Tag Archives: Islamophobia

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:10 — 21.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this episode of 2018, Meryem speaks about her current dilemma; She’s experienced a lot of prejudice since moving to Bloomington, more than she did when she was an undergraduate student in New Hampshire in the early 2000’s. She fears for her safety and the safety and …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 19.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe newest episode of the Hijabi Diaries, “Upstanders and Up-standing,” was originally created in April of 2017. It reflects on the effects of the 2016 Presidential elections on local Muslim people, as well as the rise in hate crimes following the election, how Hoosiers across the state …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:00:52 — 55.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn September 26, Indiana University’s Pi Lambda Phi and the Center for the Middle East held a discussion about Islamophobia. It was moderated by IU Department of Religious Studies professor Kevin Jaques. The panelists were Luma Khabbaz, the president of the Muslim Student Association and Dr. Abdul …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:59 — 42.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOur opening song is “Lagi” by Aziza Brahim, and she provides all the music for the program. Lagi is Arabic and means Refugee–the song’s opening line is “Ever since I arrived in this world I have lived as a refugee.” In our show today with Sara Farris …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:00:05 — 55.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn this special episode of bloomingOUT, anchors JP and Ryne host a panel discussion about the June 12 mass shooting that occurred at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL. The panel tonight is held by the President of Bloomington PRIDE, Justin Ford; and from the group Moms …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:51 — 7.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe massacre at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando has inspired yet another increase in discrimination against Muslims in the United States. This is only the most recent incident that has caused many American Muslims to fear for their safety. Last fall, in Bloomington, an Indiana University student …