Samira Mehta
Samira K. 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.
Samira K. 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.â€See the list and learn more, here.
Samira K. 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
Happy Hanukkah! Samira K. 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"
Views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one. Samira K. Mehta, CU expert on religion, gender and sexuality, shares on The Conversation.Read the June 13th article here.Samira
Samira K. 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
Samira K. 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
Samira K. 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.
Read about the new Henry Luce Foundation supported initiative, “Jews of Color: Histories and Futures,†spearheaded by Samira K. Mehta:"‘A chance to change the world’ — new initiative to elevate voices and experiences of Jews of Color"
Samira K. Mehta was interviewed by the Colorado Springs Gazette and KRDO News Radio about Hanukkah celebrations in Colorado and the U.S. https://gazette.com/news/public-hanukkah-celebrations-begin-sunday-in-colorado-