Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #295: Todd H. Green - Presumed Guilty (Why We Shouldn’t Ask Muslims To Condemn Terrorism)

Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #295: Todd H. Green - Presumed Guilty (Why We Shouldn't Ask Muslims To Condemn Terrorism)

 

Todd Green is Associate Professor of Religion at Luther College. A nationally recognized expert on Islamophobia, Green served as a Franklin Fellow at the U.S. State Department in 2016-17, where he analyzed and assessed the impact of anti-Muslim prejudice in Europe on countering violent extremism initiatives, refugee and migrant policies, and human rights. He has also given lectures on Islamophobia to other federal agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.

Green's most recent book is Presumed Guilty: Why We Shouldn't Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism (Fortress Press, 2018). This book argues that asking Muslims to condemn terrorist attacks is a distraction that prevents majority populations in the US and Europe both from facing their own violent histories and from asking critical questions about how their countries' national security initiatives and foreign policies contribute to a violent world order. The book proposes healthier ways for majority populations to engage Muslim communities other than through the prisms of violence and counter-terrorism.

• More about Todd Green Here: https://www.luther.edu/greeto02/ 
• Buy a copy of  Presumed Guilty Here: https://www.amazon.com/Presumed-Guilty-Shouldnt-Muslims-Terrorism/dp/1506420591/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

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