Archives: Posts From February 2008
Campus Watch Readers Weigh In on Middle East Studies
By Cinnamon Stillwell | Wed, 27 Feb 2008 | Permalink
Excerpt: Readers have been weighing in on the Middle East studies professors featured in recent Campus Watch articles or blog posts (as well as a few new names) with some enlightening stories of their own. With their permission, we are reprinting several of them ...
NYU Hosting the Latest "Academic Freedom" Conference; Break out the Violins
By Cinnamon Stillwell | Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | Permalink
Excerpt: The proliferation of dubious conferences on "academic freedom" continues unabated. And, in each case, biased and politicized Middle East studies academics are a major component. In October, 2007, the University of Chicago hosted, "In Defense of Academic ...
Esposito at Stanford
By Cinnamon Stillwell | Fri, 15 Feb 2008 | Permalink
Excerpt: Last week, I attended a lecture at Stanford University by Georgetown professor John Esposito and my Campus Watch article on the experience is up today at Frontpage Magazine. It begins like so: Georgetown professor John Esposito, director of the ...
Joel Beinin To Head Portland State University's Middle East Studies Center?
By Cinnamon Stillwell | Fri, 15 Feb 2008 | Permalink
Excerpt: History professor and former president of the Middle East Studies Association, Joel Beinin, went on "extended leave" from Stanford in 2006 due to what he described as the university's "minimal institutional interest in the study and teaching of the ...
Coddling Islamists at the State Department
By Winfield Myers | Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | Permalink
Excerpt: In "Coddling Islamists: Prof Who Objected to Sharing Panel with IDF Veteran Gets $500k Grant to 'Initiate Dialogue,'" I examine the latest news about University of Delaware political scientist Muqtedar Khan, who is also a Pentagon consultant and fellow ...
Campus Watch on "The Savage Nation"
By Cinnamon Stillwell | Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | Permalink
Excerpt: I'll be a guest on "The Savage Nation" talk radio show this week. Host Michael Savage and I will discuss my recent Campus Watch article, "Promotion of Islam in Our Schools" on California State University-Sacramento professor Ayad Al-Qazzaz, as well as ...
"Friends of Sabeel," CAIR, and Middle East Studies Profs. Join Forces
By Cinnamon Stillwell | Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | Permalink
Excerpt: Friends of Sabeel, the anti-Israel organization that disingenuously bills itself as the savior of Palestinian Christians, has once again reared its ugly head. Friends of Sabeel – North America (FOSNA) will be holding its regional conference, "From ...
Cal State University-Sacramento Prof. Ayad Al-Qazzaz: Promoting Islam in Our Schools
By Cinnamon Stillwell | Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | Permalink
Excerpt: My latest Campus Watch article, "Promotion of Islam in Our Schools," appears today at Frontpage Magazine. It focuses on Cal State-University Sacramento professor Ayad Al-Qazzaz and his involvement with a controversial textbook currently being used in ...
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