Sahar Aziz
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Sahar Aziz | |
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| Born | Sahar F. Aziz 1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1] |
| Education | University of Texas |
| Occupation | Distinguished Professor of Law |
| Website | saharazizlaw |
Sahar F. Aziz is a professor of law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers Law School.[2] She is the founding director of the Center for Security, Race and Rights. Her book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom explains why Muslims experience discrimination that mirrors racism against racial minorities rather than religious freedom.
Aziz argued that following the 9/11 attacks, the Muslim community living in the U.S. was deprived of full legal protection and of the full benefit of their civil rights.[3]
Sahar F. Aziz was born in Cairo, Egypt and raised in the U.S.[4] Aziz studied Middle East Studies at the University of Texas. She worked as clerk at the District Court of Maryland for Judge Andre M. Davis. Aziz also worked for private law firms as a litigation associate and at the United States Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties before becoming a full time professor.[5]