Middle East studies in the News from 2007

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Facts in the Air [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Bari Weiss, November 30, 2007 - Haaretz

Middle East Studies Program in the Works [on Loyala University, incls. Behrooz Moazami, Lori Ranner, Adeline Masquelier ]
by Jess Burrola, November 30, 2007 - Loyala Maroon (New Orleans)

Barrett Continues Conspiracy Theory [on Kevin Barrett]
by Lauren Cohen, November 30, 2007 - The Badger Herald (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison)

Mideast Scholars, Meeting in Montreal, Worry About a Splinter Group and Academic Freedom [incl. Zachary Lockman, Laurie Brand, Amy Newhall]
by John Gravois, November 30, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Students Hope to Expand Arabic Language Program [on the University of New Hampshire]
by Ryann Mead, November 30, 2007 - The New Hampshire

Arabic Skills Essential During Conflict in Middle East, Professor Says [on San Antonio College, Arabic lecturer Saeda Tomnbay]
by Jon Coker, November 30, 2007 - The Ranger (San Antonio, TX)

Should Schools Teach Chinese, Arabic? [on New Jersey school districts]
by Ashley Kindergan, November 30, 2007 - The Record (New Jersey)

Boniuk Center Changes Co-sponsorship Policy [incl. Joseph Massad]
by Alex Dinur, November 30, 2007 - The Rice Thresher

Arabic Cracks the Top Ten Languages Studied by College Students in US
by Elizabeth Ann Peer, November 30, 2007 - U. Town: The Columbia Missourian's Higher Education Blog

Islam and the Textbooks: A Reply to the Critics (Part Two of Two)
by Gilbert T. Sewall, November 29, 2007 - Family Security Matters

Hype vs. Reality in Arabic Enrollment Boom [quotes profs. Mahmoud Al-Batal, Karin Ryding, Martha Schulte-Nafeh, Kirk Belnap]
by Elizabeth Redden, November 29, 2007 - Insider Higher Education

Facts on the Ground? Keep on Digging for Historical Truth [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Jonathan Rosenbaum, November 29, 2007 - Jewish Exponent

For University Presses, Distribution Can Bring Profits—and Some Problems [on Univ. of Michigan Press & Pluto Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"]
by Jennifer Howard, November 29, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Representatives From Six Organizations Send Letter To The University Of Michigan Regents Urging Them To End The Pluto Press Distribution Contract [
by Jonathan Schwartz, November 28, 2007 - Anti-Racist Blog

Islam and the Textbooks: A Reply to the Critics (Part One of Two)
by Gilbert T. Sewall, November 28, 2007 - Family Security Matters

Regarding the Professorial Chair of Islamic Studies at the University of Leiden
by Tariq Ramadan, November 28, 2007 - TariqRamadan.com

Who's Really Trembling? [on Middle East studies at Harvard, refs. James Russell, Haleh Esfandiari]
by Julia I. Bertelsmann, November 28, 2007 - The Harvard Crimson

Group Demands Apology from Almontaser [on Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
November 28, 2007 - The New York Sun

Language Study Serves Much Good [incl. Arabic]
by Editorial, November 27, 2007 - Bismarck Tribune (N. Dakota)

Current Events Spur Interest in Islamic Studies [incl. Arabic]
by Eve Attermann, November 27, 2007 - Inside Vandy (Vanderbilt University)

Across the Nation, Foreign Language Study on the Rise [incl. Arabic]
by Deepti Arora, November 27, 2007 - The Daily Californian

His Book Under Fire, Author Speaks at 'U' [on Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism," University of Michigan Press, Pluto Press]
by Andy Kroll, November 27, 2007 - The Michigan Daily

Begin the Debate: Nine-Point Guide to Discern Islamist from Non-Islamist Schools [incl. the Saudi Academy in N. Virginia]
by M. Zuhdi Jasser, November 26, 2007 - Family Security Matters

We Need to Learn Foreign Tongues, or We'll Be Licked [refs. Georgetown Arabic prof. Karin Ryding]
by Editorial, November 26, 2007 - Longview Daily News (WA)

Campus Battleground [a movie on campus tensions between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian forces; cites Beshara Doumani]
November 26, 2007 - Oy Bay! Blog

Cole: Some ‘Canary'! [on Juan Cole]
by Candace de Russy, November 26, 2007 - Phi Beta Cons

Learning in Translation [on Arabic at Blair High School in Montgomery Co., Maryland]
by Jon Kesten, November 26, 2007 - Silver Chips Online (Montgomery Blair High School, Maryland)

Class 'Clown' [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Chuck Bennett, November 26, 2007 - The New York Post

Classes Too Pro-Israel? [on Hanna Diskin of George Washington Univ.]
by Eric Fingerhut, November 26, 2007 - Washington Jewish Week

New World Order Stimulates New Linguistic Interests [on Arabic classes at Portland State, U. of Oregon, & Oregon State]
by Suzanne Pardington, November 25, 2007 - The Oregonian

Saudi Islamic School Defends Itself against "Terror High" Label [on the Islamic Saudi Academy in Fairfax County, Va.]
November 24, 2007 - Associated Press

Islam Talk was Full of Bromides [on Christopher Taylor of Drew University]
by Steve Balog, November 24, 2007 - Daily Record (Morris County, NJ)

Foreign Language Enrollment Up at U of M, in U.S. [incls. Arabic]
by Mike Rose, November 24, 2007 - Minnesota Daily

An Arrest on the Border [on Ghazi Falah]
by John Gravois, November 24, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Mapping Out the Investigation of Gazi Falah
by John Gravois, November 24, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Debbie's Dubious Defiance [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser of Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Editorial, November 24, 2007 - The New York Post

University Student Can't Study in Israel [on Drew University]
by Michal Lando and Ehud Zion Waldoks, November 22, 2007 - The Jerusalem Post

Sharad Karkhanis Stands on the Moral High Ground
by Phil Orenstein, November 21, 2007 - Democracy Project

The Libel Tourist: Silencing Free Speech [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Ericka Anderson, November 21, 2007 - Human Events

The "Free Speech" Agenda [incl. Lee Bollinger, Middle East studies at Columbia, Norman Finkelstein, et al.]
by Alan M. Dershowitz, November 21, 2007 - The Harvard Crimson

Arabic, Chinese Gaining Popularity as Language Courses [at Georgia College and State University]
by Jennifer Burk, November 21, 2007 - The Macon Telegraph

Foreign Language Enrollment Up at U, in US [incl. Arabic at the Univ. of Minnesota]
by Mike Rose, November 21, 2007 - The Minnesota Daily

An Exchange with Professor Ra'anan Boustan of UCLA
by Rachel Neuwirth, November 20, 2007 - MichNews.com

NDSU Students Want More Arabic Studies [on Arabic at North Dakota State]
November 20, 2007 - The Bismark Tribune

Ousted Arabic School Principal Sues City, Says Rights Were Violated [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Kerry Burke and Erin Einhorn, November 20, 2007 - The New York Daily News

Hatemonger U? [on Joseph Massad]
by Richard Miniter, November 20, 2007 - The New York Post

North Dakota State Students Want More Arabic Studies
November 19, 2007 - Associated Press

Fired Principal of Arabic School Sues City [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Jennifer Medina, November 19, 2007 - City Room (New York Times Blog)

The Privilege of Choosing to Starve [incls. Middle East studies, Columbia's MEALAC dept.]
by Alberto Tiburcio, November 19, 2007 - Columbia Spectator

Academica in the Hot Seat [incl. Joseph Massad,
by Judith Apter Klinghoffer, November 19, 2007 - History News Network

Publishing Controversy [on University of Michigan Press, Pluto Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"]
by Scott Jaschik, November 19, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed

Arabic School Founder Sues NYC Over Resignation [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Christine Kearney, November 19, 2007 - Reuters

S.F. Entrepreneur Creates Software for Arabic Language Students [incls. Stanford's Ramzi Salti]
by Justin Berton, November 19, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle

Tracking National Trend, Enrollment in Arabic Classes Grows Steadily
by Andrea Winter, November 19, 2007 - Student Life (Washington University, St. Louis, MO)

Prof Contributes to New Association [on the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa]
by Kristina Morris, November 19, 2007 - The Breeze (James Madison University)

Brooklyn Arabic School's Founding Principal Sues City [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Mary Frost, November 19, 2007 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Meeting in Canada, Middle East Scholars' Group Worries About Academic Freedom [on the Middle East Studies Association; incl. Laurie Brand, Gershon Shafir, Amy W. Newhall; also the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Bernard Lewis, Fou
by John Gravois, November 19, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Libel Tourist [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press]
by Stanley Kurtz, November 19, 2007 - The Corner on National Review Online

Columbia Faculty Members Line Up Behind President Bollinger [ref. Joseph Massad]
by Annie Karni, November 19, 2007 - The New York Sun

Ex-Principal of Arabic-language School Sues City [on Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Cindy Rodriquez, November 19, 2007 - WNYC (New York Public Radio)

Ex-Arabic Principal Suing City [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Yoav Gonen, November 17, 2007 - The New York Post

The Case of the Closeted Saudi Sheikh, His Relentless Campaign to Silence Free Speech in the West, and The Case that May Finally Bring His Libel Tourism to an End [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Phyllis Chesler, November 16, 2007 - Chesler Chronicles (Pajamas Media)

English Isn't the Only Language [incls. Arabic lang. instruction]
November 16, 2007 - News-Record.com (Greensboro, NC)

Middle East Studies Group Acquires a New Rival [on the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Bernard Lewis, Fouad Ajami]
by John Gravois, November 16, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Nadia Abu El Haj Controversy: Larry Cohler-Esses and a Columbia Faculty Member Debate 'Facts on the Ground'
by Ralph Harrington, November 16, 2007 - The Greycat Blog

Study of Arabic, Chinese Increases
by Kevin C. Leu, November 16, 2007 - The Harvard Crimson

Boniuk Center Pledges "New Direction" [incl. Ussama Makdisi, Ilan Pappe, Joseph Massad, et al.]
by Michael C. Duke, November 16, 2007 - The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston)

A Call for Academic Diversity [incls. Middle Eastern studies, Arabic lang. instruction]
by Talia Radcliffe, November 16, 2007 - The Journal (Queen's University, Ontario, Canada)

Three Regents Call on Univ. of Michigan to Drop Distribution Deals [on Pluto Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"]
by Andy Kroll, November 16, 2007 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan)

Muslim Americans Establish Own Schools in US [on the Muslim American Youth Academy, Dearborn, MI]
by Mohamed Elshinnawi, November 16, 2007 - Voice of America

Professor Resigns Abruptly [on Hanna Diskin of George Washington Univ.]
by Jennifer Easton, November 15, 2007 - GW Hatchet

US Students Choosing Arabic Language for Studies
November 15, 2007 - MonstersandCritics.com

Impromptus: How Original, etc [incl. Bernard Lewis, Fouad Ajami, MESA]
by Jay Nordlinger, November 15, 2007 - National Review Online

More Reactions to the Bollinger Controversy
by Evan Goldstein, November 15, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog

Greatest Victory, Even in Defeat [on Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad]
by Paula Stern, November 15, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Academic Freedom Still an Issue [incl. Joseph Massad, Nadia Abu El-Haj, MEALAC]
by Tom Faure, November 15, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Protecting Professors [incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad]
by Editorial, November 15, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Students Taking Arabic, Chinese to Meet Demand [quotes Jane Moore]
by Megan Kaldis, November 15, 2007 - The Daily Texan (University of Texas, Austin)

Ivory Tower Chills [interview with Juan Cole [incl. Bernard Lewis, Fouad Ajami, Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa]
by Samer Elatrash, November 15, 2007 - The Mirror (Montreal)

Arabic Surges in Foreign Language Classes
by Justin Pope, November 14, 2007 - Associated Press

Columbia's Tenured Thugs [on Lee Bollinger, Middle East studies]
by Noah Pollak, November 14, 2007 - Contentions (the blog of Commentary Magazine)

More Students, More Languages [discusses Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, et al.]
by Elizabeth Redden, November 14, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed

Arabic Leads Shift in College Language Studies
by Lisa M. Krieger, November 14, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News

Enrollments in Foreign-Language Classes Continue to Rise [quotes Karin C. Ryding; incl. Arabic]
by Jennifer Howard, November 14, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Professors Clash Over Bollinger [incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad, MEALAC]
by Tom Faure, November 14, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Columbia University Faculty Dissent From the CU-FAC Statement
by Efrat Aharonovich, Kenneth Altman, Elizabeth Anisfeld, et al., November 14, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

House Democrats and Saudi Money [incl. Juan Cole, MESA, Title VI]
by Stanley Kurtz, November 14, 2007 - The Corner at NRO

Studying Middle East Studies: Editors' Introduction [on Nadia Abu El-Haj, refs. the Middle East Studies Association]
by Editorial, Fall 2007 - The Current (Columbia University)

Searching for "Facts" on the Ground [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by David Rosen, Fall 2007 - The Current (Columbia University)

Ideology over Integrity in Academe [on Nadia Abu El-Haj, refs. Columbia's Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures department]
by James R. Russell, Fall 2007 - The Current (Columbia University)

Is Truth Attainable? [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Jonathan Rosenbaum, Fall 2007 - The Current (Columbia University)

President of Columbia Is Criticized [incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad]
by Tamar Lewin and Amanda Millner-Fairbanks, November 14, 2007 - The New York Times

Impossible to Please [on Lee Bollinger; incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Rashid Khalidi, Lila Abu-Lughod, Qais Al-Awqati, Edward Said, George Saliba, Hamid Dabashi, et al.]
by Marty Peretz, November 14, 2007 - The Spine [TNR Blog]

Looking to Adopt A Foreign Tongue [on the growth of Middle Eastern lang. instruction at U. of Maryland, incls. prof. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak]
by Susan Kinzie, November 14, 2007 - Washington Post

Jewish Organizations Unite to Challenge Distribution Arrangement Between Pluto Press and the University of Michigan
by Jonathan Schwartz, November 13, 2007 - Anti-Racist Blog

The French Revolution Returns to Columbia: Heads Will Roll for the Greater Glory of Palestine and Ahmadinejad [incls. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Lila Abu-Lughod, Hamid Dabashi, Rashid Khalidi]
by Phyllis Chesler, November 13, 2007 - Chesler Chronicles (Pajamas Media)

Survey: More Students Studying Arabic, African, Asian Languages
by Lisa M. Krieger, November 13, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News

The Battle for Middle East Studies [on the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa]
by Thomas Lifson, November 13, 2007 - The American Thinker

Bollinger Comes Under Fire [incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Hamid Dabashi, Rashid Khalidi]
by Evan Goldstein, November 13, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog

Through the Looking Glass [includes Middle East studies]
by Danny Kampf, November 13, 2007 - The Daily Colonial (George Washington University)

Profs Petition for Greater Academic Freedom [incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Majid Mohammadi]
by Jonathan Zebrowski, November 13, 2007 - The Daily Princetonian

Islamic and Middle East Studies Department to Expand [incl. Avigdor Levy, Joseph Lumbard, Nader Habibi, et al.]
by Matthew Brock, November 13, 2007 - The Justice (Brandeis Univ.)

Faculty Group: Bollinger Allying With Bush Administration [incl. Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, Nadia Abu El-Haj, Lila Abu-Lughod, Gil Anidjar, et al.]
by Annie Karni, November 13, 2007 - The New York Sun

Ajami's Voice [on Fouad Ajami]
by Editorial, November 13, 2007 - The New York Sun

Language Is Power, both Aesthetic and Ideological [on Arabic language studies]
by Rachel Bayefsky, November 13, 2007 - Yale Daily News

The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Center for Arab-American Studies Says Jerusalem Is Located In "Palestine" [also, UM-Ann Arbor Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies calls Detroit "The Islamic City"]
by Jonathan Schwartz, November 12, 2007 - Anti-Racist Blog

Was Nadia Abu El-Haj Treated Fairly?
by Ralph Harrington, November 12, 2007 - History News Network

New Scholars Group Seen as Close to White House [on the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, refs. Bernard Lewis, Fouad Ajami, and Bassam Haddad]
by Khody Akhavi, November 12, 2007 - IPS Inter-Press Service News Agency

Jersey's Counterterror Farce [on John Esposito]
by Steven Emerson and Stephen M. Flatow, November 12, 2007 - The New York Post

Bollinger's Backbone [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Editorial, November 12, 2007 - The New York Sun

Faculty Group: Bollinger Allying With Bush Administration [involves Columbia's Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures dept.]
by Annie Karni, November 12, 2007 - The New York Sun

Columbia University Faculty Action Committee Statement of Concern
by Nadia Abu El-Haj, Lila Abu-Lughod, Qais Al-Awqati, et al., November 12, 2007 - The New York Sun

BYU Hosts Guest Lecture from Four CIA Analysts [hosted by Brigham Young University's Middle Eastern studies and Arabic departments]
by Elizabeth Jenkins, November 11, 2007 - My Portfolio Blog

Daniel Hollinger Announces Expansion of Arabic Immersion at Coeus International School [in Washington, D.C.]
by Press Release, November 11, 2007 - Newswire

ASMEA vs. MESA [on the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa and the Middle East Studies Association, incls. Bernard Lewis, Fouad Ajami, Juan Cole, As'ad Abu Khalil, John Esposito, and Edward Said]
by Nibras Kazimi, November 10, 2007 - Talisman Gate Blog

Exclusive: Phil Pochoda Admits People at Pluto Press are "Old Friends," Blows Hole In Executive Board Lie That UM Press Is Not Endorsing Pluto Books
by Jonathan Schwartz, November 9, 2007 - Anti-Racist Blog

The Partisan Battle Over Academic Freedom [on the Ad Hoc Committee to Defend the University]
November 9, 2007 - Chronicle of Higher Education

BSG Passes Language Resolutions [on Arabic instruction at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME]
by Travis Dagenais, November 9, 2007 - The Bowdoin Orient (Bowdein College, Brunswick, ME)

MSA Marks Second Year of Islam in Conversation Week [incls. Ingrid Mattson, Sherman Jackson, John E. Woods]
by Maher Sattar, November 9, 2007 - The Wesleyan Argus

Arabic Courses Swell in Enrollment, Popularity [quotes John Darnell, Beatrice Gruendler]
by June Torbati, November 9, 2007 - Yale Daily News

The "New McCarthyism": Are Left-Wing Academics Being Persecuted? [incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad, Rashid Khalidi]
by Martin Solomon, November 8, 2007 - Pajamas Media

Libel Law: Sheikh it All About [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Cambridge University Press]
November 8, 2007 - The Economist

Group Formed to Improve Middle East Scholarship [on the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa; Bernard Lewis, Mark Clark, Middle East Studies Association, Zachary Lockman]
by Annie Karni, November 8, 2007 - The New York Sun

No Tenure for Hatred [on Joseph Massad, Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Joel Mowbray, November 8, 2007 - The Washington Times

Free Speech for Sharad [on Sharad Karkhanis, Mohammed Yousry]
by Phil Orenstein, November 7, 2007 - Democracy Project Blog

Where is the Modern Day Huizinga? [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Andrew G. Bostom, November 7, 2007 - Family Security Matters

Barnard Gives Tenure to Denier of Jewish History [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Gil Ronen, November 6, 2007 - Arutz Sheva (IsraelNationalNews.com)

Make Every Word Count: The Ascent of Professor Nadia Abu El-Haj to a Lifetime Position at Barnard
by Phyllis Chesler, November 6, 2007 - Chesler Chronicles (Pajamas Media)

"Jet Set" Academic to Be Professor of Islam [on Tariq Ramadan]
November 6, 2007 - DutchNews.nl

Columbia Professor: Muslims Discovered Everything! [on George Saliba]
by Elder of Ziyon, November 6, 2007 - Elder of Ziyon Blog

Minister Unworried by Appointment of Controversial Tariq Ramadan
November 6, 2007 - Netherlands Info Services

Students To Propose Arabic Floor [on Arabic "Living-Learning Community" at Georgetown, expansion of Arabic dept.]
by Carolyn Arnold, November 6, 2007 - The Hoya (Georgetown University)

Colonizing Barnard [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Editorial, November 6, 2007 - The New York Sun

Fitzgerald: Syllabus: Islam and Global Forces (Part I) [on U. of Colorado prof. Anita Weiss, refs. John Esposito, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding]
by Hugh Fitzgerald, November 5, 2007 - Dhimmi Watch

Fitzgerald: Syllabus: Islam and Global Forces (Part 2) [on U. of Colorado prof. Anita Weiss, incls. Edward Said, Roy Mottahedeh]
by Hugh Fitzgerald, November 5, 2007 - Dhimmi Watch

Nadia Abu El-Haj and 'The New McCarthyism'
by Evan Goldstein, November 5, 2007 - Footnoted (Chronicle of Higher Education Blog)

CUNY Prof War [on Sharad Karkhanis; incl. Mohammed Yousry]
by Dareh Greogorian, November 5, 2007 - New York Post

My Opinion: Slander in Schoolbooks [on Middle East studies textbooks]
by Andrew Rapp, Winter 2007 - Reform Judaism Magazine

Israel Critique on Campus [on Joel Kovel, University of Michigan, Pluto Press]
by Michal Lando, November 4, 2007 - Jerusalem Post

A Lesson on Muslim View [on Bernard Lewis]
by Jonathan Last, November 4, 2007 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Embattled Barnard Anthropologist Is Awarded Tenure [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Alan Finder, November 3, 2007 - New York Times

A Tarnished Golden Anniversary [on UCLA's Center for Near Eastern Studies, incl. Saree Makdisi, James Gelvin, Gabriel Piterberg, et al.]
by Rachel Neuwirth, November 3, 2007 - The American Thinker

Palestine Mural Unveiled [on Edward Said mural at San Francisco State University, refs. Santa Clara U. prof. Fayeq Oweis]
by Devin O'Keefe and Juliet Blalack, November 3, 2007 - The Golden Gate Xpress Online

Yet Another Columbia Disgrace [on Nadia Abu El-Haj; also on Juan Cole, Norman Finkelstein
by Marty Peretz, November 3, 2007 - The Spine [TNR Blog]

A Different View of the Middle East [on Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa; quotes Bernard Lewis, et al., Middle East Studies Association]
by Scott Jaschik, November 2, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed

Muzzling a Watchdog? [on Sharad Karkhanis; incl. Mohammed Yousry, Susan Rosenberg]
by Scott Jaschik, November 2, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed

A New Fact on the Ground: Nadia Abu El-Haj Wins Tenure at Barnard College
by John Gravois, November 2, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog

After Battle, Barnard Professor Given Tenure [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Annie Karni, November 2, 2007 - The New York Sun

Anti-Defamation League Director Condemns Recent Books on Israel [incl. Joseph Massad]
by Laura Schreiber, November 1, 2007 - Columbia Spectator

Greatest Victory, Even in Defeat [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Paula Stern, November 1, 2007 - Paula Says Blog

Academic Thesis Gone Wrong [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Paula Sterns, November 1, 2007 - Paula Says [weblog]

US writer fights gagging order on al-Qaeda claims [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Dominic Kennedy, November 1, 2007 - The Times of London

The U.S. Blacklisted Me. Let's Talk [by Tariq Ramadan]
by Tariq Ramadan, October 31, 2007 - Christian Science Monitor

StandWithUs Responds to Renewal of University of Michigan Press/Pluto Press Contract
by Jonathan Harris and Robert Seid, October 31, 2007 - StandWithUS

Israeli Leftists in Conference on Annihilating Israel [on Oxford Union and London Middle East Institute debates, refs. Norman Finkelstein and Joseph Massad]
by Steven Plaut, October 31, 2007 - Steven Plaut's Blog

Spooking Middle East Profs on Halloween: The Anti-MESA [on the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa]
by Jonathan Schanzer, October 31, 2007 - The Jewish Policy Center Blog

Liberty City 7 `Were on Path to Jihad' [incl. Raymond Tanter as expert witness]
by Jay Weaver, October 31, 2007 - The Miami Herald

Terrorism Suspects Fit Mold, Professor Testifies in Miami Court [on Raymond Tanter]
by Vanessa Blum, October 31, 2007 - The South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Bollinger and His Faculty, Poor Fella [incl. Joseph Massad, Rashid Khalidi, Hamid Dabashi]
by Jamie Kirchick, October 31, 2007 - The Spine [TNR Blog]

St. John's High School Rolls out Chinese and Arabic [Toledo, OH]
by Kate Oatis, October 31, 2007 - WTOL-TV

Too Much Time on Teachings of Islam? [on a history textbook at Houston Elementary in Lodi, CA]
by Amanda Dyer, October 30, 2007 - Lodi News-Sentinel

Emeritus Professor at CUNY Is Sued for Defamation, Libel [incl. Mohamed Yousry]
by Annie Karni, October 30, 2007 - The New York Sun

Va. County to Look at Saudi School Texts [on the Islamic Saudi Academy]
by Matthew Barakat, October 29, 2007 - Associated Press

Bollinger Reaffirms Stance on Ahmadinejad [incl. Richard Bulliet]
by Melissa Repko, October 29, 2007 - Columbia Spectator

The School of Extreme Hatred [on the Islamic Saudi Academy in VA]
by Micah Halpern, October 29, 2007 - Frontpage Magazine

Vatican Thinks Theological Discussion with Islam Impossible, Experts Charge [incl. John Esposito]
by John L Allen Jr, October 29, 2007 - National Catholic Reporter

Editor with a Hatchet: Larry Cohler-Esses [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Paula Stern, October 29, 2007 - Paula Says Blog

Judge Holds Hearing on Ban on Muslim Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Christine Kearney, October 29, 2007 - Reuters

Patriot Act Faulted in Denial of Visa for Muslim Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by John Eligon, October 29, 2007 - The New York Times

Fairfax Seeks Islamic Texts Translator [on the Islamic Saudi Academy]
by William C. Flook, October 29, 2007 - The Washington Examiner

Civil Liberties Group Challenges US Visa Ban for Muslim Intellectual [on Tariq Ramadan]
October 26, 2007 - Agence France-Presse

Barring Muslim Scholar's Visit Debated [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Larry Neumeister, October 26, 2007 - Associated Press

IMES Students Send Letter Expressing Grievances to Dean, Administration [on Islamic and Middle Eastern studies at Brandeis]
by Alison Channon, October 26, 2007 - The Brandeis Hoot

Profs Protest Tenure Interference [on the Ad Hoc Committee to Defend the University, refs. Steven C. Caton, Harvard's Center for Middle East Studies, Norman Finkelstein, Nadia Abu El-Haj, Edward Said]
by Lingbo Li, October 26, 2007 - The Harvard Crimson

ACLU In Court Today to Challenge U.S. Exclusion of Renowned Muslim Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Press Release, October 25, 2007 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

NYC Arabic School Stonewalling Citizens' Group [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by The Crime Library, October 25, 2007 - Chuck Hustmyre

Islamo-Fascism Week Kicks Off [on Middle Eastern Languages and Studies at Columbia]
by Joy Resmovits, October 25, 2007 - Columbia Spectator

Institute for Middle East Studies Holds Inaugural Event [on the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington Univ.]
by Andrew Gross, October 25, 2007 - GW Hatchet

A Soft Jihad Grows in Brooklyn [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Aryeh Spero, October 25, 2007 - Human Events

Michigan Keeps Link to Controversial Publisher [on Pluto Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"]
by Scott Jaschik, October 25, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed

Arabic School Causes Stir in NYC [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Michal Lando, October 25, 2007 - Jerusalem Post

Campus Double Standards [on the Ad Hoc Committee to Defend the University]
October 25, 2007 - New York Sun

Varying Teaching Styles, Beliefs Deserve Respect [alludes to Juan Cole, Nadia Abu El-Haj, and Norman Finkelstein]
by Tim Bella, October 25, 2007 - The Daily Skiff (Texas Christian University)

One on One: Will Israel Survive? [interview with Michael Bard; incl. Middle East studies]
by Ruthie Blum, October 25, 2007 - The Jerusalem Post

'U' Press keeps Pluto contract [on Pluto Press, Univ. of Michigan Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"]
by Andy Kroll, October 25, 2007 - The Michigan Daily

Student Group Eyes Middle East History, Culture [at The Citidel]
by Press Release, October 24, 2007 - Citadel News Service

Sometimes You Have to Shout to Be Heard [ref. Middle East studies]
by David Warren, October 24, 2007 - The Ottawa Citizen

Federal Court to Hear ACLU's Challenge to Exclusion of Swiss Scholar Tariq Ramadan on Thursday
by Press Release, October 23, 2007 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

State Sees Program as Catalyst [on federally funded lang. classes in Ohio, incl. Arabic and Farsi]
October 23, 2007 - Associated Press

Brooklyn Teacher Joins Lawsuit Targeting Khalil Gibran School [on Sara Springer of Stop the Madrassa Coalition, et al.]
by Mary Frost, October 23, 2007 - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Islam and the Textbooks (Part Four of Five) [refs. Joel Beinin, Barbara Petzen, Middle East studies]
by Gilbert T. Sewall, October 23, 2007 - Family Security Matters

Nadia Abu El Haj and ‘Pure Political Fabrication'
by Ralph Harrington, October 23, 2007 - The Greycat Blog

Say 'Salaam' to Arabic [on Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown; incl. Judith Tucker, Margaret Nydell, et al.]
by Andrew Dwulet, October 23, 2007 - The Hoya (Georgetown University)

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Short on Faculty, Contemporary Courses [incl. Avigdor Levy, Joseph Lumbard, Banu Eligur, Ilan Troen]
by Matthew W. Brock, October 23, 2007 - The Justice (Brandeis Univ.)

Deja Vu at Columbia [on Middle East studies, George Antonius, Norman Finkelstein, et al.]
by Hillel Halkin, October 23, 2007 - The New York Sun

Juan Cole's Lexicon [on Cole's use of "Zionofascism"]
by Noah Pollak, October 22, 2007 - Contentions (the blog of Commentary Magazine)

Islam and the Textbooks (Part Three of Five)
by Gilbert T. Sewall, October 22, 2007 - Family Security Matters

Nadia Abu El Haj in Her Own Words
by Paula Stern, October 22, 2007 - Paula Says Blog

Student Groups to Stage Opposing Islam Protests [on Islamo Fascism Awareness Week at Penn State, including professors of Middle East studies]
by Alyssa Owens, October 22, 2007 - The Daily Collegian (Pennsylvania State University)

Say What You Like, Just Don't Say It Here [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Adam Liptak, October 22, 2007 - The New York Times

Islam and the Textbooks (Part Two of Five)
by Gilbert T. Sewall, October 19, 2007 - Family Security Matters

U.S. Commission Wants Saudi-Funded School Closed Until Textbooks Can Be Reviewed [on The Islamic Saudi Academy in Northern Virginia]
by Greg Simmons, October 19, 2007 - Fox News Channel

Unholy Dodge: About that Muslim Letter to the Pope [incl. John Esposito]
by Mona Charen, October 19, 2007 - National Review Online

Middle Eastern Film Festival Challenges Perceptions [co-sponsored by N.C. State University's Middle Eastern studies program, quotes history prof. Akram Khater]
by Hannah Richardson, October 19, 2007 - Technician Online (N.C. State University)

Language Barrier [on lack of Arabic and Middle East studies courses at Bowdoin]
by Editorial, October 19, 2007 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College)

Suit Against Arabic Language School Aims for Lesson Plans [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Erin Einhorn, October 19, 2007 - The New York Daily News

Chilling Free Speech [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press, Matthew Levitt]
by Ilan Weinglass, October 19, 2007 - The Washington Times

NY Madrassa Ex-Principal Almontaser's New Tin Foil Hat
October 19, 2007 - Yid with Lid Blog

Islamic School is First in Region to Become Accredited [on Al-Hamra Academy in New England]
October 18, 2007 - Associated Press

Ex-Principal Of NYC Arabic School Won't Be Rehired [on Khalil Gibran International Academy and Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
October 18, 2007 - Associated Press

Anything But Straight: Constructing Closets [on Columbia prof. Joseph Massad's "Desiring Arabs"]
by Wayne Besen, October 18, 2007 - Falls Church News-Press

Islam and the Textbooks (Part One of Five)
by Gilbert T. Sewall, October 18, 2007 - Family Security Matters

Almontaser's Opportunity [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran Academy]
by Editorial, October 18, 2007 - The New York Sun

Principal of Arabic School Says She Was Forced Out
by Jennifer Medina, October 17, 2007 - City Room (Blog of the New York Times)

Debbie Almontaser's Public Statement: Oct. 16 [Transcript]
October 17, 2007 - Communities in Support of KGIA (Blog)

God in School [incls. Khalil Gibran International Academy, Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, and Ben Gamla Charter School]
by Joseph P. Viteritti, October 17, 2007 - Education Week

American Libraries Refusing To Remove Banned Book On Jihad Financing (Plus: The WSJ's Fight Against Libel Tourism) [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Omri Ceren, October 17, 2007 - Mere Rhetoric

Former Principal of Arabic-Themed School Wants Her Job Back
by Arun Kristian Das, October 17, 2007 - MyFox, from WNYW Fox 5 New York

Ex-Arabic School Head Readies Lawsuit Against City
by Elizabeth Green, October 17, 2007 - New York Sun

Archaeologists Challenge Barnard Professor's Claims [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Marissa Brostoff, October 17, 2007 - The Jewish Daily Forward

The Removal of Debbie Almontaser [from Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Azi Paybarah, October 17, 2007 - The New York Observer

Back to Intifada High--Not [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Editorial, October 17, 2007 - The New York Post

Arabic School Ex-Principal Fights to Get Job Back
by Jennifer Medina, October 17, 2007 - The New York Times

University of California, Irvine, Students Cancel Middle East Peace Rally [incl. creation of new Middle East and African studies center, Mark LeVine]
by Marla Jo Fisher, October 17, 2007 - The Orange County Register

Genocide Deniers [on Turkey, the Armenian genocide, and Middle East studies]
by Scott Jaschik, October 16, 2007 - Insider Higher Education

Almontaser Said To Seek Return to Arab School [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Elizabeth Green, October 16, 2007 - The New York Sun

Debbie Almontaser, Founding Principal of Khalil Gibran International Academy, Speaks Out for the First Time
by Press Release, October 15, 2007 - Communities in Support of KGIA

Fighting Jihad: Money Talks [on "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins]
by Laina Farhat-Holzman, October 15, 2007 - Family Security Matters

Archeology and the Propaganda War Against Israel [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Richard L. Cravatts, October 15, 2007 - History News Network

‘Racist' Rant Against Bollinger a Non Sequitur [on Hamid Dabashi]
by Candace de Russy, October 15, 2007 - Phi Beta Cons (NRO)

Dhabah Almontaser Teams Up With CAIR, Alleging "Islamophobia" [refs. Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Beila Rabinowitz and William Mayer, October 15, 2007 - PipeLineNews.org

Arabic Language Classes Gain New Popularity [at Union College, Hudson Valley Community College, University of Albany, College of St. Rose]
by Mark Parry, October 15, 2007 - The Albany Times Union

A Glance at the November Issue of International Studies Perspectives: Criticism vs. Threats to Academic Freedom [refs. Middle East studies]
by Jason M. Breslow, October 15, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Queer Theory [on Joseph Massad]
by James Kirchick, October 15, 2007 - The New Republic Online

Professor at Columbia Attacks Bollinger [on Hamid Dabashi]
by Annie Karni, October 15, 2007 - The New York Sun

The Failure of Western Universities [incls. Middle East studies, MESA, Saudi funding at Georgetown and Harvard, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, John Esposito, Martin Kramer, Daniel Pipes]
by Fjordman, October 14, 2007 - Global Politician

King of Morocco Attends Lecture By Duke Professor Ebrahim Moosa
October 12, 2007 - Duke University News and Communication

Chilling Effect [on "Alms for Jihad," et al.]
by Matthew Levitt, October 12, 2007 - The New Republic Online

A SLAPP Against Freedom [incl. Robert O. Collins, "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Cambridge University Press]
by Judith Miller, Autumn 2007 - City Journal

Home Court Advantage [on "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press]
by Michael J. Broyde and Deborah E. Lipstadt, October 11, 2007 - New York Times

Useful Information [on Nadia Abu El-Haj, Pluto Press, the University of Michigan Press, et al.]
by Beshara Doumani, October 11, 2007 - Norman Finkelstein's Blog

Kuwait Adventure Awaits Four Arkansas State University Students [with Saudi grant administered by ASU's Middle East Studies Committee]
by Sarah Morris, October 11, 2007 - The Herald of Arkansas State University

Since 9/11, Twice as Many Take Arabic [quotes Mohammad Khalil, Michael Bonner]
by Jessica Vosgerchian, October 11, 2007 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan)

New Era Is Born [on Middle East studies, incl. Martin Kramer, Edward Said, Rashid Khalidi, et al.]
by Michael C. Kotzin, October 11, 2007 - Ynet News

Reluctantly Thrust Into Spotlight, Armenia Scholar Becomes Equal Opportunity Offender [on James R. Russell of Harvard]
by Gabriel Sanders, October 10, 2007 - The Jewish Daily Forward

Pipes: West Must Work to "Modernize" Islam [Daniel Pipes at U. Michigan; quotes Gottfried Hagen]
by Andy Kroll, October 9, 2007 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan)

Nadia Abu El Haj Only Lies About The Jews
by Jonathan Schwartz, October 8, 2007 - Anti-Racist Blog

Why 'Soft' Power in Iran Is Counterproductive
by Haleh Esfandiari and Robert S. Litwak, October 8, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Libel Without Borders [on "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Rachel Donadio, October 7, 2007 - New York Times

More Bad Genetic Scholarship from Nadia Abu El Haj
October 6, 2007 - Anti-Racist Blog

No Pictures Taken and None Allowed at the Hatem Bazian Lecture [incl. commentary from Hatem Bazian, others]
by Ethan Strauss, October 6, 2007 - The Daily Clog (blog from Berkeley's Daily Californian student newspaper)

History Professor Earns Grant to Explore Traditional and Contemporary Notions of Islamic Houri [on St. John's University prof. Nerina Rustomji]
October 5, 2007 - St. John's University

Dangerous Scholarship [on Haleh Esfandiari]
by Daniel Byman, October 5, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Egypt Study among New Middle East Programs Offered [at California State University, Fresno]
by Kristen Tolleson, October 5, 2007 - The Collegian (Cal. State, Fresno)

Arabic Program Faces Struggle [on Ahmed Souaiaia of the U. of Iowa]
by Carla Keppler, October 5, 2007 - The Daily Iowan

Critics Blast Scholar's Inclusion at New Jersey Homeland Security Confab [on John Esposito, Sami Al-Arian, et al.]
by Robert Wiener, October 4, 2007 - New Jersey Jewish News

Arabic Dept. Upgrades its Foreign Study Prog. [on Dartmouth College]
by Julie Kim, October 4, 2007 - The Dartmouth Online

University of Michigan Distributes Anti-Zionist Book [on Joel Kovel's "Overcoming Zionism," Pluto Press]
by New York Sun and JN Staff Reports, October 4, 2007 - The Detroit Jewish News

Brooklyn Arab School Still Lacking Principal [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Yoav Gonen, October 4, 2007 - The New York Post

Suppressed Scholarship [incl. Matthias Kuntzel, Efraim Karsh]
by Daniel Johnson, October 4, 2007 - The New York Sun

Publishers Concerned Over 'Libel Tourism' [on "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
October 3, 2007 - Bookseller.com

Free to Speak, Free to Read [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press]
by Editorial, October 3, 2007 - Waco Tribune-Herald

Student Interest in New Language Course Grows [on the growth of Arabic classes in Connecticut schools]
by Andrew Shaw, October 2, 2007 - Greenwich Time (S. Connecticut)

Film Claims Censorship At Columbia [on "Indoctrinate U," quotes Hamid Dabashi]
by Annie Karnie, October 2, 2007 - New York Sun

Bloggers Getting Under Cole's Skin [on U of Michigan's Juan Cole]
by Candace de Russy, October 2, 2007 - Phi Beta Cons (NRO)

U.K. Exports Censorious Libel Laws [on "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Stuart Woods, October 2, 2007 - Quill blog (division of Quill and Quire)

New Staff Hired at Israel Center [on Stephanie Gerber Wilson at Brandeis]
by Rachel Marder, October 2, 2007 - The Justice (Brandeis Univ.)

Academy Gives Muslim Students Sense of Belonging [on the Muslim Academy of Greater Orlando]
by Babita Persaud, October 2, 2007 - The Orlando Sentinel

Orientalism . . . or, What's in a name? [on the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Cambridge, the Oriental Institute at the U. of Chicago, et al.]
by Mary Beard, October 1, 2007 - A Don's Life (blog at the Times of London)

Middle East Center to Open [at George Washington University]
by Caroline Coppel, October 1, 2007 - GW Hatchet

Converse College Students Learning to Speak Arabic [on teaching Arabic at Converse College]
by Sean P Flynn, October 1, 2007 - Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Ahmadinejad and "Desiring Arabs" [on Joseph Massad]
by Evan Goldstein, October 1, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog

Baylor to Mark its First-Ever Banned Books Week [incls. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
October 1, 2007 - Waco Tribune-Herald

Fitzgerald: Esposito, Georgetown, and the DHS [on John Esposito and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding]
by Hugh Fitzgerald, September 30, 2007 - Dhimmi Watch

No Homosexuals in the Arab World [incl.Joseph Massad, Richard Bulliet]
by David Bernstein, September 30, 2007 - The Volokh Conspiracy Blog

Purdue Students Want More Arabic
by Renetta DuBose, September 30, 2007 - WLFI-TV (Lafayette, IN)

Want to Run the Gibran Academy? Apply Now! [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Dana Rubinstein, September 29, 2007 - The Brooklyn Paper

Iran is Afraid of the Wrong Internal Enemy [on Haleh Esfandiari]
by Laina Farhat-Holzman, September 28, 2007 - Family Security Matters

Banned Books to be on Display at Library [on Baylor University, "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz]
by Christine Bolanos, September 28, 2007 - The Lariot Online (Baylor University)

K-12 Courses on the Middle East: Are They a 'Stealth Curriculum'?
September - Education Reporter

Review of Nadia Abu El-Haj, "Facts on the Ground"
by Jim Davila, September 27, 2007 - PaleoJudaica Blog

The Rational of Richard Bulliet [interview with Richard Bulliet]
by Katie Reedy, September 27, 2007 - The BWOG (by the staff of The Blue and White, Columbia U. undergraduate magazine

Speech Puts President of Columbia U. Back in the Eye of a Storm [incl. Gil Anidjar, MEALAC]
by Robin Wilson, September 27, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Bollinger: ‘Free Speech At Its Best' [quotes Richard Bulliet]
by Annie Karni, September 27, 2007 - The New York Sun

Inside the Columbia Drama [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Richard Bulliet, Nadia Abu El-Haj, John Esposito, Juan Cole, et al.]
by Martin Peretz, September 27, 2007 - The Spine [TNR Blog]

Why I Helped Invite Ahmadinejad [to speak at Columbia University]
by Richard W. Bulliet, September 26, 2007 - Post Global (at Washingtonpost.com)

Ambush Flattens Ahmadinejad [quotes Hamid Dabashi]
by David Nason, September 26, 2007 - The Australian

NJ's Obscene Invitation [on John Esposito; ref. Tariq Ramadan]
by Stephen M. Flatow, September 26, 2007 - The New York Post

Backlash Against Bollinger Hits Columbia [quotations from Gary Sick, Mehdi Noorbaksh]
by Annie Karni, September 26, 2007 - The New York Sun

Columbia Still Reeling Over Visit [incl. quotations from Rashid Khalidi, Gary Sick, Hamid Zanganeh]
by Karen W. Arenson, September 26, 2007 - The New York Times

Ahmadinejad at Columbia: Sparks Fly [Letter to the Editor; incl. Middle East studies faculty at Columbia U.]
by Andrew R. Marks, M.D., September 26, 2007 - The New York Times

The Real Conspiracy [on Saudi funding for Middle East studies, incl. Harvard]
by Melanie Phillips, September 25, 2007 - Melanie Phillips's Diary

Israel Lobby's Pull Pales Next to Evil Saudi Input [refs. Saudi funding for Middle East studies, incl. Alwaleed bin Talal and Harvard]
by Youssef Ibrahim, September 25, 2007 - New York Sun

And Another Thing... [on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's invitation to Columbia U, refs. Middle Eastern studies, Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Lisa Schiffren, September 25, 2007 - The Corner on National Review Online

Middle East is Not Enough [refs. the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies]
by Editorial, September 25, 2007 - The Justice (Brandeis University)

Teaching Moment [on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at Columbia; Middle East studies]
by Editorial, September 25, 2007 - The New York Sun

Free Speech as Education [on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Columbia U.]
by Richard Bulliet, September 24, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Living in Another World [on Emory University's new Middle Eastern studies and Asian studies theme hall]
by Salvador Rizzo, September 24, 2007 - The Emory Wheel

Demand to Learn Arabic Rising [on Northeastern University]
September 24, 2007 - The Northeastern News

Don't Be Shocked At Columbia's Invitation To Ahmadinejad [refs. Lisa Anderson, Joseph Massad, and Hamid Dabashi]
by Herb Denenberg, September 24, 2007 - The Phildelphia Evening Bulletin

Outrageous, If True [on Nadia Abu El-Haj, Alan Segal]
by David Bernstein, September 24, 2007 - Volokh Conspiracy

Scholarship…or Rubbish? [on CSU Fresno prof. Mary Husain]
September 22, 2007 - FresnoZionism.org

Immersion Program Trickles Down [at Middlebury College]
by Tim Johnson, September 21, 2007 - The Burlington Free Press (Vermont)

Bulliet the International Diplomat, and Other Ahmadinejad Tidbits [on Columbia prof. Richard Bulliet]
September 21, 2007 - The Bwog (weblog for Columbia undergraduate magazine, The Blue and White)

Freedom of Speech or Freedom of Slander? [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Aren M. Maeir, September 21, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Some Professional Observations on the Controversy about Nadia Abu El-Haj's First Book
by Alan F. Segal, September 21, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Tenure Battle At Barnard Gains Fresh Urgency [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Carolyn Slutsky, September 21, 2007 - The Jewish Week

A Terrorist for Tea [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad]
by John Podhoretz, September 21, 2007 - The New York Post

Christmas Hotel Scion: Professor Nadia Abu El-Haj of Barnard College [on Nadia Abu El-Haj, incls. MEALAC, Hamid Dabashi, Rashid Khalidi]
by Jerry Gordon, September 20, 2007 - IsraPundit

Push to Reinstate Khalil Gibran School's Principal [on Khalil Gibran International Academy and Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Daniel Massey, September 20, 2007 - Newsday

Editorial: Advice to Tehran: Keep Releasing U.S. Hostages [on Haleh Esfandiari, Kian Tajbakhsh, et al.]
by Editorial, September 20, 2007 - San Antonio Express News

Ahmadinejad to Columbia; Summers Cancelled at UCAL; The World is Nuts [incls. Lisa Anderson, Joseph Massad, Norman Finkelstein, Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Marty Peretz, September 20, 2007 - The New Republic

Arab School Principal Eyes Suit [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Yoav Gonen, September 20, 2007 - The New York Post

"Barnard Faces Criticism over Tenure of Professor" [Letter to the Editor]
by Phil Orenstein, September 20, 2007 - The New York Sun

Almontaser Will Not Return to Khalil Gibran [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy]
September 20, 2007 - The New York Sun

Iran Frees One Detainee as Another Family Waits in Hope [on Kian Tajbakhsh, Haleh Esfandiari, et al.]
by Neil MacFarquhar, September 20, 2007 - The New York Times

NY Arabic School Caught in Controversy [on Khalil Gibran International Academy and Dhabah "Debbie" Altmontaser]
by Mona Ghuneim, September 20, 2007 - Voice of America

Maksoud Chair in Arab Studies Announced [on Fida Adely]
by Press Release, September 19, 2007 - Georgetown University Office of Communications

Beep Backs Arabic School, Urges Controversial Principal Be Reinstated [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser]
by Rachel Monahan, September 19, 2007 - New York Daily News

Iran: Three Americans Still Held Or Missing, Their Fates Uncertain [on Haleh Esfaniari]
September 19, 2007 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Stop the Madrassa to NYC: Almontaser No, Investigations Yes [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
September 19, 2007 - Stop the Madrassa Coalition

On Academic Freedom [on Nadia Abu El-Haj, refs. Joseph Massad and Norman Finkelstein]
by Athar Abdul-Quader and Ahmad Diab, September 19, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator

On Academic Integrity [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Emily Steinberger, September 19, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator

College Students' Interest in Arabic Language Continues to Grow [on Purdue University]
September 18, 2007 - Purdue University News

Nadia Abu El Haj - The Thesis is Not Like the Book
by Emmet Trueman, September 18, 2007 - Solomonia Blog

UW Critics Must Avoid Attacks [on Kevin Barrett]
by Mike Hahn, September 18, 2007 - The Badger Herald

Professor Contests Abu El-Haj's Claims [on Alan Segal's lecture at Barnard College]
by Hayley Negrin, September 18, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

The Trouble with Tenure [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Chris Kulawik, September 18, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

U-M Press to Ship Controversial Book [on Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism," Pluto Press]
by Marisa Schultz, September 18, 2007 - The Detroit News

Worst Approach to Counter-terrorism Yet [on John Esposito and Georgetown's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding]
by Steven Emerson, September 18, 2007 - The Investigate Project on Terrorism

Profs Question Center [new Schusterman Center for Israel Studies]
by Miranda Neubauer, September 18, 2007 - The Justice (Brandeis Univ.)

Nadia Abu el Haj and Junk DNA
by Jonathan Schwartz, September 17, 2007 - Anti-Racist Blog

Libel Threat Throws CUNY Prof's Press Freedom into Jeopardy [incls. Cambridge University Press, "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Matthew Levitt, Stanley Kurtz]
by Tara Sweeney, September 17, 2007 - Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (TheFire.org)

No More Tenure [incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, MEALAC]
by Armin Rosen, September 17, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Department of Defense Grant Fuels New MSU Arabic Program
by Tara Thoel, September 17, 2007 - The State News (Michigan State University)

The Bad Genetics of Nadia Abu El Haj
by Jonathan Schwartz, September 16, 2007 - Anti-Racist Blog

El-Haj and the Wall of Silence [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Phil Orenstein, September 16, 2007 - Democracy Project Blog

UCSC's Academic Integrity on Sabbatical [incl. Hatem Bazian]
by Gil Stein, September 16, 2007 - The Santa Cruz Sentinel

Arab Schools Gain Foothold in the Region
by Ignazio Messina, September 16, 2007 - The Toledo Blade

Held in My Homeland [by Haleh Esfandiari]
by Haleh Esfandiari, September 16, 2007 - The Washington Post

Iranian-American Caught In Crossfire [on Haleh Esfandiari]
September 15, 2007 - CBS Interactive, Inc.

In Support of Academic Freedom [on Nadia Abu El-Haj]
by Editorial, September 14, 2007 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)

Ignorance of Islam [at Harvard]
by Travis Kavulla, September 13, 2007 - National Review Online

Opinion: Dangerous Scholarship [on Haleh Esfandiari]
by Daniel Byman, September 13, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Hebrew Added to Summer Portfolio [of Middlebury's Summer Language Schools, Middle East studies at Hebrew]
by Zamir Ahmed, September 12, 2007 - Middleburycampus.com (The Student Weekly of Middlebury College)

Sale of Controversial Book Resume [on "Overcoming Zionism," Joel Kovel, Pluto Press, University of Michigan Press]
by Andrew Grossman and Jessica Vosgerchian, September 12, 2007 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan)

Freed Iranian-American Describes Detention in Tehran [interview with Haleh Esfandiari]
by Gwen Ifill, September 12, 2007 - The News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS)

Controversy over Barnard Professor up for Tenure [on Nadia Abu El-Haj; Laurie Brand]
by Deepti Hajela, September 11, 2007 - Associated Press

A Book on Hold [incl. Laurie A. Brand, MESA]
by Scott Jaschik, September 11, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed

Freed Iranian Prisoner Still Unsure Why She Was Held [on Haleh Esfandiari]
by Mike Celizic, September 11, 2007 - NBC News Today

Discipline Aided Scholar in Iran Prison [on Haleh Esfandiari]
by Neil MacFarquhar, September 11, 2007 - The New York Times

Left Behind in Iran [on Haleh Esfandiari, Kian Tajbakhsh, et al.]
by Editorial, September 11, 2007 - The Washington Post

Arabic Public School Opens in NYC [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Paige Kollock, September 11, 2007 - Voice of America