Middle East studies in the News from 2005

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Articles marked by a icon are recommended by Campus Watch staff.

Georgetown's Jihad [on the upcoming Palestine Solidarity Movement conference at Georgetown University]
by Lee Kaplan, December 29, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Hypocrisy at Harvard
by Richard L. Cravatts, December 28, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

When Harvard Met Saudi
by Ben Shapiro, December 28, 2005 - Human Events

Al-Arian Peer Longs For Home [on Sameeh Hammoudeh]
by Michael Fechter, December 28, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

YUPAC Opening Event Addresses Anti-Zionism on College Campuses
by Rafi Edelman, December 22, 2005 - Yeshiva University Commentator

The New Jewish Studies
by Scott Jaschik, December 21, 2005 - Inside Higher Ed

A Saudi Prince's Indecent Proposal
by Steven Stalinsky, December 21, 2005 - New York Sun

The Prince's Money
by Suzanne Gershowitz, December 20, 2005 - National Review Online

Perfidious Princes Teach Tolerance
by Abby Wisse Schachter, December 18, 2005 - New York Post

Harvard Urged To Return $20M Gift
by Pedro V. Moura, December 16, 2005 - Harvard Crimson

A Princely Donor, Alwaleed's donation deserves to be welcomed
by Crimson Staff, December 16, 2005 - Harvard Crimson

Muslims and media
by Diana West, December 16, 2005 - Washington Times

Controversial Mideast scholar returns for second shot at a Princeton chair
by Marilyn Silverstein, December 15, 2005 - New Jersey Jewish News

Use of $20M Donation Debated
by Dan R. Rasmussen, December 14, 2005 - Harvard Crimson

Jihad on Campus
by New York Sun Editorial, December 14, 2005 - New York Sun

Islamic Studies Gets $20M Gift
by Samuel P. Jacobs, December 13, 2005 - Harvard Crimson

Saudi Prince Gives Millions to Harvard and Georgetown
by Karen W. Arenson, December 13, 2005 - New York Times

Lessons of the Middle East
by Christopher Shea, December 13, 2005 - Princeton Alumni Weekly

Seeking balance in the Mideast
by Simon Brown, December 13, 2005 - The Justice

Saudi Prince Spends $40 Million for American Minds
by James Ridgeway, December 13, 2005 - Village Voice

Saudi Gives $20 Million to Georgetown, Prince Says He Wants to Promote Understanding of Islam
by Caryle Murphy, December 13, 2005 - Washington Post

Georgetown Receives $20 Million Gift, HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's Gift To Expand Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
December 12, 2005 - Georgetown University News

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal donates $20 million to support the Harvard University Islamic Studies Program
December 12, 2005 - Harvard University Gazette

Jury Acquits Sami Al-Arian on Some Terrorism Charges, Deadlocks on Others
by John Gravois, December 7, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

No Convictions for Al-Arian
by Scott Jaschik, December 7, 2005 - Inside Higher Ed

The Al-Arian Mistrial
by New York Sun Editorial, December 7, 2005 - New York Sun

Al-Arian Verdict Deals a Blow To U.S. Anti-Terror Campaign
by Josh Gerstein, December 7, 2005 - New York Sun

Mideast diplomat accepts new post
by Matt Davis, December 2, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

Despite Govt. Funding, Universities Failing to Produce National Security Experts
by Olivia Albrecht, December 2, 2005 - Fox News

Finkelstein Reflects Poorly on GU Campus
by Robert Lieber, December 2, 2005 - The Hoya

Khalidi is sole candidate for history position
by Chanakya Sethi, December 1, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

Taxpayers, Beware: It's Time to Act on Bias!
by Staff Editorial, December 1, 2005 - Jewish Exponent

Overview of MESA's 2005 Annual Meeting
by Anonymous, November 30, 2005 - Campus-Watch.org

Khalidi Gets Second Shot at Princeton
by Jacob Gershman, November 30, 2005 - New York Sun

Major piece of the Middle East [MES at Santa Barbara City College]
by Jared Blankenship, November 30, 2005 - thechannelsonline.com

Disingenuous Comment [on Juan Cole]
by Tony Badran, November 23, 2005 - Across the Bay

There you go again, Juan ...
by Dan Darling, November 23, 2005 - Regnum Crucis

Effort for review of anti-Semitism on campus meeting new resistance
by Ron Kampeas, November 22, 2005 - Jewish Telegraph Agency

Middle East Studies Association Salutes University of California Press for Publishing Beyond Chutzpah
November 22, 2005 - normanfinkelstein.com

Finkelstein Speech Contributes to Debate [on Norman Finkelstein's appearance at Georgetown]
by Michael C. Hudson, Mark Lance, November 22, 2005 - The Hoya

Civil-Rights Panel Hears Complaints of Anti-Semitism on American Campuses
by Jennifer Jacobson, November 21, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Disconnected [on the MESA annual conference]
by Scott Jaschik, November 21, 2005 - Inside Higher Ed

MESA: The Academic Intifada.
by Martin Kramer, November 21, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

The man behind the Palestinians' hard line [on Ramadan Shallah, indicted with Sami al-Arian]
by Susan Taylor Martin, November 20, 2005 - St. Petersburg Times

Political Agenda Out of Place [on Norman Finkelstein's appearance at Georgetown University]
by Ariel I. Ahram, November 18, 2005 - The Hoya

Finkelstein Condemns Israeli Policies
by Sarah Mellott, November 18, 2005 - The Hoya

Learning Your Alif, Ba, Tas, Arabic Students Struggling, Organizing to Learn Difficult Language
by Sadia Latifi, November 17, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Fighting Sheikh Zayed's Funding of Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School: A Case Study
by Jonathan Jaffit, November 17, 2005 - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

An Eye for Terror Sites, NSC Puts Scholar in Charge of Middle East [on Michael Doran, formerly of Princeton]
by Robin Wright, November 17, 2005 - Washington Post

Brandeis course offers unique views on Middle East
by Carrie Simmons, November 16, 2005 - Daily News Tribune

Fred Donner and the Failure of Intellectual Integrity in Near East Studies
by Irfan Khawaja, November 15, 2005 - History News Network

Juan of Arabia
by Tony Badran, November 14, 2005 - Across the Bay

True academic integrity cuts in both directions [on Middle East Studies speakers at American University]
by Jeremy Rovinsky, November 14, 2005 - The Eagle Online

Cole-cocked
by Tony Badran, November 13, 2005 - Across the Bay

MEALAC Controversy Lies Low for Fall Semester
by Lisa Hirschmann, November 10, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Philistine at Columbia
by Martin Kramer, November 10, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Al-Arian Lied to the Press and Immigration Authorities, Lawyer Concedes
by Josh Gerstein, November 10, 2005 - New York Sun

In Closing Arguments, Prosecutors Argue That Evidence Proves Fla. Professor Sought to Aid Terrorists [on the al-Arian trial]
by John Gravois, November 9, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Duke to Establish Islamic Studies Center, Create $1.5 Million Endowed Professorship
by Blake Dickinson, November 9, 2005 - Duke University News

Defense Casts Al-Arian as Fighter Akin to Heroes of American Revolution
by Josh Gerstein, November 9, 2005 - New York Sun

Lawyer Admits Al-Arian Lied
by Michael Fechter, November 9, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

'Professor by Day, Terrorist by Night' [on the al-Arian trial]
by Josh Gerstein, November 8, 2005 - New York Sun

Unreal Rashid
by Martin Kramer, November 7, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Radical Rashid
by Martin Kramer, November 7, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Fulbright Connects With the Muslim World
by Sara Lipka, November 4, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Breaking Down Bias in the Midwest
by Sara Lipka, November 4, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Inviting a bigot, Penn should be ashamed of asking Eugene Bird to speak
by Gabriel Oppenheim, November 4, 2005 - Daily Pennsylvanian

At Talk, Finkelstein Calls Dershowitz Book a Fraud
by Lindsay A. Maizel, November 4, 2005 - Harvard Crimson

Penn's Middle East Program a Source of Concern
by Joshua Runyan, November 3, 2005 - Jewish Exponent

Saudi Arabia's Tentacles [on the JTA report concerning Saudi influence on American schools]
by New York Sun Editorial, November 2, 2005 - New York Sun

Norman Finkelstein's world
by Isi Leibler, November 1, 2005 - Jerusalem Post

Saudi Arabia Under Attack [on the JTA report concerning Saudi influence on U.S. schools]
by James Zogby, November 1, 2005 - Media Monitors Network

Funds went to charities, witness testifies [on the Sami al-Arian case]
by Meg Laughlin, November 1, 2005 - St. Petersburg Times

Witness Defends Gifts To Muslim Charity [on the Sami al-Arian case]
by Michael Fechter, November 1, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

Letters to the Editor [regarding Efraim Karsh's article on Columbia University]
November 2005 - Commentary

Academics and the Government in the New American Century: An Interview with Rashid Khalidi [excerpts]
by Lori A. Allen, Lara Z. Deeb, and Jessica Winegar, Fall 2005 - Radical History Review

New Course Offers World of Views on Middle East Conflict [Brandeis University]
by Danielle Slutzky, October 31, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Historic Middle East conference at Case aims to balance views [on the Scholars for Peace in the Middle East conference]
by Ted S. Stratton, October 30, 2005 - Cleveland Jewish News

Judge Cole ...
by Dan Darling, October 30, 2005 - Regnum Crucis

Pennsylvania's Historic Academic Freedom Hearings
by David French, October 28, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Theology Thursdays: Exclusive Q & A With Dr. Aminah Beverly McCloud, Professor, Islamic Studies in Religious Studies, DePaul University (Part II)
by Cedric Muhammad, October 27, 2005 - BlackElectorate.com

Tainted Teachings, What Your Kids are Learning about Israel, America, and Islam, Parts 1 through 4
by JTA Staff Report, October 27, 2005 - Jewish Telegraph Agency

Beyond Chutzpah: An Interview with Professor Norman Finkelstein
by Sherri Muzher, October 27, 2005 - Media Monitors Network

Mideast experts discuss region's future [conference at Brandeis University's Crown Center]
by Jonathan Modest and Desiree Koh, October 25, 2005 - The Justice

Silencing Finkelstein is the easy way out
by Paige Austin, Rasha Khoury, and Diala ShamasSilencing, October 25, 2005 - Yale Daily News

Finkelstein and the YCIAS: Misusing Yale, abusing students
by Rachel Bayefsky-Anand, Ari Evans and Rena Traube, October 24, 2005 - Yale Daily News

All hail the power of AEI! [on Juan Cole's conspiracy theories]
by Dan Darling, October 23, 2005 - Regnum Crucis

Case against three built on bank records [on the Sami al-Arian case]
by Meg Laughlin, October 23, 2005 - St. Petersburg Times

Theology Thursdays: Exclusive Q & A With Dr. Aminah Beverly McCloud, Professor, Islamic Studies in Religious Studies, DePaul University (Part I)
by Cedric Muhammad, October 20, 2005 - BlackElectorate.com

Former Professor Settles Bias Lawsuit Against U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville [on Linda S. Schilcher, formerly of the Middle East Studies Program]
by Piper Fogg, October 20, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Strike Juan, Two, and Three
by Tony Badran, October 18, 2005 - Across the Bay

Balancing Views on the Middle East on College Campuses, Case Hosts International Scholars, October 29-31 [on the Scholars for Peace in the Middle East conference]
October 18, 2005 - PRNewswire

CUNY's Chancellor Enters Fray Over Academic Freedom
by Jacob Gershman, October 17, 2005 - New York Sun

Editorial questions Beinin's political stance
by Bob Borek, October 17, 2005 - The Stanford Daily

I see Juan's back to his old tricks again ...
by Dan Darling, October 15, 2005 - Regnum Crucis

Cole-ology
by Tony Badran, October 14, 2005 - Across the Bay

The lethal consequences of the trahison des clercs [on Joel Beinin]
by Melanie Phillips, October 13, 2005 - Melanie Phillips's Diary

Norman Finkelstein's Fraudulent Scholarship
October 10, 2005 - Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA)

The Outing of the Noisy Professor Beinin
by Steven Plaut, October 9, 2005 - Arutz 7

Bishara lashes out against U.S. foreign policy [Princeton's Third Annual Edward W. Said '57 Memorial Lecture]
by Mark Stefanski, October 7, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

I think that this is a powerful tribute ... [on Juan Cole]
by Dan Darling, October 7, 2005 - Regnum Crucis

Joel Beinin Doesn't Deserve Tenure
by Daniel H Jacobs, MD, October 7, 2005 - Stanford Review

Visiting Professor in Israeli Studies endowed at American University
by Eric Fingerhut, October 7, 2005 - Washington Jewish Week

Arabic Courses Draw Higher Enrollment
by Claire M. Guehenno, October 5, 2005 - Harvard Crimson

Swarthmore gets $1 million for Islamic studies program
October 5, 2005 - NEPANEWS.com

University Settles Discrimination Suit [Linda Schilcher versus the University of Arkansas's Middle East Studies program]
by Ron Wood, October 4, 2005 - The Morning News (Fayetteville, AR)

Can Islamic law work today?
by Andrea Useem, October 3, 2005 - Charlotte Observer

MESA Chooses and You Can Too
by Martin Kramer, October 3, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Guilford students get a taste of Arabic, Islam
by Candace Taylor, October 2, 2005 - New Haven Register

So lemme get this straight ... [on Juan Cole]
by Dan Darling, October 2, 2005 - Regnum Crucis

US academics urge Americans to listen to al-Qaeda
by Michel Moutot, September 28, 2005 - Middle East Online

Alleged Intimidator of Jewish Students Likely To Achieve Tenure at Columbia
by Jacob Gershman, September 26, 2005 - New York Sun

Cole's New Exit Strategy; Same as the Old Exist Strategy
by Gregory Djerejian, September 26, 2005 - The Belgravia Dispatch

How about Not? [on proposals to negotiate with al-Qaeda]
by Dan Darling, September 23, 2005 - Winds of Change

Mideast studies departures take concentrators
by Rebecca Jacobson, September 22, 2005 - Brown Daily Herald

Students want Arabic minor
by Frances Vanderploeg, September 22, 2005 - Rebel Yell (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Harvard, CAIR, and Kos.
by The Scrapbook, September 21, 2005 - Weekly Standard

Professor Cole, I was There First
by Martin Kramer, September 19, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Pacifist Americans Welcomed by Iranian People [US academics visit Iran]
September 17, 2005 - Cultural Heritage News Agency [Iran]

A Modest Proposal for Syria
by Michael Young, September 17, 2005 - Reason

Bollinger Lays Out Goals For New Year
by Rachael Scarborough King, September 13, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Al-Arian Trial Focused On Finances
by Michael Fechter, September 12, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

Dr. John Voll supports a terrorist
by Brent Anderson, September 11, 2005 - Reflections from Red Hill

Israel Studies: One Solution to Classroom Bias
by Samuel G. Freedman, September 8, 2005 - World Jewish Digest

Cole Hitchhikes
by Michael Young, September 7, 2005 - Reason

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam [interview with Robert Spencer]
by Jamie Glazov, September 6, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Professor Named to U.N. Advisory Group [Georgetown's John Esposito]
September 6, 2005 - Georgetown University

Contested Areas' Fulbrights
by Scott Jaschik, September 2, 2005 - Inside Higher Ed

For Columbia Students, Calmer Times?
by Liel Leibovitz, September 2, 2005 - Jewish Week

Collected `Charity' Went Elsewhere, FBI Agent Testifies At Al-Arian Trial
by Michael Fechter, September 2, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

High-Level Group named by Annan to guide the Alliance of Civilizations [includes Karen Armstrong, John Esposito]
September 2, 2005 - United Nations

Jewish schools failing to teach modern Israel
by Carl Schrag, September 1, 2005 - Cleveland Jewish News

Faculty Efforts to Combat Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israeli Bias at the University of California, Santa Cruz
by Leila Beckwith, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, and Ilan Benjamin, September 1, 2005 - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

Malevolent fantasy of Islam
by Alain Gresh, August 2005 - Le Monde diplomatique

Muslim Scholar Whom U.S. Barred From Notre Dame Will Take Post at U. of Oxford
by Aisha Labi, August 31, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Crown follows the straight path of academia
by Rachel Marder, August 30, 2005 - The Justice

I've been away for far too long ... [on Juan Cole]
by Dan Darling, August 28, 2005 - Regnum Crucis

Academic Propaganda [on Diablo Valley College]
August 26, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Terrorist Professor [on Sami al-Arian]
by Robert Spencer, August 26, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Proving the Critics' Case
by Robert David (KC) Johnson, August 26, 2005 - Inside Higher Ed

OIP to Lift Israel Study Restriction [Georgetown University]
by Robert Heberle, August 26, 2005 - The Hoya

Language of War [on the Defense Language Institute]
by Brett Wilbur, August 25, 2005 - Monterey County Weekly

Note to Juan Cole
by Mark A.R. Kleinman, August 24, 2005 - markarkleinman.com

Universities and the war on terror
by John Quelch, August 24, 2005 - Washington Times

Unmasked [The Council on Foreign Relations and its point man on the Middle East Henry Siegman]
by Ed Lasky and Richard Baehr, August 23, 2005 - American Thinker

MESA jumps in Massad's trench
by Martin Kramer, August 23, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Mystery Solved [on Henry Siegman of the Council on Foreign Relations]
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, August 23, 2005 - New York Sun

"It's called courage" [Steven Vincent's widow replies to Juan Cole]
by Lisa Ramaci-Vincent, August 21, 2005 - Murdoc Online

Al-Arian scrambled to prove legitimacy
by Meg Laughlin and Bill Duryea, August 19, 2005 - Bradenton Herald

Freedom Center Free Speech
August 18, 2005 - New York Sun

Al-Arian Lied To Help In-Law, Prosecutors Say
by Michael Fechter, August 18, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

Those Other Orientalists
by Martin Kramer, August 12, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Al-Arian Prosecutors Showcase Media
by Elaine Silvestrini, August 12, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

People problem undermines security
by Haim Zaltzman, August 11, 2005 - Baltimore Sun

Media linked Al-Arian, terrorism
by Meg Laughlin, August 11, 2005 - St. Petersburg Times

Jihad Trial Transcript Bemoans Effects Of Living In U.S.
by Elaine Silvestrini, August 11, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

SPME Action Short Take: Columbia's Massad, Dabashi and Saliba "On Leave"
by Scholars for Peace in the MIddle East, August 10, 2005 - spme.org

Feasting on Some Cole on the Cobban
by Tony Badran, August 9, 2005 - Across the Bay

COLE-TURE Shock
by Martin Kramer, August 9, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Al-Arian Letter To Kuwaiti Offered As Proof Of Guilt
by Elaine Silvestrini, August 9, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

Provision tells schools to grade students on subjects, not ideology
by Kaitlin Bell, August 8, 2005 - Boston Globe

The Quiet Heretic [on Amina Wadud, professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University]
by Thomas Bartlett, August 8, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

What's Up at Columbia?
by Robert David (KC) Johnson, August 8, 2005 - History News Network

The Meaning of War
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, August 8, 2005 - New York Sun

Convicted of Aiding Terrorist, Translator Prepares for Prison Cell, Still in Disbelief
by Julia Preston, August 7, 2005 - New York Times

Arabist Islam
by Tony Badran, August 5, 2005 - Across the Bay

Al-Arian Mocked Terrorism Label
by Elaine Silvestrini, August 5, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

Cole's Version of Academic Freedom
by Robert David (KC) Johnson, August 4, 2005 - History News Network

Prosecutors Present Jihad Leaders' Discussions
by Elaine Silvestrini, August 4, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

Juan Gets An "F"
by Michael Young, August 3, 2005 - Reason

Wiretaps: Al-Arian tried raid on account
by Meg Laughlin and Jennifer Liberto, August 3, 2005 - St. Petersburg Times

Prosecution tells jurors of Al-Arian's role with PIJ
by Meg Laughlin, August 2, 2005 - St. Petersburg Times

Al-Arian Wiretap Captured Poem Of Hate For America
by Elaine Silvestrini, August 2, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

Is Zionism Colonialism? The Root Lie
by Martin Kramer, August 1, 2005 - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

Columbia University: The Future Of Middle Eastern Studies At Stake
by Martin Kramer, August 1, 2005 - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

Court told PIJ pay sent to 4 at think tank [on Sami al-Arian case]
by Meg Laughlin, July 29, 2005 - St. Petersburg Times

ATFP Expresses Full Support for Columbia Professor Rashid Khalidi
by American Task Force on Palestine, July 26, 2005

Inspector Cole on London Assignment
by Martin Kramer, July 22, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Jihad Bomber Inspired `Pride'
by Michael Fechter, July 22, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

A Classroom Indoctrination
by Lee Kaplan, July 21, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Your mission: Get Kramer! This entry will self-destruct...
by Martin Kramer, July 14, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

New Challenge to Columbia and to Chomsky, Finkelstein, and Cockburn [regarding Columbia University's Rashid Khalidi]
by Alan Dershowitz, July 13, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

London Bombers
by Tony Badran, July 12, 2005 - Across the Bay

Ikhwan Cole: Arabism and Islamism
by Tony Badran, July 11, 2005 - Across the Bay

Oh my ...
by Dan Darling, July 11, 2005 - Regnum Crucis

Schools respond to call for more Arabic classes
by Alison Damast, July 10, 2005 - Stamford Advocate

Making Cole-Slaw of History
by Martin Kramer, July 9, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Juan More Time
by Tony Badran, July 8, 2005 - Across the Bay

Terror and the Experts
by Tony Badran, July 7, 2005 - Across the Bay

On Campus, the Line Between Anti-Israel Sentiments and Anti-Semitism is Blurring
by Noah Cohen-Cline, July 5, 2005 - Daily Californian

Ethnohistory, Ideology, and Modern Politics
by Tony Badran, July 2, 2005 - Across the Bay

Columbia and the Academic Intifada
by Efraim Karsh, July 2, 2005 - Commentary

Contemporary Muslim Studies chair becoming a hot seat [Rashid Khalidi]
by David Campbell, June 28, 2005 - Princeton Packet

UK Student Warned to Stop Protesting Jew-Hatred
by Jamie Glazov, June 27, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Dershowitz levels plagiarism charges at Arab studies professor [Rashid Khalidi]
by Shira Schoenberg, June 24, 2005 - Jewish Advocate

The Complaint Against Rashid Khalidi
by Elizabeth O'Neill, June 21, 2005 - History News Network

Letter of Dissent regarding the CAFMENA statement dated May 13, 2005, condemning the AUT boycott of two Israeli Universities.
by Ahmad Dallal, Kaveh Ehsani, Eve Troutt-Powell, June 21, 2005 - Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Muslim world isn't big with U.S. students
by John Diamond, June 21, 2005 - USA Today

Textbook Bias Against Israel
by Danielle Glazer, June 20, 2005 - campusreportonline.net

The Politics of Israel Studies
by Jennifer Jacobson, June 20, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Jihad Paid For Studies, Feds Say [on accused Al-Arian co-conspirator Sammeeh Hammoudeh]
by Michael Fechter, June 17, 2005 - Tampa Tribune

Berkeley Professor Uncovers the Everyday Lives of Palestinians
by Marcus Wohlsen, June 16, 2005 - Illuminations

A Trained Seale Goes Rogue [on Assad biographer Patrick Seale]
by Michael Young, June 16, 2005 - Reason

How Many Government Agencies Does It Take To Teach Soldiers Arabic?
by Fred Kaplan, June 16, 2005 - Slate

The British Academic Boycott of Israel: How the fear of Islamist terrorism contributed to its revocation
by William D. Rubinstein, June 16, 2005 - Social Affairs Unit

Pro-Israel students take back campuses
by Eytan Schwartz, June 16, 2005 - Ynet news

Juna Cole's Noble Enterprise
by Martin Kramer, June 14, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Cole-lectibles
by Tony Badran, June 12, 2005 - Across the Bay

Rashid Khalidi: Plagiarist?
by Lee Kaplan, June 9, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Khalidi Accused
June 9, 2005 - History News Network

Massad and the Refugees
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, June 9, 2005 - New York Sun

I'm Trying To Learn Arabic, Why's it taking so long
by Robert Lane Greene, June 9, 2005 - Slate

The Jihadnik Prof at UC-Santa Barbara [on professor Lisa Hajjar]
by Steven Plaut, June 7, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Between disparate worlds [on California State University professor As'ad AbuKhalil}
by Robin Abcarian, June 7, 2005 - Los Angeles Times

Critics Question Need for Third Federal Scholarship Program to Produce More Foreign-Language Specialists
by Kelly Field, June 2, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Amid Other Attacks on Academic Freedom, Columbia Crisis Continues
by Robert Gaines, May/June 2005 - Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

An academic freedom fighter
by Jordan Roth, May 26, 2005 - Jerusalem Post

President, an Expert on Free Speech, Gets an Earful [on Columbia University president Lee Bollinger]
by Karen W. Arenson and N. R. Kleinfield, May 25, 2005 - New York Times

Radical-Left Campuses: ‘Politically Correct' Anti-Semitism
by Paul Strand, May 24, 2005 - Christian Broadcasting Network

Arabic Scandal at Berkeley
by Martin Kramer, May 24, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Doran Doran
by Michael Young, May 24, 2005 - Reason

Why Stop at Boycotting Israel?
by Mark LeVine, May 23, 2005 - History News Network

Open Letter to MESA Members [regarding the AUT boycott of two Israeli universities]
May 20, 2005 - Middle East Studies Association

Let us rebel against poisonous academics
by Robert Fisk, May 18, 2005 - Gulf Times

Michael Hudson Aflaq
by Tony Badran, May 17, 2005 - Across the Bay

As Demand Soars, Campus Offers Fewer Arabic Classes
by Jennifer Jamall, May 17, 2005 - Daily Californian

Swarthmore College Receives Mellon Grant to Assist Tri-College Islamic-Middle Eastern Studies Initiative
May 17, 2005 - Swarthmore College

Arafat Supporter in American Academia [about Rashid Khalidi]
by Jacob Laksin, May 16, 2005 - discoverthenetwork.org

The Politico Friends of the Florida Professor of Jihad
by Steven Plaut, May 15, 2005 - Chronwatch

MESA letter regarding the Association of University Teachers boycott of two Israeli universities
by Committee on Academic Freedom on the Middle East and North Africa (CAFMENA), May 13, 2005 - Middle East Studies Association

NES's Doran rumored for National Security Council post
by Chanakya Sethi, May 12, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

Teaching and Terror at DePaul
by Thomas Ryan, May 12, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Michael Hudson Joins the Baath
by Tony Badran, May 11, 2005 - Across the Bay

Princeton professor expected to be named to national security post
by Matthew E. Berger, May 11, 2005 - Jewish Telegraph Agency

Cole Buster
by Tony Badran, May 6, 2005 - Across the Bay

Facing Up to the AUT
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, May 6, 2005 - New York Sun

Hairmanos de Sangre
by Tony Badran, May 5, 2005 - Across the Bay

Saree Makdisi and Academic Freedom
by Ken Masugi, May 5, 2005 - Local Liberty (The Blog of the Center for Local Government)

Meet an Anti-Israel Agitator
by Martin Kramer, May 5, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Caveat Emptor, Times Readers
by Jason Maoz, May 4, 2005 - Jewish Press

Neocons Lay Siege to the Ivory Towers
by Saree Makdisi, May 4, 2005 - Los Angeles Times

Taken for a Ride
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, May 4, 2005 - New York Sun

Is There A New Blacklist? A Speech on Columbia University Debacle
by Monique Dols, May 3, 2005 - Left Hook

Bollinger Opposed to British Boycott
by Jacob Gershman, May 3, 2005 - New York Sun

Khalidi Has Entered Race For Princeton Chair
by James Romoser, May 2, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

The Stalinists of the AUT
by Emanuele Ottolenghi, May 2, 2005 - National Review Online

Grievance Policies Reviewed for Clarity
by Anjali Dayal, April 29, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Searching for Israel in All the Wrong Places
by Martin Kramer, April 29, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Search Committee for Israel Scholar Includes Two Harsh Critics of Israel
by Jacob Gershman, April 29, 2005 - New York Sun

UC Forum Highlights Diversity in Islam
by Judith Scheer, April 28, 2005 - Berkeley Daily Planet

Debate grows over Khalidi candidacy
by Chanakya Sethi, April 28, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

'One-state solution' prejudiced
by Jeremy Golubcow-Teglasi, April 28, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

Letters to the Editor [on Khalidi's candidacy at Princeton]
April 28, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

American Islamic scholar honoured
by Khalid Hassan, April 28, 2005 - Daily Times [Pakistan]

Undressing The Times
by Jason Maoz, April 28, 2005 - Jewish Press

In These Times
by Ali Banuazizi, April 28, 2005 - Middle East Studies Association

'Playing Fair' at Columbia? [Letters to the Editor]
by Joseph Massad, et al., April 28, 2005 - The Nation

College Coarse
by Efraim Karsh, April 28, 2005 - The New Republic

Divinity School awaits summer arrival of Sells, expert on Islamic studies
by Jennifer Carnig, April 28, 2005 - University of Chicago Chronicle

Arabic prof Frangieh will remain at Yale
by Julie Post, April 28, 2005 - Yale Daily News

Scholarship, not politics, is the measure of a professor
by Editorial, April 27, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

Pro-Palestinian Professor Sparks Controversy
by Javier C. Hernandez, April 27, 2005 - Harvard Crimson

Joseph Massad: Orientalist!
by Martin Kramer, April 27, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Bollinger: some of my best friends are Jewish
by James Panero, April 27, 2005 - New Criterion

Parroted Convictions
by Dennis Schmelzer, April 26, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Princeton's Wooing of Columbia Teacher Creates Friction in Jewish Community
by Jacob Gershman, April 26, 2005 - New York Sun

'New Grievance Policy'
by Awi Federgruen, April 26, 2005 - New York Sun

Hoover fellows call for Islam expertise
by Anny Lin, April 26, 2005 - Stanford Daily

Middle East Wars Hit Princeton
by Scott Jaschik, April 25, 2005 - Inside Higher Ed

Tariq Ramadan's proposal
by William Fisher, April 25, 2005 - Jordan Times

Columbia: The Awakening
by Nat Hentoff, April 25, 2005 - Village Voice

UCI Establishes Persian Studies
by Ken Masugi, April 22, 2005 - Center for Local Government, Claremont Institute

Khalidi candidacy for new chair draws fire
by Chanakya Sethi, April 22, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

Fired professor seeks help from ACLU
by Kym Soper, April 22, 2005 - Manchester Journal Inquirer

The new McCarthyism
by Juan Cole, April 22, 2005 - Salon

Hopkins Middle East specialization inadequate
by Francesca Hansen, April 22, 2005 - The Johns Hopkins University Newsletter

Schools lack Mideast specialists
by Sarah Breger, April 21, 2005 - Daily Pennsylvanian

Liberal Media Supports Academic Freedom
by Art Eckstein and Jeannie Rutenburg, April 21, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

A moment of truth for Michael Abdelmessih
by Robert Spencer, April 21, 2005 - Jihadwatch.org

Doctors No
by Michael Young, April 21, 2005 - Reason

Crisis of Islamic Studies in US
by Fawaz Turki, April 20, 2005 - Arab News

MCC instructor questions his removal from class
by Christine McCluskey, April 20, 2005 - Manchester Journal Inquirer

Good marks for committee on Middle East mishegoss
by Ed Gold, April 20, 2005 - The Villager

Massad's Bad Book
by Martin Kramer, April 19, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Invitation from Columbia University's Middle East Institute for poetry reading and dinner with Amiri Baraka
April 19, 2005 - Middle East Institute, Columbia University

Institute trains profs in Israel-area studies
by Nehama Libman, April 19, 2005 - The Justice

DePaul's Jihad against academic freedom
by Richard Baehr, April 18, 2005 - American Thinker

The Columbian Cartel
by Stefan Kanfer, April 18, 2005 - City Journal

New York Times Exonerates Columbia Professor Joseph Massad
by Gilead Ini, April 18, 2005 - Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA)

Jihad at Manchester Community College
by Lee Kaplan, April 18, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine

Arabists vs. the Middle East
by Mary Madigan, April 18, 2005 - michaeljtotten.com

Insight, not bias, in my Columbia U. class
by Halley Bondy, April 18, 2005 - New York Post

USF after Al-Arian
by David Ballingrud, April 17, 2005 - St. Petersburg Times

What's going on ...
April 17, 2005 - Washington Times

Dhimmitude at Manchester Community College
April 16, 2005 - Jihadwatch.org

Who Trashed JR?
by Tony Badran, April 15, 2005 - Across the Bay

MEALAC, Meet the Students
by Jai Kasturi and Abby Deift, April 15, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

What Columbia Should Do Now
by Gary Rosenblatt, April 15, 2005 - Jewish Week

Letter Shows Dean Backed Massad
by Jacob Gershman, April 15, 2005 - New York Sun

Despite accolades, language teachers denied tenure
by Therese Lim, April 15, 2005 - Yale Herald

Inventor Joe the Third (Rate)
by Tony Badran, April 14, 2005 - Across the Bay

Criticism and Propaganda
by Issa Mikel, April 14, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Letters to the Editor [on the situation at Columbia]
April 14, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

A Double-Barreled Scandal
by Jonathan S. Tobin, April 14, 2005 - Jewish Exponent

Jewish Students Split At Columbia
by Liel Leibovitz, April 14, 2005 - Jewish Week

Juan Cole's Bad Blog
by Efraim Karsh, April 14, 2005 - The New Republic

Time To Divest...From Columbia
by Council Member James F. Gennaro, April 13, 2005 - Jewish Press

Heeeeere's Johnny!
by Tony Badran, April 12, 2005 - Across the Bay

Columbia U. Issues New Grievance Procedures Amid Criticism of How It Handled Student Complaints
by Jennifer Jacobson, April 12, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

New Grievance Policies Released
by James Romoser, April 12, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Columbians Should Reject CAF
by Michael Schtender-Auerbach, April 12, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Irresponsible Schmirresponsible
by Dennis Schmelzer, April 12, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Friedman's Slander of Middle East Studies and How it is Wrong and Ignorant
by Juan Cole, April 12, 2005 - juancole.com

Skittish Columbia's Complaints Plan Bared
by David Andreatta, April 12, 2005 - New York Post

New Grievance Policy Includes 3 Grounds For Complaints
by Jacob Gershman, April 12, 2005 - New York Sun

Hero Worship for a Bully
by Scott Johnson, April 12, 2005 - Powerlineblog.com

Pro-Palestinian site says Crown's ties may foster bias at Center
by Rachel Marder, April 12, 2005 - The Justice

A Bad Call at the Times
by Sydney H. Schanberg, April 12, 2005 - Village Voice

Studying Islam, Strengthening The Nation
by Peter Berkowitz and Michael McFaul, April 12, 2005 - Washington Post

Future of Yale's Arabic instruction in jeopardy
April 12, 2005 - Yale Daily News

Arabic rises in popularity
by Orçun Ünlüby, April 11, 2005 - Chronicle Online

A perspective on Islam
by Nigel Duara, April 11, 2005 - Columbia Missourian

Outsiders Respond To Ad Hoc Report
by James Romoser, April 11, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Becoming Columbia
by Charles Jacobs, April 11, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Burning Professors
by Phil Gasper, April 11, 2005 - Counterpunch

Scapegoated at Columbia
by Monique Dols, April 11, 2005 - Counterpunch

A major in Israel
by Amiram Barkat, April 11, 2005 - Haaretz

The Princeton Way
by Stanley Kurtz, April 11, 2005 - National Review

Bollinger Unlikely To Put Restrictions on Political Bias in Classroom
by Jacob Gershman, April 11, 2005 - New York Sun

The Clash of Ideas at Columbia (7 Letters)
April 11, 2005 - New York Times

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read Not Quite Everything About It!
by Daniel Okrent, April 11, 2005 - New York Times

Columbia learns a thing or two
April 11, 2005 - Newsday

Silencing scholars a sign of intolerance
by Mansour El-Kikhia, April 11, 2005 - San Antonio Express-News

Academic Politics
by David Wallace-Wells, April 11, 2005 - Slate

Hey, Profs, Come Back to Earth
by Steven Roy Goodman, April 11, 2005 - Washington Post

Conduct Unbecoming
by Paul Mirengoff, April 11, 2005 - Weekly Standard

Columbia University fails to deal with allegations regarding intimidation
by Noah Liben, April 11, 2005 - Ynet news

Academic Zionism
by Henry Farrell, April 10, 2005 - Crookedtimber.org

Fire this professor, Columbia
by Editorial, April 10, 2005 - New York Daily News

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read Not Quite Everything About It!
by Dan Okrent, April 10, 2005 - New York Times

Columbia prof in
by Douglas Feiden, April 9, 2005 - New York Daily News

New York Times and Columbia University
by Ed Lasky, April 8, 2005 - American Thinker

Honoring the Bully
by Ariel Beery, April 8, 2005 - Campus J (Jewish Collegiate News)

Middle East politics roil a US campus
by Eliza Strickland, April 8, 2005 - Christian Science Monitor

Report Reignites Campus Controversy at Columbia
by Nathaniel Popper, April 8, 2005 - Forward

Bollinger Vows ‘Overhaul' Of Grievance Process
by Liel Leibovitz, April 8, 2005 - Jewish Week

Welcome to the Fight
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, April 8, 2005 - New York Sun

Letter to the Columbia Trustees
by Candace de Russy, April 8, 2005 - New York Sun

Columbia Whitewashes Itself
by Nat Hentoff, April 8, 2005 - Village Voice

Israel's Strategic Advantage Inspires Creation of Middle East Center at Brandeis
by Genevieve Cora Fraser, April 7, 2005 - Arab Media Internet Network

Columbia Spectator 1, New York Times 0
by Paul McLeary, April 7, 2005 - Columbia Journalism Review

Another Kind of Diversity
by Jeff Waxman, April 7, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

The New York Times and academic politics
by Daniel Drenzer, April 7, 2005 - Danieldrenzer.com

"Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom Are Necessary For Unpopular and Difficult Ideas"
by Rashid Khalidi, April 7, 2005 - Demoracynow.org

Arab Studies in Critical Condition?
by Martin Kramer, April 7, 2005 - MartinKramer.org

Exclusion of Rashid Khalidi from participation in NYC teacher development workshops.
by Committee on Academic Freedom on the Middle East and North Africa, April 7, 2005 - Middle East Studies Association

Paging Mr. Pulitzer
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, April 7, 2005 - New York Sun

Newspaper Deal Called a Violation
by Jacob Gershman, April 7, 2005 - New York Sun

Intimidation at Columbia
by Editorial, April 7, 2005 - New York Times

Arabs Lift Their Voices
by Thomas Friedman, April 7, 2005 - New York Times

Columbia's Whitewash
by Ryan Sager, April 7, 2005 - Tech Central Station

MEALAC Report Sparks Debate
by James Romoser, April 6, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Fitzgerald: MESA NOSTRA: Scholar of the House Khaled Abou El Fadl
by Hugh Fitzgerald, April 6, 2005 - Jihadwatch.org

Columbia big vows gripe reform
by Janon Fischer, April 6, 2005 - New York Daily News

Editors' Note [on the New York Times' handling of the release of the Columbia University report]
April 6, 2005 - New York Times

More on Anti-Semitism at Columbia
April 6, 2005 - Powerlineblog.com

When Will the "Tuition Payers' Rebellion" Begin?
by Roger L. Simon, April 6, 2005 - rogerlsimon.com

Panelists Discuss CU's Student Complaint Process
by Lisa Hirshmann, April 5, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Joseph Massad's response to the Ad Hoc Grievance Committee Report
by Joseph Massad, April 5, 2005 - Electronic Intifada

Columbia Clears Department of Anti-Semitism Charge
by Javier C. Hernandez, April 5, 2005 - Harvard Crimson

Columbia Profs Vent Rage
by David Andreatta, April 5, 2005 - New York Post

Faculty Denounce 'Right-Wing Attack'
by Jacob Gershman, April 5, 2005 - New York Sun

EDITORIAL: The crowning goal: A passion for scholarly dispassion
April 5, 2005 - The Justice

Crown Center debuts with panel of Middle East experts
by Rachel Marder, April 5, 2005 - The Justice

Feldman helps build a scholarly foundation for Crown Center's future
by Rachel Marder, April 5, 2005 - The Justice

Moving Toward A Better Policy
by Anjali Dayal, April 4, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

MEALACKING: Recreating Community
by Ariel Beery and Barri Weiss, April 4, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

The Columbia disaster
by Caroline Glick, April 4, 2005 - Jerusalem Post

Massad Says Peers Aided 'Witch-Hunters'
by Jacob Gershman, April 4, 2005 - New York Sun

Columbia's blind spot
by Richard Schwartz, April 3, 2005 - New York Daily News

Quick Reaction to Columbia's Ad Hoc Grievance Committee Report
by George Saliba, April 2, 2005 - Censoring Thought

Columbia U. Report Criticizes Professor's Classroom Conduct but Finds No Pattern of Anti-Semitism
by Jennifer Jacobson, April 1, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education

Columbia professors cleared of large-scale intimidation
April 1, 2005 - CNN.com

Students Respond To Ad Hoc Report
by Lisa Hirshmann, April 1, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Massad Blasts Committee's Conclusions
by James Romoser, April 1, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

STAFF EDITORIAL: Beyond MEALAC
April 1, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Anti-Semitism? Who Said Anti-Semitism?
by Abby Deift, April 1, 2005 - Columbia Spectator

Controversial prof. discusses Middle East
by Jennifer Epstein, April 1, 2005 - Daily Princetonian

War and Peace at Columbia
by Scott Jaschik, April 1, 2005 - Inside Higher Ed

Students hit bias report at Columbia
by Rivka Bukowsky, April 1, 2005 - New York Daily News

What Columbia must do now
by Editorial, April 1, 2005 - New York Daily News

Columbia Jews want Outside Probe
by David Andreatta, April 1, 2005 - New York Post

Bollinger Criticized for Embracing Report Clearing Faculty
by Jacob Gershman, April 1, 2005 - New York Sun

Scholars Group Faults Biased Committee Report For Not Restoring Columbia University's Integrity
by Scholars for Peace in the MIddle East, April 1, 2005 - Scholars for Peace in the MIddle East

NELC to suffer the loss of key language professors
by Julie Post, April 1, 2005 - Yale Daily News

Academic freedom under fire
by Jonathan Cole, Spring 2005 - Daedalus

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