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Philosophical Concepts

Covers concepts from

hooks, bell. “Feminism: A Movement to End Sexist Oppression.” Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, South End Press, 1984.

Covers key concepts from

Chapter 2: “Black Power: Its Need and Substance”, Black Power: The Politics of Liberation (Vintage 1992, originally published in 1967)

Co-authored by Kwame Ture (then known as Stokely Carmichael) and Charles V. Hamilton

Covers the concept of Culture Talk from

Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror

by Mahmood Mamdani (Pantheon Books 2004).

Talks about Epistemic Harms of Microaggression

Interview by Dr. Sana Rizvi (Race, Ethnicity and Education Network, University of Exeter)

Covers concepts from:

Fatima, Saba. “I know what happened to me: The Epistemic Harms of Microaggression” in Microaggression and Philosophy. Edited by Lauren Freeman and Jeanine Weekes Schroer, Routledge, 163-183, 2020

Interview by Dr. Sahar Joakim on #MeToo in Muslim American Communities

Covers concepts from:

Fatima, Saba. “Navigating the #MeToo Terrain in an Islamophobic Environment” Social Philosophy Today, Volume 37, 2021, pg. 57-74

Muslim Americans' Affective Response as Political Response

Interview by Villanova University. Covers concepts from:

Fatima, Saba. Muslim-American Scripts, Hypatia, Volume 28, Issue 2, 2013, p.341–359

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A Brief Guide to Shia Islam:

Beliefs, Practices, and Exemplars

In this episode, Dr. Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Saba Fatima, Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, about her new book, A Brief Guide to Shia Islam: Beliefs, Practices, and Exemplars. Together, they explore the core tenets, rich traditions, and influential figures of Shia Islam in a conversation designed to be accessible and engaging. This episode offers a warm and informative introduction for students and curious listeners alike, inviting deeper understanding and appreciation of one of Islam’s major traditions.

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Academic Muslimahs Podcast

Linda Hyökki, PhD Candidate, Civilization Studies, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul

Ep. 42: Whiteness & Anti-Muslim Racism in Finland

Sana Rizvi, Senior Lecturer in Education, Division of Education, Liverpool John Moores University

Ep. 39: Undoing Whiteness in Disability Studies

Maha Nassar, Associate Professor, School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona

Ep. 34: Palestine

Shehnaz Haqqani, Assistant Professor of Religion, Mercer University

Ep. 29: Islamic Feminism

Shireen Al-Adeimi, Michigan State University, Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education

Ep. 23: Yemeni Crisis

Sahar Aziz, Rutgers University Law School, Professor of Law

Ep. 19: 9/11

Sadaf Jaffer, Princeton University, Postdoctoral Research Associate

Ep. 10: Muslim American political participation

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