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02-10-2012
Soccer, Egypt, and SCAF-Sponsored Hooliganism
(Atlantic Council, Sahar Aziz & Khaled Beydoun) Across the world, soccer occupies a sacred space that stirs up feverish nationalism and ardent fidelity to a team. Team loyalties often mirror a nation’s social and political fault lines. Egypt’s February 2 soccer game-turned-massacre, th..
01-29-2012
Confronting Discrimination in the Post-9/11 Era: Challenges and Opportunities Ten Years Later
The Civil Rights Division and the George Washington University Law School co-sponsored a conference entitled “Confronting Discrimination in the Post-9/11 Era: Challenges and Opportunities Ten Years Later.”
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The Importance of Muslim Women in Counterterrorism
(Huffington Post, Sahar Aziz) In December 2011, Janet Napolitano testified that lone wolf terrorists are America's primary domestic national security threat. Based on recent terror..
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04-08-2011
ABA Int'l Law Conference: Terrorism, Freedom and Charity: Developing Complementary Policies
Sahar Aziz joined Professor David Cole and other experts to discuss the disparate impact of anti-terrorism financing laws on American civil society and the need for legal reforms. Ms. Aziz proposed solutions developed by the Charity an
02-05-2011
National Religious Freedom Moot Court at GWU Law School
Sahar Aziz served as a judge in the 2011 National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.
08-17-2010
Reception at Maryland Governor's Mansion
Governor O'Malley invited Maryland residents to the Governor's mansion to discuss the importance of protecting civil rights of all people in Maryland with a particular focus on concerns arising post-9/11.
07-04-2010
Sahar Aziz Presents on Civil Rights Litigation at ISNA
Sahar Aziz presented at the 2010 Islamic Society of North America's national conference in Chicago, IL. She discussed recent civil rights cases involving national security and civil rights issues.
06-28-2010
Sahar Aziz Testifies Before Montgomery County Human Rights Commission
Sahar Aziz testified before the Montgomery County Maryland Human Rights Commission. Ms. Aziz discussed community concerns with racial and ethnic origin profiling arising out of 287(g) agreements and improper surveillance.
05-04-2010
Montgomery County Civil Rights Forum
Sahar Aziz spoke on a panel of distinguished community leaders addressing post-9/11 hate and bias incidents and their potential effect on the civil rights of several groups, including Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and Sikhs.
03-23-2010
The Rule of Law and the Rule of God: Symposium on Ethics, Religion, and Law
Sahar Aziz presented to academics in law, religion, and ethics on how national security laws and policies have impacted religious rights of Muslims in the United States with a focus on women's rights to wear religious head coverings.
10-08-2009
A Comparison of Muslim Immigration and Integration in the U.S. and Germany
Sahar Aziz spoke to government policy makers and nonprofit leaders about how immigration policy affects social and political integration of Muslims in the United Sates.
07-17-2009
Beyond Cairo: Muslim Civic Engagement
Sahar Aziz presented at Karamah's Law and Leadership Conference where she spoke to Muslim women leaders from across the world about the importance of Muslim civic engagement in the United States.