Don’t miss Stephen Schwartz’s latest CW-sponsored essay, “Politicizing Archaeology in the Holy Land: The Revisionism of Barnard College’s Nadia Abu El-Haj,” published today at Family Security Matters. Stephen further exposes Abu El-Haj’s intentions--to delegitimize the modern state of Israel by denying Jerusalem’s Hebrew roots. Her work is further proof that the politicization of Middle East studies knows neither disciplinary nor chronological boundaries.
Winfield Myers is managing editor of the Middle East Forum and director of its Campus Watch project, which reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North American universities. He has taught world history and other topics at the University of Michigan, the University of Georgia, Tulane, and Xavier University of Louisiana. He was previously managing editor of The American Enterprise magazine and CEO of Democracy Project, Inc., which he co-founded. Mr. Myers has served as senior editor and communications director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and is principal author and editor of a college guide, Choosing the Right College (1998, 2001). He was educated at the University of Georgia, Tulane, and the University of Michigan.
