Islamophobia and Islamophilia: An Unusual Connection | Nazia Kazi | TEDxStocktonUniversity

Connecting strategies for inclusion of Muslims and other immigrant and racial groups.


Dr. Nazia Kazi is an anthropologist whose work focuses on race and difference in the United States. She earned her PhD at the City University of New York, her MA at Columbia University, and her BA at Northwestern University. Originally from Mumbai, India, she has lived in Dubai, Chicago, and New York City. Dr. Kazi has conducted ethnographic research on Muslim American advocacy groups, examining what it means for Muslims to ask for “legitimacy” – or the right to belong – in the heart of empire. She teaches courses on topics of race and inequality at Stockton University and currently lives in Philadelphia.

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