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Just Like Us! Really? [On John Esposito; Georgetown's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding]
by Robert Satloff, May 12, 2008 - The Weekly Standard

With Friends Like Esposito…. [on John Esposito]
by Alathea Faraday, May 9, 2008 - Citizens Against Sharia Blog

ProcrastiHop: Academic Events of May Seventh [incl. Joseph Massad, Lisa Anderson]
May 9, 2008 - The BWOG (by the staff of The Blue and White, Columbia U. undergraduate magazine)

A Seeker Finds a Home [on Ingrid Mattson]
by Phil Haslanger, May 9, 2008 - The Capitol Times (Madison, WI)

2 British Universities to Benefit From Saudi Prince's Gifts [on Alwaleed bin Talal; the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh; John Esposito]
by Aisha Labi, May 9, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Alwaleed Gives $31 Million for U.K. University Islamic Centers [on Cambridge and Edinburgh]
by Will McSheehy, May 8, 2008 - Bloomberg.com

News Flash: Muslims Want Free Speech for Themselves! [on John Esposito]
by Alathea Faraday, May 8, 2008 - Citizens Against Sharia Blog

UW–Madison Receives Federal Grant for Middle East Studies [incl. Uli Schamiloglu]
by Press Release, May 8, 2008 - Division of International Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison

Italy's Muslims Divided on Turin Book Fair [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
May 8, 2008 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)

Barrett Will Shake Up District 3 Race [on Kevin Barrett]
by John Nichols, May 8, 2008 - The Capitol Times (Madison, WI)

Saudi Prince Gives Universities 16m Pounds for Study of Islam [on Alwaleed bin Talal Abdulaziz al-Saud; the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh]
by Richard Garner, May 8, 2008 - The Independent (U.K.)

Turin Book Fair Causes a Stir [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Tracy Wilkinson, May 8, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities announce New Centres for Islamic Studies [on Alwaleed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud]
by Press Release, May 8, 2008 - University of Cambridge

Arabian Gulf Money and US Universities (Continued) [incl. Middle East studies]
by Jay P. Greene, May 7, 2008 - Jay P. Greene's Blog

Forked Tongue [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Doug Ireland, May/June 2008 - New Humanist

A Safe Space to Talk about Islam
by Anthea Lipsett, May 7, 2008 - The Guardian (U.K.)

Papers Ignore Obama's Palestinian Friends [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Jonathan Mark, May 7, 2008 - The Jewish Week (New York)

Edward Said's Shadowy Legacy [incl. Daniel Martin Varisco, Bernard Lewis, et al.]
by Robert Irwin, May 7, 2008 - TLS: The Times Literary Supplement

Italian President Defends Turin Book Fair Honoring Israeli Writers [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
May 6, 2008 - Associated Press

The Exotic East [incl. Middle East studies, Edward Said, Bernard Lewis]
by Megan McArdle, May 6, 2008 - The Atlantic Monthly

Turin Book Fair Criticised for Honoring Israel [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
May 5, 2008 - Agence France-Presse

Kind Words for Co-Conspirators
by Steven Emerson, May 5, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism

To the Mideast, With Love
by Brittani Lusk, May 2, 2008 - Daily Herald

Protecting Free Speech
by Kevin D. Williamson, May 2, 2008 - Media Blog on National Review Online

ASMEA's Debut
by Mark T. Clark [incl. comments from Philip Carl Salzman and Raymond Ibrahim], May 2, 2008 - Middle East Strategy at Harvard

American U. in Cairo Names a Provost
by Andrew Mills, David Glenn, Eugene McCormack, May 2, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

News Analysis: Competing Meetings Kick Up Sand in Middle-East Studies
by Richard Byrne, May 2, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Who Needs Vigilance? The NY Times and 'Intifada High'
by Adam Brodsky, May 2, 2008 - The New York Post

Balance of Power: A New Group Counters
by Charlotte Allen, May 2, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal

More CPS students Can Learn Arabic
by Fran Spielman, May 1, 2008 - Chicago Sun-Times

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's "Education Wing"
by Steven Emerson, May 1, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism

The Fight Over '1948'
by Ephraim Karsh, May 1, 2008 - The New York Sun

Columbia's Coatsworth
by Editorial, May 1, 2008 - The New York Sun

Either Lee Bollinger is a Coward, A Fool, or a Fifth Columnist of the Extreme Left
by Martin Peretz, May 1, 2008 - The Spine [TNR Blog]

Rev. Wright's Middle East Views
by Ed Lasky, April 30, 2008 - American Thinker

Middle East Conflicts Spark Fiery Discussion
by Tommy Wright and John Ellis, April 30, 2008 - Spartan Daily

Berkeley Muslim Conference Versus Western Civilization
by Brenda Walker, April 30, 2008 - VDARE.com

Baylor Team Wins At Model Arab League Competition
by Press Release, April 29, 2008 - Baylor University Media Communications

Saudi Cash Seduction is Faustian Pact
by Merv Bendle, April 29, 2008 - The Australian

Bulliet, Yusuf Address Relationship Between Christianity, Islam
by Mansi Mehta, April 29, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Profs. Massad, Nathan Receive Trilling, Van Doren Awards
by Maggie Astor, April 29, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

ACLU Urges Federal Appeals Court to Lift Ban on Renowned Scholar
by Press Release, April 28, 2008 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

First Meeting for New Group on Middle East and African Studies Places Islamic Extremism at Center of Its Agenda
by Richard Byrne, April 28, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education

An Anatomy of Surrender
by Bruce Bawer, Spring 2008 - City Journal

Juan Cole: Illogic :: Michael Jordan: Basketball
by Eric Trager, April 28, 2008 - Contentions (Commentary Magazine Blog)

Columbia to Mark "Catastrophe"
April 28, 2008 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)

Dinesh D'Souza: John Esposito "is one of the most respected American authorities on Islam"
by Robert Spencer, April 28, 2008 - Jihad Watch

John Esposito Reponds!
by Robert Spencer, April 28, 2008 - Jihad Watch

Lack of Openness Makes Scholarly Discussion of Islam Dangerous, Says Bernard Lewis
by Matt Korade, April 27, 2008 - Congressional Quarterly's Homeland Security News and Analysis

SPME Attends Inaugural Conference of ASMEA
by Edward S. Beck, April 27, 2008 - Scholars for Peace in the Middle East

Nasrallah Wipes Juan Cole
by Eric Trager, April 25, 2008 - EricTrager.org

Dinesh D'Souza Embraces John Esposito
by Robert Spencer, April 25, 2008 - Jihad Watch

Digging for Trouble: The Politics of Archaeology in East Jerusalem
by Yigal Bronner and Neve Gordon, April 25, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

University of Wisconsin to Launch Islam Radio Program
by Grace Kim, April 25, 2008 - The Daily Cardinal (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison)

At Columbia Protest, Echoes (Faint) of 1968
by Kaitlin Bell, April 25, 2008 - The New York Observer

Professor Talks Islam, Politics in the Arab World
by Hannah Kieschnick, April 25, 2008 - Yale Herald

Egyptian Studies, An Artifact of a Passionate Professor
by Joanna Linzer, April 25, 2008 - Yale Herald

Arabic Classes Grow in Popularity: Students are learning the language to get better jobs, cultural understanding
by Melissa Nann Burke, April 25, 2008 - York Daily Record (York County, Pa.)

In-Classroom Indoctrination at the University of Michigan
by Jacob Benshimon, April 24, 2008 - Frontpage Magazine

Scholars to Tackle Muslims in Media: Berkeley conference to 'deconstruct Islamophobia'
by Rebecca Rosen Lum, April 24, 2008 - InsideBayArea.com

Uni Defends Saudi Grant
by Richard Kerbaj, April 24, 2008 - The Australian

It's a Wonderful Day for a Walkout
April 24, 2008 - The BWOG (by the staff of The Blue and White, Columbia U. undergraduate magazine)

Debunking Obama's Ayers "Fact Sheet"
by Guy Benson, April 24, 2008 - Townhall.com

What Muslims Really Think
by Dinesh D'Souza, April 23, 2008 - AOL News Bloggers

Speaker Diversifies Argument on Islam
by Avalon O'Lone, April 23, 2008 - Daily Nexus (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

One More Disaster At Columbia
by John Leo, April 23, 2008 - Minding the Campus

MEALAC DisOriented
by Katie Reedy, March 2008 - The Blue and White

The New Yorker Hearts Nadia
by Ralph Harrington, April 23, 2008 - The Greycat Blog

War in Iraq Opens Employment Opportunities for Those Trained in Arabic Language
by Kristen Copeland, April 23, 2008 - WKTV-Utica, New York

The Theologians Working Towards a Euro-Islam
by Dieter Bednarz and Daniel Steinvorth, April 22, 2008 - Der Spiegel

Are Columbia's Palestinians... Palestinian?
by Martin Kramer, April 22, 2008 - Martin Kramer's Sandbox

Gift from Ruler of Sharjah Will Establish First Chair in Global Islam
April 22, 2008 - McMaster Daily News

Sara Roy and the Aim of Dividing Israelis Into Bad Ones and Very Bad Ones
by Chava Gurion, April 22, 2008 - Scholars for Peace in the Middle East - Faculty Voices

Spencer and Pipes Explain Jihad
by Jonathan Gelbart, April 22, 2008 - The Stanford Review

Sheik Funds Chair in Islamic Studies at McMaster
April 21, 2008 - Canwest News Service

Website Proposed to Improve Islamic Studies
by Anthea Lipsett, April 21, 2008 - The Guardian (U.K.)

Our World: Obama the Savior
by Caroline Glick, April 21, 2008 - The Jerusalem Post

McCain Pressed on 'Islamic' Terror Label
by Rowan Scarborough, April 21, 2008 - The Washington Times

A Dialogue Among Scholars About a Dialogue With Islam
by Evan R. Goldstein, April 18, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

How Just Is Islam's Just-War Tradition?
by Evan R. Goldstein, April 18, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Arabic Professor Says Middle Eastern Studies Neglected
by Jeff Sullivan, April 18, 2008 - The Good Five Cent Cigar (University of Rhode Island)

Infamous Tycoon Launches Middle East Studies
by Joanna Linzer, April 18, 2008 - The Yale Herald

Middle East Experts Endorse Obama
April 17, 2008 - Daily Kos Blog

Hezbollah Advocate Challenged at Rice
by Michael C. Duke, April 17, 2008 - The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston)

The New Yorker Dances to Nadia's Tune
by Martin "Sol" Soloman, April 16, 2008 - Solomonia Blog

Former SIPA Dean to Become Provost at American University of Cairo
by Joy Resmovits, April 16, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Lisa Anderson, former SIPA Dean, Named Provost of American University in Cairo
April 15, 2008 - The BWOG (by the staff of The Blue and White, Columbia U. undergraduate magazine)

The New Yorker on Nadia Abu El Haj
by Carol Iannone, April 15, 2008 - The Corner at NRO

Free Speech Vs. Lawsuit Terrorism
by Editorial, April 14, 2008 - Investor's Business Daily

Obama's Terror Ties
by Editorial, April 14, 2008 - Investor's Business Daily

Tenure as a Fact on the Ground
by TXM, April 14, 2008 - The Chicago Blog (Publicity from the University of Chicago Press)

"Extremism" Fear over Islam Studies Donations
by Ben Leach, April 14, 2008 - The Daily Telegraph (London)

I and My Brother Against My Cousin
by Stanley Kurtz, April 14, 2008 - The Weekly Standard

Das Ende for German at USC
by Scott Jaschik, April 11, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed

Charter School Makes Changes After Islamic Accusation
by Nicole Muehlhausen, April 11, 2008 - KSTP.com (5 Eyewitness News)

The Company He Keeps: Meet Obama's circle: The Same Old America-hating Left
by Andrew C. McCarthy, April 11, 2008 - National Review Online

Teachers Union, Parents Rip Arab School
by Rachel Monahan, April 11, 2008 - New York Daily News

O say can you see...
by Scott Johnson, April 11, 2008 - Power Line

Nadia Abu El-Haj Speaks
April 11, 2008 - The Bwog

Laurie Brand Named Carnegie Scholar
by Wayne Lewis, April 11, 2008 - USC News

Worrying...
by Jennifer Rubin, April 10, 2008 - Contentions (the blog of Commentary Magazine)

The Muslim Student Association at Penn State [incl. Ingrid Mattson, Lawrence Davidson]
April 10, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine

TIZA Headmaster: We're too incompetent to Operate a Flagpole [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Ed Morrissey, April 10, 2008 - Hot Air

Minnesota Madrassa
by Editors, April 10, 2008 - Investor's Business Daily

Metro Charter School Accused of Teaching Islam [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Nicole Muehlhausen, April 10, 2008 - KSTP.com (5 Eyewitness News)

Who Does Speak for Islam?
by Hillel Fradkin, April 10, 2008 - Middle East Strategy at Harvard

Minnesota Charter School - Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy - Operating As A Madrassah
April 10, 2008 - PipeLineNews.org

Obama's Israel Problems Continue
by Michael Goldfarb, April 10, 2008 - The Blog of the Weekly Standard

Study Estimates Assets of Arab Lands' Jews
by Marc Perelman, April 10, 2008 - The Forward

Allies of Palestinians See an Ally in Obama [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Peter Wallsten, April 10, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

Can There Be an Islamic Democracy? [incl. John Esposito, John Voll, Bernard Lewis, Noah Feldman, et al.]
by David Bukay, Spring 2007 - The Middle East Quarterly

Terrorizing Publishing [incl. Khalid bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge Univ. Press]
by Roger Kimball, April 10, 2008 - The New York Sun

U.N. Official Urged Commission to Study Neocon Role in 9/11 [incl. Kevin Barrett]
by Eli Lake, April 10, 2008 - The New York Sun

"Critical Foreign Languages" Taught in More Schools [incl. Arabic]
by Tom Puko, April 10, 2008 - The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Dr. Esposito and the Seven-Percent Solution [on Georgetown's John Esposito]
by Martin Kramer, April 9, 2008 - Martin Kramer's Sandbox

CAIR, Georgetown University, John Esposito And Keith Ellison Participate In Bin Talal Wahhabist Puppet Show
by William Mayer and Beila Rabinowitz, April 9, 2008 - PipelineNews.org

A Madrassa Grows in Minnesota at Taxpayers' Expense, Part 2 [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Scott Johnson, April 9, 2008 - Power Line

Teacher Breaks Wall of Silence at State's Muslim Public School [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Katherine Kersten, April 9, 2008 - Star Tribune

Teacher Spills Beans about Islamic Classes [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
April 9, 2008 - World Net Daily

Committee for Tyranny in Academe [on the Ad Hoc Committee to Defend the University; incl. Norman Finkelstein, Nadia Abu El-Haj
by Gil Troy, April 8, 2008 - Jerusalem Post

"A Land without a People for a People without a Land" [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Joel Beinin, Norman Finkelstein, et al.]
by Diana Muir, Spring 2008 - Middle East Quarterly

E-mail Exchange with TIZA's Executive Director [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Katherine Kersten, April 8, 2008 - Star Tribune

U.'s Mideast Center Gets Shake-up [at the University of Utah; incl. Ibrahim Karawan, Harris Lenowitz, and Peter Sluglett]
by Brian Maffly, April 8, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Scholars See Need to Redefine and Protect Academic Freedom [incl. Zachary Lockman, Rashid Khalidi]
by Richard Byrne, April 7, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Arabic Class Offers Fresh Perspective on Culture [on the University of Missouri, St. Louis; incl. Laura El Hage Chehade]
by Jessica Keil, April 7, 2008 - The Current

Contemplating Academic Freedom During the War on Terror [incl. Zachary Lockman]
by Kaitlyn Gosman, April 7, 2008 - Washington Square News

The New Pyramid Builders [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press]
by Edward Cline, April 5, 2008 - Capitalism Magazine

Dean Quiet about Karawan's Resignation [on Middle East Center Director Ibrahim Karawan of U. of Utah]
by Rochelle McConkie, April 4, 2008 - The Daily Utah Chronicle (University of Utah)

Karawan Resigns over Middle East Center Dismissals [on Ibrahim Karawan, Peter Sluglett, Harris Lenowitz of the Univ. of Utah]
by Rochelle McConkie, April 4, 2008 - The Daily Utah Chronicle (University of Utah)

Dean Newman Has Decimated One of U's Top Programs [on Ibrahim Karawan, Peter Sluglett, Harris Lenowitz, the Middle East Center, at the Univ. of Utah]
by Editorial, April 4, 2008 - The Daily Utah Chronicle (University of Utah)

U Mideast Center in Turmoil [at the Univ. of Utah; incl. Ibrahim Karawan, Peter Sluglett, Harris Lenowitz]
by Brian Maffly, April 4, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Office of International Studies Looks at Middle East Programs [at Wesleyan U.]
by Lydia Tomkiw, April 4, 2008 - The Wesleyan Argus

Iran's Adventures in the Region Will Fail [interview with Mansour Farhang]
by Huda Al Husseini, April 3, 2008 - Asharq Alawsat

Profs Go to Bat for Arab Principal [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Yoav Gonen, April 3, 2008 - The New York Post

Educators: Mayor Forced Arabic School Principal's Exit [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Elizabeth Green, April 3, 2008 - The New York Sun

Schools to Teach Arabic [on Schenectady, NY]
by Lauren Stanforth, April 3, 2008 - Times Union

The MSA at Berkeley [on the Muslim Student Association; incl. Hatem Bazian, Hamid Algar]
by Editors, April 2, 2008 - Frontpage Magazine

Taste, Touch of Middle East only as far as UW-Green Bay
April 2, 2008 - The Green Bay Press-Gazette

Battle Over Charter School Space Will Heat Up Today [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Elizabeth Green, April 2, 2008 - The New York Sun

Jihadi Studies: The Obstacles to Understanding Radical Islam and the Opportunities to Know It Better
by Thomas Heggehammer, April 2, 2008 - Times Literary Supplement

Finding the Voices of Moderate Islam [ref. John Esposito, Juan Cole, Tariq Ramadan]
by Jay Tolson, April 2, 2008 - U.S. News & World Report

Jihad Against West is Well-Entrenched, Author Says [on Walid Phares; incl. higher education]
by Josiah Ryan, March 31, 2008 - Cybercast News Service

The Fate of Jewish Anti-Zionists [incl. Joel Beinin, MESA]
by Ami Isseroff, March 31, 2008 - Israelenews.com

Desert Bloom [on academic institutions in the Persian Gulf; quotes Zachary Lockman, Bernard Haykel]
by Zvika Krieger, March 28, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education

UWGB Club Hosting Arabic Day Tuesday on Campus
by Thomas Rozwadowski, March 28, 2008 - The Green Bay Press-Gazette

Roth, Faculty Push for Middle Eastern Studies in New Initiatives
by Lydia Tomkiw, March 28, 2008 - The Wesleyan Argus

Shilling for Sharia at Harvard [on Noah Feldman]
by Hillel Stavis, March 27, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine

Controversial History Prof Alleges Israeli Ethnic Cleansing [on Ilan Pappe]
by Charlie Smith, March 27, 2008 - Straight.com (Vancouver, BC)

Arabic School Heads for PS 287 Building [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Carrie Melago, March 27, 2008 - The New York Daily News

Rep. Wolf's Questions for Georgetown Over Gift From Saudi Prince Spark Debate [incl. John Esposito, John Voll]
by Matt Korade, March 26, 2008 - Congressional Quarterly

Following the Foreign Money [incl. the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding; Title VI]
by Stanley Kurtz, March 26, 2008 - National Review Online

A History in Politics [on Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar]
by Kenny Lindberg, March 26, 2008 - The Channel Online (Santa Barbara City College)

How an International Approach Can Help Your Degree [incl. Middle East studies, languages]
by Diane Cole, March 26, 2008 - U.S. News & World Report

Religion Isn't Going Away, but It Needs Examination [incl. Carleton Univ., MESA]
by Leonard Stern, March 25, 2008 - The Vancouver Sun

Mideast Wealth Lies in Educating Youth [on the American University in Cairo; incl. Howard University's Mervat Hatem, Middle East studies]
by Federica Narancio, March 24, 2008 - Middle East Times

Interest in Arabic and Chinese Soars at Local Colleges
by Jan Rey, March 24, 2008 - The Buffalo News

NY Appeals Court Rejects Claim by Arabic School Principal [on Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
March 20, 2008 - Associated Press

Esposito's Predictions, Right and Wrong [on Georgetown's John Esposito]
by Martin Kramer, March 20, 2008 - Martin Kramer's Sandbox

Campus Ends Affiliation With Arabic Course [on UC Berkeley]
by Stephanie M. Lee, March 20, 2008 - The Daily Californian

The Wright Foreign Policy [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Stanley Kurtz, March 19, 2008 - The Corner at NRO

ACLU-MN Opens Investigation of Tarek Academy [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Press Release, March 18, 2008 - American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota

American Scholar Fights British 'Libel Tourism' Judgment in the U.S. [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambrige University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Jennifer Howard, March 18, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education

CMU to Offer Arabic, Chinese Languages
March 18, 2008 - Inside CMU (Central Michigan University)

Lecturer Compares Eastern Civilizations [on Cemil Aydin]
by Andrew Kener, March 18, 2008 - The Daily Pennsylvanian

‘A War Over Memory': Reconstructing a Nation's Identity [on Kanan Makiya]
by Lois E. Beckett, March 18, 2008 - The Harvard Crimson

Imams Promote 'Our Values' on Taxpayer Dime [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
March 15, 2008 - World Net Daily

Prince in £8m Gift for Centre [on Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal]
by Stephen Exley, March 14, 2008 - Cambridge News Online

Bernard Lewis Whitewashes Jihad
by Andrew G. Bostom, March 14, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine

DeGioia Insists Center Neutral Despite Saudi Funds [incl. John Esposito, John Voll, Amira Sonbol, Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding]
by Kathleen Nahill, March 14, 2008 - The Hoya (Georgetown University)

Smeared by Obama-hacks [ref. Rashid Khalidi]
by Aaron Klein, March 14, 2008 - WorldNetDaily

Muslim Elementary School Welcomed in Minnesota [on the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Robert Spencer, March 13, 2008 - Human Events

Kurdish Political Studies Chair at Univ. of Central Florida
March 13, 2008 - Orlando Business Journal

Islamic Scholar Speaks to Large Audience [on Ingrid Mattson]
by Breann Schossow, March 13, 2008 - The Spectator (University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire)

Univ. of Arizona Offers One-of-a-Kind Dual Doctorate [incl. Anne Betteridge, Barbara Mills, Brian Silverstein]
by Aly Van Dyke, March 13, 2008 - The Wildcat Online (Univ. of Arizona)

$1M Donation Helps University of Central Florida Create Country's First Endowed Chair in Kurdish Political Studies
by UCF Staff, March 13, 2008 - University of Central Florida News & Information

Soft-Peddling Sharia at Harvard [incl. Khaled Abou El Fadl, Roy Mottadeh]
by Candace de Russy, March 12, 2008 - Phi Beta Cons

American U. of Beirut to Name U. of Chicago Scholar as Next President [on Peter Dorman]
by Andrew Mills, March 12, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog

Experts Dissect Iraq Consequences [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Mary Kohlmann, March 12, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Arabic Program Receives Grant [on Springbrook High School, MD]
by Miriam Hauser, March 12, 2008 - The Springbrook High School Blueprint

Won't Somebody Tell Juan Cole?
by David T., March 11, 2008 - Harry's Place Blog

Harvard: America's "Hub" For Sharia? [on Khaled Abou el Fadl; ref. Roy Mottadeh, Gustave von Grunebaum]
by Andrew Bostom, March 10, 2008 - Canada Free Press

Confusion at Columbia [incl. Jeremy Dauber, Yinon Cohen]
by Martin Kramer, March 10, 2008 - Sandbox Blog

Scholar of Yiddish Named To Lead Columbia Institute [on Jeremy Dauber]
by E.B. Solomont, March 10, 2008 - The New York Sun

Are Taxpayers Footing the Bill for an Islamic Public School in Minnesota? [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Katherine Kersten, March 9, 2008 - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Intrigue Helps Fuel Language Studies [on Arabic lang. instruction in Utah public schools]
by Ben Fulton, March 9, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Columbia's Israel Problem [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Joseph Massad, Hamid Dabashi, Lila Abu-Lughod, George Saliba]
by Charlotte Allen, March 7, 2008 - Minding the Campus

Yiddish Prof Named Acting Director of Israel Institute After False Media Speculation [on Jeremy Dauber]
by Spectator News Staff, March 7, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Hillel Stavis: Preaching the Sharia -- Just Another Odd Job at Harvard [on Khaled Abou el Fadl; incl. Roy Mottahedeh]
by Hillel Stavis, March 6, 2008 - Solomonia Blog

Controversial Arabic Public School May Move to Fort Greene [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Evan Mantyk, March 6, 2008 - The Epoch Times

One on One: When Defeat Means Liberation [interview with Bernard Lewis]
by Ruthie Blum, March 6, 2008 - The Jerusalem Post

Arabic Department Sees Unusually High Turnover [on Middlebury College, Vermont]
by Anthony Adragna, March 6, 2008 - The Middlebury Campus

Lawmakers Give a Boost to Foreign Language Classes [incl. Arabic]
by Lisa Schencker, March 6, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Botman Recommended as USM President [on CUNY's Selma Botman & U. of Southern Maine]
by Robert Lowell, March 5, 2008 - American Journal

Debbie Almontaser, Peacemaker
by Paul Moses, March 5, 2008 - Commonweal

Israeli Appeals Court: You Can Denounce the Radical Left [incl. Neve Gordon]
by P. David Hornik, March 5, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine

Iran Joins Boycott of Book Fairs [ref. Tariq Ramadan]
March 5, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA)

Controversial Muslim Scholar in Australia [on Tariq Ramadan]
March 5, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA)

PC Recommends Middle Eastern Minor [at Colby College, Maine]
by Alexander Richards, March 5, 2008 - The Colby Echo

Arabic Class Thinks Globally [on Cholla High Magnet School in Tucson, AZ]
by Carmen Duarte, March 4, 2008 - Arizona Daily Star

Bringing the Arab World to U.S. Classrooms [on Arabic lang. instruction]
by Lydia Lum, March 4, 2008 - Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Banned Muslim Advised Coalition [on Tariq Ramadan, Australian government]
by Sarah Elks, March 4, 2008 - The Australian

A Challenge to SAFE [incl. Neve Gordon, Thomas Abowd, et al.]
by Ari Parritz, Ben Kaminsky, and Eitan Ingall, March 4, 2008 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan)

Creative Campus: Roth, Faculty Plan Enhanced Curriculum [inc. Middle East studies]
by Brooke Olaussen, March 4, 2008 - The Wesleyan Argus

Islamic Scholar Calls for Australian Trained Imams [on Tariq Ramadan]
March 3, 2008 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

What Do Muslims Think? [on John Esposito's "Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think"]
by Evan Goldstein, March 3, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education

British Libel Law – Suppression of Truth in the US and UK? [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Adrian Morgan, March 3, 2008 - Family Security Matters

Muslim Call for Dialogue Wins Support Despite Reservations [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Ben Harris, March 3, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA)

Master of Islamist Doublespeak [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Melanie Phillips, March 3, 2008 - The Australian

MP Warns Scholar on Racist Messages [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Richard Kerbaj, March 3, 2008 - The Australian

Book Review: Preying on Western Naivete - Caroline Fourest's Brother Tariq [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Jeff Breinholt, March 2, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism

Ferguson Defends Visa for Visiting Muslim Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
March 1, 2008 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

No to Manne, but Yes to Ramadan [on Tariq Ramadan; incl. Ian Buruma]
by Andrew Bolt, March 1, 2008 - Andrew Bolt Blog (Herald Sun)

Muslim Organization Calls for Boycott of Paris Book Fair [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
March 1, 2008 - CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

David's Bookshelf 66 [on the book, "Brother Tariq: The Doublespeak of Tariq Ramadan"]
by David Frum, March 1, 2008 - David Frum's Diary (National Review Online)

Scholar Banned by US to Speak Here [on Tariq Ramada & Griffith University in Queensland, Australia]
by Richard Kerbaj, March 1, 2008 - The Australian

The Proud Polemicist [on Tariq Ramadan; incl. Ian Buruma]
by Rebecca Weisser, March 1, 2008 - The Australian

Studying Religiously [ref. Muslim studies at Carleton U. in Ontario, the Middle East Studies Association]
by Leonard Stern, March 1, 2008 - The Ottowa Citizen

Fort Greene Parents Oppose Sharing Space With Arabic-Themed School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, incl. Dhabah "Debbie" Altmontaser]
by Mary Frost, February 29, 2008 - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The Pious Fraud [book review of "Brother Tariq: The Doublespeak of Tariq Ramadan"]
by Ibn Warraq, February 29, 2008 - City Journal

Georgetown to Congressman: Don't Worry About Our Petrodollars [on the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, John Esposito]
by Steven Emerson, February 29, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism

Mother fights Islamist ‘Dawa' Textbook [on "History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond"]
by Debra Ferrell, February 29, 2008 - Paul Revere Brigage

Grant Elevates Jewish Studies [on San Francisco State University]
February 29, 2008 - San Francisco Chronicle

Two Steps Forward [on Arabic language and Middle East studies courses]
by Editorial, February 29, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College)

Informal Arabic Class Aims to Fill Course Gap
by Anne Riley and Steve Kolowich, February 29, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College)

Muslim Academic Calls for Book-Fair Boycott [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Simon Rocker, February 29, 2008 - The Jewish Chronicle

New York Passes Law Against 'Libel Tourists' [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mafhouz]
February 29, 2008 - Times Online

Rashid Khalidi
by David Pryce-Jones, February 28, 2008 - David Calling (Web log at National Review Online)

Israël, le sens d'un boycottage, par Tariq Ramadan
by Tariq Ramadan, February 28, 2008 - Le Monde

Khalil Academy's Plans to Inhabit P.S. 287 Met with Resistance
by Rachel Monahan and Carrie Melago, February 28, 2008 - The New York Daily News

New Columbia Israel Director Denounced 'Occupation' [on Yinon Cohen; incl. Rashid Khalidi, Lila Abu-Lughod]
by Jared Irmas, February 28, 2008 - The New York Sun

Muslim Student Group Launches "Jihad" of Mixed Messages [incl. John Esposito, Khaled Abou el-Fadl, Daniel Pipes]
by Jonathan Gelbart, February 28, 2008 - The Stanford Review

Fund Endows Israel Studies Chair in S.F. [on San Francisco State University]
February 27, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA)

Homemade Israel-bashers
by Amnon Rubinstein, February 27, 2008 - The Jerusalem Post

Problems Persist at City Arabic School [Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Ariel Siegel, February 27, 2008 - Washington Square News

How Offensive Can a Trustee Be? [on Dorris Wood, the College of the Siskiyous]
by Scott Jaschik, February 26, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed

Crown Gift to Boost Middle Eastern Studies Program [at Northwestern Univ.]
by Press Release, February 26, 2008 - Northwestern University News and Information

Obama's Connections to a Questionable Professor [on Rashid Khalidi]
by Candace de Russy, February 26, 2008 - Phi Beta Cons

Inter-Faith initiatives: In Search of Dialogue [incl. Tariq Ramadan, Sari Nusseibeh]
by Editorial, February 26, 2008 - The Economist

The Obama Files [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by John Batchelor, February 25, 2008 - Human Events

Muslims in Dialogue Gesture to Jews [incl. Akbar Ahmed, Tariq Ramadan]
February 25, 2008 - Islam Online

Columbia's Israelis [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Lila Abu-Lughod]
by Martin Kramer, February 25, 2008 - Martin Kramer's Sandbox

Carleton Offers Program in Muslim Studies [incl. Leonard Librande]
by Pauline Tam, February 25, 2008 - The Ottawa Citizen

Backbone, Berman, and Buruma: A Debate that Actually Matters [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Peter Collier, Winter 2008 - World Affairs Journal

Obama Raised Funds for Islamic Causes [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Aaron Klein, February 25, 2008 - WorldNetDaily

Obama Worked with Terrorist [ref. Rashid Khalidi]
by Aaron Klein, February 24, 2008 - WorldNetDaily

A Western Dhimmi's Unending Propaganda for Islam [on John Esposito]
by Jacob Thomas, February 23, 2008 - Faith Freedom International

Columbia University Professor Rashid Khalidi's Double Standard on Grammar for Jews
by Jonathan Schwartz, February 22, 2008 - Anti-Racist Blog

Congressman Questions GU Over Saudi Prince's Gift [incl. John Esposito, John Voll]
by Kathleen Nahill, February 22, 2008 - The Hoya (Georgetown University)

$20 Million Gift to Muslim Center Questioned [incl. John Esposito, John Voll, Martin Kramer]
by Crystal Chang, February 21, 2008 - The Georgetown Voice

Faculty, Students Ask for Mideast Studies Major [incl. Mohammad Salama]
by Britte Marsh, February 21, 2008 - The Golden Gate (San Francisco State University)

For Muslim Students, a Debate on Inclusion [incl. Hamid Algar]
by Neil MacFarquhar, February 21, 2008 - The New York Times

Conflict Resolution [on the Jewish Studies Program's inclusion of Palestinian studies at U. Maryland]
by Jenn Young, February 20, 2008 - Diamondback Online (University of Maryland, College Park)

Editorial [on Richard Judd & Norton Mezvinsky's efforts to create the International University of Iraq (IUI); Middle East studies at CCSU]
by Editorial, February 20, 2008 - The Recorder (Central Connecticut State University)

Georgetown U's Wahhabi Front [incl. John Esposito]
by Patrick Poole, February 19, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine

Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Major Established [at Boston College; incl. Franck Salameh]
by Matthew DeLuca, February 18, 2008 - BC Heights (Boston College)

Finally, Some Needed Congressional Oversight [on Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's gift to Georgetown U.; John Esposito]
by Douglas Farah, February 18, 2008 - DouglasFarah.com

Ben Gurion University Faculty Member Calls for Israel's Annihilation [on Neve Gordon]
by Steven Plaut, February 18, 2008 - The Jewish Press Blog

Hungry Like Rep. Wolf [on Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's gift to Georgetown U.; John Esposito]
by John J. Miller, February 16, 2008 - Phi Beta Cons

Wolf to Georgetown: Detail Use of Saudi Millions [on the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, John Esposito]
by Steven Emerson, February 15, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism

Faith: To Have or Have Not [on the Archbishop of Canterbury; incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Daniel Johnson, February 15, 2008 - New York Sun

Campus Pilgrims Pay Homage to the Terror Masters [incl. Sara Roy, Augustus Richard Norton, Columbia University]
by Martin "Sol" Soloman, February 15, 2008 - Pajamas Media

Middle East Program Expands with New Professor Hires [on Northwestern University; incl. Muhammad Umar, Carl Petry, Elizabeth Hurd]
by Nathalie Tadena and Phillip Swarts, February 15, 2008 - The Daily Northwestern

Interdisciplinary Majors Generate Options, Doubts [incl. Modern Middle East Studies]
by Alexandra Wilde, February 15, 2008 - The Yale Herald

$20 Million Saudi Gift Is Questioned [on the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, John Esposito]
by Valerie Strauss, February 15, 2008 - Washington Post

Middle East Studies Night Honors '07, '08 Grant Recipients
by Maarit Gratschew, February 14, 2008 - The Herald of Arkansas State University

Defending the West in American Universities [on Ibn Warraq, Middle East studies]
by Robert Spencer, February 13, 2008 - Frontpage Magazine

Making Islam the Problem [incl. the Middle East Studies Association, John Esposito, Rashid Khalidi, Laurie Brand, Joel Beinin, et al.]
by Hugh Fitzgerald, February 13, 2008 - Jihad Watch

Joseph Massad at Harvard: The Professor of Desire
by Hillel Stavis, February 13, 2008 - Solomonia Blog

Provost Nixes New Position for Husband of Candidate [on Scott Lucas, Maha Nassar, University of Montana]
by Betsy Cohen, February 13, 2008 - The Missoulian

An Open Letter to Dean Smith of Harvard [on Sara Roy]
February 13, 2008 - The Posthumous Luger Blog

'I Don't Care if Our Pro-Zionist Stance Costs Us' [interview with Martin Peretz; incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad]
by Cnaan Liphshiz, February 12, 2008 - Haaretz

Oxford Hosts Israeli Apartheid Week [incl. Joseph Massad]
by Amiram Barkat, February 12, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA)

USC College Adds Middle East Degree [incl. Laurie Brand]
by Nicole Dailo, February 12, 2008 - The Daily Trojan (University of Southern California)

When It Comes to Israel, We Need to Be Open Minded [on Middle East studies, David Wright]
by Rachel Marder and Aaron Press Taylor, February 12, 2008 - The Justice (Brandeis Univ.)

Pro-Palestine Week Promises Controversy [incl. Thomas Abowd]
by Nate Stano, February 12, 2008 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan)

University of Delaware Wins Grant to Foster U.S.-Middle East Dialogue [on Muqtedar Khan]
by Sue Moncure, February 12, 2008 - UD Daily

Europe in the House of War [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Spengler, February 11, 2008 - Asia Times

BMC Announces New President [on Jane McAuliffe of Bryn Mawr]
by Whitney Graham, February 11, 2008 - The Bi-Co News

Book Fair's Plans to Honor Israel Lead to Protests [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Elisabeth Povoledo, February 9, 2008 - New York Times

Islamic Studies Scholar to Lead Bryn Mawr [on Jane Dammen McAuliffe]
by Kathy Boccella, February 9, 2008 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Islam's Silent Majority [ref. Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Alicia Colon, February 8, 2008 - New York Sun

We Turn Away the 'Muslim Martin Luther' [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Steve Gushee, February 8, 2008 - Palm Beach Post

New Courses Require Demand [on U. of Minnesota; incl. Arabic, Persian, Urdu]
by Riham Feshir, February 8, 2008 - The Minnesota Daily

Esposito Seeks to Redefine "Jihad" [on Georgetown's John Esposito]
by Catherine Le, February 8, 2008 - The Stanford Daily

Interdisciplinary Majors Approved [incl. Yale's modern Middle East studies major]
by June Torbati, February 8, 2008 - Yale Daily News

Why the West Is Best
by Ibn Warraq, Winter 2008 - City Journal

Tariq Ramadan Calls for Book Fair Boycott [in Turin, Italy]
by Evan Goldstein, February 7, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog

Professors Question Language Requirements [incl. Arabic]
by June Torbati, February 7, 2008 - Yale Daily News

Court Panel Grills Lawyers over Firing of Former Khalil Gibran Principal [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Thomas Zambito, February 6, 2008 - The New York Daily News

Judges Criticize City's Handling of NY Arabic School Principal
by Larry Neumeister, February 5, 2008 - Associated Press

Scholars Talk Academic Freedom at DePaul [incl. Lawrence Davidson of West Chester University]
by Kevin Busch, February 5, 2008 - Chicago Maroon

Candidates Accused of 'Linking Islam with Terrorism' [on Juan Cole]
by Robert Spencer, February 5, 2008 - Human Events

Ramadan Calls for Book Fair Boycott [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Rachel Donadio, February 5, 2008 - Paper Cuts: A Blog about Books (The New York Times)

New Islamic Studies and Arabic Minor Emerges [at Swarthmore]
by Shilpa Boppana, February 5, 2008 - The Daily Gazette (Swarthmore College)

Harvard's Middle East Studies Program: Still Stuck on September 10th?
by Madeline H.G. Haas and Gabriel M. Scheinmann, February 1, 2008 - New Society: Harvard College Student Middle East Journal

Arabic School Rivals Clash on Steps of City Hall [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Elizabeth Green, January 31, 2008 - The New York Sun

Rejecting the 'Arab Jew' [on Ella Shohat of NYU]
by Philologos, January 30, 2008 - The Forward

Traumatic Brain Injury And The Permanent Intifada [incl. Juan Cole, Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad, et al.]
by Phyllis Chesler, January 30, 2008 - The Jewish Press

The Woes of Khalil Gibran [incl. Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Holly Anne Reichert]
by Editorial, January 30, 2008 - The New York Post

Arabic Principal: I'll Keep Fighting [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Matthew Nestel, January 30, 2008 - The New York Post

Khalil Gibran International Academy Revealed As A Sham
by Sara Springer, January 29, 2008 - PipeLineNews.org

Jerusalem Program Won't Cut It [overseas Arabic study at the U. of Chicago]
by Shira Tevah, January 29, 2008 - The Chicago Maroon

Calling for New Academic Programs [incl. Middle East Studies]
by Gloria Er-Chua, January 29, 2008 - The Journal (Queen's University, Kingston, ON)

Anti-Israel Week at the University of Michigan [incl. Thomas Abowd, Rima Hassouneh]
by Jonathan Schwartz, January 28, 2008 - Anti-Racist Blog

Muslim-West Report Released [incl. John Esposito]
January 28, 2008 - Blue & Gray (Georgetown Univ.)

Coughlin for Beginners [on Steve Coughlin]
by Jeffrey Breinholt, January 28, 2008 - Counterterrorism Blog

Department of the Defenseless [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
by Joe Kaufman, January 28, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine

Gaza Buried in Flour [on Sara Roy]
by Martin Kramer, January 28, 2008 - Sandbox

Special Needs at 'Chaotic' Arab Middle School
by Yoav Gonen, January 28, 2008 - The New York Post

The Undergrad Lowdown [on UC Berkeley; incl. Middle East studies]
by Cathy Cockrell, January 28, 2008 - UC Berkeley News Center

Shock Horror! Presidential Candidates "Linking Islam with Terrorism"! [on Juan Cole]
by Robert Spencer, January 27, 2008 - Jihad Watch

Ramadan Loss Unfortunate [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Editorial, January 25, 2008 - The Observer (University of Notre Dame)

Lecture By Anti-Israel Wayne State University Professor Thomas Abowd
by Jonathan Schwartz, January 24, 2008 - Anti-Racist Blog

Learning Arabic Increasingly Popular [on Cholla High Magnet School in Tuscon, AZ ]
by Deanna Morgan, January 24, 2008 - Fox 11 News

Are Candidates Exploiting "Islamophobia"? [on Juan Cole]
by Jamie Kirchick, January 24, 2008 - The New Republic

Muslim Scholar Appeals US Visa Refusal [on Tariq Ramadan]
January 23, 2008 - Agence France-Presse

ACLU Asks Federal Appeals Court to Lift Ban on Renowned Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Press Release, January 23, 2008 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

ACLU Appeals Ruling That Upheld Visa Denial to Tariq Ramadan
by John Gravois and Richard Byrne, January 23, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education

The Fifth Column [on Middle East studies, Title VI, Saudi funding; refs. John Esposito, Hamid Algar]
January 23, 2008 - The Conservative Jedi Blog

Neill Public Library to offer Arabic Class [on Washington State University; incl. Saad Alshahrani and Naglla Aly]
by Andrea Kalas, January 23, 2008 - The Daily Evergreen

Under Fire, 'U' Press Changes Guidelines [on U. of Michigan Press, Pluto Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"]
by Andy Kroll, January 23, 2008 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan)

Judge Dismisses Ramadan Lawsuit [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Karen Langley, January 23, 2008 - The Observer

Is the Pluto Press/UM Press Contractual Relationship Coming to an End?
by Jonathan Schwartz, January 22, 2008 - Anti-Racist Blog

Al-Babtain Library to Set Up Arabic Language Center in US [on the forthcoming Kuwaiti-funded Arabic Language Center in Eckerd College, Florida]
January 22, 2008 - Arab Times (Kuwait)

UT Lecturer Ends Hunger Strike for Domestic Partner Benefits [on Uri Horesh]
by Matt Presser, January 22, 2008 - Austin American-Statesman

Students Aim for Competitive Edge [on langage courses in Ventura County colleges, incl. Arabic]
by Jean Cowden Moore, January 22, 2008 - Ventura County Star

Clinton's Arab Connections Why Aren't People Talking About It?
January 22, 2008 - Yid with Lid Blog

Hillary Clinton and Saudi Funny Money: Conflict of Interest? [incl. Middle East studies at the Univ. of Arkansas]
by Editorial, January 21, 2008 - Family Security Matters

Scrutiny for Pluto Press [from the University of Michigan]
by Scott Jaschik, January 21, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed

The Clintons Have Some 'Splainin' to Do [incl. John Esposito]
by Hugh Fitzgerald, January 21, 2008 - Jihad Watch

New York Fights "Libel Tourism" [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Lynn Andriani, January 21, 2008 - Publisher's Weekly

Barrett Alleges Discrimination at Two UW Schools [on Kevin Barrett]
by Pedro Oliveira, Jr., January 21, 2008 - The Badger Herald (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison)

Fresno State offers Classes in Arabic, Persian Languages
by Doug Hoagland, January 21, 2008 - The Fresno Bee

U-M Press Has New Policy for Distribution Deals [incl. Pluto Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"]
by Dave Gershman, January 18, 2008 - The Ann Arbor News

A Scholar's Charge of Conspiracy [on Ghazi Falah]
by Arnon Soffer, January 18, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education, Letters to the Editor

Schools Unite to Recruit Profs [incl. Middle East studies]
by Emily Glazer, January 18, 2008 - The Daily Northwestern (Northwestern Univesity)

The Feminist and the Pope [incl. Stanford's Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies]
by Tristan Abbey, January 18, 2008 - The Stanford Review

Teacher Calls for Return of Arabic School's Founding Principal [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Mary Frost, January 17, 2008 - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The Spirit of the Oxford Union [incl. Juan Cole, MESA]
by Cliff May, January 17, 2008 - National Review Online

Speaking in Tongues [incl. Abdelhafid Missouri of Temple U.]
by Meir Rinde, January 16--22, 2008 - Philadelphia Weekly

University of Texas Lecturer Begins Hunger Strike to Demand Domestic Partner Benefits [on Uri Horesh]
by Matt Presser, January 16, 2008 - The American-Statesman (Austin, TX)

Textbook: Islamic 'Jihad' Means Doing Good Works [incl. Ayad Al-Qazzaz of Cal State-Sacramento]
by Bob Unruh, January 16, 2008 - World Net Daily

Mark Steyn Is Not Alone [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins]
by Brooke M. Goldstein, January 15, 2008 - American Spectator

Arabic Language Course Offered for the First Time [on University of Nevada-Reno]
by Natalie Savidge, January 15, 2008 - Nevada News (University of Nevada)

Students Drawn to New Languages [at the U. of Florida]
by Lindsey Robinson, January 15, 2008 - The Independent Florida Gator

Donor Gives Temple $1.5 Million for Religion Chair [also donation for Islamic studies chair, International Institute of Islamic Thought]
by Kathy Boccella, January 15, 2008 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Institute to Teach Foreign Language in 4 Weeks [on Wesleyan University]
by Olivia Bartlett, January 15, 2008 - The Wesleyan Connection

Anti-Semitism Wasn't Getting Anywhere Until the Jews Got Behind It [on UCLA's Gabriel Piterberg]
by Joseph Bottum, January 14, 2008 - First Things Blog

Ahmadinejad's Academic Pilgrims [on Columbia University]
by Robert Spencer, January 14, 2008 - Frontpage Magazine

Professor Relishing his Return [on John Swails]
by April Marciszewski, January 12, 2008 - Tulsa World

Experts and Authorities [on Stephen Coughlin, MESA]
by Hugh Fitzgerald, January 11, 2008 - Jihad Watch

Clash of Civilizations? No, a Clash With Iran [incl. Fouad Ajami]
by Evan Goldstein, January 11, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog

Temple University: Lost Chair by Sitting on Fence [on the International Institute of Islamic Studies]
by Bryan Schwartzman, January 11, 2008 - The Jewish Exponent (Philadelphia)

Bridging the Language Gap [Yamada Language Center at U. of Oregon; Mohamed Jemmali]
by Mike O'Brien, January 10, 2008 - Oregon Daily Emerald (University of Oregon)

Alleged Visit of Columbia Faculty to Iran Causes a Stir [incl. Richard Bulliet]
by Joy Resmovits, January 10, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Dunlap Approves Arabic Instruction [in Peoria, IL]
by Jordan Wilson, January 10, 2008 - The Journal Star (Peoria, IL)

Arab School Chief Hears Kids' Gripes
by Eve Sullivan and Yoav Gonen, January 10, 2008 - The New York Post

Principal of Arabic School Is Announced [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Sarah Portlock, January 9, 2008 - New York Sun

Report: Columbia Professors To Apologize to Ahmadinejad
by Peter Kiefer, January 9, 2008 - New York Sun

Dunlap, ICC Could Offer Arabic [on Dunlap High School and Illinois Central College]
by Dave Haney, January 9, 2008 - Peoria Journal Star (Illinois)

Middle East Studies--More Propaganda than Scholarship [refs. Hamid Dabashi, Joseph Massad, Rashid Khalidi, George Saliba, Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Carol Iannone, January 9, 2008 - Phi Beta Cons

New Principal Hired at New York's 1st Arabic-Themed School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Marcus Franklin, January 8, 2008 - Associated Press

Arabic Stretches High School Students' Skills [Tucson Unified School District]
January 8, 2008 - Associated Press

Grant for Islamic Studies Put on Indefinite Hold [on the International Institute of Islamic Thought]
by Elizabeth Redden, January 8, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed

Columbia Professors Plan to Visit Iran to Apologize to Ahmadinejad
January 8, 2008 - MehrNews.com

City Names New Principal for English-Arabic School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Elissa Gootman, January 8, 2008 - New York Times

DOE Chooses New Principal For Arabic-Language School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
January 8, 2008 - NY1

Arab-Language School Gets New Principal [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Art McFarland, January 8, 2008 - WABC New York

Temple University Rejects Endowed Chair For Islamist Professor [on the International Institute of Islamic Thought]
by Beila Rabinowitz and William Mayer, January 7, 2008 - Pipe Line News

New Major to be Available at UC Davis [major in Middle Eastern and South Asian studies; incl. Suad Joseph]
by Katy Berrey, January 7, 2008 - The California Aggie (UC Davis)

Jacob's Jottings: The Case of Fouad Ajami
by Jacob Heilbrunn, January 7, 2008 - The National Interest Online

Donor Cancels Islamic Chair for Temple [on the International Institute of Islamic Thought]
by Kathy Boccella, January 5, 2008 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Board Convenes to Open New College [Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies; incl. Steve Caton, Miriam Cooke, Fawaz Gerges, et al.]
by Bradley Heinz, January 5, 2008 - Yemen Observer

Cover Up at the Post [incl. Joseph Massad, Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Charles Jacobs, January 4, 2008 - The David Project

Blogging Against the Machine
by Juan Cole, January/February 2008 - The Pennsylvania Gazette

Tracing a Genealogy of Jihadism [on UCLA's James Gelvin]
by Evan Goldstein, January 3, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Indian-born Nominated to U.S. National Council on Humanities [on Jamsheed K Choksy]
January 3, 2008 - The Economic Times (Inida)

Bridging Cultures, and Taking Arabic to Iowa
by Samuel G. Freedman, January 2, 2008 - New York Times

Popularity of Arabic on rise at Salem State [on Salem State College, Massachusetts]
by Tom Dalton, January 2, 2008 - The Salem News

Is Iraq Nearly Rid of al-Qaeda? [on Juan Cole]
by Jonathan Schanzer, December 29, 2007 - Jewish Policy Center Blog

Islam vs. Free Speech [on libel tourism, incls. "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Jed Babbin, December 28, 2007 - Human Events

The Selective Indignation of Israel's Academic Critics [on L. Roland Matory, Middle East studies]
by Richard L. Cravatts,, December 27, 2007 - The Jewish Press

Language Courses May Get Big Boost [on Utah schools, incls. Arabic]
by Tiffany Erickson, December 23, 2007 - Deseret Morning News

Muslim Studies too Political: Islamic Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Pauline Tam, December 22, 2007 - The Ottawa Citizen

Federal Judge Wrongly Allows Exclusion of Renowned Muslim Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Press Release, December 21, 2007 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Rights Group to Appeal Judge's Ruling Against Muslim Scholar Barred from Entering US [on Tariq Ramadan]
December 21, 2007 - Associated Press

Court: State Law Won't Protect Terror Author from Libel Judgment [on Rachel Ehrenfeld, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Michael Gormley, December 21, 2007 - Associated Press

Federal Judge Rules Against Tariq Ramadan in Visa-Denial Case
by John Gravois, December 21, 2007 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Publishers Beware: NY State Says First Amendment Inapplicable [on Rachel Ehrenfeld, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Bruce Kesler, December 21, 2007 - Democracy Project Blog

Scholar's Visa Denial Upheld [on Tariq Ramadan]
December 21, 2007 - Insider Higher Education

Professor Denied Visa for Donating Money to Palestinian Terror Group [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Thomas Zambito, December 21, 2007 - New York Daily News

Judge Upholds American Exclusion of Islamic Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Tatyana Gershkovich, December 21, 2007 - New York Sun

N.Y. Appeals Court Opens Door to 'Libel Tourism' [on Rachel Ehrenfeld, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Joseph Goldstein, December 21, 2007 - New York Sun

Islamic Scholar's Suit for a Visa Is Rejected [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Alan Feuer, December 21, 2007 - New York Times

Appeals Court Reject's Ehrenfeld's Bid to Block ‘Libel Tourism' [on Rachel Ehrenfeld and Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Jim Milliot, December 21, 2007 - Publishers Weekly

Judge Upholds Muslim Scholar's U.S. Entry Ban [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Christine Kearney, December 21, 2007 - Reuters

Responsible Journalism Will Have its Day in Court [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Khaled bin Mahfouz]
by Richard Ackland, December 21, 2007 - The Sydney Morning Herald

New Professor, Same Old Anti-Israel Agenda at the Columbia Anthropology Department [on Brian Boyd, refs. Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Jonathan Schwartz, December 19, 2007 - Anti-Racist Blog

FSM's Second Annual ‘America's Most Dangerous College Courses' [incls. DePaul prof. Aminah Beverly McCloud]
by Jason Rantz, December 18, 2007 - Family Security Matters

Dhabah Almontaser's Campaign Of Deceit [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by William Mayer and Beila Rabinowitz, December 18, 2007 - Pipe Line News

Will Bernard Lewis Explain Himself?
by Hugh Fitzgerald, December 17, 2007 - Dhimmi Watch

Arabic Class at Western Washington University Opens Doors
by Kira Millage, December 17, 2007 - The Bellingham Herald

Columbia Still Roiled by Iranian's Visit [incl. Richard Bulliet, Gary Sick, Middle East studies]
by Dafna Linzer, December 16, 2007 - The Washington Post

Dept Brings Texas Twang to the Arabic Language [on University of Texas at Austin, Mahmoud Al-Batal ]
by Joseph Stuart Moss, December 13, 2007 - News from the University of Texas at Austin

U-M Press' Folly [on Univ. of Michigan Press & Pluto Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"]
by Robert Sklar, December 13, 2007 - The Detroit Jewish News

Making Sense of Osama [on UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies conference, "Jihadi Islam," incl. James Gelvin]
by Ajay Singh, December 13, 2007 - UCLA Magazine

Taking Sides on Title VI
by Stanley Kurtz, December 12, 2007 - National Review Online

A Familiar Clash As Faculty Meets [incl. Steven C. Caton]
by Maxwell L. Child, Samuel P. Jacobs, December 12, 2007 - The Harvard Crimson

Bad Form on Campus [on Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism," Pluto Press, Univ. of Michigan Press]
by Eitan Ingall and Sasha Gribov, December 12, 2007 - The Jerusalem Post

One on One: Debunking Dastardly Debate [interview with Manfred Gerstenfeld, auth., "Academics Against Israel and the Jews"]
by Ruthie Blum, December 12, 2007 - The Jerusalem Post

The State Of Middle Eastern Studies [incl. Joseph Massad, Hamid Dabashi, George Saliba, Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Hugh Fitzgerald, December 12, 2007 - The New English Review

The Bertrand Russell of Islam [rev. of Ibn Warraq; incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Michael Weiss, December 12, 2007 - The New York Sun

Plotting the Future of Islamic Studies
by Tariq Ramadan, December 2007 - Academic Matters

The Scapegoats of Khartoum and CUNY Faculty Union [on Sharad Karkhanis]
by Phil Orenstein, December 11, 2007 - Democracy Project Blog

Court of Appeal Reviewing Khalil Gibran Academy Case [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Ryan Thompson, December 11, 2007 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Libel Tourism, Coming Soon to a Town Near You [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Roger Kimball, December 8, 2007 - Pajamas Media

'Arabic' Principal Fights On [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Kati Cornell, December 7, 2007 - New York Post

Academic Freedom or a Culture War? [incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Rashid Khalidi, MEALAC]
by Alberto Tiburcio, December 7, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

The Real Definition of Academic Freedom [on Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad]
by Jonathan Hollander, December 7, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Foreign Language Classes Increase in Popularity [incl. Arabic]
by David Durett, December 6, 2007 - The Ithacan (Ithaca College)

Ex-principal of Arabic Khalil Gibran School Loses Round in Court [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Thomas Zambito, December 6, 2007 - The New York Daily News

Arabic Principal Loses Return Bid [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Kati Cornell, December 6, 2007 - The New York Post

Khalil Gibran Free to Find New Principal [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
December 6, 2007 - The New York Sun

Ex-Head of Arabic School Denied Old Job [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Larry Neumeister, December 5, 2007 - Associated Press

The International Islamophobia Conference [incl. John Esposito, John Voll, et al.]
by Hugh Fitzgerald, December 5, 2007 - Jihad Watch

Judge Says NY Arabic School Can Seek New Principal [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
December 5, 2007 - Reuters

Federal Judge Rules Against Ex-Khalil Gibran Principal [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Charles Maldonado, December 5, 2007 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Former Human Terrain System Participant Describes Program in Disarray [on Zenia Helbig]
by David Glenn, December 5, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Anthropologists Condemn Defense Department Project [quotes Lawrence Rosen, John Borneman]
by Sarah Pease-Kerr, December 5, 2007 - The Daily Princetonian

Analyze This...: Digging for the Truth about Israeli Archeology [incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Calev Ben-David, December 5, 2007 - The Jerusalem Post

Against (Archaeological) Interpretation [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by David Hazony, December 4, 2007 - Contentions (Commentary Magazine Blog)

"Arabicity" in Our Schools [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Joseph Klein, December 4, 2007 - FrontPage Magazine

International Islamophobia Conference to Feature Turkish PM, Esposito, Armstrong, Tariq Ramadan
by Robert Spencer, December 4, 2007 - Jihad Watch

Students Look Eastward for New Languages [on Arabic lang. instruction at U. of Pennsylvania]
by Cecily Wu, December 4, 2007 - The Daily Pennsylvanian

Univ. Helps Middlebury Hebrew Summer Program [incl. Vardit Ringvald]
by Matthew Brock, December 4, 2007 - The Justice (Brandeis Univ.)

Interest in Arabic Increasing
by Campbell Massie, December 4, 2007 - The Maneater (University of Missouri, Columbia)

Arabic Language School Prinicpal Sues Over Firing [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Marianne McCune, December 4, 2007 - WNYC New York Public Radio

Neuwirth v. Silverstein: Court Grants Anti-SLAPP Motion in Politically Charged Online Dispute [incl. Joel Beinin]
by Sam Bayard, December 3, 2007 - Citizen Media Law Project

Secrecy and Anthropology [incl. William Beeman]
by Elizabeth Redden, December 3, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed

Students Ask Department for Continuation of Arabic Language Course [on San Jose State University]
by Leah Bigelow, December 3, 2007 - Spartan Daily (San Jose State University)

The Academic Shield [ref. Middle Eastern studies]
by Richard L. Cravatts, December 3, 2007 - The Emory Wheel

A New House of Worship [on the proposed Center for the Study and Practice of Religion; supported by Middle Eastern studies dept.]
by Editorial, December 3, 2007 - The Emory Wheel

Middle East Studies Committee Providing Opportunity to Study in Arab Countries
by Kelcie Huffstickler, December 3, 2007 - The Herald of Arkansas State University

UCSB Receives $1 Million Gift to Establish Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies [on the University of California, Santa Barbara]
by Press Release, December 3, 2007 - University of California, Santa Barbara, Public Affairs

Answering Anti-Israel Academics [incl. Norman Finkelstein, Middle East studies]
by Richard L. Cravatts, December 2, 2007 - Israel Insider

Teddy Bears, Parked Cars and Moral Equivalence [on Georgetown profs. John Esposito and John Voll]
by John Hinderaker, December 2, 2007 - Power Line

Taking a Stand [on Georgetown profs. John Esposito and John Voll]
by Mark Steyn, December 2, 2007 - The Corner on National Review Online

We Just Want to Be Your Teddy Bear [on Georgetown prof. John Esposito]
by Mark Steyn, December 2, 2007 - The Corner on National Review Online

"Muslim Fags Don't Exist" [on Columbia's Joseph Massad]
by Jamie Kirchick, December 2, 2007 - The New Republic

Fired Arabic School Founder Blames Mayor Bloomberg for Resignation [on Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Thomas Zambito, December 1, 2007 - New York Daily News

New Forum Shares Mideast Perspective [on the Forum for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at New England College]
by Shira Schoenberg, November 30, 2007 - Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)