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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
If an administration permanently bans an SJP chapter, but not its members, the students can simply rebrand the group under a new name.
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Banning Students for Justice in Palestine Won’t Erase It
October 1, 2025
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A.J. Caschetta
Winfield Myers
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Controversial Princeton Prof with Strong Iran Ties Steps Down After Campaign to Remove Him
Seyed Hossein Mousavian Was Heavily Involved in Iran’s Chemical and Nuclear Programs Beginning in 2004
August 18, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
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Mourners in the streets of Tehran for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's funeral.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Seeks Revenge for Killing of Khamenei
Avenging the Supreme Leader’s Death in the War Is State Policy, and Iranian Media and Officials Reflect It
September 30, 2026
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Shay Khatiri
MEF in the Media
Jim Hanson on Middle East Issues
September 29, 2026
Outside the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Middle East Forum Observer
A Two-State Solution in Yemen Is a Practical Exit, Not an Ideological One
The U.N. Cannot Impose Trust, and Saudi Arabia Cannot Continue to Impose Its Trusteeship over South Yemen
September 29, 2026
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Khaled Alyemany