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
Academic Freedom, Intimidation, And Mayoral Politics: The Case of Rashid Khalidi
by Andy Humm, April 2005 - Gotham Gazette
AJC Praises Columbia University
by American Jewish Committee, March 31, 2005 - ajc.org
Columbia Spectator Rejected Same Deal As NYT
by Steven I. Weiss, March 31, 2005 - Campus J (Jewish Collegiate News)
Committee Report Criticizes Grievance Procedures, Finds No Anti-Semitism
by James Romoser, March 31, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Students Gain Early Access to Report After Three-Hour Wait
by Lisa Hirschmann, March 31, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Response to the Report of the Faculty Ad Hoc Committee
by Lee C. Bollinger, Alan Brinkley, Nicholas B. Dirks, March 31, 2005 - Columbia University
Academic Freedom and Intimidation
March 31, 2005 - Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA)
Attacks inspire greater interest for Mid-East classes
by Corrie Driebusch, March 31, 2005 - Daily Northwestern
No anti-Semitism problem here, Columbia University report insists
by Sam Ser, March 31, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
Controversy At Columbia: A View From Inside The Institution
by Neil S. Shachter, March 31, 2005 - Jewish Press
Engaging Gaza
March 31, 2005 - Middle East Institute, Columbia University
Who Will Defend the Defenders?
by Stanley Kurtz, March 31, 2005 - National Review Online
Columbia: No evidence profs made anti-Semitic remarks
March 31, 2005 - New York Daily News
Faculty Committee Largely Clears Scholars
by Jacob Gershman, March 31, 2005 - New York Sun
Columbia Panel Reports No Proof of Anti-Semitism
by Karen W. Arenson, March 31, 2005 - New York Times
David Project Reacts to Columbia Report on Student Harassment
March 31, 2005 - The David Project
ZOA Condemns Columbia University Whitewash Of Israel Bashing There
by Zionist Organization of America, March 31, 2005 - zoa.org
MEALAC, Why So Silent?
by Jai Katsuri, March 30, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
U Penn's Terror Apologists
by Jacob Laksin, March 30, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
Juan of a Kind
by Steven Plaut, March 29, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
Group Seeks Resignation of Columbia University President
by Karen W. Arenson, March 29, 2005 - New York Times
Jewish Affairs, Middle Eastern Studies, and Israel
by Norman Adler, March 29, 2005 - Yeshiva University Commentator
CU to Create $5 mil Chair Of Israel Studies
by Owen Hearey, March 28, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
In Search of an Honest Broker
by Brenda Coughlin, March 28, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Press Rules
March 28, 2005 - Columbians for Academic Freedom
In maelstrom of Mideast studies, Brandeis opens non-partisan center
by Richard Asinof, March 28, 2005 - Jewish Telegraph Agency
The Hamlet of Morningside Heights
by Jacob Gershman, March 28, 2005 - New Partisan
Free Speech At Columbia Hits the Wall
by William F. Buckley, Jr., March 28, 2005 - New York Sun
Academic Freedom Wars
by Scott Jaschik, March 25, 2005 - Inside Higher Ed
Bollinger at the Bar
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, March 25, 2005 - New York Sun
Bollinger Traces Past, Present of Free Academia
by Lisa Hirshmann, March 24, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Israel Studies Gain on Campus as Disputes Grow
by Nathaniel Popper, March 24, 2005 - Forward
Faculty Revolt Is Brewing at Columbia
by Jacob Gershman, March 24, 2005 - New York Sun
Columbia Chief Tackles Dispute Over Professors
by Karen W. Arenson, March 24, 2005 - New York Times
In Defense of the University: Cole Backs Professors
by Anjali Dayal, March 23, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia Becoming
by Oguz Erdur, March 23, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Khalidi Backers Rally at Tweed
by Jacob Gershman, March 22, 2005 - New York Sun
Outside View: Prisoners of the past, I
by Alon Ben-Meir, March 22, 2005 - Washington Times
HDS Hires Islamic Studies Prof
by Steven A. McDonald, March 21, 2005 - Harvard Crimson
London School Hotbed Of Anti-Israel Rhetoric
by Daniella Peled, March 21, 2005 - Jewish Telegraph Agency
Princeton Intercept the Palestine Football?
by Martin Kramer, March 21, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
Intellectual Diversity Needed at Columbia
March 21, 2005 - New York Sun
This nut teaches at Columbia?
March 20, 2005 - New York Daily News
Columbia Nation-alized
by Martin Kramer, March 18, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
Arabic courses gain popularity at 'U'
by Laura Frank, March 18, 2005 - Michigan Daily
The Palestinianization Of The Academy
by Phyllis Chesler, March 17, 2005 - Jewish Press
Different View
by Phyllis Chesler, March 17, 2005 - Jewish Week
The Captive Mind
March 16, 2005 - The Nation
The Mideast Comes to Columbia
by Scott Sherman, March 16, 2005 - The Nation
Is deck stacked against students by anti-Israel faculty at Columbia?
by Noah Liben, March 15, 2005 - Ynet news
Language of the Classroom: Should Academic Freedom Have Limits?
by Sara Townsley, March 14, 2005 - Cornell Daily Sun
From the Editor's Keyboard
by John VanderLippe, June 2004 - Middle East Studies Association Bulletin
Diversity at Princeton
by Rachel Zabarkes Friedman, March 14, 2005 - National Review Online
P.R. Guru Quietly Guides Bollinger
by Jacob Gershman, March 14, 2005 - New York Sun
Right of Resistance?
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, March 14, 2005 - New York Sun
Academic Integrity Travestied at Columbia Middle East Studies Conference
by Terri Ginsberg, March 14, 2005 - Z Magazine
Students, Outsiders Spar at Columbia Conference
by Nathaniel Popper, March 11, 2005 - Forward
Jihad on the American Mind
by Rachel Ehrenfeld, March 11, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
Columbia's Middle East Crisis
by Javier C. Hernandez, March 11, 2005 - Harvard Crimson
An Open Letter on the Controversy at Columbia
March 11, 2005 - History News Network
Weiner: Disband Columbia Bias Panel
by Liel Leibovitz, March 11, 2005 - Jewish Week
Why Harvard Isn't Columbia
by Martin Kramer, March 11, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
A Free-Speech War
by Nat Hentoff, March 11, 2005 - Village Voice
Academic Wars
by Lina Atallah, March 10, 2005 - Cairo Magazine
Civil Debate?
by Josh Gajer, March 10, 2005 - Campus J (Jewish Collegiate News)
Incendiary Accusations at MEALAC Debate
by Lisa Hirschmann, March 10, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Over Dinner, Bollinger On Academic Freedom
by Lisa Hirshmann, March 10, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
The Global Intifada
by Phyllis Chesler, March 10, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
Special Arabic program renewed for second year
by Molly Gannon, March 10, 2005 - GW Hatchet
When the anti-Israel sentiment comes from within
by Yair Sheleg, March 10, 2005 - Haaretz
7 Days: America
by Uriel Heilman, March 10, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
Saudis Funded Columbia Program At Institute That Trained Teachers
by Jacob Gershman, March 10, 2005 - New York Sun
Special Arabic program renewed for second year
by Molly Gannon, March 10, 2005 - The GW Hatchet
Sorry Joel Beinin, You Lose
by Martin Kramer, March 9, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
Africans say their story, too, excluded from Middle East studies
by Rachel Pomerance, March 8, 2005 - Jewish Telegraph Agency
The Grass is Greener on...?
by Ari Fridman, March 8, 2005 - Yeshiva University Commentator
Berkeley's War Against Israel
by Steven Plaut, March 7, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
Sharansky Likens Mideast Studies To Propaganda
by Jacob Gershman, March 7, 2005 - New York Sun
American Colleges Debate Limits on Academic Freedom
by Maura Jane Farrelly, March 7, 2005 - Voice of America
Ex-British student in hit squad threat
by Uzi Mahnaimi and Christopher Lamb, March 6, 2005 - London Times
Middle East Balance, Perception at Issue at Columbia
March 6, 2005 - National Public Radio
Columbia Still Unbecoming
by Nat Hentoff, March 5, 2005 - Village Voice
A Tale of Two Professors
by David French, March 4, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
The Winter Of His Content
by Liel Leibovitz, March 4, 2005 - Jewish Week
John Jay Awards Honor Alums
by Taylor Walsh, March 3, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
When Academic Freedom Is Kicked Out of Class
by Alisa Solomon, March 3, 2005 - Forward
Professor Khalidi Might Be Bound For Princeton
by Jacob Gershman, March 3, 2005 - New York Sun
Hamilton And Israel At Columbia
by David A. Schizer, March 3, 2005 - New York Sun
Wisdom of Bollinger
March 2, 2005 - New York Sun
Klein Is Unlikely To Rehire Khalidi To Lecture Teachers
by Jacob Gershman, March 1, 2005 - New York Sun
Letters to the Editor
March 1, 2005 - New York Sun
Embattled Columbia prof jabs back at press
by Barbara Leonard, March 1, 2005 - Washington Square News
U.S. Designates Arabic As Strategic Language, Schools To Teach Language Throughout The Nation
March 1, 2005 - Watchman Herald Daily
U. Senate Meets, Responds to MEALAC Debate
by Lisa Hirshmann, February 28, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
The Sun Also Falls
by Staff Editorial, February 28, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
The Day the Rabbi Rescued Rashid
by Martin Kramer, February 28, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
Some Limits on Speech in Classrooms
by Joyce Purnick, February 28, 2005 - New York Times
A lesson in academic politics
by Uriel Heilman, February 27, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
The rise and fall of the third rate
by Martin Kramer, February 27, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
U.S. pushes Arabic: Study of language now tops Hebrew
February 27, 2005 - World Tribune
Why Jewish students are really silent
by Guy Spigelman, February 25, 2005 - Haaretz
Covering Mideast Wars At Columbia
by Jonathan Mark, February 25, 2005 - Jewish Week
Ex-Prosecutor Likens Massad Speech to a 'Neo-Nazi Rally'
by Jacob Gershman, February 25, 2005 - New York Sun
'Balance' and Khalidi
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, February 25, 2005 - New York Sun
Defense in Terror Trial Paints a Rosier Picture of 'Jihad'
by William Glaberson, February 25, 2005 - New York Times
Columbia Implodes!
by Nat Hentoff, February 25, 2005 - Village Voice
Brinkley Addresses Academic Freedom at Meal
by Lisa Hirshmann, February 24, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Prof defends himself on TV
by Mara Gordon, February 24, 2005 - Daily Pennsylvanian
N.Y. School Board Bans a Controversial Arab Professor
by Forward Staff, February 24, 2005 - Forward
Columbia and McCarthyism
by David French, February 24, 2005 - Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Columbia Professor Says Intifada Blessing For Jews
February 23, 2005 - Arutz 7
David Project Goes into Fiction
by George Saliba, February 23, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Education Department Dismisses Khalidi
by Lisa Hirshmann, February 23, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Weiner Says He'll Defend Israel 'Here or Anywhere'
by Meghan Clyne, February 23, 2005 - New York Sun
Columbia U. Professor, Criticized for Views on Israel, Is Banned From Teacher-Training Program
by Brock Read, February 22, 2005 - Chronicle of Higher Education
Massad's Theory: The Zionists Are The Anti-Semites
by Jacob Gershman, February 22, 2005 - New York Sun
Censorship and Columbia
by Ariel Beery, February 21, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Stifling the spirit of education in America
by Joel Klein, February 21, 2005 - The Daily Barometer, Oregon State University
Try saying it in Arabic
by Nahal Toosi, February 19, 2005 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Defining Free Speech
by Greg Lukianoff, February 18, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
The Klein Example
by New York Sun Staff Editorial, February 18, 2005 - New York Sun
Controversy Doesn't "Swirl"
by Daniel Harlow, February 17, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Situation in NES department is not black and white
February 17, 2005 - Daily Princetonian
Intimidation
by Sara Roy, February 17, 2005 - London Review of Books
Students Against Freedom of Thought
by Emanuele Ottolenghi, February 17, 2005 - National Review Online
US College Students Crowd Into Arabic Language Classes
by Faiza Elmasry, February 17, 2005 - Voice of America
Berkeley's Churchill
by Malcolm A. Kline, February 16, 2005 - Accuracy in Academia
Revising History at Berkeley: Israeli 'Occupation 101'
by Abraham Miller, February 16, 2005 - Chronwatch
Education Dept. Drops Columbia Prof. From Teaching Program for Teachers
by Julia Levy, February 16, 2005 - New York Sun
Law Professor Challenges Mideast Scholars To Debate
by Jacob Gershman, February 16, 2005 - New York Sun
Separating the Political Myths From the Facts in Israel Studies
by Samuel G. Freedman, February 16, 2005 - New York Times
Khalidi Is Tapped To Teach Teachers About Middle East
by Julia Levy, February 15, 2005 - New York Sun
A Double Disservice: the David Project Fails in its Mission
by Zac Frank, February 14, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
At Columbia, fairness
by Alan Dershowitz, February 14, 2005 - New York Daily News
Jewish Columbia alumni threaten to stop contributions
by Uriel Heilman, February 13, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
Forum To Address Bias
by Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld, February 13, 2005 - New York Sun
Between the Cole Posts
by The Unfrozen Caveman, February 11, 2005 - Caveman in Beirut
Speaker Discusses MEALAC And Academic Freedom
by Lisa Hirshmann, February 11, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Critical Lectures in American Foreign Policy
February 11, 2005 - Columbia University
Dershowitz: Outside Bias Panel Needed At Columbia
by Liel Leibovitz, February 11, 2005 - Jewish Week
New Fronts In Campus Wars
by Gary Rosenblatt, February 11, 2005 - Jewish Week
Columbia Profs for Truth
by Ryan Sager, February 11, 2005 - New York Post
Crisis at Columbia
by Jacob Gershman, February 11, 2005 - New York Sun
Professor says his views may cost job
by Patrick Kerkstra, February 11, 2005 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Shallow Juan
by Michael Young, February 11, 2005 - Reason
Background and Analysis of the Columbia University Administration's Response to Columbia Unbecoming
February 11, 2005 - Scholars for Peace in the Middle East
Law Prof Lashes Out in NYC
by Javier C. Hernandez, February 10, 2005 - Harvard Crimson
Profs Say the Darndest Things (about Columbia)
by Martin Kramer, February 10, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
Irresponsible Pedagogy
February 9, 2005 - Cornell Daily Sun
Dershowitz defends Israel at Columbia University
February 9, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
His Arabic is not free of Colecisms
by Martin Kramer, February 9, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
The return of Peter Sellers
by Sarason Liebler, February 9, 2005 - VillageSoup Citizen
OB Juan Canobi
by Tony Badran, February 8, 2005 - Across the Bay
'Columbia Unbecoming' A Wake-Up Call For 'Jews of Silence'
February 8, 2005 - Arutz 7
Dershowitz Speaks On MEALAC, Israeli State
by Morgan Sellers, February 8, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
C.U. Professor Misses Point on Columbia Controversy
February 8, 2005 - Cornell Daily Sun
The Fighting Islamists of Notre Dame
by Thomas Ryan, February 8, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
The `Silent Jews' speak out
by Shoshana Kordova, February 8, 2005 - Haaretz
Cole Goes On
by Jonah Goldberg, February 8, 2005 - National Review Online
Dershowitz joins Ivy fray
by Ethan Sacks, February 8, 2005 - New York Daily News
Dershowitz Says Faculty Members Work To Encourage Islamic Terrorism
by Jacob Gershman, February 8, 2005 - New York Sun
Omid Safi Clarifies His Enemies' List [incl. Omid Safi]
by Robert Spencer, February 7, 2005 - Dhimmi Watch
Mideast crisis in Manhattan
by Shoshana Kordova, February 7, 2005 - Haaretz
Alan Dershowitz defends Israel at polarized Columbia University
by Rachel Pomerance, February 7, 2005 - Jewish Telegraph Agency
Cole v. Goldberg
by Jonah Goldberg, February 7, 2005 - National Review Online
Bias of Massad Is Being Noted in His Classes
by Jacob Gershman, February 7, 2005 - New York Sun
Dershowitz to Speak About Middle East Studies at Columbia
February 7, 2005 - New York Sun
Film on 'bias' at Columbia U. sparks fury among Israeli alumni
by Chanan Weissman, February 6, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
Khalidi's "Facts"
by Tony Badran, February 4, 2005 - Across the Bay
MEALAC Hits the Streets
by Leora Falk, February 4, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
C.U. Debates Allegations of Columbia Anti-Semitism
by Julie Geng, February 4, 2005 - Cornell Daily Sun
More MEALAC
by Robert David (KC) Johnson, February 4, 2005 - History News Network
Mideast Parley Takes Ugly Turn At Columbia U.
by Sol Stern and Fred Siegel, February 4, 2005 - New York Sun
Speaker blasts Iraq war policy
by Ravenn Moore, February 4, 2005 - The Palladium Item
Open minds
by Marisa Agha, February 4, 2005 - The Press Enterprise
Soft on anti-Semitism
by Ryan Sager, February 3, 2005 - New York Post
Little Churchills
by Malcolm A. Kline, February 2, 2005 - Accuracy in Academia
Unbecoming Returns', Spurs Continued Debate
by Lisa Hirshmann, February 2, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Action Alert: ABC's Assist to Campus Conservatives: Were censorship stories too good to check?
February 2, 2005 - Common Dreams
Charges of anti-Israel bias rock Columbia
by Sarah Breger, February 2, 2005 - Daily Pennsylvanian
A Muslim Scholar Takes on CAIR
February 2, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
How unbecoming of you, dear Columbia
by "Our Man at Columbia", February 2, 2005 - New Criterion
Middle East's Future Under Debate
by Liz Fink, February 1, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia takes one on the chin
February 1, 2005 - New York Daily News
JuanColelogy
by Tony Badran, January 31, 2005 - Across the Bay
Embrace it: Provocative views vital
by Henry M. Bowles III, January 31, 2005 - Daily Northwestern
Saving Private Massad
by Martin Kramer, January 31, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
Columbia prof: America created violent political Islam inadvertently as part of its Cold War strategy
by Robert Spencer, January 30, 2005 - Jihadwatch.org
Columbia can solve its own Mideast crisis
by Ben Fishman, January 30, 2005 - Newsday
Cole's Sad Defeatism
by Gregory Djerejian, January 30, 2005 - The Belgravia Dispatch
Terrorism and the Bush-Saudi Relationship
January 29, 2005 - Columbia University
JC Spreads the Love
by Tony Badran, January 28, 2005 - Across the Bay
MEALAC Dialogue Lost in Political Storm
by Ethan Pack, January 28, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia Conference Postponed
by Forward Staff, January 28, 2005 - Forward
Barenboim adds chord to Columbia anti-Zionist tune
by Uriel Heilman, January 28, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
Academic Freedom Works Both Ways
by Gil Troy, January 28, 2005 - Jewish Week
Cole Analyzes Iraqi Past, Professor Warns of Illegitimacy in New Election
by Monique Smith, January 28, 2005 - The Hoya
Jan. 31. Panel discussion: One State or two? Alternative Proposals for Middle East Peace
by Qanun, Columbia University North African and Middle Eastern Association, January 27, 2005
Committee Draws Fire, Keeps Investigating MEALAC
by Lisa Hirschmann, January 27, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia Postpones Middle East Controversy
by Lisa Hirshmann, January 27, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Staff Editorial: The Bubble
January 27, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Barenboim comments spark anger as controversy at Columbia builds
by Rachel Pomerance, January 27, 2005 - Jewish Telegraph Agency
Hugh Fitzgerald Announces the MESA Nostra Contest, and Makes You An Offer You Can't Refuse
by Hugh Fitzgerald, January 27, 2005 - Jihadwatch.org
Summers and the arrogant bandwagon
by Jonathan Zimmerman, January 26, 2005 - Christian Science Monitor
Student Intimidation Here and Now
by Victor Luria, January 26, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Subject: [Fwd: Postponed Tomorrow's-Second Annual Forum on International Conflict Resolution]
by George Mitchell, January 26, 2005 - Columbia University
Islamic scholars face visa issues
by Jennifer Mishory, January 26, 2005 - Daily Bruin
MESA Nostra
by Hugh Fitzgerald, January 26, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
Ambassador Ayalon won't take part in Columbia U. conference
by Nathan Guttman, January 26, 2005 - Haaretz
After Israeli boycott, Columbia U. cancels meet on Mideast
by Shlomo Shamir, January 26, 2005 - Haaretz
Israel's withdrawal from Columbia forum upsets some Jews
by Uriel Heilman, January 26, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
Columbia's Darkest Hour...So Far
by Martin Kramer, January 26, 2005 - MartinKramer.org
Israeli Backs Out of Columbia Event
by Jacob Gershman, January 26, 2005 - New York Sun
Freedom Is Not Academic
by David Harris, January 25, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Islamic studies program gains recognition
by Hoorig Santikian, January 25, 2005 - Daily Bruin
Ethnic cleansing of universities is the new mantra in America
by Youssef M. Ibrahim, January 25, 2005 - Gulf News
Envoy of Israel Is Urged to Skip Columbia Parley
by Jacob Gershman, January 25, 2005 - New York Sun
An Alumnus's Disgust With Columbia
by Robbie Majzner, January 24, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Princeton's Anti-Israel Jihad
by Lee Kaplan, January 24, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
Intimidation Charges at Columbia (4 Letters)
January 23, 2005 - New York Times
Charity Symposium to Honor Ener
by Maria Brachelli, January 23, 2005 - The Villanovan
Ad Hoc Sessions on Freedom of Speech Controversy Begin
by Lisa Hirschmann, January 21, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Free Speech in Class Under Fire at Columbia
January 21, 2005 - Fox News
Villanova Professor's Memorial Draws Protest
by Larry Fish, January 21, 2005 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Arabic gains popularity among students due to practicality, current events
by Amina Shareef, January 20, 2005 - Exponent (Purdue)
Defending Despite Disagreement
by Stephan Schwartz, January 19, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
The Times Chimes In
by Robert "KC" Johnson, January 19, 2005 - History News Network
The wages of courage
by Caroline Glick, January 19, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
Little bias in NELC, students say
by Sarah Mishkin, January 19, 2005 - Yale Daily News
Pro-Israel Students Seek Reprieve from Profs' Alleged Anti-Semitic Bias
by Jim Brown, January 18, 2005 - AgapePress
Orientationalism
January 18, 2005 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia's Israel Problem
January 18, 2005 - New York Post
Mideast Tensions Are Getting Personal on Campus at Columbia
by N.R. Kleinfield, January 18, 2005 - New York Times
Intimidated Classrooms
by Nat Hentoff, January 18, 2005 - Village Voice
Middle East Institute, Spring 2005 Course List and Spring 2005 Course Descriptions
January 13, 2005 - Columbia University
The First Amendment Talks, In which it is disclosed how things might go when Columbia's faculty committee sits
January 13, 2005 - New York Sun
Controversy at Columbia
by Stanley Kurtz, January 12, 2005 - National Review Online
Columbia Embroiled in Academic Freedom Controversy; FIRE Defends Student Expression
January 11, 2005 - Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Two Sentences from Rashid Khalidi
by Robert "KC" Johnson, January 11, 2005 - History News Network
Academic Freedom Group Enters Fray
by Jacob Gershman, January 11, 2005 - New York Sun
FIRE Letter to Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, January 10, 2005
January 10, 2005 - Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Farrakhan for Columbia?
January 10, 2005 - New York Sun
In Debate over Israel, Stereotypes are True Enemy
by Amanda Elbogen, January 10, 2005 - Yale Daily News
NES Leaders Defend Dept. Culture
by Andras Hamori and M. Sukru Hanioglu, January 7, 2005 - Daily Princetonian
Anonymous professors should pay attention to University regulations
by Michael Cook, January 7, 2005 - Daily Princetonian
Nobody in History Speaks for Everybody in the Department
by Jeremy Adelman, January 7, 2005 - Daily Princetonian
Anti-Defamation League Director: University Fails To Protect Jewish Students
by Jacob Gershman, January 6, 2005 - New York Sun
Editor's Note on 'NES Department Faces Warring Factions'
January 5, 2005 - Daily Princetonian
Northeastern U's Professor of Jihad
by Robert Spencer, January 5, 2005 - FrontPage Magazine
Big man on campus
by Hilary Leila Krieger, January 5, 2005 - Jerusalem Post
Columbia's Anti-Semites
January 3, 2005 - New York Post
Evergreen State College's Steve Niva: Israel to Blame for Suicide Bombings
by Gilead Ini, January 2, 2005 - Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
Politics of Middle East play out in class fracas
by Stevenson Swanson, January 1, 2005 - Chicago Tribune
Unveiling Islam
by Alvin P. Sanoff, January 1, 2005 - Washingtonian
How Academia Failed the Nation: The Decline of Regional Studies
by Francis Fukuyama, Winter 2004 - SAISPHERE
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