ABOUT THE EVENT

The Ongoing Normalization of Anti-Islam and Anti-Muslim Bigotry in Public Discourse

Anti-Islam and anti-Muslim bigotry in the United States have a long genealogy. Their resurgence in public discourse, particularly amid domestic and international political developments, reveals the continuing social and political permissibility of forms of anti-Islam and anti-Muslim rhetoric that might otherwise be recognized as unacceptable bigotry. This permissibility reflects deeper systemic questions about the place of Islam and Muslims in American society. The panelists will explore these historical and contemporary dynamics while offering constructive approaches for challenging the ongoing normalization of anti-Islam and anti-Muslim bigotry.

Jordan Denari Duffner, PhD
Scholar in Residence at Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign and Khatib Scholar for Religion and Dialogue at the University of Mary, Washington. Author of Palestine, Israel, and Catholic Social Teaching (Forthcoming, 2026) and Islamophobia: What Christians Should Know (and Do) about Anti-Muslim Discrimination (Orbis, 2021).

Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Phd
Professor of Religious Studies, Adjunct Professor of Law, and the Director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University. Editor of Muslims and US Politics Today: A Defining Moment (ILEX and Harvard University Press, 2019) and author of Islam and the Fate of Others: The Salvation Question (Oxford University Press, 2012).

This event will be available In-person only.

Co-sponsored by DePaul.