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Lustick has a long history of anti-Israel scholarship and activism. Image: University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
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U. Penn’s Ian Lustick: Israel Is a ‘Rogue Regime’ with ‘No Right to Exist’
End ‘Crazy State’ Israel’s ‘Silent Apartheid’ with a Single State Solution
November 5, 2026
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Andrew E. Harrod
On March 15, 2026, two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran’s regime, Alireza Doostdar, an associate professor of Islamic Studies in the Divinity School, told his followers on X that he was reading Yahya Sinwar’s prison novel The Thorn and the Carnation for his course “Liberatory Violence” and found it “remarkable how good it is as sociological commentary.”
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The Great Satan Comes to Hyde Park
UChicago’s Former Middle East Center Director Teaches Sinwar and Roots for Tehran’s Missiles
October 21, 2026
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Gregg Roman
On Friday, September 18, 2026, Michigan State University’s Muslim Studies Program marked its 20th anniversary at the MSU International Center. The honoree was Mohammed Ayoob, a distinguished professor emeritus of international relations and the program’s founding coordinator.
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9/11 Wasn’t About Islam, Says the Professor Michigan State Just Honored
‘The Reality Was Far More Complex and Was Primarily Related to the Widespread Opposition to American Policy in the Middle East’
September 21, 2026
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Gregg Roman
“Lawdan Bazargan, you are absolutely finished,” Saeidi says in a Persian-language post on X last month, verified as accurate by The Post. “I am coming after you with an army … Lawdan, we will do something to you that will be recorded in history.” Image: Old Main at the University of Arkansas.
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Former University of Arkansas Professor Shirin Saiedi Vows to Go After Critics ‘With an Army’
Pro-Iran Professor Blames the End of Her Career in the U.S. on Lawdan Bazargan
September 6, 2026
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Benjamin Weinthal
What drives the members of Academia's Iran lobby is equal parts hatred of Israel and U.S. foreign policy.
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Academia’s Iran Lobby
The Joint U.S.-Israel Attacks Against Iran in 2025 and 2026 Have Exposed Some of the Most Egregious Pro-Iran Academics to the General Public
May 29, 2026
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A.J. Caschetta
The Trump administration announced on March 20 that it is suing Harvard University for failing to curb its rampant antisemitism.
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The Roots of Harvard’s Jewish Problem
Harvard Seems Unserious About Changing Its Moribund, Antisemitic Culture
April 14, 2026
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A.J. Caschetta
L to R: Khaled Fahmy, Max Weiss, Rosie Bsheer, and Sherene Seikaly, candidates for Columbia's Edward Said Professorship.
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Has Columbia University Learned Anything from Its Middle East Studies Fiasco?
The University Is Preparing to Hire Yet Another Credentialed, Israel-Hating, BDS Activist for a Very High-Profile Job
March 31, 2026
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A.J. Caschetta
Georgetown’s leaders invited anti-American, anti-Western, and antisemitic operators to entrench themselves and their pernicious ideology into their institution. Healy Hall
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Qatar’s Takeover of Georgetown University Should Be Investigated
Georgetown University Is the Epicenter of Qatari Influence in American Higher Education
January 30, 2026
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Winfield Myers
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How Campus Anti-Israel Activism Collapsed Into a Single Front
Jewish Voice for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine Operate as Interchangeable Parts of the Same Network
January 26, 2026
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A.J. Caschetta
Distinct campus groups increasingly function as interchangeable instruments within a single ideological project.
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Hatem Bazian Is the Jewish Voice For Peace
How an Islamist Activist Co-Opted Jewish Voice for Peace to Legitimize Radical Campus Movements
January 3, 2026
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A.J. Caschetta
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The razor-thin victory of Abdul el Sayed over Haley Stevens — with a margin of less than 1 percent or just 13,792 votes — followed an active season of politicking by at least seven Michigan mosques. Most of that activity appears to contradict IRS guidance. Image: Abdul el-Sayed at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 19, 2026.
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Where Abdul El Sayed Should Start His Fight on Genocide
While Israel Is a Multiethnic, Multisectarian State, the Palestinian Authority Demands Any Future Palestinian State Be Judenrein
November 9, 2026
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Michael Rubin
Democrats won control of Congress and statehouses in the 2026 midterm elections.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran’s Iraqi Allies Celebrate Democrats but Castigate All Americans as the Enemy
Iran-Backed Militias View Divisions in Washington as Opportunities to Strengthen Their Own Positions
November 9, 2026
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Ali Mahmoud
Tel Aviv, Israel.
Middle East Forum Observer
When Tel Aviv and Gaza City Promised to Become Sister Cities
Barcelona Demanded Action from Israel but Not from Hamas, Which Described Tel Aviv as ‘An Occupied City’
November 9, 2026
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Jan Kapusnak