My name is Dr. Maha Hilal. I’m a researcher, writer, and organizer working to dismantle and abolish the War on Terror. I believe in the importance of subverting the dominant paradigm.

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In Innocent until Proven Muslim, scholar and organizer Dr.Maha Hilal tells the powerful story of two decades of the War on Terror, exploring how the official narrative has justified the creation of a sprawling apparatus of state violence rooted in Islamophobia and excused its worst abuses. Hilal offers not only an overview of the many iterations of the War on Terror in law and policy, but also examines how Muslim Americans have internalized oppression, how some influential Muslim Americans have perpetuated collective responsibility, and how the lived experiences of Muslim Americans reflect what it means to live as part of a "suspect" community. Along the way, this marginalized community gives voice to lessons that we can all learn from their experiences, and to what it would take to create a better future.

I’m an expert in institutionalized Islamophobia in the War on Terror and have spent over a decade researching, writing, and organizing against it. As a scholar and organizer seeking to dismantle structures of oppression, I’m very intentional and passionate about connecting different struggles that impact marginalized communities. Much of my current work focuses on building power through narrative shifting that seeks to disrupt and dominant and problematic narratives.

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Research & Writing

I engage in research and writing on policies rooted in Islamophobia to understand the vast impacts of the War on Terror on Muslims.

Narrative Shifting

I focus on narrative shifting to confront, challenge, and counter-narrate problematic tropes about Islam and Muslims.

Organizing

I organize in order to build collective resistance towards state violence and corporate crimes.

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