I had the pleasure and honor of speaking with independent Islamic author, Umm Zakiyyah about her novels, short film and the challenges she faces writing for the global Muslim community. We also discussed anti-Blackness in the Muslim American community and the controversy that was stoked by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf's remarks at RIS 2016.

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Many thanks to UZ for her generosity of time!

Khaled A. Beydoun is a professor of law, a public commentator, writer, and critical race theory scholar. A native of Detroit, Beydoun is a Critical Race Theory scholar, Professor Beydoun's scholarship examines the racial construction of Arab and Muslim American identity, criminal and national security policing, counter-radicalization and the intersection of race, religion and citizenship. His work has been featured in top law journals, including the California Law Review, the Michigan Journal of Race and Law, the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, and more.

We cover several timely topics in this conversation, including racism within the Muslim American community and the Black Lives Matter movement; intersectionality; alliances across racial and ethnic lines; the LGBTQ question; what Muslim and non-Muslim Arabs can do to strengthen the diaspora, and more.

Ep. 23 | Are Arabs Racist? by Nour M. Goda

I asked followers on Facebook: "If your father took on a second wife without your mother's consent, how would you deal with it?" Can you guess how the conversation went? Tune in to hear my response to the speakers' commentary on this taboo question.

Why has Noor Tagouri’s decision to collaborate with a historically overtly pornographic magazine proved problematic? Why is the Muslim community so divided on the matter?

There are several issues at play here, and because her decision raises both questions and implications for Muslim Americans at large, it’s important to clarify what these issues are.