Pallavi Banerjee – The Conversation

Iranian Canadians have been following the news in Iran carefully. Sadaf Vakilzadeh/Unsplash

July 27, 2025

Iranian Canadians watch the Israel‑U.S. attacks on Iran from afar

Fateme Ejaredar, University of Calgary and Pallavi Banerjee, University of Calgary

Interviews with 30 Iranian Canadians help to untangle the roots of political tensions and evolving solidarities in the Iranian diaspora in Canada.

Police in riot gear formed a line to face student protesters at the University of Calgary campus on May 9, 2024. The university said protesters were trespassing and asked for help from police to disperse the groups. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Noah Korver

May 30, 2024

Student protests: How the university perpetuates colonial violence on campus

Pratim Sengupta, University of Calgary; Pallavi Banerjee, University of Calgary, and Yahya El-Lahib, University of Calgary

Recent student protests are attempts to humanize the Palestinians in desperate need of a ceasefire. Students deserve a dignity-affirming dialogue, not the continued use of police brutality.

A group of Syrian refugees, now new Canadians, take part in a virtual citizenship ceremony in December 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

February 22, 2022

‘I am back to square one’: How COVID‑19 impacted recently resettled Yazidi and Syrian refugees

Leah Hamilton, Mount Royal University and Pallavi Banerjee, University of Calgary

We must meaningfully include newcomers and refugees in the formulation of policies that address structural constraints that affect them during times of crisis.

Highly skilled workers and international students in the U.S. are the latest group to be targeted by the Trump adminstration’s restrictive immigration policies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

July 2, 2020

Trump’s suspension of H‑1B visas is a racist attack on immigrants — and a bad move for the economy

Pallavi Banerjee, University of Calgary and Pratim Sengupta, University of Calgary

By making skilled workers the target of his latest anti-immigration policy, U.S. president Trump signals that he is willing to play to his far right base even if it undermines America’s economic interests.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order to tighten the rules for technology companies seeking to bring highly skilled foreign workers to the United States in April 2017. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

May 10, 2018

Trump’s war against immigrant workers and their spouses

Pallavi Banerjee, University of Calgary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to crack down on temporary skilled workers is a terrible mistake that disproportionately harms women and people of colour.

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