Islamophobia in Higher Education

This book fills what has been a dearth of research that explores the experiences and navigation of Muslim students in colleges and universities, and addresses the even less studied domain of the experiences of Muslim students who hold multiple marginalized identities -- such as race, ethnicity, and LGBTQ status.

Shafiqa Ahmadi, JD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Education at the Rossier School of Education (Rossier) and the Co-Director for the Center for Education, Identity and Social Justice. She is an expert on diversity and legal protection of underrepresented students, including Muslims, bias and hate crimes, and sexual assault survivors. Prior to joining the Rossier faculty, she taught at the Gould School of Law and was a Visiting Researcher at the Center for Urban Education, at Rossier. She has also served as a Research Associate at the Research Institute at Rossier where she worked on a grant awarded by the Department of Education (DOE) designed to prevent and reduce on-campus sexual assault. Prior to joining USC, she worked for the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, where she investigated alleged violations of civil rights and discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, and access to state and state funded services.Ahmadi received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, at Bloomington, Indiana. While in law school and graduate school she focused on Employment Discrimination Law, Corporate International Law, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, and Islamic law (Shari 'a). Dr. Darnell Cole is an Associate Professor of Education with an emphasis in higher education and education psychology. His areas of research include race/ ethnicity, diversity, college student experiences, and learning. Previously he served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Hawaii, Manoa (Honolulu). He was also a faculty member at Marquette University. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of North Carolina, at Charlotte and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is on the review board of the Journal of College Student Development.He has published over 40 articles, special issues, and book chapters. He is also featured in the major

Foreword-Shaun R. Harper Acknowledgments Introduction. Institutionalized Islamophobia on College Campuses-Shafiqa Ahmadi and Darnell Cole 1. Muslim Bans. Impact of Exclusionary Policies on Muslim College Students-Marwa Rifahie 2. Criminalization of Muslim Students Post-9/11-Parwana Anwar 3. The Muslim Bans, Human Rights, and International Muslim Students-Zulaikha Aziz 4. Immigrant Status of Muslims-Bo Lee and Shafiqa Ahmadi 5. Queer Muslims-Shafiqa Ahmadi and Sama Shah 6. Black Muslims-Darnell Cole, Liane Hypolite, and Alex Atashi 7. Latinx Muslims-Mabel Sanchez and Shafiqa Ahmadi 8. A Home Away From Home. Community Countering Challenges-Abiya Ahmed and Cassie Garcia Editors and Contributors Index