Middle East studies in the News

Controversial Visa Bans Lifted [incl. Tariq Ramadan]

by Scott Jaschik
Inside Higher Ed
January 21, 2010

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/21/visas

http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/9040

Adam Habib and Tariq Ramadan should soon be able to enter the United States once again, ending years in which the Bush administration kept out the two prominent scholars, infuriating many academic groups.

Several academic groups have been in a protracted legal battle with the government over the visa denials to Habib, the deputy vice chancellor of research, innovation and advancement at the University of Johannesburg, and Ramadan, a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday lifted the orders denying visas to the two scholars. While they must now re-apply for visas, the past rationales for rejecting them can't be used, and they are expected to receive speedy approval.

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