Do Anti-Extremism Tactics Harm Muslim and Arab Communities?; Eyes on Mexico: The Drug War’s 2,000 Clandestine Graves; Global Notes: South By Southwest 2019

By Worldview Staff
Three-year-old Alaa Sohim Chowdhury hugs her father Mohammed while he prays as worshippers gather during Eid al-Fitr morning services on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Bridgeview, Ill. They were joined by Christian and Jewish religious leaders from around the Chicago area in a show of support for the Muslim community.
Three-year-old Alaa Sohim Chowdhury hugs her father Mohammed while he prays as worshippers gather during Eid al-Fitr morning services on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Bridgeview, Ill. They were joined by Christian and Jewish religious leaders from around the Chicago area in a show of support for the Muslim community. AP Photo/M. Spencer Green
Three-year-old Alaa Sohim Chowdhury hugs her father Mohammed while he prays as worshippers gather during Eid al-Fitr morning services on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Bridgeview, Ill. They were joined by Christian and Jewish religious leaders from around the Chicago area in a show of support for the Muslim community.
Three-year-old Alaa Sohim Chowdhury hugs her father Mohammed while he prays as worshippers gather during Eid al-Fitr morning services on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Bridgeview, Ill. They were joined by Christian and Jewish religious leaders from around the Chicago area in a show of support for the Muslim community. AP Photo/M. Spencer Green

Do Anti-Extremism Tactics Harm Muslim and Arab Communities?; Eyes on Mexico: The Drug War’s 2,000 Clandestine Graves; Global Notes: South By Southwest 2019

By Worldview Staff
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On today’s show:

  • Racial justice organizations published a report arguing current anti-extremism programs reinforce government surveillance of Muslim communities.
  • Mago Torres, an investigative reporter, found the first of 2,000 unmarked graves belonging to victims of Mexico’s drug war in the state of Michoacan.
  • South by Southwest festival (SXSW), an annual series of festivals and conferences featuring film and music, wrapped up in Austin, Texas last Sunday.