What's New
- Update: "L.A. Eight" Hearings Postponed, Fundraiser Still On
Find out more and get involved! More about the case.
A Win for the "Academic Bill of Rights"
David Horowitz and his movement to stifle independent thought and discussion
score a victory in Pennsylvania. Read about it in Inside Higher Ed, July 7.
Also: click here to read more about the "Academic Bill of Rights"
A Petition for Samir Kassir
Join the call for an independent investigation into Samir Kassir's assassination.
One Hand Clapping: Applauding Tolerance and Pluralism in Israeli Academia
by Sharif Hamadeh, Electronic Intifada, May 2005
The Case for Israel: A Critical Review
by Feroze Sidhwa, Electronic Intifada, June 2005
Targeting the University
by Joseph Massad, Al-Ahram Weekly, June 2005
- Is There a New Blacklist?
Hear the audio recording of the April 13th, 2005 event with Tariq Ali, Joseph
Massad, and Monique Dols.
Article on EI: "AUT Boycott: Freedom vs. 'Academic Freedom'"
by Omar Barghouti and Lisa Taraki
AUT Boycott Canceled, But Supporters Vow to Continue
Juan Cole on Middle East Studies
A common tactic of Daniel Pipes, Charles Jacobs, and others who wish to
delegitimize critics of the Israeli government is to accuse them of failing to analyze
critically the policies of other governments in the Middle East. Such accusations
have blossomed in the current attempt to root out dissent in Middle East studies
departments on U.S. campuses. Read Juan Cole's insightful essay on the
emptiness of such claims.
Academic Freedom in Israel is Central to Resolving the Conflict
by Oren Ben-Dor
Censoring Thought at the ADC's 25th Anniversary Convension
Issa Mikel of Censoring Thought gives a talk about recent events at Columbia.
Censoring Thought on the Radio
Brenda Coughlin on Law and Disorder (to listen, scroll down to the April 18,
2005 program).
More Censoring Thought on the Radio
Nader Uthman, Dina Ramadan, and Issa Mikel on WPFW Free Speech Radio
(scroll down to "ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN DANGER IN THE USA, claim students
at Columbia University" to listen).
Alan Dershowitz Supports the Legalization of Torture
Find out more about how the self-styled liberal lawyer and academic attempts to
rationalize legalized torture.
Alone on the Barricades (Haaretz)
A report on Ilan Pappe and the AUT boycott of two Israeli universities.
MEALAC Ph.D. Student Nader Uthman on NPR's Brian Lehrer Show
(scroll down to "My Academic Freedom, Your Academic Freedom" to listen)
Responses to Scott Sherman of the Nation
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The Report
EXONERATED: TWENTY STUDENTS SIGN PETITION STATING THAT
CLAIM AGAINST MASSAD IS FALSE
Click here to read it
Read Professor Joseph Massad's Response to the Ad Hoc Grievance
Committee Report
Read Professor Joseph Massad's Original Statement to the Committee
NYCLU Calls Report Inadequate
Read More About the Report
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Other Features
Former Columbia University Provost Jonathan Cole:
"Academic Freedom Under Fire"
The Israel on Campus Coalition Outlines Its Vision for U.S. Campuses in the
Following Report:
Tenured or Tenuous: Defining the Role of the Faculty in Supporting Israel on
Campus
