Campus Watch Weekly Update

Campus Watch reports the following from December 6 - January 2:

Middle East Studies in the News

Martin Kramer on the sad state of Middle East Studies: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/63937/the-sad-state-of-middle-eastern-studies

Rutgers U. prof Noura Erakat gives antisemitic talk about her new book at Ohio State U.: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/63946/activist-or-antisemite-dr-noura-erakat-poorly

Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to be tried for rape in Geneva: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/63887/scholar-ramadan-to-face-geneva-rape-trial

Nobel Laureate charges Oberlin College with whitewashing role of prof Mohammad Jafar Mahallati in crimes against humanity.

Legal Insurrection: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/63945/iranian-dissidents-charge-oberlin-college-with

Fox News: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/63922/nobel-laureate-calls-out-oberlin-college-for

The Canadian government funds a report by anti-Israel MESers about islamophobia:

National Post: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/63953/barbara-kay-another-israel-super-critic-gets

Front Page Magazine: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/63952/canadian-gov-funds-report-attacking-david

Moonlighters

Amer Zahr distorts Palestinian and Jewish history: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/63944/comedian-amer-zahr-injects-new-craziness-into-old

Marc Lamont Hill holds the Israeli government to a double standard: https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/63954/marc-lamont-hill-from-the-river-to-the-sea-double

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