Invisible Hate

Invisible Hate

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Invisible Hate episodes

  • Hit and Run Attacks in Des Moines

    A 14-year-old girl wakes up in a snowbank, scared and confused. She remembers turning her head just in time to see a Jeep jump the curb and accelerate towards her. She's not the only one that the person in the Jeep was targeting. Saadia and Asad share the story.

    Source Materials 

    • Department Of Justice
    • New York Times
    • CNN
    • The Washington Post
    • The Gazette
    • Des Moines Register - August 19, 2021 
    • Des Moines Register - June 9, 2021
    • CTV News
    • CNN Broadcast Report
    • KCCI Des Moines Broadcast Report 
    • KCCI Gas Station Video 
    • NAACP - State By State Hate Crime Laws 
    • Department Of Justice - Hate Crime Laws
    • NBC News  
    • US Census - Des Moines City, Iowa
    • Interrogation Raw - A&E 
    • Online News Association Ethics 
    • Scribd - Nicole Poole Franklin Defense Sentencing Memo 
    • Cornell Law School
    • Prosperity Now Nonprofit
    • Rise Against Hate Nonprofit 
    • The Black Institute Nonprofit 
    • UnidosUS Nonprofit 
    • Latinos Unidos Nonprofit 


      Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

      Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

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        46 min
      • Kidnapped by a US Marine

        An Afghan orphan is kidnapped by a US Marine against international laws and norms. Saadia and Asad investigate.


        HOW YOU CAN HELP:

        • Make a donation to the International Rescue Committee, Red Cross Afghanistan campaign, or Save the Children, which assist people in humanitarian crises.
        • Support the Afghan Adjustment Act, providing a pathway to lawful permanent status in U.S. for Afghan evacuees.


          • SOURCES:

          AP, PBS, federal court complaint, Middle East Eye, Business Insider, CBS

          Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

          Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

          Contact us: [email protected]

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            34 min
          • An Elderly Couple Murdered in Davis

            A young 15-year-old boy named Daniel Marsh creeps through the dark streets of his hometown of Davis, on the prowl. Marsh spots an open window, slices the screen, and enters the home of elderly couple Oliver Northrup and Claudia Maupin. Police found the couple the next evening, stabbed a collective total of 128 times. Saadia and Asad share the story.

            SOURCE MATERIALS:

            • CBS News 
            • Daily Mail
            • The Epoch Times 
            • CBS Sacramento Broadcast
            • 48 Hours Broadcast - Confession 
            • 48 Hours Broadcast - Portrait Of A Killer 
            • True Stories 
            • City Journal
            • US Census - Davis City, California 
            • Davis Enterprise - August 2022 
            • Davis Enterprise - February 2023 
            • Davis Enterprise - March 2023


              Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

              Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

              Contact us: [email protected]

              For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

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                46 min
              • The Hit-and-Run Murder of Larnell Bruce

                Just before midnight on August 10th, 2016, in a suburb of Portland, Oregon, 38-year-old Russell Courtier and his girlfriend pull into a 7-11 in her red Jeep Wrangler. Nineteen-year-old Larnell Bruce and a friend are already there, standing outside. For reasons unknown, an altercation begins. Shortly after, cameras capture Bruce sprinting down a nearby street, weaving from sidewalk to road as Courtier chases him in the Jeep, swerving across lanes and accelerating. The car then hits Bruce, off-camera. Bruce is declared brain-dead and dies three days later.

                HOW YOU CAN HELP:

                • Bruce’s family started a nonprofit organization to expand hate crime awareness, give basic benefits and assistance to hate crime victims, and advocate for better hate crime legislation: Donate to the The Larnell Bruce, Jr. Foundation


                SOURCE MATERIALS: BBC Assignment Podcast: Portland, Prisons and White Supremacy, parts one and two; The Oregonian; Oregonian; iNews UK, The Independent, WKBT, Think Out Loud, Portland Mercury, Portland Mercury, Oregon Encyclopedia


                Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                Contact us: [email protected]

                For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

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                  35 min
                • Hate Crimes against an Online Dictionary

                  In early October 2021, a 34-year-old white man living in Orange County takes offense to new definitions and updates in Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. He then makes online threats to the company through the website. Saadia and Asad investigate.

                  SOURCES

                  DOJ, Mass Live, Mass Live, NBC, CBS, Affidavit, Mass Live, WWLP

                  Audio Source: https://youtu.be/9ykThUut9ik

                  Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                  Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                  Contact us: [email protected]

                  For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

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                    33 min
                  • A family killed in a truck attack

                    In June 2021, three generations of the Afzaal family went on a stroll after dinner only to be senselessly murdered by a 21-year-old driver in a pickup truck. We investigate the story and how this senseless act of violence happened.

                    SOURCES

                    NPR, CBC, CTV, BBC, MacLean's, Al Jazeera

                    Interview with Sheriff Billy Rowles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsjRAsh7bbY&t=85s

                    BBC news report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmetUwqtD8g&t=50s

                    CNN interview with Whitney Dow (director of “Two Towns of Jasper”: https://youtu.be/5YVAj2Hk6FU


                    Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                    Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                    Contact us: [email protected]

                    For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

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                      41 min
                    • Death by Dragging

                      In Jun 1998, James Byrd Jr. caught a ride with three white men. Instead of taking him home, the three men took Byrd to a remote county road out of town to beat him. They then chained him by his ankles to their pickup truck before dragging him for about three miles, killing him. Saadia and Asad discuss the murder and its implications on America.


                      SOURCE MATERIALS: Encyclopedia Britannica, True Crime Garage podcast, NPR, Texas Observer, Beaumont Enterprise, KERA News, NYT, BBC, Yale, Texas Monthly, Washington Post, 5News, Beaumont Enterprise

                      HOW TO HELP:

                      The Byrd family established The Byrd Foundation for Racial Healing to “promote racial healing and cultural diversity through education,” which listeners can donate to


                      Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                      Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                      Contact us: [email protected]

                      For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

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                        38 min
                      • Shooting at the Center of Hope

                        On July 18, 2015, police in Riverton, Wyoming respond to a shooting. A man has just walked into an alcohol detox facility called the Center of Hope and shot two patients asleep in their bed. Both patients are members of the Northern Arapaho native tribe—one dies, and the other hangs onto his life despite a critical headshot wound. Saadia and Asad discuss the case.

                        SOURCE MATERIALS:

                        https://people.com/crime/roy-clyde-admits-to-shooting-two-native-american-men-in-wyoming/ 

                        https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/tribal-news/2016-01-11/riverton-detox-center-shooter-sentenced

                        https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/07/21/killing-at-wyoming-detox-center-city-workers-anger-at-homeless-called-motive/

                        https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/wyoming/article_bc05a67e-c697-5523-985f-82d280abbbaa.html

                        https://www.hcn.org/articles/a-shooting-of-two-native-american-men-raises-questions-about-race


                        HOW TO HELP:

                        Donate to the Wind River Foundation


                        Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                        Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                        Contact us: [email protected]

                        For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

                        • Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                        • If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
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                          39 min
                        • Beaten, Raped, and Left to Die

                          A 34 year old man is beaten, sexually assaulted and left to die in his own home after a night out on the town in Knoxville, Tennessee. Saadia and Asad explain what happened.

                          SOURCE MATERIALS: Salon Sleuths Podcast, Wake Up with KC, Victim Impact Statement, Towleroad, Mysterious Radio

                          HOW TO HELP:

                          Check out new episodes of Surviving Abuse (https://ashleighbarrie.my.canva.site/sap-home, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/surviving-abuse-podcast/id1572182113) every Thursday and FB discussion group 


                          Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                          Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                          Contact us: [email protected]

                          For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

                          • Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
                          • If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
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                            33 min
                          • Four Murders in Albuquerque

                            Four Muslim men were killed ambush style between November 2021 and August 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Were the murders religiously motivated? Saadia and Asad discuss.

                            SOURCE MATERIALS: CNN affiliate KOAT, AP, KRQE News, NYT, City of Albuquerque website, Albuquerque Journal, Rio Grande Sun

                            HOW TO HELP: The Flying Star Cafe is collecting money for Aftab Hussein’s Family.

                            Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt.

                            Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media.

                            Contact us: [email protected]

                            For advertising opportunities, please email [email protected]   

                            • Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod
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                              44 min

                            About Invisible Hate

                            From the publisher's feed

                            Invisible Hate shines a spotlight on the hidden world of hate crimes in America—acts fueled by race, religion, sexual orientation, and other biases that too often go unreported and unpunished. Hosts Saadia Khan, a human rights advocate and social entrepreneur, and Asad Butt, journalist and founder of Rifelion Media, dig deep into these overlooked incidents, asking the pressing question: Why does the system ignore so many hate crimes? Each episode examines a specific case, analyzing its details and uncovering the social and legal challenges that affect its classification as a hate crime.