment of its core principles in the face of fear.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/rozina-ali-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
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