Signs of Bias in Southern California Teachers Workshops

In this follow-up to the controversy surrounding Islam/Arab world workshops for Southern California teachers, we learn that the organizer has supported BDS, speakers included representatives from the Islamist group CAIR, “jihad” as “holy war” was omitted, and Israel was falsely accused of “ethnic cleansing.”

Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.
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