Year: 2016

  • Critical Race Perspective On Orientalism Tuesday Night @ CUNY Law

    Recent events — the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris, the arrest of a 13-year-old Muslim for bringing a clock to school, the ongoing wars in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, and the resulting refugee crises — prompt us to consider how Western biases and perceptions of the MENA region affect conflict, shape foreign policy, and operate…

  • #CancelPinkwashing: No Room For Pinkwashing at Creating Change

    We know that military occupation, ethnic cleansing, racism, and colonialism are incompatible with queer liberation and with fundamental human rights. That’s why we’re disappointed that the National LGBTQ Task Force allowed the organization “A Wider Bridge” to host a reception on “LGBT Life in Israel” at the Creating Change conference.  The Task Force has since…

  • Starting off with a busy 2016!

    Hey everyone! January will be a busy month for Tarab NYC starting with mixer to celebrate the start of 2016 on January 11th. Followed by an event at CUNY Law School discussing Critical Race Perspective on Orientalism. Then we are off to Chicago for the Creating Change Conference to host the Queer MENA Caucus and…