Land of Spies: Inside the FBI’s Informant Program Targeting Arab, Palestinian, SWANA & Muslim Migrant Narratives
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
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Dr. Amir Aziz investigates the decades-long history of FBI informant programs in the U.S. that attempt to recruit Arab, Palestinian, Muslim, and South-West Asian and North African (SWANA) migrants to serve as counter-terrorism intelligence informants and spy on their communities. FBI agents ply migrants, all with vulnerable immigration status, with false promises of immigration relief and employ deportation threats to coax them into becoming ‘compliant’ informants.
Event Date:
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 4:00pm
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Sponsored By:
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Department of Gender & Women’s Studies, Department of Anthropology, Center for Race and Gender, Department of Ethnic Studies
Location:
Hybrid
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