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Islamophobia and Foreign Policy
Mitt Romney and other Republicans are being criticized for fostering hostility toward Muslims. Governor Romney is said to have “insulted” Palestinians. President Obama is said to be doing the same thing more subtly, with 17% of Americans believing he’s Muslim himself.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readMitt Romney and other Republicans are being criticized for fostering hostility toward Muslims. Governor Romney is said to have “insulted” Palestinians. President Obama is said to be doing the same thing more subtly, with 17% of Americans believing he’s Muslim himself. Is the political culture encouraging an atmosphere of hostility? Is it a function of the foreign policy agenda of both political parties?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Deepa Kumar
Associate Professor of Media Studies and Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University. Author of the new book "Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire."
Jonathan Schanzer
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Suhail Khan
Attorney
The full episode
2 of 3Islamophobia and Foreign Policy- 0:00Egypt Launches Military Strike on Sinai to Root out Militants
- 7:13Islamophobia and Foreign PolicyYou’re reading this
- 43:49Romney Claims Obama Gutting Welfare to Work Rules