Middle East studies in the News from 2008



Home About Campus Watch About Us Setting The Record Straight CW positions on speakers and tenure Internships & Employment Financial Support Who's who at Campus Watch Middle East studies in the News Moonlighting: Non- Specialists in the News Campus Watch in the Media Campus Watch Research Weblog Survey of Institutions Keep Us Informed Resources Forthcoming Events Recommended Professors Endorsements Photo Gallery Campus Clubs Reviews of Books about the Middle East Links Mailing List Middle East Forum		Middle East studies in the News from 2008 Articles by Year: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999 1998 1997 1985 Articles marked by a icon are recommended by Campus Watch staff. Just Like Us! Really? [On John Esposito; Georgetown's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding] by Robert Satloff, May 12, 2008 - The Weekly Standard Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side [incl. Rashid Khalidi] by Jo Becker and Christopher Drew, May 11, 2008 - The New York Times Bernard Lewis Strikes Back [On the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa] by Jacob Thomas, May 10, 2008 - Faith Freedom International With Friends Like Esposito…. [on John Esposito] by Alathea Faraday, May 9, 2008 - Citizens Against Sharia Blog ProcrastiHop: Academic Events of May Seventh [incl. Joseph Massad, Lisa Anderson] May 9, 2008 - The BWOG (by the staff of The Blue and White, Columbia U. undergraduate magazine) A Seeker Finds a Home [on Ingrid Mattson] by Phil Haslanger, May 9, 2008 - The Capitol Times (Madison, WI) 2 British Universities to Benefit From Saudi Prince's Gifts [on Alwaleed bin Talal; the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh; John Esposito] by Aisha Labi, May 9, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Alwaleed Gives $31 Million for U.K. University Islamic Centers [on Cambridge and Edinburgh] by Will McSheehy, May 8, 2008 - Bloomberg.com News Flash: Muslims Want Free Speech for Themselves! [on John Esposito] by Alathea Faraday, May 8, 2008 - Citizens Against Sharia Blog UW–Madison Receives Federal Grant for Middle East Studies [incl. Uli Schamiloglu] by Press Release, May 8, 2008 - Division of International Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison Italy's Muslims Divided on Turin Book Fair [incl. Tariq Ramadan] May 8, 2008 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) Barrett Will Shake Up District 3 Race [on Kevin Barrett] by John Nichols, May 8, 2008 - The Capitol Times (Madison, WI) Saudi Prince Gives Universities 16m Pounds for Study of Islam [on Alwaleed bin Talal Abdulaziz al-Saud; the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh] by Richard Garner, May 8, 2008 - The Independent (U.K.) Turin Book Fair Causes a Stir [incl. Tariq Ramadan] by Tracy Wilkinson, May 8, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities announce New Centres for Islamic Studies [on Alwaleed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud] by Press Release, May 8, 2008 - University of Cambridge Arabian Gulf Money and US Universities (Continued) [incl. Middle East studies] by Jay P. Greene, May 7, 2008 - Jay P. Greene's Blog Forked Tongue [on Tariq Ramadan] by Doug Ireland, May/June 2008 - New Humanist A Safe Space to Talk about Islam by Anthea Lipsett, May 7, 2008 - The Guardian (U.K.) Papers Ignore Obama's Palestinian Friends [incl. Rashid Khalidi] by Jonathan Mark, May 7, 2008 - The Jewish Week (New York) Edward Said's Shadowy Legacy [incl. Daniel Martin Varisco, Bernard Lewis, et al.] by Robert Irwin, May 7, 2008 - TLS: The Times Literary Supplement Italian President Defends Turin Book Fair Honoring Israeli Writers [incl. Tariq Ramadan] May 6, 2008 - Associated Press The Exotic East [incl. Middle East studies, Edward Said, Bernard Lewis] by Megan McArdle, May 6, 2008 - The Atlantic Monthly Turin Book Fair Criticised for Honoring Israel [incl. Tariq Ramadan] May 5, 2008 - Agence France-Presse Kind Words for Co-Conspirators by Steven Emerson, May 5, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism To the Mideast, With Love by Brittani Lusk, May 2, 2008 - Daily Herald Protecting Free Speech by Kevin D. Williamson, May 2, 2008 - Media Blog on National Review Online ASMEA's Debut by Mark T. Clark [incl. comments from Philip Carl Salzman and Raymond Ibrahim], May 2, 2008 - Middle East Strategy at Harvard American U. in Cairo Names a Provost by Andrew Mills, David Glenn, Eugene McCormack, May 2, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education News Analysis: Competing Meetings Kick Up Sand in Middle-East Studies by Richard Byrne, May 2, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Who Needs Vigilance? The NY Times and 'Intifada High' by Adam Brodsky, May 2, 2008 - The New York Post Balance of Power: A New Group Counters by Charlotte Allen, May 2, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal More CPS students Can Learn Arabic by Fran Spielman, May 1, 2008 - Chicago Sun-Times The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's "Education Wing" by Steven Emerson, May 1, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism The Fight Over '1948' by Ephraim Karsh, May 1, 2008 - The New York Sun Columbia's Coatsworth by Editorial, May 1, 2008 - The New York Sun Either Lee Bollinger is a Coward, A Fool, or a Fifth Columnist of the Extreme Left by Martin Peretz, May 1, 2008 - The Spine [TNR Blog] Rev. Wright's Middle East Views by Ed Lasky, April 30, 2008 - American Thinker Middle East Conflicts Spark Fiery Discussion by Tommy Wright and John Ellis, April 30, 2008 - Spartan Daily Berkeley Muslim Conference Versus Western Civilization by Brenda Walker, April 30, 2008 - VDARE.com Baylor Team Wins At Model Arab League Competition by Press Release, April 29, 2008 - Baylor University Media Communications Saudi Cash Seduction is Faustian Pact by Merv Bendle, April 29, 2008 - The Australian Bulliet, Yusuf Address Relationship Between Christianity, Islam by Mansi Mehta, April 29, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University) Profs. Massad, Nathan Receive Trilling, Van Doren Awards by Maggie Astor, April 29, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University) ACLU Urges Federal Appeals Court to Lift Ban on Renowned Scholar by Press Release, April 28, 2008 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) First Meeting for New Group on Middle East and African Studies Places Islamic Extremism at Center of Its Agenda by Richard Byrne, April 28, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education An Anatomy of Surrender by Bruce Bawer, Spring 2008 - City Journal Juan Cole: Illogic :: Michael Jordan: Basketball by Eric Trager, April 28, 2008 - Contentions (Commentary Magazine Blog) Columbia to Mark "Catastrophe" April 28, 2008 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) Dinesh D'Souza: John Esposito "is one of the most respected American authorities on Islam" by Robert Spencer, April 28, 2008 - Jihad Watch John Esposito Reponds! by Robert Spencer, April 28, 2008 - Jihad Watch Lack of Openness Makes Scholarly Discussion of Islam Dangerous, Says Bernard Lewis by Matt Korade, April 27, 2008 - Congressional Quarterly's Homeland Security News and Analysis SPME Attends Inaugural Conference of ASMEA by Edward S. Beck, April 27, 2008 - Scholars for Peace in the Middle East Nasrallah Wipes Juan Cole by Eric Trager, April 25, 2008 - EricTrager.org Dinesh D'Souza Embraces John Esposito by Robert Spencer, April 25, 2008 - Jihad Watch Digging for Trouble: The Politics of Archaeology in East Jerusalem by Yigal Bronner and Neve Gordon, April 25, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education University of Wisconsin to Launch Islam Radio Program by Grace Kim, April 25, 2008 - The Daily Cardinal (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison) At Columbia Protest, Echoes (Faint) of 1968 by Kaitlin Bell, April 25, 2008 - The New York Observer Professor Talks Islam, Politics in the Arab World by Hannah Kieschnick, April 25, 2008 - Yale Herald Egyptian Studies, An Artifact of a Passionate Professor by Joanna Linzer, April 25, 2008 - Yale Herald Arabic Classes Grow in Popularity: Students are learning the language to get better jobs, cultural understanding by Melissa Nann Burke, April 25, 2008 - York Daily Record (York County, Pa.) In-Classroom Indoctrination at the University of Michigan by Jacob Benshimon, April 24, 2008 - Frontpage Magazine Scholars to Tackle Muslims in Media: Berkeley conference to 'deconstruct Islamophobia' by Rebecca Rosen Lum, April 24, 2008 - InsideBayArea.com Uni Defends Saudi Grant by Richard Kerbaj, April 24, 2008 - The Australian It's a Wonderful Day for a Walkout April 24, 2008 - The BWOG (by the staff of The Blue and White, Columbia U. undergraduate magazine) Debunking Obama's Ayers "Fact Sheet" by Guy Benson, April 24, 2008 - Townhall.com What Muslims Really Think by Dinesh D'Souza, April 23, 2008 - AOL News Bloggers Speaker Diversifies Argument on Islam by Avalon O'Lone, April 23, 2008 - Daily Nexus (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara) One More Disaster At Columbia by John Leo, April 23, 2008 - Minding the Campus MEALAC DisOriented by Katie Reedy, March 2008 - The Blue and White The New Yorker Hearts Nadia by Ralph Harrington, April 23, 2008 - The Greycat Blog War in Iraq Opens Employment Opportunities for Those Trained in Arabic Language by Kristen Copeland, April 23, 2008 - WKTV-Utica, New York The Theologians Working Towards a Euro-Islam by Dieter Bednarz and Daniel Steinvorth, April 22, 2008 - Der Spiegel Are Columbia's Palestinians... Palestinian? by Martin Kramer, April 22, 2008 - Martin Kramer's Sandbox Gift from Ruler of Sharjah Will Establish First Chair in Global Islam April 22, 2008 - McMaster Daily News Sara Roy and the Aim of Dividing Israelis Into Bad Ones and Very Bad Ones by Chava Gurion, April 22, 2008 - Scholars for Peace in the Middle East - Faculty Voices Spencer and Pipes Explain Jihad by Jonathan Gelbart, April 22, 2008 - The Stanford Review Sheik Funds Chair in Islamic Studies at McMaster April 21, 2008 - Canwest News Service Website Proposed to Improve Islamic Studies by Anthea Lipsett, April 21, 2008 - The Guardian (U.K.) Our World: Obama the Savior by Caroline Glick, April 21, 2008 - The Jerusalem Post McCain Pressed on 'Islamic' Terror Label by Rowan Scarborough, April 21, 2008 - The Washington Times A Dialogue Among Scholars About a Dialogue With Islam by Evan R. Goldstein, April 18, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education How Just Is Islam's Just-War Tradition? by Evan R. Goldstein, April 18, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Arabic Professor Says Middle Eastern Studies Neglected by Jeff Sullivan, April 18, 2008 - The Good Five Cent Cigar (University of Rhode Island) Infamous Tycoon Launches Middle East Studies by Joanna Linzer, April 18, 2008 - The Yale Herald Middle East Experts Endorse Obama April 17, 2008 - Daily Kos Blog Hezbollah Advocate Challenged at Rice by Michael C. Duke, April 17, 2008 - The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston) The New Yorker Dances to Nadia's Tune by Martin "Sol" Soloman, April 16, 2008 - Solomonia Blog Former SIPA Dean to Become Provost at American University of Cairo by Joy Resmovits, April 16, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University) Lisa Anderson, former SIPA Dean, Named Provost of American University in Cairo April 15, 2008 - The BWOG (by the staff of The Blue and White, Columbia U. undergraduate magazine) The New Yorker on Nadia Abu El Haj by Carol Iannone, April 15, 2008 - The Corner at NRO Free Speech Vs. Lawsuit Terrorism by Editorial, April 14, 2008 - Investor's Business Daily Obama's Terror Ties by Editorial, April 14, 2008 - Investor's Business Daily Tenure as a Fact on the Ground by TXM, April 14, 2008 - The Chicago Blog (Publicity from the University of Chicago Press) "Extremism" Fear over Islam Studies Donations by Ben Leach, April 14, 2008 - The Daily Telegraph (London) I and My Brother Against My Cousin by Stanley Kurtz, April 14, 2008 - The Weekly Standard Das Ende for German at USC by Scott Jaschik, April 11, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed Charter School Makes Changes After Islamic Accusation by Nicole Muehlhausen, April 11, 2008 - KSTP.com (5 Eyewitness News) The Company He Keeps: Meet Obama's circle: The Same Old America-hating Left by Andrew C. McCarthy, April 11, 2008 - National Review Online Teachers Union, Parents Rip Arab School by Rachel Monahan, April 11, 2008 - New York Daily News O say can you see... by Scott Johnson, April 11, 2008 - Power Line Nadia Abu El-Haj Speaks April 11, 2008 - The Bwog Laurie Brand Named Carnegie Scholar by Wayne Lewis, April 11, 2008 - USC News Worrying... by Jennifer Rubin, April 10, 2008 - Contentions (the blog of Commentary Magazine) The Muslim Student Association at Penn State [incl. Ingrid Mattson, Lawrence Davidson] April 10, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine TIZA Headmaster: We're too incompetent to Operate a Flagpole [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] by Ed Morrissey, April 10, 2008 - Hot Air Minnesota Madrassa by Editors, April 10, 2008 - Investor's Business Daily Metro Charter School Accused of Teaching Islam [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] by Nicole Muehlhausen, April 10, 2008 - KSTP.com (5 Eyewitness News) Who Does Speak for Islam? by Hillel Fradkin, April 10, 2008 - Middle East Strategy at Harvard Minnesota Charter School - Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy - Operating As A Madrassah April 10, 2008 - PipeLineNews.org Obama's Israel Problems Continue by Michael Goldfarb, April 10, 2008 - The Blog of the Weekly Standard Study Estimates Assets of Arab Lands' Jews by Marc Perelman, April 10, 2008 - The Forward Allies of Palestinians See an Ally in Obama [incl. Rashid Khalidi] by Peter Wallsten, April 10, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times Can There Be an Islamic Democracy? [incl. John Esposito, John Voll, Bernard Lewis, Noah Feldman, et al.] by David Bukay, Spring 2007 - The Middle East Quarterly Terrorizing Publishing [incl. Khalid bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge Univ. Press] by Roger Kimball, April 10, 2008 - The New York Sun U.N. Official Urged Commission to Study Neocon Role in 9/11 [incl. Kevin Barrett] by Eli Lake, April 10, 2008 - The New York Sun "Critical Foreign Languages" Taught in More Schools [incl. Arabic] by Tom Puko, April 10, 2008 - The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Dr. Esposito and the Seven-Percent Solution [on Georgetown's John Esposito] by Martin Kramer, April 9, 2008 - Martin Kramer's Sandbox CAIR, Georgetown University, John Esposito And Keith Ellison Participate In Bin Talal Wahhabist Puppet Show by William Mayer and Beila Rabinowitz, April 9, 2008 - PipelineNews.org A Madrassa Grows in Minnesota at Taxpayers' Expense, Part 2 [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] by Scott Johnson, April 9, 2008 - Power Line Teacher Breaks Wall of Silence at State's Muslim Public School [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] by Katherine Kersten, April 9, 2008 - Star Tribune Teacher Spills Beans about Islamic Classes [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] April 9, 2008 - World Net Daily Committee for Tyranny in Academe [on the Ad Hoc Committee to Defend the University; incl. Norman Finkelstein, Nadia Abu El-Haj by Gil Troy, April 8, 2008 - Jerusalem Post "A Land without a People for a People without a Land" [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Joel Beinin, Norman Finkelstein, et al.] by Diana Muir, Spring 2008 - Middle East Quarterly E-mail Exchange with TIZA's Executive Director [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] by Katherine Kersten, April 8, 2008 - Star Tribune U.'s Mideast Center Gets Shake-up [at the University of Utah; incl. Ibrahim Karawan, Harris Lenowitz, and Peter Sluglett] by Brian Maffly, April 8, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune Scholars See Need to Redefine and Protect Academic Freedom [incl. Zachary Lockman, Rashid Khalidi] by Richard Byrne, April 7, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Arabic Class Offers Fresh Perspective on Culture [on the University of Missouri, St. Louis; incl. Laura El Hage Chehade] by Jessica Keil, April 7, 2008 - The Current Contemplating Academic Freedom During the War on Terror [incl. Zachary Lockman] by Kaitlyn Gosman, April 7, 2008 - Washington Square News The New Pyramid Builders [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press] by Edward Cline, April 5, 2008 - Capitalism Magazine Dean Quiet about Karawan's Resignation [on Middle East Center Director Ibrahim Karawan of U. of Utah] by Rochelle McConkie, April 4, 2008 - The Daily Utah Chronicle (University of Utah) Karawan Resigns over Middle East Center Dismissals [on Ibrahim Karawan, Peter Sluglett, Harris Lenowitz of the Univ. of Utah] by Rochelle McConkie, April 4, 2008 - The Daily Utah Chronicle (University of Utah) Dean Newman Has Decimated One of U's Top Programs [on Ibrahim Karawan, Peter Sluglett, Harris Lenowitz, the Middle East Center, at the Univ. of Utah] by Editorial, April 4, 2008 - The Daily Utah Chronicle (University of Utah) U Mideast Center in Turmoil [at the Univ. of Utah; incl. Ibrahim Karawan, Peter Sluglett, Harris Lenowitz] by Brian Maffly, April 4, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune Office of International Studies Looks at Middle East Programs [at Wesleyan U.] by Lydia Tomkiw, April 4, 2008 - The Wesleyan Argus Iran's Adventures in the Region Will Fail [interview with Mansour Farhang] by Huda Al Husseini, April 3, 2008 - Asharq Alawsat Profs Go to Bat for Arab Principal [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser] by Yoav Gonen, April 3, 2008 - The New York Post Educators: Mayor Forced Arabic School Principal's Exit [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Khalil Gibran International Academy] by Elizabeth Green, April 3, 2008 - The New York Sun Schools to Teach Arabic [on Schenectady, NY] by Lauren Stanforth, April 3, 2008 - Times Union The MSA at Berkeley [on the Muslim Student Association; incl. Hatem Bazian, Hamid Algar] by Editors, April 2, 2008 - Frontpage Magazine Taste, Touch of Middle East only as far as UW-Green Bay April 2, 2008 - The Green Bay Press-Gazette Battle Over Charter School Space Will Heat Up Today [on Khalil Gibran International Academy] by Elizabeth Green, April 2, 2008 - The New York Sun Jihadi Studies: The Obstacles to Understanding Radical Islam and the Opportunities to Know It Better by Thomas Heggehammer, April 2, 2008 - Times Literary Supplement Finding the Voices of Moderate Islam [ref. John Esposito, Juan Cole, Tariq Ramadan] by Jay Tolson, April 2, 2008 - U.S. News & World Report Jihad Against West is Well-Entrenched, Author Says [on Walid Phares; incl. higher education] by Josiah Ryan, March 31, 2008 - Cybercast News Service The Fate of Jewish Anti-Zionists [incl. Joel Beinin, MESA] by Ami Isseroff, March 31, 2008 - Israelenews.com Desert Bloom [on academic institutions in the Persian Gulf; quotes Zachary Lockman, Bernard Haykel] by Zvika Krieger, March 28, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education UWGB Club Hosting Arabic Day Tuesday on Campus by Thomas Rozwadowski, March 28, 2008 - The Green Bay Press-Gazette Roth, Faculty Push for Middle Eastern Studies in New Initiatives by Lydia Tomkiw, March 28, 2008 - The Wesleyan Argus Shilling for Sharia at Harvard [on Noah Feldman] by Hillel Stavis, March 27, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine Controversial History Prof Alleges Israeli Ethnic Cleansing [on Ilan Pappe] by Charlie Smith, March 27, 2008 - Straight.com (Vancouver, BC) Arabic School Heads for PS 287 Building [on Khalil Gibran International Academy] by Carrie Melago, March 27, 2008 - The New York Daily News Rep. Wolf's Questions for Georgetown Over Gift From Saudi Prince Spark Debate [incl. John Esposito, John Voll] by Matt Korade, March 26, 2008 - Congressional Quarterly Following the Foreign Money [incl. the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding; Title VI] by Stanley Kurtz, March 26, 2008 - National Review Online A History in Politics [on Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar] by Kenny Lindberg, March 26, 2008 - The Channel Online (Santa Barbara City College) How an International Approach Can Help Your Degree [incl. Middle East studies, languages] by Diane Cole, March 26, 2008 - U.S. News & World Report Religion Isn't Going Away, but It Needs Examination [incl. Carleton Univ., MESA] by Leonard Stern, March 25, 2008 - The Vancouver Sun Mideast Wealth Lies in Educating Youth [on the American University in Cairo; incl. Howard University's Mervat Hatem, Middle East studies] by Federica Narancio, March 24, 2008 - Middle East Times Interest in Arabic and Chinese Soars at Local Colleges by Jan Rey, March 24, 2008 - The Buffalo News NY Appeals Court Rejects Claim by Arabic School Principal [on Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser] March 20, 2008 - Associated Press Esposito's Predictions, Right and Wrong [on Georgetown's John Esposito] by Martin Kramer, March 20, 2008 - Martin Kramer's Sandbox Campus Ends Affiliation With Arabic Course [on UC Berkeley] by Stephanie M. Lee, March 20, 2008 - The Daily Californian The Wright Foreign Policy [incl. Rashid Khalidi] by Stanley Kurtz, March 19, 2008 - The Corner at NRO ACLU-MN Opens Investigation of Tarek Academy [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] by Press Release, March 18, 2008 - American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota American Scholar Fights British 'Libel Tourism' Judgment in the U.S. [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambrige University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz] by Jennifer Howard, March 18, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education CMU to Offer Arabic, Chinese Languages March 18, 2008 - Inside CMU (Central Michigan University) Lecturer Compares Eastern Civilizations [on Cemil Aydin] by Andrew Kener, March 18, 2008 - The Daily Pennsylvanian ‘A War Over Memory': Reconstructing a Nation's Identity [on Kanan Makiya] by Lois E. Beckett, March 18, 2008 - The Harvard Crimson Imams Promote 'Our Values' on Taxpayer Dime [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] March 15, 2008 - World Net Daily Prince in £8m Gift for Centre [on Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal] by Stephen Exley, March 14, 2008 - Cambridge News Online Bernard Lewis Whitewashes Jihad by Andrew G. Bostom, March 14, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine DeGioia Insists Center Neutral Despite Saudi Funds [incl. John Esposito, John Voll, Amira Sonbol, Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding] by Kathleen Nahill, March 14, 2008 - The Hoya (Georgetown University) Smeared by Obama-hacks [ref. Rashid Khalidi] by Aaron Klein, March 14, 2008 - WorldNetDaily Muslim Elementary School Welcomed in Minnesota [on the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] by Robert Spencer, March 13, 2008 - Human Events Kurdish Political Studies Chair at Univ. of Central Florida March 13, 2008 - Orlando Business Journal Islamic Scholar Speaks to Large Audience [on Ingrid Mattson] by Breann Schossow, March 13, 2008 - The Spectator (University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire) Univ. of Arizona Offers One-of-a-Kind Dual Doctorate [incl. Anne Betteridge, Barbara Mills, Brian Silverstein] by Aly Van Dyke, March 13, 2008 - The Wildcat Online (Univ. of Arizona) $1M Donation Helps University of Central Florida Create Country's First Endowed Chair in Kurdish Political Studies by UCF Staff, March 13, 2008 - University of Central Florida News & Information Soft-Peddling Sharia at Harvard [incl. Khaled Abou El Fadl, Roy Mottadeh] by Candace de Russy, March 12, 2008 - Phi Beta Cons American U. of Beirut to Name U. of Chicago Scholar as Next President [on Peter Dorman] by Andrew Mills, March 12, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog Experts Dissect Iraq Consequences [incl. Rashid Khalidi] by Mary Kohlmann, March 12, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University) Arabic Program Receives Grant [on Springbrook High School, MD] by Miriam Hauser, March 12, 2008 - The Springbrook High School Blueprint Won't Somebody Tell Juan Cole? by David T., March 11, 2008 - Harry's Place Blog Harvard: America's "Hub" For Sharia? [on Khaled Abou el Fadl; ref. Roy Mottadeh, Gustave von Grunebaum] by Andrew Bostom, March 10, 2008 - Canada Free Press Confusion at Columbia [incl. Jeremy Dauber, Yinon Cohen] by Martin Kramer, March 10, 2008 - Sandbox Blog Scholar of Yiddish Named To Lead Columbia Institute [on Jeremy Dauber] by E.B. Solomont, March 10, 2008 - The New York Sun Are Taxpayers Footing the Bill for an Islamic Public School in Minnesota? [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] by Katherine Kersten, March 9, 2008 - Minneapolis Star-Tribune Intrigue Helps Fuel Language Studies [on Arabic lang. instruction in Utah public schools] by Ben Fulton, March 9, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune Columbia's Israel Problem [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Joseph Massad, Hamid Dabashi, Lila Abu-Lughod, George Saliba] by Charlotte Allen, March 7, 2008 - Minding the Campus Yiddish Prof Named Acting Director of Israel Institute After False Media Speculation [on Jeremy Dauber] by Spectator News Staff, March 7, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University) Hillel Stavis: Preaching the Sharia -- Just Another Odd Job at Harvard [on Khaled Abou el Fadl; incl. Roy Mottahedeh] by Hillel Stavis, March 6, 2008 - Solomonia Blog Controversial Arabic Public School May Move to Fort Greene [on Khalil Gibran International Academy] by Evan Mantyk, March 6, 2008 - The Epoch Times One on One: When Defeat Means Liberation [interview with Bernard Lewis] by Ruthie Blum, March 6, 2008 - The Jerusalem Post Arabic Department Sees Unusually High Turnover [on Middlebury College, Vermont] by Anthony Adragna, March 6, 2008 - The Middlebury Campus Lawmakers Give a Boost to Foreign Language Classes [incl. Arabic] by Lisa Schencker, March 6, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune Botman Recommended as USM President [on CUNY's Selma Botman & U. of Southern Maine] by Robert Lowell, March 5, 2008 - American Journal Debbie Almontaser, Peacemaker by Paul Moses, March 5, 2008 - Commonweal Israeli Appeals Court: You Can Denounce the Radical Left [incl. Neve Gordon] by P. David Hornik, March 5, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine Iran Joins Boycott of Book Fairs [ref. Tariq Ramadan] March 5, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) Controversial Muslim Scholar in Australia [on Tariq Ramadan] March 5, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) PC Recommends Middle Eastern Minor [at Colby College, Maine] by Alexander Richards, March 5, 2008 - The Colby Echo Arabic Class Thinks Globally [on Cholla High Magnet School in Tucson, AZ] by Carmen Duarte, March 4, 2008 - Arizona Daily Star Bringing the Arab World to U.S. Classrooms [on Arabic lang. instruction] by Lydia Lum, March 4, 2008 - Diverse Issues in Higher Education Banned Muslim Advised Coalition [on Tariq Ramadan, Australian government] by Sarah Elks, March 4, 2008 - The Australian A Challenge to SAFE [incl. Neve Gordon, Thomas Abowd, et al.] by Ari Parritz, Ben Kaminsky, and Eitan Ingall, March 4, 2008 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan) Creative Campus: Roth, Faculty Plan Enhanced Curriculum [inc. Middle East studies] by Brooke Olaussen, March 4, 2008 - The Wesleyan Argus Islamic Scholar Calls for Australian Trained Imams [on Tariq Ramadan] March 3, 2008 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) What Do Muslims Think? [on John Esposito's "Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think"] by Evan Goldstein, March 3, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education British Libel Law – Suppression of Truth in the US and UK? [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins, Khalid bin Mahfouz] by Adrian Morgan, March 3, 2008 - Family Security Matters Muslim Call for Dialogue Wins Support Despite Reservations [incl. Tariq Ramadan] by Ben Harris, March 3, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) Master of Islamist Doublespeak [on Tariq Ramadan] by Melanie Phillips, March 3, 2008 - The Australian MP Warns Scholar on Racist Messages [on Tariq Ramadan] by Richard Kerbaj, March 3, 2008 - The Australian Book Review: Preying on Western Naivete - Caroline Fourest's Brother Tariq [on Tariq Ramadan] by Jeff Breinholt, March 2, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism Ferguson Defends Visa for Visiting Muslim Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan] March 1, 2008 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) No to Manne, but Yes to Ramadan [on Tariq Ramadan; incl. Ian Buruma] by Andrew Bolt, March 1, 2008 - Andrew Bolt Blog (Herald Sun) Muslim Organization Calls for Boycott of Paris Book Fair [incl. Tariq Ramadan] March 1, 2008 - CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) David's Bookshelf 66 [on the book, "Brother Tariq: The Doublespeak of Tariq Ramadan"] by David Frum, March 1, 2008 - David Frum's Diary (National Review Online) Scholar Banned by US to Speak Here [on Tariq Ramada & Griffith University in Queensland, Australia] by Richard Kerbaj, March 1, 2008 - The Australian The Proud Polemicist [on Tariq Ramadan; incl. Ian Buruma] by Rebecca Weisser, March 1, 2008 - The Australian Studying Religiously [ref. Muslim studies at Carleton U. in Ontario, the Middle East Studies Association] by Leonard Stern, March 1, 2008 - The Ottowa Citizen Fort Greene Parents Oppose Sharing Space With Arabic-Themed School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, incl. Dhabah "Debbie" Altmontaser] by Mary Frost, February 29, 2008 - Brooklyn Daily Eagle The Pious Fraud [book review of "Brother Tariq: The Doublespeak of Tariq Ramadan"] by Ibn Warraq, February 29, 2008 - City Journal Georgetown to Congressman: Don't Worry About Our Petrodollars [on the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, John Esposito] by Steven Emerson, February 29, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism Mother fights Islamist ‘Dawa' Textbook [on "History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond"] by Debra Ferrell, February 29, 2008 - Paul Revere Brigage Grant Elevates Jewish Studies [on San Francisco State University] February 29, 2008 - San Francisco Chronicle Two Steps Forward [on Arabic language and Middle East studies courses] by Editorial, February 29, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College) Informal Arabic Class Aims to Fill Course Gap by Anne Riley and Steve Kolowich, February 29, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College) Muslim Academic Calls for Book-Fair Boycott [on Tariq Ramadan] by Simon Rocker, February 29, 2008 - The Jewish Chronicle New York Passes Law Against 'Libel Tourists' [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mafhouz] February 29, 2008 - Times Online Rashid Khalidi by David Pryce-Jones, February 28, 2008 - David Calling (Web log at National Review Online) Israël, le sens d'un boycottage, par Tariq Ramadan by Tariq Ramadan, February 28, 2008 - Le Monde Khalil Academy's Plans to Inhabit P.S. 287 Met with Resistance by Rachel Monahan and Carrie Melago, February 28, 2008 - The New York Daily News New Columbia Israel Director Denounced 'Occupation' [on Yinon Cohen; incl. Rashid Khalidi, Lila Abu-Lughod] by Jared Irmas, February 28, 2008 - The New York Sun Muslim Student Group Launches "Jihad" of Mixed Messages [incl. John Esposito, Khaled Abou el-Fadl, Daniel Pipes] by Jonathan Gelbart, February 28, 2008 - The Stanford Review Fund Endows Israel Studies Chair in S.F. [on San Francisco State University] February 27, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) Homemade Israel-bashers by Amnon Rubinstein, February 27, 2008 - The Jerusalem Post Problems Persist at City Arabic School [Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser] by Ariel Siegel, February 27, 2008 - Washington Square News How Offensive Can a Trustee Be? [on Dorris Wood, the College of the Siskiyous] by Scott Jaschik, February 26, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed Crown Gift to Boost Middle Eastern Studies Program [at Northwestern Univ.] by Press Release, February 26, 2008 - Northwestern University News and Information Obama's Connections to a Questionable Professor [on Rashid Khalidi] by Candace de Russy, February 26, 2008 - Phi Beta Cons Inter-Faith initiatives: In Search of Dialogue [incl. Tariq Ramadan, Sari Nusseibeh] by Editorial, February 26, 2008 - The Economist The Obama Files [incl. Rashid Khalidi] by John Batchelor, February 25, 2008 - Human Events Muslims in Dialogue Gesture to Jews [incl. Akbar Ahmed, Tariq Ramadan] February 25, 2008 - Islam Online Columbia's Israelis [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Lila Abu-Lughod] by Martin Kramer, February 25, 2008 - Martin Kramer's Sandbox Carleton Offers Program in Muslim Studies [incl. Leonard Librande] by Pauline Tam, February 25, 2008 - The Ottawa Citizen Backbone, Berman, and Buruma: A Debate that Actually Matters [incl. Tariq Ramadan] by Peter Collier, Winter 2008 - World Affairs Journal Obama Raised Funds for Islamic Causes [incl. Rashid Khalidi] by Aaron Klein, February 25, 2008 - WorldNetDaily Obama Worked with Terrorist [ref. Rashid Khalidi] by Aaron Klein, February 24, 2008 - WorldNetDaily A Western Dhimmi's Unending Propaganda for Islam [on John Esposito] by Jacob Thomas, February 23, 2008 - Faith Freedom International Columbia University Professor Rashid Khalidi's Double Standard on Grammar for Jews by Jonathan Schwartz, February 22, 2008 - Anti-Racist Blog Congressman Questions GU Over Saudi Prince's Gift [incl. John Esposito, John Voll] by Kathleen Nahill, February 22, 2008 - The Hoya (Georgetown University) $20 Million Gift to Muslim Center Questioned [incl. John Esposito, John Voll, Martin Kramer] by Crystal Chang, February 21, 2008 - The Georgetown Voice Faculty, Students Ask for Mideast Studies Major [incl. Mohammad Salama] by Britte Marsh, February 21, 2008 - The Golden Gate (San Francisco State University) For Muslim Students, a Debate on Inclusion [incl. Hamid Algar] by Neil MacFarquhar, February 21, 2008 - The New York Times Conflict Resolution [on the Jewish Studies Program's inclusion of Palestinian studies at U. Maryland] by Jenn Young, February 20, 2008 - Diamondback Online (University of Maryland, College Park) Editorial [on Richard Judd & Norton Mezvinsky's efforts to create the International University of Iraq (IUI); Middle East studies at CCSU] by Editorial, February 20, 2008 - The Recorder (Central Connecticut State University) Georgetown U's Wahhabi Front [incl. John Esposito] by Patrick Poole, February 19, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Major Established [at Boston College; incl. Franck Salameh] by Matthew DeLuca, February 18, 2008 - BC Heights (Boston College) Finally, Some Needed Congressional Oversight [on Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's gift to Georgetown U.; John Esposito] by Douglas Farah, February 18, 2008 - DouglasFarah.com Ben Gurion University Faculty Member Calls for Israel's Annihilation [on Neve Gordon] by Steven Plaut, February 18, 2008 - The Jewish Press Blog Hungry Like Rep. Wolf [on Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's gift to Georgetown U.; John Esposito] by John J. Miller, February 16, 2008 - Phi Beta Cons Wolf to Georgetown: Detail Use of Saudi Millions [on the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, John Esposito] by Steven Emerson, February 15, 2008 - Investigate Project on Terrorism Faith: To Have or Have Not [on the Archbishop of Canterbury; incl. Tariq Ramadan] by Daniel Johnson, February 15, 2008 - New York Sun Campus Pilgrims Pay Homage to the Terror Masters [incl. Sara Roy, Augustus Richard Norton, Columbia University] by Martin "Sol" Soloman, February 15, 2008 - Pajamas Media Middle East Program Expands with New Professor Hires [on Northwestern University; incl. Muhammad Umar, Carl Petry, Elizabeth Hurd] by Nathalie Tadena and Phillip Swarts, February 15, 2008 - The Daily Northwestern Interdisciplinary Majors Generate Options, Doubts [incl. Modern Middle East Studies] by Alexandra Wilde, February 15, 2008 - The Yale Herald $20 Million Saudi Gift Is Questioned [on the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, John Esposito] by Valerie Strauss, February 15, 2008 - Washington Post Middle East Studies Night Honors '07, '08 Grant Recipients by Maarit Gratschew, February 14, 2008 - The Herald of Arkansas State University Defending the West in American Universities [on Ibn Warraq, Middle East studies] by Robert Spencer, February 13, 2008 - Frontpage Magazine Making Islam the Problem [incl. the Middle East Studies Association, John Esposito, Rashid Khalidi, Laurie Brand, Joel Beinin, et al.] by Hugh Fitzgerald, February 13, 2008 - Jihad Watch Joseph Massad at Harvard: The Professor of Desire by Hillel Stavis, February 13, 2008 - Solomonia Blog Provost Nixes New Position for Husband of Candidate [on Scott Lucas, Maha Nassar, University of Montana] by Betsy Cohen, February 13, 2008 - The Missoulian An Open Letter to Dean Smith of Harvard [on Sara Roy] February 13, 2008 - The Posthumous Luger Blog 'I Don't Care if Our Pro-Zionist Stance Costs Us' [interview with Martin Peretz; incl. Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad] by Cnaan Liphshiz, February 12, 2008 - Haaretz Oxford Hosts Israeli Apartheid Week [incl. Joseph Massad] by Amiram Barkat, February 12, 2008 - Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) USC College Adds Middle East Degree [incl. Laurie Brand] by Nicole Dailo, February 12, 2008 - The Daily Trojan (University of Southern California) When It Comes to Israel, We Need to Be Open Minded [on Middle East studies, David Wright] by Rachel Marder and Aaron Press Taylor, February 12, 2008 - The Justice (Brandeis Univ.) Pro-Palestine Week Promises Controversy [incl. Thomas Abowd] by Nate Stano, February 12, 2008 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan) University of Delaware Wins Grant to Foster U.S.-Middle East Dialogue [on Muqtedar Khan] by Sue Moncure, February 12, 2008 - UD Daily Europe in the House of War [incl. Tariq Ramadan] by Spengler, February 11, 2008 - Asia Times BMC Announces New President [on Jane McAuliffe of Bryn Mawr] by Whitney Graham, February 11, 2008 - The Bi-Co News Book Fair's Plans to Honor Israel Lead to Protests [incl. Tariq Ramadan] by Elisabeth Povoledo, February 9, 2008 - New York Times Islamic Studies Scholar to Lead Bryn Mawr [on Jane Dammen McAuliffe] by Kathy Boccella, February 9, 2008 - The Philadelphia Inquirer Islam's Silent Majority [ref. Khalil Gibran International Academy] by Alicia Colon, February 8, 2008 - New York Sun We Turn Away the 'Muslim Martin Luther' [on Tariq Ramadan] by Steve Gushee, February 8, 2008 - Palm Beach Post New Courses Require Demand [on U. of Minnesota; incl. Arabic, Persian, Urdu] by Riham Feshir, February 8, 2008 - The Minnesota Daily Esposito Seeks to Redefine "Jihad" [on Georgetown's John Esposito] by Catherine Le, February 8, 2008 - The Stanford Daily Interdisciplinary Majors Approved [incl. Yale's modern Middle East studies major] by June Torbati, February 8, 2008 - Yale Daily News Why the West Is Best by Ibn Warraq, Winter 2008 - City Journal Tariq Ramadan Calls for Book Fair Boycott [in Turin, Italy] by Evan Goldstein, February 7, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog Professors Question Language Requirements [incl. Arabic] by June Torbati, February 7, 2008 - Yale Daily News Court Panel Grills Lawyers over Firing of Former Khalil Gibran Principal [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser] by Thomas Zambito, February 6, 2008 - The New York Daily News Judges Criticize City's Handling of NY Arabic School Principal by Larry Neumeister, February 5, 2008 - Associated Press Scholars Talk Academic Freedom at DePaul [incl. Lawrence Davidson of West Chester University] by Kevin Busch, February 5, 2008 - Chicago Maroon Candidates Accused of 'Linking Islam with Terrorism' [on Juan Cole] by Robert Spencer, February 5, 2008 - Human Events Ramadan Calls for Book Fair Boycott [on Tariq Ramadan] by Rachel Donadio, February 5, 2008 - Paper Cuts: A Blog about Books (The New York Times) New Islamic Studies and Arabic Minor Emerges [at Swarthmore] by Shilpa Boppana, February 5, 2008 - The Daily Gazette (Swarthmore College) Harvard's Middle East Studies Program: Still Stuck on September 10th? by Madeline H.G. Haas and Gabriel M. Scheinmann, February 1, 2008 - New Society: Harvard College Student Middle East Journal Arabic School Rivals Clash on Steps of City Hall [on Khalil Gibran International Academy] by Elizabeth Green, January 31, 2008 - The New York Sun Rejecting the 'Arab Jew' [on Ella Shohat of NYU] by Philologos, January 30, 2008 - The Forward Traumatic Brain Injury And The Permanent Intifada [incl. Juan Cole, Nadia Abu El-Haj, Joseph Massad, et al.] by Phyllis Chesler, January 30, 2008 - The Jewish Press The Woes of Khalil Gibran [incl. Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser, Holly Anne Reichert] by Editorial, January 30, 2008 - The New York Post Arabic Principal: I'll Keep Fighting [on Dhaba "Debbie" Almontaser] by Matthew Nestel, January 30, 2008 - The New York Post Khalil Gibran International Academy Revealed As A Sham by Sara Springer, January 29, 2008 - PipeLineNews.org Jerusalem Program Won't Cut It [overseas Arabic study at the U. of Chicago] by Shira Tevah, January 29, 2008 - The Chicago Maroon Calling for New Academic Programs [incl. Middle East Studies] by Gloria Er-Chua, January 29, 2008 - The Journal (Queen's University, Kingston, ON) Anti-Israel Week at the University of Michigan [incl. Thomas Abowd, Rima Hassouneh] by Jonathan Schwartz, January 28, 2008 - Anti-Racist Blog Muslim-West Report Released [incl. John Esposito] January 28, 2008 - Blue & Gray (Georgetown Univ.) Coughlin for Beginners [on Steve Coughlin] by Jeffrey Breinholt, January 28, 2008 - Counterterrorism Blog Department of the Defenseless [incl. Ingrid Mattson] by Joe Kaufman, January 28, 2008 - FrontPage Magazine Gaza Buried in Flour [on Sara Roy] by Martin Kramer, January 28, 2008 - Sandbox Special Needs at 'Chaotic' Arab Middle School by Yoav Gonen, January 28, 2008 - The New York Post The Undergrad Lowdown [on UC Berkeley; incl. Middle East studies] by Cathy Cockrell, January 28, 2008 - UC Berkeley News Center Shock Horror! Presidential Candidates "Linking Islam with Terrorism"! [on Juan Cole] by Robert Spencer, January 27, 2008 - Jihad Watch Ramadan Loss Unfortunate [on Tariq Ramadan] by Editorial, January 25, 2008 - The Observer (University of Notre Dame) Lecture By Anti-Israel Wayne State University Professor Thomas Abowd by Jonathan Schwartz, January 24, 2008 - Anti-Racist Blog Learning Arabic Increasingly Popular [on Cholla High Magnet School in Tuscon, AZ ] by Deanna Morgan, January 24, 2008 - Fox 11 News Are Candidates Exploiting "Islamophobia"? [on Juan Cole] by Jamie Kirchick, January 24, 2008 - The New Republic Muslim Scholar Appeals US Visa Refusal [on Tariq Ramadan] January 23, 2008 - Agence France-Presse ACLU Asks Federal Appeals Court to Lift Ban on Renowned Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan] by Press Release, January 23, 2008 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ACLU Appeals Ruling That Upheld Visa Denial to Tariq Ramadan by John Gravois and Richard Byrne, January 23, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education The Fifth Column [on Middle East studies, Title VI, Saudi funding; refs. John Esposito, Hamid Algar] January 23, 2008 - The Conservative Jedi Blog Neill Public Library to offer Arabic Class [on Washington State University; incl. Saad Alshahrani and Naglla Aly] by Andrea Kalas, January 23, 2008 - The Daily Evergreen Under Fire, 'U' Press Changes Guidelines [on U. of Michigan Press, Pluto Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"] by Andy Kroll, January 23, 2008 - The Michigan Daily (Univ. of Michigan) Judge Dismisses Ramadan Lawsuit [on Tariq Ramadan] by Karen Langley, January 23, 2008 - The Observer Is the Pluto Press/UM Press Contractual Relationship Coming to an End? by Jonathan Schwartz, January 22, 2008 - Anti-Racist Blog Al-Babtain Library to Set Up Arabic Language Center in US [on the forthcoming Kuwaiti-funded Arabic Language Center in Eckerd College, Florida] January 22, 2008 - Arab Times (Kuwait) UT Lecturer Ends Hunger Strike for Domestic Partner Benefits [on Uri Horesh] by Matt Presser, January 22, 2008 - Austin American-Statesman Students Aim for Competitive Edge [on langage courses in Ventura County colleges, incl. Arabic] by Jean Cowden Moore, January 22, 2008 - Ventura County Star Clinton's Arab Connections Why Aren't People Talking About It? January 22, 2008 - Yid with Lid Blog Hillary Clinton and Saudi Funny Money: Conflict of Interest? [incl. Middle East studies at the Univ. of Arkansas] by Editorial, January 21, 2008 - Family Security Matters Scrutiny for Pluto Press [from the University of Michigan] by Scott Jaschik, January 21, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed The Clintons Have Some 'Splainin' to Do [incl. John Esposito] by Hugh Fitzgerald, January 21, 2008 - Jihad Watch New York Fights "Libel Tourism" [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins, Khalid bin Mahfouz] by Lynn Andriani, January 21, 2008 - Publisher's Weekly Barrett Alleges Discrimination at Two UW Schools [on Kevin Barrett] by Pedro Oliveira, Jr., January 21, 2008 - The Badger Herald (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison) Fresno State offers Classes in Arabic, Persian Languages by Doug Hoagland, January 21, 2008 - The Fresno Bee U-M Press Has New Policy for Distribution Deals [incl. Pluto Press, Joel Kovel, "Overcoming Zionism"] by Dave Gershman, January 18, 2008 - The Ann Arbor News A Scholar's Charge of Conspiracy [on Ghazi Falah] by Arnon Soffer, January 18, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education, Letters to the Editor Schools Unite to Recruit Profs [incl. Middle East studies] by Emily Glazer, January 18, 2008 - The Daily Northwestern (Northwestern Univesity) The Feminist and the Pope [incl. Stanford's Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies] by Tristan Abbey, January 18, 2008 - The Stanford Review Teacher Calls for Return of Arabic School's Founding Principal [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser] by Mary Frost, January 17, 2008 - Brooklyn Daily Eagle The Spirit of the Oxford Union [incl. Juan Cole, MESA] by Cliff May, January 17, 2008 - National Review Online Speaking in Tongues [incl. Abdelhafid Missouri of Temple U.] by Meir Rinde, January 16--22, 2008 - Philadelphia Weekly University of Texas Lecturer Begins Hunger Strike to Demand Domestic Partner Benefits [on Uri Horesh] by Matt Presser, January 16, 2008 - The American-Statesman (Austin, TX) Textbook: Islamic 'Jihad' Means Doing Good Works [incl. Ayad Al-Qazzaz of Cal State-Sacramento] by Bob Unruh, January 16, 2008 - World Net Daily Mark Steyn Is Not Alone [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins] by Brooke M. Goldstein, January 15, 2008 - American Spectator Arabic Language Course Offered for the First Time [on University of Nevada-Reno] by Natalie Savidge, January 15, 2008 - Nevada News (University of Nevada) Students Drawn to New Languages [at the U. of Florida] by Lindsey Robinson, January 15, 2008 - The Independent Florida Gator Donor Gives Temple $1.5 Million for Religion Chair [also donation for Islamic studies chair, International Institute of Islamic Thought] by Kathy Boccella, January 15, 2008 - The Philadelphia Inquirer Institute to Teach Foreign Language in 4 Weeks [on Wesleyan University] by Olivia Bartlett, January 15, 2008 - The Wesleyan Connection Anti-Semitism Wasn't Getting Anywhere Until the Jews Got Behind It [on UCLA's Gabriel Piterberg] by Joseph Bottum, January 14, 2008 - First Things Blog Ahmadinejad's Academic Pilgrims [on Columbia University] by Robert Spencer, January 14, 2008 - Frontpage Magazine Professor Relishing his Return [on John Swails] by April Marciszewski, January 12, 2008 - Tulsa World Experts and Authorities [on Stephen Coughlin, MESA] by Hugh Fitzgerald, January 11, 2008 - Jihad Watch Clash of Civilizations? No, a Clash With Iran [incl. Fouad Ajami] by Evan Goldstein, January 11, 2008 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog Temple University: Lost Chair by Sitting on Fence [on the International Institute of Islamic Studies] by Bryan Schwartzman, January 11, 2008 - The Jewish Exponent (Philadelphia) Bridging the Language Gap [Yamada Language Center at U. of Oregon; Mohamed Jemmali] by Mike O'Brien, January 10, 2008 - Oregon Daily Emerald (University of Oregon) Alleged Visit of Columbia Faculty to Iran Causes a Stir [incl. Richard Bulliet] by Joy Resmovits, January 10, 2008 - The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University) Dunlap Approves Arabic Instruction [in Peoria, IL] by Jordan Wilson, January 10, 2008 - The Journal Star (Peoria, IL) Arab School Chief Hears Kids' Gripes by Eve Sullivan and Yoav Gonen, January 10, 2008 - The New York Post Principal of Arabic School Is Announced [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser] by Sarah Portlock, January 9, 2008 - New York Sun Report: Columbia Professors To Apologize to Ahmadinejad by Peter Kiefer, January 9, 2008 - New York Sun Dunlap, ICC Could Offer Arabic [on Dunlap High School and Illinois Central College] by Dave Haney, January 9, 2008 - Peoria Journal Star (Illinois) Middle East Studies--More Propaganda than Scholarship [refs. Hamid Dabashi, Joseph Massad, Rashid Khalidi, George Saliba, Nadia Abu El-Haj] by Carol Iannone, January 9, 2008 - Phi Beta Cons New Principal Hired at New York's 1st Arabic-Themed School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser] by Marcus Franklin, January 8, 2008 - Associated Press Arabic Stretches High School Students' Skills [Tucson Unified School District] January 8, 2008 - Associated Press Grant for Islamic Studies Put on Indefinite Hold [on the International Institute of Islamic Thought] by Elizabeth Redden, January 8, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed Columbia Professors Plan to Visit Iran to Apologize to Ahmadinejad January 8, 2008 - MehrNews.com City Names New Principal for English-Arabic School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser] by Elissa Gootman, January 8, 2008 - New York Times DOE Chooses New Principal For Arabic-Language School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser] January 8, 2008 - NY1 Arab-Language School Gets New Principal [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Dhabah "Debbie" Almontaser] by Art McFarland, January 8, 2008 - WABC New York Temple University Rejects Endowed Chair For Islamist Professor [on the International Institute of Islamic Thought] by Beila Rabinowitz and William Mayer, January 7, 2008 - Pipe Line News New Major to be Available at UC Davis [major in Middle Eastern and South Asian studies; incl. Suad Joseph] by Katy Berrey, January 7, 2008 - The California Aggie (UC Davis) Jacob's Jottings: The Case of Fouad Ajami by Jacob Heilbrunn, January 7, 2008 - The National Interest Online Donor Cancels Islamic Chair for Temple [on the International Institute of Islamic Thought] by Kathy Boccella, January 5, 2008 - The Philadelphia Inquirer Board Convenes to Open New College [Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies; incl. Steve Caton, Miriam Cooke, Fawaz Gerges, et al.] by Bradley Heinz, January 5, 2008 - Yemen Observer Cover Up at the Post [incl. Joseph Massad, Nadia Abu El-Haj] by Charles Jacobs, January 4, 2008 - The David Project Blogging Against the Machine by Juan Cole, January/February 2008 - The Pennsylvania Gazette Tracing a Genealogy of Jihadism [on UCLA's James Gelvin] by Evan Goldstein, January 3, 2008 - Chronicle of Higher Education Indian-born Nominated to U.S. National Council on Humanities [on Jamsheed K Choksy] January 3, 2008 - The Economic Times (Inida) Bridging Cultures, and Taking Arabic to Iowa by Samuel G. Freedman, January 2, 2008 - New York Times Popularity of Arabic on rise at Salem State [on Salem State College, Massachusetts] by Tom Dalton, January 2, 2008 - The Salem News
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