Deepa Iyer

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Deepa Iyer is a writer, activist, lawyer and podcaster. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for Social Inclusion and the author of We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Immigrants Shape a Multiracial Future.

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Airlines Are Policing the Bodies and Behavior of Women-of-Color Passengers Airlines Are Policing the Bodies and Behavior of Women-of-Color Passengers

And they’re inadvertently revealing the racist and misogynistic assumptions and codes of behavior that are thrust upon us.

Oct 23, 2017 / Deepa Iyer

Muslim hate crime protest, Queens

Islamophobia Won’t End on Election Day (and It Didn’t Start With Trump) Islamophobia Won’t End on Election Day (and It Didn’t Start With Trump)

So what are we doing after the vote to truly challenge the hate and bigotry that has long pervaded our immigration politics?

Oct 19, 2016 / Deepa Iyer

Trudeau Apology to Sikhs

What the US Could Learn From Justin Trudeau About Saying ‘Sorry’ What the US Could Learn From Justin Trudeau About Saying ‘Sorry’

Rather than engaging in rhetoric targeting immigrants and Muslims, we should make substantive amends for past xenophobia.

May 20, 2016 / Deepa Iyer

Muslims pray on Madison Avenue

Here We Go Again? Muslim Americans Brace for a Backlash After Paris Here We Go Again? Muslim Americans Brace for a Backlash After Paris

Muslim, Arab, and South Asian activists already see a far-too-familiar pattern in the US reaction—but also some signs of progress.

Nov 16, 2015 / Deepa Iyer

Why All Communities of Color Must Demand an End to Police Brutality

Why All Communities of Color Must Demand an End to Police Brutality Why All Communities of Color Must Demand an End to Police Brutality

For Latinos and Asian- and Arab-Americans, Ferguson is our fight too.

Aug 20, 2014 / Deepa Iyer

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