Panel Discussion on Colonial Legacies, Contemporary Violence: A Transatlantic Conversation on Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Racism, and the Gaza Genocide

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Location: JHB 100 | Time: 3 pm to 5 pm | Date: October 1, 2025
Event Type: On-site
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Panelists:
Hadeel Abu Hussein (University of Toronto)
Sultan Doughan (Goldsmiths University of London)
Anver M. Emon (University of Toronto)
Nahed Samour (Radboud University)

Moderation:
Schirin Amir-Moazami (Freie Universität Berlin)
Amira Mittermaier (University of Toronto)

Co-sponsors
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Institute of Islamic Studies
Department for the Study of Religion
Department of Anthropology 
Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
Department of History 
Faculty of Arts and Science

About the Discussion
In the aftermath of October 7, 2023, Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism have intensified across public, political, and institutional arenas on both sides of the Atlantic, unfolding alongside the ongoing genocide in Gaza. This public panel discussion brings together scholars working in different disciplinary contexts to discuss these developments comparatively and through a broader geopolitical lens. We examine how current dynamics draw on longer histories of colonialism, occupation, and racialized exclusions, and ask which language we can use to name and frame these forms of violence.