Racism

In Flawed Democracies, White Supremacy and Ethnocentrism Flourish

In Flawed Democracies, White Supremacy and Ethnocentrism Flourish

The author of The Unchosen: The Lives of Israel's New Others contrasts American white supremacy with Israeli Jewish...

1 AUGUST 2021 • By George Jad Khoury
Summer of ‘21 Reading—Notes from the Editors

Summer of ‘21 Reading—Notes from the Editors

Our editors reveal their diverse literary interests, with more than a dozen recommendations for summer reading.

25 JULY 2021 • By
Spare Me the Empathy Tantrum: Rafia Zakaria’s “Against White Feminism”

Spare Me the Empathy Tantrum: Rafia Zakaria’s “Against White Feminism”

Myriam Gurba reviews a book that argues that some "white feminists accept the benefits conferred by white supremacy...

6 JUNE 2021 • By Ilan Pappé
The Unbearable Affront of Colorism

The Unbearable Affront of Colorism

Banah al Ghadbanah on the scourge of racism/colorism in Syrian communities and how it is tied to centuries-old...

30 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Banah Al Ghadbanah
Isabel Wilkerson on Race and Caste in the 21st Century

Isabel Wilkerson on Race and Caste in the 21st Century

"It's impossible not to think about race in relation to the United States these days," writes Paris correspondent...

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Monique El-Faizy
Are Iranians—Restricted by the Trump Era Muslim-Country Ban—White?

Are Iranians—Restricted by the Trump Era Muslim-Country Ban—White?

Rebecca Allamey reviews "The Limits of Whiteness" by sociologist Neda Maghbouleh, who argues that a white American immigrant...

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Rebecca Allamey
Is White Feminism the De Facto Weapon of White Supremacy?

Is White Feminism the De Facto Weapon of White Supremacy?

Rana Asfour reviews White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad—"an explosive book of history and cultural criticism" that argues...

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By
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