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Presented By: Department of Middle East Studies

Boxed In or Out? The Legal Paradox and Perils of Arab American Identity

A lecture by Khaled Beydoun

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Overview of Lecture:
Barry University Law Professor, Khaled Beydoun will address the Arab American racial paradox in which they are classified by the U.S. census as white, but racialized as terrorist threats through U.S. policies during the War on Terror. Professor Beyboun will provide a historical overview of the legal construction of Arab American identity; the governmental interest in reclassifying Arab Americans during the protracted "War on Terror"; and the position Arab American occupy today within broader anti-racist movements and modern civil rights struggles.

Short Biography of Beydoun:
Professor Beydoun received his B.A. from the University of Michigan in Political Science and Near Eastern Studies. Since leaving U-M, he earned a J.D. at UCLA School of Law, where his focus was on critical race theory and an M.A. at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where his focus was on Islamic Law. He is an Assistant Professor at the Barry School of Law in Orlando, Florida. His scholarship examines the racial construction of Arab and Muslim American identity, criminal and national security policing, affirmative action, and the intersection of race, religion and citizenship. He can be found on Twitter @khaledbeydoun.

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