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April 19, 2021

Campus Watch reports the following from April 13 - April 19, 2021:

Campus Watch Research

Noura Erakat’s Gaffes and Other Errata (Andrew E. Harrod): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/62228/noura-erakat-gaffes-and-other-errata

Palestinians’ Institutional Decay Can’t Be Masked (Andrew E. Harrod): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/62234/palestinians-institutional-decay-cant-be-masked

Middle East Studies in the News

Harvard U expands research on Islamic law (incl. Intisar Rabb): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/62222/at-harvard-a-growing-focus-on-islamic-law

San Francisco State U. attempts to host PFLP terrorist for a second time (incl. Rabab Abdulhadi): https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/62217/san-francisco-state-again-tries-to-host-pflp

Arizona community college district settles with Prof Nicholas Damask over “Islamophobia” lawsuit:

Arizona Daily Independent: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/62231/maricopa-community-college-district-settles-with

Phoenix New Times: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/62218/scottsdale-professor-who-offended-muslims-gets

Breitbart: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/62230/arizona-community-college-district-pays-155k-to

The College Fix: https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-gets-150k-settlement-in-islamic-terrorism-quiz-controvers/

The Arizona Republic: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/62224/maricopa-community-college-district-will-pay-155k

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