Combating Islamophobia through Education- February 14th, 2017

Professor Deborah Starr of the Cornell University Department of Near Eastern Studies discusses the upcoming “teach-in” to combat Islamophobia. The event, on February 17th, will include talks by experts on topics related to Islamophobia, the Middle East, and its relationship with America. In addition, there will be readings of literary works by writers whose home countries are affected by the travel ban.  Listeners can go to http://neareasternstudies.cornell.edu/content/teach-in

This interview initially aired on the February 14, 2017 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.