Campus Watch reports the following from June 8-16, 2019:
Campus Watch Research
George Mason’s Noura Erakat Demands Israel’s ‘Settler-Decolonialization’ (Andrew Harrod): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58741/george-mason-u-prof-noura-erakat-demands-israel
MESA Demands U.S. Welcome Palestinian Terrorist Apologist Hanan Ashrawi (A.J. Caschetta): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58740/mesa-demands-us-welcome-palestinian-terrorist
Campus Watch Blog
Raymond Ibrahim Expertly Eviscerates U. of Michigan Prof. Juan Cole’s Hagiography of Muhammad: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58730/raymond-ibrahim-expertly-eviscerates-u
FCDF Gets New Jersey High School to Remove ‘Allah’ Posters; Investigates Islamic Proselytizing in Public Schools: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58723/fcdf-gets-new-jersey-high-school-to-remove-allah
Middle East Studies in the News
On Austria shutting down a Saudi-funded interfaith center due to SA’s human rights record (incl. Georgetown’s Alwaleed bin Talal Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58742/austria-to-shut-down-controversial-saudi-center
On the need for Western counter-terrorism to focus on ideological leaders (incl. Tariq Ramadan): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58739/fuelling-the-fire-weaponizing-islam-in-europe
Al-Fanar on AUC canceling an endowed chair in comparative religion, allegedly due to pressure from its Saudi funder (incl. Middle East Studies Association, Judith Tucker, Laurie Brand): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58745/american-u-in-cairo-cancels-an-endowed-chair
Al-Jazeera on female Sharia judges in India (incl. U. of Notre Dame prof Ebrahim Moosa): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58736/the-rise-of-female-sharia-judges-in-india-incl
Aquila Style interviews Huron University College prof and former ISNA president Ingrid Mattson: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58721/female-leadership-and-diversity-interview-with-dr
On U. of Oregon Arabic instructor Faten Arfaoui’s “visa nightmare” (incl. David Hollenberg): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58718/uo-instructor-of-arabic-faces-visa-nightmare-with
U. of Minnesota’s Department of Asian Languages and Literatures changes its name to the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58735/asian-language-department-renamed-for-better
Gary Fouse on U. of Michigan prof Juan Cole’s latest apologia for the Iranian regime: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58731/juan-cole-the-mullahs-pal
New Jersey rabbi on Highland Park Library rescheduling Rutgers prof Golbarg Bashi’s “P is for Palestine” reading: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58720/dont-let-the-antisemites-get-away-with-it-speak
David Horowitz accuses UCLA’s Daily Bruin of censoring information on SJP’s terror ties (incl. UC Berkeley’s Hatem Bazian): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58719/ucla-daily-bruin-censors-facts-about-student
Daily Bruin on UC’s “lackluster response” to sexual harassment (incl. former UCLA prof Gabriel Piterberg): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58713/despite-promises-and-publicity-uc-perpetuates
Rabbi Pini Dunner on UCLA prof Judea Pearl and fighting “Zionophobic thuggery” (incl. SFSU’s Rabab Abdulhadi): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58744/we-must-push-back-hard-against-all-who-hate
Accuracy in Academia on UCLA’s investigation into Rabab Abdulhadi’s controversial guest lecture: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58727/ucla-investigates-guest-speaker-alleged-remarks
American Thinker op-ed on the invention of “Islamophobia (references 2013 CW article on UC Berkeley’s Islamophobia Research & Documentation Project): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/20908/berkeley-profs-islamophobia-greater-threat-than
Charles Jacobs praises rabbis for getting involved in Newton, Mass. conflict over anti-Israel high school curriculum: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58717/the-high-school-battle-in-newton-mass-orthodox
On the Dept. of Education investigating foreign funding, incl. from the Qatar Foundation, at Georgetown U. and Texas A&M:
AP: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58743/foreign-meddling-department-of-education-going
Daily Caller (incl. Georgetown’s Jonathan Brown): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58746/trump-administration-reviewing-foreign-money-to
Moonlighters
On UC Riverside prof Reza Aslan’s recent lecture at Pakistan’s Habib University:
The News International (Pakistan): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58738/iranian-american-scholar-reza-aslan-addresses
Samaa TV (Pakistan): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/58737/modi-trump-taking-advantage-of-people-identity
