Social Justice & Muslims in US
What is the role of racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia in shaping attitudes towards Muslims in America? How have Muslim Americans organized against marginalization and what are the implications of their activism for all Americans? Combining culturally relevant pedagogy and empirical research, this co-taught course will explore how Muslims have animated social justice in the American sphere through their activism in the civil rights era and in shaping current American culture and politics. Due attention will be given to approaches to Islamic spirituality and social action, as well as the lives of American Muslim communities that lie at the intersections of religion, race, class, gender, and geography. An essential aspect of the course is you! The collaborative teaching and learning will guide our explorations as we participate in pedagogies of care, community and inclusive education.

Zahra Moeini Meybodi is the Associate Muslim Chaplain and Interfaith Advisor at Middlebury College, formerly lecturer at Hunter College CUNY.
/Khuram Hussain is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Education Studies at Middlebury College./