Samira Mehta

Samira Mehta shares her insights on human life and personhood from the perspectives of faith and religion

March 13, 2023

Professor Mehta was interviewed by KCRW about human life and personhood from the perspectives of faith and religion. You can listen and read here.

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Samira Mehta's new book featured in Hadassah Magazine's Essential Reads:Women of Color Navigating Jewish Identity.

March 8, 2023

Samira Mehta's new book, The Racism of People Who Love You, is featured in Hadassah Magazine's Essential Reads: Women of Color Navigating Jewish Identity. Read more here .

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Samira Mehta’s new bookappears on Oprah's list of "Books We Can't Wait To Read in 2023”

Jan. 17, 2023

Samira Mehta’s new book, The Racism of People Who Love You appeared on Oprah's list of "Books We Can't Wait To Read in 2023.” See the list and learn more, here.

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Samira Mehta publishes a new book and will give an author talk this month

Jan. 4, 2023

Samira Mehta published a new book, "The Racism of People Who Love You" (Beacon Press, 2023). The Boulder Jewish Community Center will host Mehta's book launch and author talk on January 25, 2023. You can learn more Mehta's book and register for this event here .

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Samira Mehta publishes holiday piece about Hannukah and Jews of color

Dec. 20, 2022

Happy Hannukah! Samira Mehta published holiday piece in The Conversation about Jews of color. You can read the article " ‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews of color " here.

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Samira Mehta publishes several articles about on abortion, American history, religion, and the Supreme Court.

July 1, 2022

Views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one. Samira Mehta, CU expert on religion, gender and sexuality, shares on The Conversation. Read the June 13th article here . Samira Mehta and Lauren Maclvor Thompson discuss how the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is based on...

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Samira Mehta publishes a new article about birth control in The Conversation

June 1, 2022

Samira Mehta recently published the article " Protestants and the pill: How US Christians helped make birth control mainstream ." Professor Mehta’s current project, God Bless the Pill? Sexuality, Contraception, and American Religion examines the role of Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant voices in competing moral logics of contraception, population control,...

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Samira Mehta quoted in a new article in Religious News Service

May 16, 2022

Samira Mehta was quoted in a new article about sustainability and faith-based food practices. You can read the article here: Faith-based foodies don’t stop at kosher or halal in search of sustainable eating

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Samira Mehta interviewed on MSNBC in a segment on anti-semitism in the US

Feb. 11, 2022

Samira Mehta was interviewed on MSNBC in a segment on anti-semitism in the US and the controversy surrounding Deborah’s Lipstadt’s recent nomination by the Biden administration. You can find the clip here .

Jews of Color

A feature article on the new "Jews of Color: Histories and Futures" initiative appears in the Forward.

Jan. 24, 2022

Read about the new Henry Luce Foundation supported initiative, “Jews of Color: Histories and Futures,” spearheaded by Samira Mehta: " ‘A chance to change the world’ — new initiative to elevate voices and experiences of Jews of Color "

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