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Middle East studies in the News from 2010

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

Leading Muslim Thinker's Non-Violent Activism [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Peter Kirkwood, March 12, 2010 - Eureka Street (A publication of Jesuit Communications Australia)

Grant Recipients Announced at Middle East Studies Night
by Samuel G. Smith, March 11, 2010 - The ASU Herald (student newspaper of Arkansas State University)

Reporter Challenges US media Coverage of Iraq [incl. Tarek El-Ariss]
by Michael Moran, March 11, 2010 - The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin)

TiZA Families Seek To Join Legal Fight Over Religion
by Sarah Lemagie, March 11, 2010 - The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Bullies in the White House [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Ed Lasky, March 10, 2010 - American Thinker

Minnesota Islamic Charter School Gets Testy [on Tarek Ibn Ziyad Academy]
March 10, 2010 - Bruno's North Star Blog

Students Tune in to Middle East [incl. Dany Doueiri]
by Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino, March 10, 2010 - Contra Costa Times

An Interview With Marcia Inhorn
by Eugene Raikhel, March 10, 2010 - Somatosphere Weblog

Reading Like a Middle Easterner [incl. Flynt Leverett]
by Lee Smith, March 10, 2010 - Tablet Magazine

Acclaimed Scholar Dr. Janet Afary Lectures on Modern Iran
by Kristen Gardner, March 10, 2010 - The Channels Newspaper (student newspaper of Santa Barbara City College)

Obama Administration Shifts Gears on Iran Sanctions [incl. Flynt Leverett]
by Howard LaFranchi, March 10, 2010 - The Christian Science Monitor

Arab World Lecture Links Middle East to Western Culture [on Ted Swedenburg]
by Anna Martell, March 10, 2010 - The Eastern Echo

Europe Is Not Failing Its Muslims. But Islam Has Failed Europe. [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Douglas Murray, March 10, 2010 - The Telegraph (U.K.)

Students Stress Importance Of Arabic
by Ariana Witt, March 9, 2010 - The Daily Iowan

Public-School Imam: 'We could just kill you' [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
March 9, 2010 - WorldNetDaily

SEALs Case Shows How Terrorists Use 'Lawfare' to Undermine U.S.
by Clare M. Lopez, March 8, 2010 - Human Events

Challenging the Islamists: The "Other Muslims" Demand Their Say [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by IPT News, March 8, 2010 - The Investigative Project on Terrorism

Iranian Clocks, Tick Tock, Tick Tock [incl. Flynt Leverett]
by Michael Ledeen, March 7, 2010 - Pajamas Media

Illinois State Police Muslim Chaplain Identified As Part Of U.S. Muslim Brotherhood's Palestine Committee [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
March 7, 2010 - The Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report

TiZA Should Be A Model For State
by Wendy Swanson-Choi, March 6, 2010 - The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Leeds University Students' Union Refuses to Allow Student Society to Show Fitna [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by Paul Sims, March 5, 2010 - New Humanist Blog

Sabeel Brings Intolerance to Seattle. Next Step San Francisco [incl. Steve Niva]
by Roberta Seid, March 5, 2010 - Stand With Us

Leverett Debates Ledeen on Iran
by Lee Smith, March 5, 2010 - Tablet Magazine

Israeli Apartheid Week Stirs Up Campus [incl. Nada Elia]
by Danielle Whittemore, March 5, 2010 - The Charlatan (student newspaper of Carleton University)

Debating Iran [incl. Flynt Leverett]
by Kathryn Jean Lopez, March 5, 2010 - The Corner (Blog of National Review Online)

Iran: China 1972 or Russia 1987? [incl. Flynt Leverett]
by James Joyner, March 4, 2010 - Atlantic Council

Spokesman For Evil [incl. Flynt & Hillary Leverett]
by Jennifer Rubin, March 4, 2010 - Contentions (blog of Commentary magazine)

Doing Jewish Studies the Texas Way
March 4, 2010 - Jewish Herald-Voice

Elliott School Gets Millions in Grant Funding [incl. Marc Lynch]
by Emily Cahn, March 4, 2010 - The GW Hatchet (student newspaper of George Washington University)

Side-Stepping Traditional Study Abroad Options
by Adam Lovell, March 4, 2010 - The GW Hatchet (student newspaper of George Washington University)

Can We Cut a Deal with the Mullahs? [incl. Flynt & Hillary Leverett]
by David Frum, March 3, 2010 - Frum Forum

Assad: U.S.'s Misguided Mideast Policy Empowered Iran [incl. Flynt & Hillary Leverett]
by Akiva Eldar, March 3, 2010 - Haaretz

Braving Batons and Bullets [incl. Haleh Esfandiari]
by Megan Carl, March 3, 2010 - Independent Women's Forum

Khalid Elmasry Blows the Whistle [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Scott Johnson, March 3, 2010 - Power Line Blog

Iran: Engagement or Regime Change? [incl. Flynt Leverett]
March 3, 2010 - The Atlantic Council

Iran Debate Transcript [incl. Flynt Leverett]
March 3, 2010 - The Atlantic Council

We're Losing The Campus Debate [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Sara Lehmann, March 3, 2010 - The Jewish Press

Ottawa Judge Says He'll Preside Over Shafia Trial [incl. Hassan Diab]
by Rob Tripp, March 3, 2010 - The Kingston Whig-Standard

CAIR on Violence? We Opposed It Years Ago [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
March 3, 2010 - World Net Daily

Antoun's Memorial
by Megan Whelan and Anjana Nattanmai, March 2, 2010 - Binghamton University Pipe Dream

Are We Financing Our Own Demise? [incl. Islamic Saudi Academy]
by Gadi Adelman and Joy Brighton, March 2, 2010 - Family Security Matters

Free Speech: A Casualty of Intimidation?
by Herbert London, March 2, 2010 - Family Security Matters

Where the Far-Left Joins the Far-Right [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Nick Cohen, March 2010 - Standpoint Magazine (U.K.)

Peace in the Middle East
by Jonah Liben, March 2, 2010 - The Columbia Spectator

The Iran Debate in America [incl. Flynt & Hillary Leverett]
by M.S., March 2, 2010 - The Economist

Tariq Ramadan To be Keynote Speaker At CAIR-Chicago Banquet
March 2, 2010 - The Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report

'Muslim Mafia' Hosts Banned Islamist [on Tariq Ramadan]
March 2, 2010 - World Net Daily

FIRE Releases Statement on Mohammed Cartoons
by Claire Jenkins, March 1, 2010 - Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

First Muslim College Might Well Become Hotbed of Radical Islam [incl. Hatem Bazian]
by Beila Rabinowitz, March 1, 2010 - PipelineNews.org

The Truth About TiZA
by Scott Johnson, February 28, 2010 - Power Line Blog

Minnesota State-Funded Muslim School Accused of Intimidating Witnesses [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Sammy Benoit, February 28, 2010 - Yid With Lid Blog

Not Your Parents' PTA [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by John Hinderaker, February 27, 2010 - Power Line Blog

Affidavits Portray TiZA As Threatening
by Katherine Kersten, February 27, 2010 - The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Campus Community Remembers BU Professor [on Richard Antoun]
by Janelle Burrell, February 26, 2010 - News 10 Now (Binghamton, NY)

Plastic Surgery for the Muslim Brotherhood: Can Mark LeVine Hide the Wrinkle?
by Jeanette Pryor, February 26, 2010 - News Real Blog

Book Review of "They Must Be Stopped" [incl. Islamic Saudi Academy]
by Don Blair, February 26, 2010 - Red County

Arabic School in America [on Khalil Gibran International Academy]
by Sharmeen Akbani Gangat, February 26, 2010 - The Khaleej Times

Antoun's Life Celebrated
February 26, 2010 - WBNG News (Binghamtom, NY)

Recommended by Campus Watch StaffDouble Standards: Fresno and Columbia [incl. Joseph Massad]
by KC Johnson, February 25, 2010 - Minding the Campus

Recommended by Campus Watch StaffHow to Stifle Speech [incl. ref. to Jytte Klausen]
by Clifford D. May, February 25, 2010 - National Review Online

Rep. Myrick Looks to Heal Long Rift with Muslims [incl. Ebrahim Moosa]
by Barbara Barrett, February 25, 2010 - The Charlotte Observer

Students Ask For Middle Eastern Language Classes
by Laura Cueva, February 25, 2010 - The Daily Trojan (University of Southern California)

Panel Talks U.S.-Israeli Ties [incl. Shai Feldman]
by Michael Shippie, February 25, 2010 - The Heights (student newspaper of Boston College)

'Europe Is Failing Its Muslims' – The Live Debate [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Martin Rose, February 24, 2010 - British Council Voices Blog

One Problem Is the Taliban Men Don't Wear Uniforms [incl. Muqtedar Khan]
by Jacqueline Shaw, February 24, 2010 - Delaware Online

America's First Muslim College [on Zaytuna Institute, incl. Hatem Bazian]
February 24, 2010 - Islam Online

Arabic Classes Popular Amongst University of Iowa Students
by Mahmoud Lutfi, February 24, 2010 - J-MC Global (Blog of the University of Iowa)

Why Do Anthropologists Have Their Own Foreign Policy? [incl. Fouad Ajami, Bernard Lewis, ASMEA, MESA]
by Anthony Paletta, February 24, 2010 - Minding the Campus

Hebrew School Denied Public Funding Because Of Religious Instruction [incl. Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Kevin Patra, February 24, 2010 - Neon Tommy (USC Annenberg School of Journalism)

Recommended by Campus Watch StaffGrand Bargainers
by Lee Smith, February 24, 2010 - Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life

Memorial Planned For Slain Anthropology Professor [incl. Richard Antoun]
February 24, 2010 - The Associated Press

Can Iran's Democracy Clock Outpace Its Nuclear Clock? [incl. Flynt & Hillary Leverett]
by Ron Kampeas, February 24, 2010 - The Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Auntie Fights Shy of New Muslim Quarrel [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
February 24, 2010 - The London Evening Standard

Instead of facing reality, many young British Muslims take refuge in delusion and self-pity [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Douglas Murray, February 24, 2010 - The Telegraph (U.K.)

Hamas-linked Group Has Deep Ties to White House [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
by Aaron Klein, February 24, 2010 - WorldNetDaily

Georgetown Professor John Esposito on the Future of Islam
by Barbara Falconer Newhall, February 23, 2010 - Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog

Transcending the Divisions: Cooperation between Muslims, the West is Message at Yale [incl. Sallama Shaker]
by Ed Stannard, February 23, 2010 - New Haven Register

Muslims Cast Few Votes for Tories [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Inayat Bunglawala, February 23, 2010 - The Guardian (U.K.)

Tolerance Museum Dispute Continues Despite Document [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Michele Chabin, February 23, 2010 - The Jewish Journal

French Lessons in Londonistan [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Gilles Kepel, February 23, 2010 - The National Interest

WSA Calls for Continued Development of Certificate Program
by Adam Rashkoff, February 23, 2010 - The Wesleyan Argus

Cheap Shots Target Religious Freedom Commission [incl. Islamic Saudi Academy]
by IPT News, February 22, 2010 - The Investigative Project on Terrorism

UCI: Letter to Chancellor Drake from Faculty Member [incl. Saree Makdisi]
by Rei Terada, February 22, 2010 - UC Rebel Radio

Christian School Teaches How to Lead a Mosque [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
by Michael Carl, February 22, 2010 - WorldNetDaily

Yale Hillel Hosts Conference [incl. Omer Bajwa]
by Sam Greenberg, February 22, 2010 - Yale Daily News

Through the Looking Glass [incl. Haleh Esfandiari]
by Iason Athanasiadis, February 21, 2010 - Kipp Report

The Case Against Rashad Hussian, a Closer Look
by Paul Mirengoff, February 21, 2010 - Power Line

Buried Facts Around Cemetery Controversy [incl. Saree Makdisi]
February 21, 2010 - Snapshots (Blog of CAMERA)

Students at Rutgers University to Read Persian War Novel [incl. Paul Sprachman]
by Mehr News Agency, February 20, 2010 - Mehr News Agency (Tehran)

Islam, Terror and Political Correctness [incl. Marc Lynch]
by Bernd Debusmann, February 20, 2010 - Reuters

Recommended by Campus Watch StaffSymposium: The Transformation of Hamas? [incl. Fawaz Gerges]
by Robert Spencer, Kenneth Levin, P. David Hornik, February 19, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

On Jewish-Muslim Dialogue [Letters to the Editor; incl. Reuven Firestone]
by Cynthia Brooksworth and M. Zuhdi Jasser, February 19, 2010 - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

Q&A with Rashid Khalidi
by Sarah Forman, February 19, 2010 - The Brown Daily Herald

Rashid Khalidi Offers Bleak Picture of Palestine's Future
by Sarah Forman, February 19, 2010 - The Brown Daily Herald

Honest Disagreement, or Anti-Semitism? [on Juan Cole]
by Michael Rubin, February 19, 2010 - The Enterprise Blog (A Project of the American Enterprise Institute)

Rashad Hussain's Troubling Ties [incl. John Esposito]
by Ryan Mauro, February 18, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

Sheikh Talks Jihad [incl. Omer Bajwa]
by Jennifer Parker, February 18, 2010 - Yale Daily News

Should The U.S. Scale Back Relations With Israel? [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
February 17, 2010 - National Public Radio

Napolitano Meets with Muslim Brotherhood Leaders [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
by Richard Pollock, February 17, 2010 - Pajamas Media

Court Approves Seizure of Computers in Diab Case
by Andrew Seymour, February 17, 2010 - The Ottawa Citizen

The Immigrant [incl. Flynt & Hillary Leverett]
by Lee Smith, February 17, 2010 - The Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life

Is Israel-bashing Anti-Semitic? [incl. Juan Cole]
by David Frum, February 16, 2010 - CNN Opinion

The Pathology of Jewish Anti-Semitism [incl. Shlomo Sand and Richard Falk]
by Steven Plaut, February 16, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

A Breath of Iranian Fresh Air at Rutgers [incl. Hamid Dabashi]
by Hussein Ibish, February 16, 2010 - Ibish Blog

BU Professor To Be Honored [on Richard Antoun]
February 16, 2010 - News 10 Now (Binghamton, NY)

Binghamton University To Celebrate Life and Career of Antoun
February 16, 2010 - WBNG-TV (Binghamton, NY)

Islam's European Reformation? [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Christian Sahner, February 16, 2010 - Witherspoon Institute

Hill Teaches Media Power to Arab and Muslim Girls [incl. Khalil Gibran International Academy and Debbie Almontaser]
by Eleanor J. Bader, February 16, 2010 - Women's eNews

Israel On Its Own [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by John Hinderaker, February 15, 2010 - Power Line Blog

U. of Alabama Shooting: A Case of 'Workplace Violence'? [incl. Richard Antoun]
by Scott Jaschik, February 15, 2010 - USA Today

Show Me the Middle Eastern Money [incl. Taha Abdul-Basser]
by Taimur Malik, February 14, 2010 - The Columbia Spectator

Questioning Our Special Relationship with Israel [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Stephanie Westbrook, February 13, 2010 - OpEdNews

Clinton Writes Colleagues of Imprisoned Iranian American Scholar [incl. Hamid Dabashi]
by Laura Rozen and Emily Canal, February 13, 2010 - Politico

Why is the ISNA Incensed that the Dallas Morning News Revealed the Truth about Louay Safi? [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
by Jerry Gordon, February 13, 2010 - Red County

Germany Plans Islamic Studies Institutes to Curb Extremism [incl. Muhammad Sven Kalisch]
by David Crossland, February 13, 2010 - The National (UAE)

Accused Paris Bomber to Face June Extradition Hearing [on Hassan Diab]
February 12, 2010 - Agence France-Presse

Jewish-Muslim Course Uses Texts to Foster Dialogue
by Sue Fishkoff, February 12, 2010 - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

Too Close For Comfort? [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
February 12, 2010 - Newsweek

Islamic Finance Symposium at the Diana [incl. Umar Moghul, Taha Abdul-Basser]
by Shira Poliak, February 12, 2010 - The Columbia Spectator

Sentence Reduced for Tajbakhsh [incl. Hamid Dabashi]
by Amber Tunnell, February 12, 2010 - The Columbia Spectator

Past Land Links Student, Shami [incl. Mahmoud Al-Batal]
by Alex Geiser, February 12, 2010 - The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin)

Sarah Palin's Friendship [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Caroline Glick, February 12, 2010 - The Jerusalem Post

Friday Prayers at the New Statesman [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Douglas Murray, February 12, 2010 - The Telegraph (U.K.)

MTSU to host Middle Tennessee District History Day Contest
February 12, 2010 - The Tennessean

Palestinians Appeal to U.N. Over Museum [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
February 11, 2010 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Policies of Ideological Exclusion: Good or Bad? [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Sara Furguson, February 11, 2010 - The Cornell Daily Sun

Sexy New Drama of Ideas [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Erica Abeel, February 11, 2010 - The Huffington Post

Museum Creates New Jerusalem Divide [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Isabel Kershner, February 11, 2010 - The New York Times

Membership has its Privileges: Rutgers' Partnership with U.N. will Open Doors for Students, Faculty [incl. Hamid Abdeljaber]
by John Chadwick, February 10, 2010 - Focus (News of Rutgers University)

France Requests Canadian Court to be Handed Over Lebanese Suspect [on Hassan Diab]
February 10, 2010 - iloubnan.info

Israel and America, or Israel and the Palestinians [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Uriel Heilman, February 10, 2010 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Tariq Ramadan: The Radical Reformer
by Ian K. Smith, February 10, 2010 - New Statesman

U.S. Judge Orders Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, ACLU to Name Trial Witnesses
by Maricella Miranda, February 10, 2010 - Pioneer Press

NYT Columnist, Former Ambassador Stage Debate [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Marc Tracy, February 10, 2010 - Tablet Magazine

Freshmen BIC Students Take Cultural Field Trip [incl. Lynn Tatum]
by Hogan Allcorn, February 10, 2010 - The Baylor Lariat (student newspaper of Baylor University)

Media Watch to Promote Dialogue, Members Say [incl. Joseph Massad]
by Carly Silver, February 10, 2010 - The Columbia Spectator

Professor's Death Leaves Arabic Program's Future Hazy
by Safiya Ravat, February 10, 2010 - The Daily Cougar (student newspaper of the University of Houston)

Controversial Arabic School Stays Mum [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, incl. Debbie Almontaser]
by Beth Schwartzapfel, February 10, 2010 - The Jewish Daily Forward

Judge Warns TiZA School, ACLU About Witness Harassment
by Sarah Lemagie, February 10, 2010 - The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Dar al-Yale, Continued [incl. Omer Bajwa]
by Diana West, February 9, 2010 - DianaWest.net

Jewish-Muslim Study Course Grounds Interfaith Dialogue in Sacred Text [incl. Hatem Bazian]
by Sue Fishkoff, February 9, 2010 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Iran's Man in Washington [Flynt & Hillary Leverett]
by Lee Smith, February 9, 2010 - Tablet Magazine

Libel Reform May Not Secure Free Speech [incl. Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Alan Dershowitz and Elizabeth Samson, February 9, 2010 - The Guardian (U.K.)

Accused Synagogue Bomber Still Awaits Extradition Hearing [on Hassan Diab]
by Tony Spears, February 9, 2010 - The Ottawa Citizen

Accused Paris Bomber Likely to Face June Extradition Hearing [on Hassan Diab]
February 8, 2010 - Agence France-Presse

Western Civilization on Trial [incl. Yale University Press]
by Paul Marshall, February 8, 2010 - National Review Online

Loyola Hosts Expert Panel Discussion on Tensions in Iran and Iranian-US Relations [incl. Behrooz Moazami]
by Press Release, February 8, 2010 - Newsroom of Loyola University New Orleans

Judge Wants Lawyers to Get on With Extradition Hearing for Terror Suspect [on Hassan Diab]
February 8, 2010 - The Canadian Press

Students Take Lead in Chinese Course
by Cody Wild, February 8, 2010 - The Centre Daily Times

Reformer Khorchide Front-Runner for Key German Islam Post [incl. Muhammad Sven Kalisch]
February 8, 2010 - The Earth Times

My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran by Haleh Esfandiari (Book Review)
by Emmanuelle Smith, February 8, 2010 - The Financial Times

From Here & Back Again: What is Freedom? [incl. Yale University Press]
by James Coufal, February 8, 2010 - The Madison County Courier

Policy and Perspectives in Iran [incl. Mehrzad Boroujerdi]
by Dustin Zarnikow, February 8, 2010 - The UWM Post (student newspaper of the University Wisconsin Milwaukee)

Ivy Muslims Hold Conference [incl. Omer Bajwa]
by Rachel Wang, February 8, 2010 - Yale Daily News

U.S. Torn Over Whether Some Islamists Offer Insight or Pose Threat [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
by Brooks Egerton and Jason Trahan, February 7, 2010 - The Dallas Morning News

Libel Tourists Will Love the Tales of Lord Hoffmann [incl. "Alms for Jihad"]
by Nick Cohen, February 7, 2010 - The Guardian (U.K.)

Kurdish Language Class Makes Way [incl. Kari Neely]
by Krissy Mallory, February 7, 2010 - The Sidelines (student newspaper of Middle Tennessee State University)

Focus On Basics Cuts Foreign Language Back
by Lori Yount, February 7, 2010 - The Wichita Eagle

Dhimmitude at the Met [incl. Jytte Klausen, Yale University Press]
February 2010 - The New Criterion

Al-Zahrani Enters Not Guilty Plea [on Richard Antoun]
February 5, 2010 - News 10 Now (Binghamton, NY)

In Spite of Numbers, Dutch Muslims Are Political Non-Entity [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Brian van der Bol and Mark Hoogstad, February 5, 2010 - NRC Handelsblad

The Cartoons that Shook the World [Interview with Jytte Klausen]
by Peter Mares, February 5, 2010 - The Book Show (ABC Radio National)

Faculty Senate Discusses Cheating
by Eric Messinger, February 5, 2010 - The Stanford Daily

In Defense of the American Task Force on Palestine [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Joshua Muravchik, February 4, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

To Incorporate African Studies, MEALAC Plans Name, Curriculum Change [incl. Muhsin Al-Musawi, George Saliba, et al.]
by Amber Tunnell and Madina Toure, February 4, 2010 - The Columbia Spectator

We're Still Not Serious About Terrorism [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Steve Emerson, February 4, 2010 - The Daily Beast

The Scone Foundation's Seventh Annual Archivist of the Year Awards, 2010 [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Michael Thorn, February 3, 2010 - Achuka Blog (U.K.)

Burqa Becomes Focus of Tense Debate in Europe [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Tom Evans, February 3, 2010 - CNN International

A Road Less Traveled
by Michael Benson, February 3, 2010 - Inside Higher Ed

Arabs and Public Opinion [on Amaney Jamal]
by Dalia Mahmoud, February 3, 2010 - Princeton Alumni Weekly

Are Archivists Today's Real Peacemakers? [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Meredith Blake, February 3, 2010 - The Book Bench (Blog of The New Yorker)

Controversial Author Sexualizes the Prophet Muhammad [incl. Denise Spellberg]
by Dylan Coil, February 3, 2010 - The Easterner (student newspaper of Eastern Washington University)

The Cartoons That Disappeared [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by Eddy Portnoy, February 3, 2010 - The Jewish Daily Forward

MTSU Students Get In-Depth Perspective With Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian Conflict [incl. Karen Petersen]
by Katy Coil, February 3, 2010 - The Sidelines (student newspaper of Middle Tennessee State University)

Chapter Prompts Security Review After Faculty Member Murdered [on Richard Antoun]
by Donald Feldstein, February 3, 2010 - The Voice - UUP Binghamton (Blog of United University Professions)

Iceberg Policy of Barack Hussain Obama [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Salah Uddin and Shoaib Choudhury, February 3, 2010 - The Weekly Blitz

Joe Klein's Almost Pathological Love Affairs [incl. Fouad Ajami]
by Peter Wehner, February 2, 2010 - Contentions (blog of Commentary magazine)

Princeton Professor Breaks Down Perceptions of Muslim-Americans in U.S. [on Amaney Jamal]
by Geoff Larcom, February 2, 2010 - Focus EMU Online (Eastern Michigan University News)

Vandalism in MSA Office Shows No Connection With Stabbing Death [incl. Richard Antoun, Donald Quataert]
by Yelena Levina, February 2, 2010 - The Binghamton University Pipe Dream

American Muslims More American than Perceived, Panel Says [incl. Jen'nan Read, Andrew Shryock, Jocelyne Cesari]
by Meaghan Beatley, February 2, 2010 - The Daily Free Press (Boston University)

Battling Misperceptions with Islam Awareness Week [incl. John Voll]
by Rameez Anwar, February 2, 2010 - The Rice Standard (student magazine of Rice University)

Paging Ms. Kersten: TiZA's $375,000 Government Grant Reinstated
by Hart Van Denburg, February 1, 2010 - City Pages (Minneapolis / St. Paul News Blog)

My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran by Haleh Esfandiari [Book Review]
by Sam Sattler, February 1, 2010 - Curled Up With A Good Book

Collaborators in the War Against the Jews: Jennifer Loewenstein
by Steven Plaut, February 1, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

FIU Explores Middle Eastern Cinema [incl. Hamid Dabashi]
February 1, 2010 - News at FIU (Florida International University)

The Problem With Islamic Broadcasting Networks And Islamic Schools In The Netherlands [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Emerson Vermaat, February 1, 2010 - PipeLineNews.org

Duke Study Finds Domestic Terrorism A 'Serious' Threat [incl. Ebrahim Moosa]
by Christine Chen, February 1, 2010 - The Duke Chronicle (student newspaper of Duke University)

Virginia Islamic School's Expansion Met Protests [on Islamic Saudi Academy]
by Jamie Tarabay, January 31, 2010 - National Public Radio

Obama's Seven Mental Disorders [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Herb Denenberg, January 31, 2010 - The Bulletin (Philadelphia)

The Terror and Crime of the American Task Force on Palestine [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Joe Kaufman, January 29, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

St. Louis U's Inverted Values [incl. Norman Finkelstein, AAUP]
by David Horowitz, January 29, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

TiZA Academy Gets $375,000 Grant Reinstated by Minnesota Department of Education
by Maricella Miranda, January 29, 2010 - Pioneer Press

Taking the U.S. Over the Edge [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Rocky Warren, January 29, 2010 - The New Media Journal

How Iran Ruined A Washington Friendship [incl. Flynt Leverett]
by Al Kamen, January 29, 2010 - The Washington Post

Ramadan Travel Ban Lifted
by Nicolas Turner, January 28, 2010 - Cherwell.org (Student news of Oxford University)

Questions Raised About Holder Appointees Who Defended GItmo Prisoners [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Jane Jamison, January 28, 2010 - The American Thinker

Did the President Really Tell Us that Tariq Ramadan Will Not Be Subject to Future Intelligence Assessments?
by Janice Kephart, January 28, 2010 - The Center for Immigration Studies

Krauthammer's Take [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by NRO Staff, January 28, 2010 - The Corner (Blog of National Review Online)

Eight Months in Iran's Notorious Evin Jail [on Haleh Esfandiari]
by Sorcha Hamilton, January 28, 2010 - The Irish Times

Islamic Concentration Benefits Students
by Jeff Wright, January 28, 2010 - The Kenyon Collegian

Truth On Trial: Geert Wilders vs. Dutch Thought Police [incl. Yale University Press]
by Rich Trzupek, January 27, 2010 - Big Journalism

Tolerance for Terror [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Jamie Glazov, January 27, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

Opening the Door to a Stealth Jihadist [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Robert Spencer, January 27, 2010 - Human Events

Princeton Prof Talks Muslim Life After 9/11 [on Ahmaney Jamal]
by Charnika Jett, January 27, 2010 - The Eastern Echo

Guardians Of The Documents [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by Eric Herschthal, January 27, 2010 - The Jewish Week

American University in Dubai: A Study Abroad Destination in the Middle East
by Press Release, January 26, 2010 - American University in Dubai

Door to U.S. Reopened for Terrorism-tied Professors [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Chad Groening, January 26, 2010 - OneNewsNow

Saudi Government Extremism and the U.S. Response [incl. Islamic Saudi Academy]
by Imam Talal Eid and Nina Shea, January 26, 2010 - The Huffington Post

Student Groups Host Gaza Week [incl. Hatem Bazian]
January 26, 2010 - The Minnesota Daily (student newspaper of the University of Minnesota)

US Lifts Controversial American Visa Ban on Academics [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
January 25, 2010 - American Visa Bureau

Expand Your Horizons [incl. Giselle Khoury]
by Nicole Rojas, January 25, 2010 - Boston University Today

Islamists New Weapon: Libel Law [incl. Alms for Jihad]
by Daniel Huff, January 25, 2010 - Frum Forum

No to Tariq Ramadan
by Steven Schwartz, January 25, 2010 - Hudson New York

Disordered Thinking [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Mark Krikorian, January 25, 2010 - The Corner (Blog of National Review Online)

Before Martyrdom, Breakfast [on Flagg Miller]
by Thomas Bartlett, January 24, 2010 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Ramadan's Visa Ban Lifted
by Sheldon Chad, January 23, 2010 - The Guardian (U.K.)

Obama Administration Lifts US Ban on Muslim Brotherhood Leader [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Avi Yellin, January 22, 2010 - Arutz Sheva (IsraelNationalNews.com)

On Trial for Telling the Truth: Free Speech vs Political Correctness [incl. Yale University Press]
by Phyllis Chesler, January 22, 2010 - Chesler Chronicles (Blog of Pajamas Media)

Obama State Department Cites Outreach to Muslims As Reason to Allow Two Muslim Scholars Into the Country [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Patrick Goodenough, January 22, 2010 - CNS News

The West's 'Principle of Height' [incl. Bernard Lewis]
by Emmanuel Sivan, January 22, 2010 - Haaretz

Student Accused of Killing BU Professor Indicted [on Richard Antoun]
January 22, 2010 - News 10 Now (Binghamton, NY)

US Lifts Visa Ban on Two Muslim Scholars [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
January 22, 2010 - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Muslim Scholars No Longer Banned From U.S. [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Daniel Burke, January 22, 2010 - Religion News Service

Glimpse Culture With Arabic Language Course
by Guy Clifton, January 22, 2010 - Reno Gazette-Journal

Obama Overrules Homeland Security for Tariq Ramadan
by David P. Goldman, January 22, 2010 - Spengler (A First Things Blog)

Intellectual Jihad [on Tariq Ramadan]
January 22, 2010 - Tablet Magazine

The Perils of Presidential Failure [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Caroline Glick, January 22, 2010 - The Jerusalem Post

Alleged Little Rock Muslim Killer Seeks Guilty Plea [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Harry Hunter, January 22, 2010 - The Post & Email

My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran by Haleh Esfandiari
by Paul Croughton, January 22, 2010 - The Times (U.K.)

On Implementing the Digital Form: An Arabic-English Web-based Archive
by Laila Shereen Sakr, January 22, 2010 - Yale University Digital Humanities

MESA Conference Probes Themes in Armenian and Turkish Literature as Tools for Remembrance and Reconciliation
by Rubina Peroomian, January 21, 2010 - Asbarez Armenian News

Clinton signs order ending exclusion of South Africa's Prof Habib [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Sue Blaine, January 21, 2010 - BusinessDay

Class Watch: Palestinian and Israeli Politics and Societies [on Joseph Massad]
January 21, 2010 - Campus Media Watch Blog

Dangerous Accommodations [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Frank Gaffney Jr., January 21, 2010 - Center for Security Policy

US Clears Two Terrorist-linked Muslims for Entry [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Tom McGregor, January 21, 2010 - Dallas Blog

US Immigration Lift Ban on Oxford 'Scholar' [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Liam Clifford, January 21, 2010 - GlobalVisas

US Lifts Travel an on Tariq Ramadan
January 21, 2010 - Index on Censorship

Controversial Visa Bans Lifted [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Scott Jaschik, January 21, 2010 - Inside Higher Ed

US Lifts Bush-era Ban on Tariq Ramadan
by IOL Staff, January 21, 2010 - Islam Online

ICNA Commends Lifting of Ban on Prof. Tariq Ramadan
by Naeem Baig, January 21, 2010 - Islamic Circle of North America

Obama Adminstration Removes Ban on Tariq Ramadan Entering the U.S.
by Robert Spencer, January 21, 2010 - Jihad Watch

Hillary Clinton Welcomes Banned Islamic Radicals [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
January 21, 2010 - Judicial Watch Blog

Tariq Ramadan Beats City Hall
January 21, 2010 - Malarky News Blog

UK Needs Vigilance on Free Speech Says Muslim Scholar [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by William Maclean, January 21, 2010 - Reuters

Ramadan Pleased as Washington Clears His Name
by Jessica Dacey, January 21, 2010 - Swissinfo

South African Thanks Those Who Challenged US. Ban [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Donna Bryson, January 21, 2010 - The Associated Press

Trojans–Under Sufist Control [incl. Laurie Brand]
by Eric Golub, January 21, 2010 - The Tygrrr Express

Clinton Clears Two Muslims for Entry [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
January 21, 2010 - The Washington Times

US Lifts Bush-era Ban on Two Muslim Scholars [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
January 20, 2010 - Agence France-Presse

Tariq Ramadan To Get U.S. Visa
by Douglas Farah, January 20, 2010 - DouglasFarah.com

Abdul-Karim Rafeq Becomes Honorary Fellow of MESA
by John Eisele, January 20, 2010 - Global Studies News of The College of William & Mary

Clinton Lifts Ban Against Muslim Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Matthew Hay Brown, January 20, 2010 - In Good Faith (A Blog of The Baltimore Sun)

Hillary Rodham Clinton Signs Visa Waiver Order for European Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Jason Boog, January 20, 2010 - MediaBistro

Leading Intellectual Addresses European Muslim Issues [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Zakiah Koya, January 20, 2010 - Middle East Online

U.S. Lifts Ban on Muslim Scholar [on Tariq Ramadan]
by William Maclean and Ralph Boulton, January 20, 2010 - Reuters

Clinton Lifts Muslim Scholar's Visa Ban [on Tariq Ramadan]
January 20, 2010 - swissinfo.ch

U.S. Clears Way for Return of Two Muslim Scholars [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Larry Neumeister and Matt Lee, January 20, 2010 - The Associated Press

U.S. State Department Lifts Ban On Tariq Ramadan
January 20, 2010 - The Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report

In Shift, U.S. Lifts Visa Curbs on Professor [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Sarah Lyall, January 20, 2010 - The New York Times

Former Iranian Prisoner Calls For Action [incl. Haleh Esfandiari]
by David Schuler, January 20, 2010 - The News Record

A Victory for the Muslim Brotherhood [on Tariq Ramadan]
by Thomas Joscelyn, January 20, 2010 - The Weekly Standard

US Ends Exclusion of Muslim Scholars [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
January 20, 2010 - WABC-TV

Palestinian, Israeli Archivists Feted As 'Archivists of the Year' [incl. Rashid Khalidi]
by John Warren, January 19, 2010 - New York History Blog

Iran's Mourning Mothers Terrify Authorities [incl. Haleh Esfandiari]
by Alex DiBranco, January 18, 2010 - Change.org

Another Hotel Controversy for a Scholarly Association [on Middle East Studies Association]
January 18, 2010 - Inside Higher Ed

Shame On Yale University Press [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by Norm Pattis, January 18, 2010 - Norm Pattis Blog

Iran Threatened By Female Activists [incl. Haleh Esfandiari]
by Michael Theodoulou, January 17, 2010 - The National (UAE)

More Spineless Rationalization from Yale University [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by Gary Hull, January 15, 2010 - Muhammad: The "Banned" Images Blog

Field Work Grounded in The Classroom [incl. John Esposito, John Voll, Yvonne Haddad]
by Walter Ratliff, January 15, 2010 - The Hoya (Georgetown University)

Israel in the American Classroom
by Scott Jaschik, January 14, 2010 - Inside Higher Ed

On Respect, Thinking and Dialogue [interview with Tariq Ramadan]
by Zakiah Koya, January 14, 2010 - Sun2Surf (The Sun - Malaysia)

The Woman Iran Tried - And Failed - To Break [on Haleh Esfandiari]
by Philip Jacobson, January 14, 2010 - The Daily Mail (U.K.)

Study: Sharp Rise in Study of Israel in US Schools
by Haviv Rettig Gur, January 14, 2010 - The Jerusalem Post

From Where I Sit: Act of Inclusion Goes Unnoticed
by Michael Berube, January 14, 2010 - Time Higher Education (U.K.)

Work with Muslim-Americans to Prevent Terrorism [incl. Ebrahim Moosa]
January 13, 2010 - Duke Office of News & Communications

University Offers Unique Arabic Language Outlet
by Mary Hunton, January 13, 2010 - Nevada News

Muslims Try to Stem Radicalization in an Uphill Fight [incl. Ebrahim Moosa]
January 13, 2010 - Religion News Service

Perspective about Hysteria [incl. Yale University Press]
by Michael Rubin, January 13, 2010 - The Corner (Blog of National Review Online)

Searching for the Study of Modern Israel
by Michael D. Colson, January 13, 2010 - The Jerusalem Post

Muhammed at the Met [incl. Jytte Klausen, Yale University Press]
by Matthias Wivel, January 13, 2010 - The Metabunker Blog

Report Finds Growing Support for the Study of Israel on U.S. Campuses
by Press Release, January 12, 2010 - Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

Columbia Faculty Seek Secretary Clinton's Help for Kian Tajbakhsh [incl. Haleh Esfandiari]
by Amber Tunnell, January 12, 2010 - The Columbia Spectator

My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran by Haleh Esfandiari: Review
by Christopher Hudson, January 12, 2010 - The Telegraph (U.K.)

Sharia a Threat to Britain's Future as 'Tolerant' Society [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
by Douglas Murray, January 11, 2010 - Articles of Faith (Blog of the Times Online - U.K.)

Islamic Society of North America Taps Educator for Executive's Job [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
by Omar Sacirbey, January 11, 2010 - Religion News Service

Self-Surrender at the Met: A Chapter from the Annals of Dhimmitude [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by Roger Kimball, January 11, 2010 - Roger's Rules (Blog of Pajamas Media)

Evanhandedness On Ethnic Charter Schools [incl. Khalil Gibran Academy]
by Adam Dickter, January 11, 2010 - The Continuum (Blog of The Jewish Week)

Mohammed Gives the Met the Jitters [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by Marty Peretz, January 10, 2010 - The New Republic

'Jihad' Jitters At Met
by Isabel Vincent, January 10, 2010 - The New York Post

Former Universal School Head to Lead Islamic Group [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
January 8, 2010 - Associated Press

Tolerance or Capitulation? [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by George Kenney, January 8, 2010 - Electric Politics

An Israeli Stalinist Professor's War Against Israel [on Shlomo Sand, incl. Khaleel Mohammed]
by Steven Plaut, January 8, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

Terrorism and U.S. Muslims [incl. Ebrahim Moosa]
by Phil Leggiere, January 8, 2010 - Homeland Security Today

Charter School Operators Say Building Ban is a Problem [incl. Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Doug Belden, January 8, 2010 - Pioneer Press

America and the Muhammad Cartoons [incl. Yale University Press]
by Mark Silk, January 8, 2010 - Spiritual Politics Blog

Minnesota Seeks Ways to Ease Safety Concerns at New Charter Schools [incl. Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy]
by Norman Draper, January 8, 2010 - The Minneapolis Star Tribune

UALR Art Class Utilizes 'Pharaohs' Exhibit
by Lewis Delavan, January 7, 2010 - Arkansas News Bureau

Raising the Burqa
January 7, 2010 - Inside Higher Ed

Safaa Zarzour Chosen as ISNA Secretary General [incl. Ingrid Mattson]
January 7, 2010 - IQRA Magazine

Powerhouses: The Real Dangers Facing America's Most Important Universities [incl. Joseph Massad and Nadia Abu El-Haj]
January 7, 2010 - The Economist

Muslim Chaplain At Harvard Tells Other Muslims That Yasir Qadhi An Authority To Consult [on Taha Abdul-Basser]
January 7, 2010 - The Iconoclast - New English Review

Taking the Pulse of Obama's Mideast Policies [incl. Ian Lustick]
by Bryan Schwartzman, January 7, 2010 - The Jewish Exponent

Report Recommends Ways to Discourage Muslim-American Radicalization [incl. Ebrahim Moosa]
January 6, 2010 - AScribe Newswire

Muslims RIS in Toronto [incl. Tariq Ramadan]
January 6, 2010 - CanadianChristianity.com

USF Professor Mark Orr, Known for Work in International Studies [incl. Ramadan Abdullah Shallah]
by Andrew Meacham, January 6, 2010 - St. Petersburg Times

N.J. Gov. Corzine Files Nominations before Exiting Office [incl. Hany Mawla]
by Alexi Friedman, January 6, 2010 - The Newark Star-Ledger

Collaborators in the War Against the Jews: Ian Lustick [incl. Norman Finkelstein]
by Steven Plaut, January 5, 2010 - FrontPage Magazine

Three Named to Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Chairs [incl. Carl Petry]
by Alan K. Cubbage (Press Release), January 5, 2010 - Northwestern University News Center

Heading 'Em Off The Pass Department: Thoughts on the Right to Offend [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by Roger Kimball, January 5, 2010 - Roger's Rules (Blog of Pajamas Media)

Fear and Censorship [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by Ophelia Benson, January 5, 2010 - The Guardian (U.K.)

Index on Censorship ("Britain's Leading Organisation Promoting Freedom of Expression) Self-Censors in Article About Yale University Press's Self-Censorship [incl. Jytte Klausen]
by Eugene Volokh, January 5, 2010 - The Huffington Post

Delaware Muslims Worry About Backlash [incl. Muqtedar Khan]
by Angie Basiouny, January 5, 2010 - The News Journal (Delaware)

Political Prisoner Haleh Esfandiari and Two of the Little Rock Nine Light Up the Literary Calendar
by Karen R. Long, January 5, 2010 - The Plain Dealer

A Man With Qualities [on Tariq Ramadan]
January 4, 2010 - Hard News Media

SPME Columbia Actively Involved in Programming for Students, Faculty, and Challenging Tenure and Promotion Processes Violations for Joseph Massad
by Judith Jacobson and Awi Federgruen, January 4, 2010 - Scholars For Peace in the Middle East

Publish and Be Damned [incl. Jytte Klausen]
January 4, 2010 - The Times (U.K.)

Danish Cartoonist Who Caricatured Muhammad Faces Alleged Armed Intruder [incl. Yale University Press]
by Michael Cavna, January 1, 2010 - Comic Riffs (Blog of The Washington Post)

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