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.

Racism and DiscriminationOctober 23, 2017

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.

Deepa Iyer
Election 2016October 19, 2016

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?

Deepa Iyer
War on TerrorMay 20, 2016

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.

Deepa Iyer
ActivismNovember 16, 2015

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.

Deepa Iyer
FeminismAugust 20, 2014

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

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

Deepa Iyer
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Deepa Iyer

Racism and DiscriminationOctober 23, 2017

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

Election 2016October 19, 2016

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

War on TerrorMay 20, 2016

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

ActivismNovember 16, 2015

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

FeminismAugust 20, 2014

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

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.