Jennifer is currently a JD/MS candidate at Creighton University’s School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska. Jennifer earned a BA in Political Science, minoring in Chicano/Latino Studies and is interested in working on U.S. Policy to the Middle East. Jennifer is married to a Muslim from Saudi Arabia and has two children. She believes in the capacity of students to bring about a more peaceful and sustainable world through travel, mobilization and engagement.
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Pastor Jones & The Burning of The Koran
March 23, 2011 By 2 Comments
As my profile indicates, I am currently a second year law student. Most students know all too well that you often end up taking a class because it works best with your schedule versus actually being interested in the topic. That’s how I ended up in Employment Discrimination (Sorry Professor!). I won’t expand upon the law school experience here, though, if you’re interested, there sure are plenty of blogs out there from my fellow students. My point for mentioning the class is that we are coming up to the “discrimination based on … [Read more...]
McCarthyism in 2011: King’s Commissions
March 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
I never really understood the effects of the “McCarthy trials” or the implications of “McCarthyism” until Rep. Peter King announced his crusade against American Muslims. Setting aside the Equal Protection claims and the illegitimate use of a Congressional Office to pursue a course for reelection: Rep. King’s Commissions jeopardize our American soldiers abroad, create a volatile and unsafe situation for American Muslims, eviscerate America’s attempts at promoting Democracy and violate one of this nation’s fundamental principles … [Read more...]
Hope. Not Hate.
March 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
As an undergrad, I had the amazing opportunity to stumble upon a student organization committed to bringing about a more comprehensive global perspective and committed to addressing the thirst that I had for more information about the world. Through Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), I was able to engage with students around the globe, have policy discussions with professors and academics in the field, and connect with other students who had the same interests. While I could probably talk forever (something I wont subject you to today) … [Read more...]
Cairo & Jakarta: The President’s shifting tone in the Muslim World
December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Over a year and a half ago, President Obama went to Cairo to profess America’s new vision for the Muslim World. President Obama made a passionate speech, offering lofty goals such as closing Guantanamo and withdrawing from Iraq. Whether or not Cairo’s promises were fulfilled, I’ll leave to other analysts. However, as President Obama has noted, it’s going to take more than speeches to bridge the “frayed” relationship. Yet, that seems to be all that has happened. For the world’s largest Muslim country, President Obama gave no indication … [Read more...]
Lifting the Veil: Europe and its Muslim women
October 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The ban on the face veil in a few European countries, has received wide spread attention. Justifications for the legal bans vary; yet, seem to be centered on three key concepts: national security, the oppression/liberation of women, and the promotion of secularism. Setting aside the legal and secularist arguments that each of these countries face within the context of their domestic laws, is banning the veil really accomplishing what they set out to? Does removing a face covering achieve national security, liberate women, or enhance the secularist … [Read more...]
What role do you envision young people playing around the issue of US-Muslim relations?
October 2, 2010 By 3 Comments
By Jenn Piatt Jennifer is one of AIDemocracy’s 2010-2011 Issue Analysts. Find out more about Jennifer below or take a look at the Student Issue Analysts. The question has been asked, what role does one envision young people possessing in the context of US-Muslim relations. Before one can define a particular role for the nation’s youth, one must understand what is meant by “US-Muslim relations”. The “Muslim World” does not fit into a box. “US-Muslim relations” should be understood as the relationship between the US and Muslim … [Read more...]
