About this Event
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Join us in person for a conversation on covering our communities at a time when they are not only experiencing more representation in American politics and society, but also more pushback.
Agenda
Description
Info: On Thursday, Nov. 12, the South Asian Journalist Association (SAJA) and the Arab Middle Eastern Journalist Association (AMEJA) are teaming up to host a panel on covering our communities at a time when they are not only experiencing more representation in American politics and society, but also more pushback — targeting by ICE, a rise in Islamophobia on the heels of Zohran Mamdani's election, being persecuted for speaking up for Palestinian rights or against right-wing Hindu nationalism.
We are inviting community members and leaders, journalists and writers, and artists to gather for a discussion on how we face potential consequences when trying to report or represent our communities with truth and integrity.
The event will be held from 6:30 PM to 9 PM in the downstairs area of Nepali Bhanchha Ghar in Jackson Heights and will feature incredible halal Nepali food – goat and veggie momos, chili paneer, and chowmein. The restaurant is right off the 7, E, F, M, and R train stops.
Panelists
Rozina Ali
Info: Rozina Ali is an award-winning journalist and contributing writer at New York Times Magazine, who just published Seasons of Fury. Seasons of Fury, which was long-listed for the National Book Award, tells the story of four Muslim families, across eight decades and their struggles with harassment, suspicion, prejudice and surveillance in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in New York City and the greater U.S.
Ashish Malhotra
Info: Ashish Malhotra is the moderator for the event. Malhotra is an award-winning journalist who spent close to a decade with Al Jazeera English, and has freelanced for The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Zeteo and others. He was a 2025-2026 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan, and hosts The Soccernomics Podcast.
Alia Malek
Info: Alia Malek is a journalist and former civil rights lawyer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and other publications. She is the author of two books: “The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria” and “A Country Called Amreeka: U.S History Re-Told Through Arab American Lives.” She also served as the editor of McSweeney’s 76, “Aftershocks: Contemporary Syrian Prose;” “Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post 9/11 Injustices;” and “EUROPA أوروپا : An Illustrated Introduction to Europe for Migrants and Refugees.”
Tanvi Misra
Info: Tanvi Misra is an award-winning investigative journalist whose work focuses on migration and justice. She’s an adjunct professor in journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Her writing and audio work has appeared in The Nation, Politico Magazine, The Atlantic, The Baffler, Lux Magazine, The New Republic, Harper’s Bazaar, the BBC, Bloomberg CityLab, High Country News, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, NPR, and other publications.
Event venue & nearby stays
Nepali Bhanchha Ghar, 74-15 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens, United States
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