He is the author of many books, including “American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear.” You can follow him at his socials at @khaledbeydoun.
Like him, I’m an Arab, Muslim and American — an amalgam of identities that conjures up “pariah” in the world we live in.
What does it mean for a mother who escaped war for the safety of an American suburb?
This existential ballad of being Arab or Muslim in America is far more onerous, far more absurd.
Wadea’s death foreshadows that these figures may spike again, and descend on the heads of Arab and Muslim Americans shadowed by suspicion.
Persons:
Khaled A, Arizona State University Sandra Day, ”, Abed Ayoub, Beydoun Marwan Thoaubi, Abed, I’m, “, Fayoume, ” Rather, ” Wadea, Wadea’s, Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Donald Trump’s, —, Carl Jung
Organizations:
Arizona State University, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, CNN, White, Al, Ahli Baptist Hospital
Locations:
@khaledbeydoun, American, Gaza, Ahli, Illinois, United States, America, China, India, France, Washington, Chicago