Middle East studies in the News from 2003
Articles by Year:
Articles marked by a icon are recommended by Campus Watch staff.
Reducing the Palestinians
by Joseph Massad, December 31, 2003 - Al-Ahram
Israel Is Accused of Anti-Semitism
by Jacob Gershman, December 30, 2003 - New York Sun
Peeling Columbia's Middle East Mask
by Jerry Gordon and Alyssa A. Lappen, December 14, 2003 - Jewish Internet Association
We Aren't the World
by Laurie King-Irani, December 11, 2003 - In These Times
House Bill should not be cause for alarm
by Diane Jones, December 10, 2003 - Yale Daily News
U. of California's Deans Don't Quite Get It
by Martin Kramer, December 9, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Martin Kramer and Stanley Kurtz on HR 3077
by Policy Forum, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, December 9, 2003 - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Columnist's Criticism of MEALAC Is Inappropriate
by Seth Rosenbaum, December 7, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Big Brother in Area Studies
by Joseph T. Scarry, December 5, 2003 - Harvard Crimson
Imperialism Instead
by Ariel Beery, December 4, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Stanley Kurtz and Rashid Khalidi Debate H.R. 3077
December 4, 2003 - KPCC radio, 89.3 FM
Opening the Classroom Door
by Stanley Kurtz, December 4, 2003 - National Review
Yale Daily News Flunks Verbal
by Martin Kramer, December 2, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
New Middle East Studies Center to Fill Void in Reliable Information on the Region
by Donna Desrochers, November-December 2003 - Brandeis Reporter
John Esposito's Dilemma--Reformation or Conquest?
December 2003 - MaxFlackreport.com
In Memoriam: Edward W. Said (1935-2003), Honorary Fellow of MESA
by Rashid Khalidi, December 2003 - MESA Bulletin
Orwell in Durham?
by Jack Langer, December 2003 - New Sense (Duke University)
Sectarian Librarians: Bias at Perkins
December 2003 - New Sense (Duke University)
Victory Over Terrorism Strategies for Donors
by Harvey Sicherman, November/December 2003 - Philanthropy Magazine
Progressive Muslim lives in two worlds
by Yonat Shimron, November 30, 2003 - NewsObserver.com.
Bill Would Heighten Federal Oversight of International Studies
by My-Thuan Tran, November 24, 2003 - Daily Californian
Nonsense on Title VI in the L.A. Times.
by Martin Kramer, November 24, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Foreign Studies Poisoned by Politics
by Paula R. Newberg, November 23, 2003 - Los Angeles Times
Academics disagree on Title VI overhaul
by Cindy Yee, November 20, 2003 - Chronicle (Duke University)
Can Congress Fix Middle Eastern Studies?
by Policy Forum, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, November 20, 2003 - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Lack of Arabic Translators Hurting U.S.
by The Associated Press, November 19, 2003 - ABC News
Memorial held for Palestinian-American prof. Edward Said
by Mark Thoma, November 19, 2003 - Stanford Daily
A hard look at the future of Islam: Overflow crowd attends inaugural lecture
by Lisa Trei, November 19, 2003 - Stanford Report
Department looks for professor to bring knowledge of Islam
by Krystal Overmyer, November 18, 2003 - Daily Nebraskan
New bill may affect teaching of foreign policy at universities
by Jolene Hull, November 18, 2003 - Iowa State Daily
New Islamic Studies program inaugurated
by Albert Chiou, November 18, 2003 - Stanford Daily
University affirms int'l commitment
by Priyanka Pathak, November 18, 2003 - Stanford Daily
Hundreds gather at Schoenberg to remember Edward Said
by Rogelio Morales, November 17, 2003 - Daily Bruin
Saving Middle East Studies Squabble
by Morgan Liddick, November 17, 2003 - H-Mideast-Politics
Letter to the president of FAU
by Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish, November 16, 2003 - Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI)
Bill may affect curriculum
by Juliana Wu, November 14, 2003 - Chicago Maroon
Khalidi discussion mistaken
by Daniel Rosenthal, November 14, 2003 - Chicago Maroon
Impunity for anti-Semitism at Penn
by Francisco J. Gil-White, November 11, 2003 - Arutz 7
Why America is losing the intelligence war
by Spengler, November 11, 2003 - Asia Times
Reinvigorating Middle Eastern Studies
by Enrico Piccinini, November 10, 2003 - H-Mideast-Politics
Arabic language interest increases
by Ryan Holeywell, November 6, 2003 - The GW Hatchet
New bill threatens intellectual freedom in area studies
by Benita Singh, November 6, 2003 - Yale Daily News
In Letter to AJCongress, Department of Education Admits to Title VI Problem, Vows to Fix What's Broken
by American Jewish Congress, November 4, 2003 - AJCongress.org
Promoting Middle East dialogue
by Yael Zerubavel, November 4, 2003 - Daily Targum
The Unpatriotic U: Columbia
by John Perazzo, November 4, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
The Crisis of Middle Eastern Studies
by Enrico Piccinini, November 4, 2003 - H-Mideast-Politics
Middle East Center to open in Fall of 2004
by Matthew Konjoian, November 4, 2003 - The Justice
"Advisory Board" Threatens US International Studies
by Juan Cole, November 3, 2003 - H-Mideast-Politics
GW may add Mid-East programs
by Andrea Nurko, November 3, 2003 - GW Hatchet
The professors of Oslo
by Martin Sherman, November 3, 2003 - Jerusalem Post
Center for Middle East Studies Envisioned as Unbiased Think Tank
by Brandeis University, Fall 2003 - Campaign Connections
Sister receives award from Islamic Council
by Lenore Christopher, October 31, 2003 - Catholic Telegraph
Makiya addresses Iraqi rebuilding
by Elyse Seener, October 31, 2003 - The Justice
Title VI Fix Passes in House
by Martin Kramer, October 30, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Panel of NELC profs blasts U.S. action in Iraq
by Neil Katsuyama, October 29, 2003 - Yale Daily News
Professor Provokes Israeli Outrage
by Jacob Gershman, October 27, 2003 - New York Sun
Tour of U.S. Schools Reveals Why Zionism Is Flunking on Campus
by Natan Sharansky, October 24, 2003 - Forward
The Language Lesson
by Lee Smith, October 23, 2003 - Slate
University scrambles to replace Khalidi
by Tim Miller, October 20, 2003 - Chicago Maroon
Orientalism is alive and well in Iraq
by Abdelwahab El-Affendi, October 20, 2003 - Daily Star (Lebanon)
Stop Congressional Policing of Curricula in Area Studies
by Michael Bednar, October 20, 2003 - Middle East Librarians Association
Congress Moves to Regulate Postcolonial Studies
by Michael Bednar, October 20, 2003 - Why-War.com
New Middle East Studies Center to fill void in reliable information on the region
October 17, 2003 - Brandeis University News
Paving the Way for Anti-Israel Studies
by Gaby Wenig, October 17, 2003 - The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
Resource centers up for scrutiny
by Dylan Lee Lehrke, October 16, 2003 - Daily University of Washington
Edward Said's journey to Ithaka
by Joseph Massad, October 15, 2003
Title VI in Congress: Not on Our Dime
by Martin Kramer, October 14, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Letter to Representative Peter Hoekstra (R-Michigan) on H.R. 3077 (Title VI)
by Robert Satloff, D.Phil, October 14, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Reforming the Campus
by Stanley Kurtz, October 14, 2003 - National Review
BMSA mentor hired after years of delay
by Jessica Goldings, October 14, 2003 - The Justice
UGA prof is chosen for 'genius' award
by Kelly Simmons, October 5, 2003 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Why Muslims rebel: UMKC scholar pursues research on suicide bombing in Israel, territories
by Anna Jaffe, October 3, 2003 - Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
Edward Said and Fouad Ajami: exile and the empire
by Michael Young, October 2, 2003 - Daily Star (Lebanon)
Flag wavers wanted
by Daniel P. Rubenstein, October 2, 2003 - Daily Texan
Edward Said (1935-2003)
by Edward Alexander, October 2, 2003 - National Association of Scholars (NAS)
Edward Said jammed our view of Arab world
by Zev Chafets, October 1, 2003 - New York Daily News
Funding Anti-Americanism
by Justin Peck, October 2003 - Concord Bridge
Reconsidering Said
by Lee Smith, September 30, 2003 - American Prospect
New Islamic Studies program launched
by Ann Chin, September 30, 2003 - Stanford Daily
A Mixed Legacy
by Sara Sebrow and Alex Rolfe, September 29, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Edward Said
by David Frum, September 29, 2003 - National Review
Orientalism
by Ibn Warraq, September 29, 2003 - Wall Street Journal
U.S. House Panel Approves Bills on International and Graduate Education
by Stephen Burd, September 26, 2003 - Chronicle of Higher Education
U.S. House Panel Endorses Federal Monitoring of International-Studies Programs
by Stephen Burd, September 26, 2003 - Chronicle of Higher Education
International studies may be monitored
by Emma Graves Fitzsimmons, September 26, 2003 - Daily Texan
Bill moves forward to monitor studies programs
by Emma Graves Fitzsimmons, September 26, 2003 - Daily Texan
Wherefore Columbia?
by Ariel Beery, September 25, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
University receives $9 million for new Islamic studies program, professorship
by Lisa Trei, September 24, 2003 - Stanford Report
Legislative Alert
September 23, 2003 - American Association of University Professors
Fall Arabic Sections Fill Up Quickly; Profs. Added
by Michelle Loayza, September 23, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Letter to Members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee
September 22, 2003 - Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) and the National Council for Lang
Promoting Study of Islam
by Peter Delevett, September 20, 2003 - Mercury News
Abbasi family endows new Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford
by Lisa Kwiatkowski, September 18, 2003 - Stanford University News Service
Arabic didn't need Sept. 11 to be relevant
by Benjamin Foster, September 18, 2003 - Yale Daily News
Intense Airport Scrutiny Angers Muslim Travelers
by Caryle Murphy, September 14, 2003 - Washington Post
Learning about Islam moves forward
by G. Jeffrey MacDonald, September 13, 2003 - Kansas City Star
Rechecking the Sheikh's Check
by The Crimson Staff, September 12, 2003 - Harvard Crimson
Academics Turn Toward The Middle East
by Raymond Pascual, September 11, 2003 - Daily Californian
Schools try to put events in context
by Joshua Myerov, September 11, 2003 - Daily News Tribune
Concealment Continues at Columbia
by Martin Kramer, September 8, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Probing the roots of terror
by Mark Clayton, September 2, 2003 - Christian Science Monitor
Harvard must give back tainted money
by Jeff Jacoby, August 31, 2003 - Boston Globe
ISNA Convention Honors Esposito
by Dina Rashed, August 31, 2003 - IslamOnline.net
Harvard delays decision on gift from sheikh
by Jenna Russell, August 30, 2003 - Boston Globe
Diverse viewpoints need to be heard at Stanford
by Daniel H. Jacobs, August 28, 2003 - Stanford Daily
Helping Iraq out of a Hard Place
by Thomas Adcock, August 22, 2003 - Law.com
Dispute Over Gift to Harvard Continues, Even as Controversial Research Center Closes
by Will Potter, August 21, 2003 - Chronicle of Higher Education
Curricular and extra-curricular battles
by Joseph Massad, August 20, 2003 - Al-Ahram
Arab nation seen halting center aid
by Jenna Russell, August 20, 2003 - Boston Globe
Harvard Student Campaign Forces U.A.E. Ruler to Close Down "Hate Center" in Abu Dhabi
August 19, 2003 - MoralityNotMoney.com
U.C. rebuffs claim that instructor was anti-Semitic
by Joe Eskenazi, August 15, 2003 - Jewish Bulletin of Northern California
Student Alleges Anti-Semitism Taught in Arabic Language Class
by Regina Chen, August 8, 2003 - Daily Californian
Middle East Centers Accused of Bias In Teaching
by Sean Cavanagh, August 6, 2003 - Education Week (American Education's Newspaper of Record )
Waiter! There's a Kramer in my syllabus!
by Martin Kramer, August 2003 - MartinKramer.org
My Fair Yasser
by Nofit Milstein, July 28, 2003 - Jerusalem Report
Columbia Professor Endorses Terrorism - Parody
July 23, 2003 - IsraPundit.com
Arabic classes soar in popularity
by William Brand, July 23, 2003 - Oakland Tribune (CA)
For Harvard, Questions On Arab Leader's Gift
by Alan Cooperman, July 19, 2003 - Washington Post
Saudi Spending Jag on American Campuses
by Candace de Russy, July 18, 2003 - National Association of Scholars (NAS) Online Forum
Subsidizing Anti-American Bias
by Campus Watch, July 17, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
Lawrence of Academia?
by Martin Kramer, July 17, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
How John Esposito Mangled a Quotation from Bernard Lewis
July 16, 2003 - History News Network
Saudi Prince on Academic Shopping Spree
by Martin Kramer, July 9, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
All Arabic, all the time - in Vermont
by Susan Taylor Martin, July 7, 2003 - St. Petersburg Times
"Outreach" Outrage at Georgetown
by Martin Kramer, July 2, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
A "Nuanced" Look at Middle Eastern Studies
by Peter Wood, July 1, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
All About Defense
by Stanley Kurtz, July 1, 2003 - National Review
Georgetown's Master of Arts in Arab Studies Recommended Reading
June 30, 2003
Edward Said, Malcolm Kerr, and Honors at AUB
by Martin Kramer, June 26, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Hearing Both Sides of Title VI
by Stanley Kurtz, June 23, 2003 - National Review
Area-Studies Programs Come Under Fire at House Hearing
by Elizabeth Crawford, June 20, 2003 - Chronicle of Higher Education
Congress Weighs Anti-U.S. Biases At Key Colleges Columbia, NYU Cited in Testimony
by Timothy Starks, June 20, 2003 - New York Sun
Testimony of Stanley Kurtz before the House Subcommittee on Select Education for Hearings on International Education and Questions of Bias
June 19, 2003
Witnesses Debate Questions of Bias in International Studies Programs
June 19, 2003 - Committee on Education and the Workforce
Hearings on Middle East Studies
by Steve Heydemann, June 18, 2003 - H-Mideast-Politics
Harvard's Divine Dilemma
by Beth McMurtie, June 6, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
Academic Standards
by Michael Ledeen, June 4, 2003 - National Review
Delusions of Islamic Democracy [incl. Noah Feldman, John Esposito]
by Andrew Bostom, June 2, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
Arabic Language Teaching in the United States
by Sally Morrison, ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, June 2003 - Center for Applied Linguistics (Language Link Online)
Harvard Chair Mess Is Anything But Divine
by Eric J. Greenberg, May 30, 2003 - Jewish Week
It smacks of a witch hunt [UAE President's Gift to Harvard]
by Nathan Guttman, May 26, 2003 - Ha'aretz
Boca Raton, City of Terror
by Joe Kaufman, May 22, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
Subverting 'the Arab street'
by Joseph Massad, May 21, 2003 - Al-Ahram
Panel considers Islamic reaction
by Sandra Upson, May 21, 2003 - Stanford Daily
Jihad is Over! (If Noah Feldman Wants It.)
by Martin Kramer, May 19, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
[Harvard Divinity] Student discovers tainted gift
by Jason Nielsen, May 16, 2003 - Jewish Advocate
Nakba Day remembers Palestine
by Corina Yen, May 15, 2003 - Stanford Daily
Embedded Terrorist
by Erick Stakelbeck, May 14, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
At Oxford, Arabs and Jews would fight as gentlemen
by Shmuley Boteach, May 14, 2003 - Jerusalem Post
Harvard to Sheik: Thanks But No Thanks
by Julia Levy, May 14, 2003 - New York Sun
Harvard Divinity School May Return Gift to President of United Arab Emirates
by Beth McMurtrie, May 13, 2003 - Chronicle of Higher Education
Anti-Jewish, Anti-American Speaks at University of Washington
by Edward Alexander, Marc Lange and Nikolai Popov, May 13, 2003 - ChronWatch.com
Endowing Denial
by Andrew G. Bostom, May 13, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
American Will Advise Iraqis on Writing New Constitution
by Jennifer 8. Lee, May 11, 2003 - New York Times
Defense disputes meaning of tapes
by David Ashenfelter, May 10, 2003 - Detroit Free Press
Defense uses testimony to distance clients from terror claims
by David Runk, May 10, 2003 - Detroit News
Israeli inequality addressed
by Ben Hellwege, May 9, 2003 - Chicago Maroon
Too Few Yalies Know Arabic? Don't Lose Sleep
by Martin Kramer, May 9, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Officials Deny Allegations of Center's Link With Terrorism
by Kim - Mai Cutler and Tami Abdollah, May 8, 2003 - Daily Californian
CAL State Palestine [incl. Edward Said, Vida Samiian]
by Lee Kaplan, May 8, 2003 - Frontpage Magazine
UC Berkeley benefactors tied to 9-11
May 8, 2003 - WorldNetDaily.com
Report in campus Jewish paper links Berkeley donors to Al-Qaida
by Rachel Pomerance, May 7, 2003 - JTA
NYU Center: New Addition to Growing Academic Field
by Nacha Cattan, May 2, 2003 - Forward
Academic Point
May 1, 2003 - New York Sun
Where is the Money From?
by David Abraham, Adam Cramer and Robert Enayati, May 2003 - Berkeley Jewish Journal
Lecture dissects US policy
by Colin Kearns, April 29, 2003 - Indiana Daily Student
Expert says America will play vital role in reshaping Islam
by Richard N. Ostling, April 26, 2003 - Associated Press
The Expulsion That Never Was
by Martin Kramer, April 25, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
The Burning Flames
by Ariel Beery, April 24, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Experts address Iraq's future as war tapers
by Kristen Titus, April 24, 2003 - Daily Cardinal (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Faith should promote understanding, not lead to mistrust, prejudice
by Vern Barnet, April 23, 2003 - Kansas City Star
Brandeis names Troen to Israel Studies Chair
by Julie M. Cohen, April 22, 2003 - Daily News Tribune
Frangieh focuses on views of 'Arab street'
by Martin Toomajian, April 22, 2003 - Yale Daily News
Orientalism Symposium Attracts Academics
by Qian Xi Teng, April 21, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Teach-in focuses on future of Iraq
by Charles Proctor, April 21, 2003 - Daily Bruin
Panel offers views on Islamic movement
by Janice Sanchez, April 21, 2003 - Stanford Daily
Islamic World Less Welcoming to American Scholars
by Sam Dillon, April 18, 2003 - New York Times
Profs square off over Iraq war
by Paula Brady, April 18, 2003 - Yale Daily News
Has the War on Iraq Decreased Antisemitism?
by Piotr H. Kosicki, April 17, 2003 - Stanford Review
Edward Said and Twelve Disciples at Post-Orientalist Passover
by Martin Kramer, April 16, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Panel, teach-in warn of implications of Iraq war's aftermath
by Lisa Trei, April 16, 2003 - Stanford Report
Columbia University Conservatives on the Edward Said "Jubilee"
by Ron Lewenberg, April 15, 2003 - Columbia College Conservative Club
Universities Resist Efforts To Require Ideological Diversity On Campuses
by Timothy Starks, April 15, 2003 - New York Sun
Between the Narrow Points
by Ariel Beery, April 14, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia Prof Plumbs the Shiite Mind
by Martin Kramer, April 14, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Anti-War Arab Site Based in Pro-War Town
by Robert Stacy McCain, April 14, 2003 - Washington Times
Teach-in warns against U.S. altruism
by Nicolas Taborek, April 13, 2003 - Daily Bruin
Getting Iraq Right...from Miami...in Ohio
by Martin Kramer, April 11, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
The Native Informant
by Adam Shatz, April 10, 2003 - The Nation
Khaled Abou El Fadl: Reformer or Revisionist ?
by Andrew G. Bostom, April 9, 2003 - Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society (ISIS)
Iraqi war a topic of discussion at the Castle
by Andrew Dulberg, April 8, 2003 - Daily Pennsylvanian
Saudi Oil Lobby Puffs Middle East Centers
by Martin Kramer, April 8, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Professors Protest as Students Debate
by Kate Zernike, April 5, 2003 - New York Times
Teach-in calls war defeat of humanity
by Linda Conner Lambeck, April 2, 2003 - Connecticut Post
Learning about Western and Muslim nations
by Vern Barnet, April 2, 2003 - Kansas City Star
Profs: Bombs threaten Iraqi culture, important artifacts
by Will Sullivan, April 2, 2003 - Yale Daily News
American Jewish Congress Title VI Petition
by American Jewish Congress, April 2003 - AJCongress.org
Goldilocks Warrior at Penn
by Martin Kramer, March 31, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Teach-In, Turn On, Walk Out
by Matthew Continetti, March 28, 2003 - National Review
Professors Condemn War in Iraq At Teach-in
by Margaret Hunt Gram, March 27, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Baghdad, Babylon, Brandeis
by Martin Kramer, March 27, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Teach-in, Iraq, etc.
by Gary Sick, March 27, 2003 - Middle East Institute [Columbia University]
Analysts say little is known about Iraq
by Neil Swidey, March 26, 2003 - Boston Globe
Muslim Panelists Confront Rushdie's Work
by Isaac Vita Kohn, March 25, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Professor's Response to Criticism Is Inappropriate
by John Corigliano, March 24, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Professorial Pundits Place Iraq Bets
by Martin Kramer, March 24, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Middle East studies weak on day-to-day world reality
by Jonathan Jones, March 21, 2003 - Daily Tar Heel (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
FBI seeks to question former MIT student
by Ralph Ranalli, March 20, 2003 - Boston Globe
Professors Torn On U.S. Policy Toward Iraq
by Jessica E. Vascellaro, March 19, 2003 - Harvard Crimson
Suddenly, a Seller's Market for Arabic Studies
by Sam Dillon, March 19, 2003 - New York times
Chicago Prof Joins Conspiracy-of-the-Month Club
by Martin Kramer, March 18, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
U.S. Links Scholar to Terror Funding
by Glenn R. Simpson, March 17, 2003 - Wall Street Journal
CU Faculty To Speak on Iraq War at Teach-in
by Margaret Hunt Gram, March 14, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Professor interviews 'American Taliban'
by Mary Claire Whitaker, March 14, 2003 - Flat Hat (William and Mary)
Creator of blueprint for a democratic post-war Iraq to hold Sylvia K. Hassenfeld Chair in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
March 11, 2003 - Brandeis University
Israeli Soldiers to Speak on Campus
March 11, 2003 - Daily Californian
Middle East Certitude
by Ariel Beery, March 10, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
MEALAC Department Has Been Blatantly Defamed
by Hamid Dabashi, March 10, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Black Tie Affair Lauds Columbia Graduates
by Ben Casselman, March 6, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia's Troubles Bubble Up Through the Bubbly
by Martin Kramer, March 6, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Appreciation for Beinin Watch
March 6, 2003 - Stanford Review
Middle East Studies Sees Rise in Student Interest
by Chris Beam, March 5, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Iraq: Another "Expert" Blind Spot
by Martin Kramer, March 2, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
No refuge for a refugee
by Catherine Masters, March 1, 2003 - New Zealand Herald
Free People Will Set the Course of History
by Robert Blecher, March 2003 - Middle East Report Online (MERIP)
Staunch Al-Arian supporter now says he was deceived
by Susan Aschoff, February 27, 2003 - St. Petersburg Times
Post-Oslo solidarity
by Joseph Massad, February 26, 2003 - Al-Ahram
Accused academic speaks out
February 26, 2003 - BBC News
Beinin Watch
February 26, 2003 - Stanford Review
We Must Always Remain Critical
by William E. Hudson, February 26, 2003 - Stanford Review
Revamp Mideast Studies
February 25, 2003 - Harvard Crimson
A WISE Guy at College Park
by Martin Kramer, February 25, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Professors for Terrorist Al-Arian
by Jonathan Schanzer, February 24, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
The Al-Arian Defense
February 24, 2003 - Washington Post
US furious as Britain ignores extradition plea
by Alasdair Palmer and David Bamber, February 23, 2003 - The Telegraph (London)
Teacher accused of leading jihad in English village
by Ian Cobain, February 22, 2003 - Times of London
University defends indicted academic
by Polly Curtis, February 21, 2003 - Guardian
Harvard Slow to Revamp Middle Eastern Studies
by Ella A. Hoffman, February 21, 2003 - Harvard Crimson
Profs Duped by Sami Al-Arian
by Martin Kramer, February 21, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Our Abandoned Muslim Allies
by Azar Nafisi, February 21, 2003 - New Republic
USF Arabic instructor also charged
by Ryan Meehan, February 21, 2003 - Oracle - University of South Florida
Jihad leader emerged from shadows of USF
by Susan Aschoff, February 21, 2003 - St. Petersburg Times
USF professors vow to stand by colleague
February 21, 2003 - Washington Times
Prof's slip is showing - so's his anti-Semitism
by Zev Chafets, February 19, 2003 - New York Daily News
The Need for Campus Activism
by Roz Rothstein and Roberta Seid, February 14, 2003 - Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
Former Education Chief Endorses War on Iraq
by Michelle Loayza, February 13, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Saidiana
by Martin Kramer, February 11, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
America: The Victim Is Not the Guilty One [on MESA]
by George Squyres, February 9, 2003 - Liberty for All
U.S. Scholar Uncredited in Iraq Report
by Jill Lawless, February 7, 2003 - Associated Press
Columbia Wins Back a Mideast Historian
by Scott Smallwood, Lila Guterman, and Megan Rooney, February 7, 2003 - Chronicle of Higher Education
The legacy of Jean-Paul Sartre
by Joseph Massad, February 5, 2003 - Al-Ahram
Bir Zeit-on-Hudson
by Martin Kramer, February 5, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Moral commitments, emotions can't be kept from the classroom, professor
by John Sanford, February 4, 2003 - Stanford Report
Columbia's Provost response to the Palestinian film festival controversy
February 3, 2003
College split over fellowship
by Will Woodward, January 31, 2003 - The Guardian
Rashid Redux
by Martin Kramer, January 29, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Department of Dishonesty
by Seth Anziska, January 27, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Attack Iraq?
by Rashid Khalidi, January 27, 2003 - In These Times
Perfect Strangers: Arabic Grows at Ivy League In Burst of Post-9/11 Interest
by Max Gross, January 24, 2003 - Forward
Math Quiz at Stanford
by Martin Kramer, January 24, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Khalidi to Accept Said Chair After Long Delay
by Chris Beam, January 23, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Conservatives Criticize Columbia University's Sponsorship of Militant Palestinian Film Festival
January 22, 2003 - Columbia College Conservative Club
Professors Sign Petition on Israel
by Katharine A. Kaplan, January 22, 2003 - Harvard Crimson
Nightmares of A University
January 22, 2003 - PRWeb
History adds Mideast scholar
by Charles Friedman, January 22, 2003 - Yale Daily News
Dreams of a Debate
by Ariel Beery, January 21, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Why Are Arch Conservatives Ganging Up on the Middle East Studies Association?
by Juan Cole, January 20, 2003 - History News Network
Two Speakers To Kick Off Cal Poly Middle East Series Jan. 27
January 16, 2003 - Cal Poly News
The Absurdity of Campus "Middle East Forums"
by Bruce S. Thornton, January 16, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
New course to teach 'authoritative' -- not authoritarian -- interpretation of Islam
by Lisa Trei, January 8, 2003 - Stanford Report
Iranain-Americans request to Expel Adjunct Professor Rob Sobhani from Georgetown University
by Koorosh Arfaian, January 6, 2003 - The Ezine DOT Net
Why Feminism is AWOL on Islam [mentions several MES professors]
by Kay Hymowitz, Winter 2003 - City Journal
The New Push for Middle East Studies
by Arthur Clark, January/February 2003 - Saudi Aramco World
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