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coeditor of the journal Patterns of Prejudice, dedicated to understanding the motivations for and potential solutions to discrimination. Dr. Becker-Topkara earned her PhD in Sociology from Yale University in 2018, her master's degree in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies from Oxford University in 2007, and her BA in Sociology from Cornell University. Asad Dandia is the Outreach and Partnerships Manager at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU). Before joining the ISPU, Mr. Dandia was the Community Program Coordinator at the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, where, after surveying hundreds of Muslim New Yorkers, he copublished a groundbreaking report on Islamophobia in New York City. He has worked for the American Muslim community for his entire adult life, and his writing has been published in the Washington Post, Al-Jazeera, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, among others. Mr. Dandia earned his MA in Islamic Studies from Columbia University and his BS in Social Work from New York University. While both guest presenters brought their unique perspective and academic focus to their workshop, entitled "Conversations in Crisis: Muslim American Experiences, Jewish American Experiences & the Impact of the Israel-Palestine Conflict in Our Communities," both identified first and foremost as New Yorkers—which they referred to as one of the most multicultural and plural places one can live, and of all North American cities, home to the largest population of Jews and Muslims. Dr. Becker-Topkara and Mr. Dandia used their identities as New Yorkers to springboard into a discussion of Jewish and Muslim identity in Americans. What are their values? Where do they work? Where were they born? How racially and ethnically diverse are they? They concluded that neither Muslims or Jews are monoliths; for both, faith and religiosity are proud and important identifiers. The presenters took turns defining antisemitism and Islamophobia, and then took considerable time and care to chart the history of these forms of hatred and bigotry. For instance, Islamophobia often spikes in times of national elections or significant foreign policy developments in the Middle East. Antisemitism has seen a rise correlated to social media. X (formally Twitter) and the Telegram social messaging app are two sites that pervasively spread antisemitic narratives. They also presented data and correlated human stories documenting the meteoric rise in both antisemitism and Islamophobia since October 7. According to the Anti-Defamation League, antisemitic incidents have been steadily rising for the last decade, and the month following October 7th saw a 388 percent increase in antisemitic incidents. Between 10/7/23 and 12/2/23, the Council on American- Islamic Relations received 2,171 reports of Islamophobia and/or anti- Arab hate, a 172 percent increase over the past year. Mr. Dandia shared a personal story of police surveillance of him and other American Muslims in a charitable organization he started as a teenager. Despite fears of retribution, he participated in a groundbreaking American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit that reformed NYC policy. Dr. Becker-Topkara gave insight into her interfaith marriage of academics who both study the commonalities of marginalization shared by the A 2002 MIOW Club meeting History of Make-up 30 / TREVOR MAGAZINE WINTER 2023–24