Abid Qureshi was the first Muslim judge to ever be nominated to the federal judiciary. Like other second-term Obama nominations, Senate Republicans refused to hold hearings, letting his nomination expire. It is not difficult to imagine, however, how closely Qureshi would have been scrutinized for his religious beliefs if the nomination had made it to […]
Author Archives: Maha Hilal
Dr. Maha Hilal is an expert on institutionalized Islamophobia in the War on Terror. She is currently a co-director for Justice for Muslims Collective, an organizer with Witness Against Torture, and a council member of the School of the Americas Watch.
