Tribune Take: Rising Islamophobia in the US & the Irvine 11

Zarrar Khuhro discusses the little known case of the Irvine 11 that exemplifies islamophobia in the United States.

In today’s episode of the Tribune Take we look at T-Magazine’s cover story "No you can't" about the prosecution of the Irvine 11 that points towards increasing intolerance and  Islamophobia in the United States.

Zarrar Khuhro, editor T-Magazine, takes us through the story that got little coverage from the international and local American press as well.

Khuhro discusses the guilty verdict handed down to eleven University of California students charged with violating the Israeli ambassador's right to free speech. He points to the novelty of the decision, since heckling to protest the US president Obama of former vice-president doesn't land you in jail, but eleven Muslim students heckling an Israeli ambassador sure does.

Read Zarrar Khuhro’s articles here.

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The Take will feature in-depth interviews and analysis with editors and reporters who are covering the major stories, exploring front page events and major ledes. The news analysis covers the way The Express Tribune examines a story, how we cover it and why.