August 29, 2016
—Moustafa Bayoumi
At the same time that the burkini bans were spreading and raising hackles around the world, Canada and Scotland also passed laws to allow Muslim female police officers to don hijabs as part of their official uniforms. How do we explain the difference between France on the one hand and Canada and Scotland on the other?
—Sharmila Rudrappa
The new bill leaves the door open for altruistic surrogacy, which will lead to deeper exploitation of indigent women who are now expected to labor for free.
August 26, 2016
A collection of titles that not only uncover inequalities faced by women across various industries and cultures, but also highlight a few of the many victories of women fighting for, and bringing, justice and equality to all.
August 25, 2016
—Sunaina Maira
The “9/11 generation” has come of age in the era of an entrenched binary of the “good” (moderate, patriotic, law-abiding) versus “bad” (radical, militant, anti-American) Muslim. Yet this script is flipped by youth who are challenging the policing of black and brown youth and policies of surveillance, incarceration, and counterterrorism and engaging in cross-racial solidarity.
August 19, 2016
—Scott Melzer
The NRA has emerged as Trump’s staunchest and most important ally and nothing short of Trump doing an about-face and supporting gun control will cause the NRA to withdraw its endorsement, or stop spending millions of dollars in support of his candidacy.
August 16, 2016
—Catherine Ceniza Choy
South Korea plays a central role in the history of international and transracial adoption. What happens when the adopted Korean diaspora returns to the homeland beyond a temporary visit? And what might artistic production by and about Korean international adoptees who have returned to live in Korea say about the history and contemporary state of international adoption?
August 8, 2016
—Joshua D. Hendrick
The implications of Turkey’s failed military coup are deeply concerning for Turkey, the region and the world. The Turkish government insists Fethullah Gülen orchestrated the coup, and are demanding both domestic and international cooperation to bring him and his alleged co-conspirators to justice. What do we know about this man and his movement?
August 5, 2016
—Gemma Juan-Simó
We’re joining the literary community in celebrating Women in Translation Month this August. In honor of the occasion, we’re featuring The Principles of Sufism by ʿĀʾishah al-Bāʿūniyyah, now available in both hardcover and paperback editions from our Library of Arabic Literature.