Race and Terrorism in a Post-9/11 World

The events on 9/11 confounded ideas about race and terrorism. Since that time, law-abiding Muslims and Arabs have had their rights violated and their lives disrupted, as many Americans have learned to view them as inherently violent and intent on destroying the American way of life.

Meanwhile, white separatist and hate groups, who have long sought to dismantle the government and wreak havoc on disfavored groups, continue to find space if not sympathy.

This panel explores this disconnect between race and terror, considering both its reasons and implications.

Moderator:

Jim Mohr, Director, Student Achievement, Student Activities and Diversity Programs, Community Colleges of Spokane

Panel:

• Sahar Aziz, Professor, Texas Wesleyan School of Law
     Caught in a Preventive Dragnet Ten Years Later: Selective Counterterrorism Against Muslims, Arabs, and South Asians
• John Shuford, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Gonzaga University
     The Story of the “The Tribe and the Company Town” (and What It Tells Us about Whiteness and Crime in the Pacific Northwest)
• Shirin Sinnar, Teaching Fellow, Stanford Law School
     First Amendment profiling and its impact on Muslims, Arabs, and South Asians
• Tung Yin, Professor, Lewis & Clark Law School
     Are Timothy McVeigh and Ted Kaczynski the Only White Terrorists?