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David Palumbo-Liu
David Palumbo-Liu is the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor and Professor of Comparative Literature at Stanford University. His interests include human rights, race, gender, ethnicity, Indigeneity, and environmental justice. His writings have appeared in theWashington Post, The Nation, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Truthout, Salon, and elsewhere. His latest book is Speaking Out of Place: Getting Our Political Voices Back(Haymarket Books).
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Azeezah Kanji
Azeezah Kanji is a legal academic and writer. She received her Juris Doctor from University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, and Masters of Law specializing in Islamic Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Azeezah’s work focuses on issues relating to racism, law, and social justice. Her writing has appeared in the Al Jazeera English, Haaretz, Toronto Star, TruthOut, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, OpenDemocracy, Roar Magazine, iPolitics, Policy Options, Rabble, and various academic anthologies and journals. Azeezah also serves as Director of Programming at Noor Cultural Centre.
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