‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 15, 2024: Part Two – At the Table and on the Menu: Respectability Politics and Tokenism in Genocidal Times… Do So-Called ‘Inside Strategies’ Build Power Or Sell Out the Movement? Plus Headlines 


Part Two – “At the Table and on the Menu: Respectability Politics and Tokenism in Genocidal Times. A Conversation Between Muslim, Arab and Palestinian Women About Hollow Inside Strategies as Israel’s Genocide of Palestinians Goes Unabated. Plus headlines on Gaza, DC Ceasefire Coalition confronts DC Council, and SNCC freedom fight Dorie Ladner joins the ancestors.

Moderated by Maha Hilal, an expert on institutionalized Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and counternarrative work. She is the author of the book Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11 and her writings have appeared in numerous publications. She is the founding executive director of Muslim Counterpublics Lab.  Joining her are Iman Abid, Iman Hassan, Ramah Kudaimi, and Mariam Durrani

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