Maryam Omidi, Author at Public Seminar

Migration

The Fight for International Students is a Blow to Racism

The Trump administration’s hostility towards international students is only one chapter of a longer history

July 30, 2020 • by Omer Leshem, Raphael Ogusz and Maryam Omidi

But the short episode achieved its purpose: intensifying the discomfort on international students and workers by throwing international students, college administrators, and faculty into needless turmoil. While many understood the move as intended to coerce universities to open up their campuses at a time when COVID-19 cases are soaring in ...

The Many Faces of the #MeToo Backlash

From Weinstein to The New School: Push back against sexual harassment allegations is gathering steam

January 17, 2018 • by Maryam Omidi

For every allegation of sexual assault or harassment there seems to be both a wave of solidarity and also a backlash. The #MeToo campaign, which garnered 1.7 million tweets in 86 countries by October 24, 2017 just nine days after actress Alyssa Milano kick started it in response to allegations of sexual ...