Politics Feb 05 Michigan’s Dearborn ramps up security after inflammatory op-ed leads to rise in ‘Islamophobic’ online attacks By Associated Press
Education Dec 08 Harvard president apologizes for remarks on curbing antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn’s president The university presidents' congressional testimony has drawn intense national backlash, as did a similar response from the president of MIT. By Collin Binkley, Marc Levy, Associated Press
Politics Dec 05 Watch 5:09 College leaders face congressional hearing over antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus The heated debates on college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war made its way to Capitol Hill Tuesday. The presidents of several universities faced questions from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce about the protests that erupted after the… By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow
Politics Dec 05 WATCH: Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend efforts to combat antisemitism on campus In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fine line between protecting free speech and allowing protests, while also combating antisemitism.
Nation Nov 29 Watch 8:36 Mothers of Palestinian students shot in Vermont discuss recovery and possible motive The shooting of three young men of Palestinian descent by a white man in Burlington, Vermont, has again stirred fears of rising Islamophobia and anti-Arab hatred. William Brangham spoke with two of the victims' mothers about their recovery and the… By William Brangham
Nov 27 Watch 8:29 Vermont shooting raises more concerns about attacks against Arab Americans By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow The shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent has added more fear and concern about a rise in bias, discrimination and violent attacks against Arab Americans and Muslims in the U.S. While the motive is still unclear, some groups… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 12:03 How the Biden administration is handling the increase in antisemitism and Islamophobia By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan The FBI director warned of a heightened risk for potential violence against Arab, Muslim, and Jewish Americans in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Rami Nashashibi about a White House effort to counter Islamophobia, and Geoff… Continue watching
Nov 01 House rejects effort to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over the Palestinian-American’s rhetoric about Israel By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A Democratic effort to in turn censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who had sponsored the Tlaib resolution, was called off in response. Continue reading
Oct 16 Killing of Muslim boy outside of Chicago was hate crime in response to Israel-Hamas war, police say By Sophia Tareen, Ed White, Associated Press A 71-year-old Illinois landlord upset over the Israel-Hamas war attacked a Palestinian American woman with a knife when she proposed they “pray for peace” and killed her 6-year-old son, authorities said Monday. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Former Proud Boys leader indicted for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 probe In our news wrap Monday, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group was charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 investigation, Russian forces continued their campaign to break through Ukrainian lines, gunmen in Nigeria who killed at… Continue watching