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Middle East Studies in the News
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Publication |
Date  |
| Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Reflects on 20 Years on Campus |
The Daily Tar Heel (University of North Carolina) |
March 10, 2023 |
| MESA Partner Web Page Down as Schools Cut Ties Over Israel Boycott |
The Algemeiner |
March 29, 2022 |
| Middle East Studies Association Losing Institutional Members as Anti-Israel Boycott Resolution Voting Starts |
Legal Insurrection |
February 9, 2022 |
| Faculty Group Urges Middle East Studies Association to Support Dialogue on 'Discriminatory' BDS Resolution |
The Algemeiner |
February 1, 2022 |
| Middle East Studies Association Runs up Against State Anti-BDS Laws [incl. John Esposito, Rashid Khalidi, Joseph Massad, Hamid Dabashi, Kylie Broderick] |
Jihad Watch |
January 22, 2022 |
| Florida Public Universities Expected to Reject BDS, Governor DeSantis Says |
The Algemeiner |
December 23, 2021 |
| 'Zionist Playbook': UNC Student Newspaper Glosses Over Teacher's Antisemitic Dog Whistles [incl. Kylie Broderick] |
HonestReporting |
December 19, 2021 |
| Antisemitic Professor who was Kept on at UNC Spreads More Jew Hatred than Ever [incl. Kylie Broderick] |
The Algemeiner |
December 13, 2021 |
| UNC and Duke University Event Literally Erases Israel [incl. Kylie Broderick] |
The Algemeiner |
November 8, 2021 |
| UNC Unlawfully Allows Antisemitic Professor To Promote Violence Against Israelis and Create Hostel Learning Environment for Students [incl. Kylie Broderick] |
American Center for Law and Justice |
October 25, 2021 |
| UNC and Duke-Sponsored Center Teaches 'Israel Is Not Jewish' [incl. Akram Khater, Kylie Broderick] |
The Algemeiner |
October 25, 2021 |
| The Subjects of Race and Gender Rule the Roost, and Diversity-Equity-Inclusion [incl. Kylie Broderick, Rashid Khalidi, Rabab Abdulhadi, Hamid Dabashi, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati] |
Weekly Blitz |
October 24, 2021 |
| UNC Teachers Defend Instructor who Doesn't Believe Israel Should Exist [incl. Kylie Broderick] |
The Algemeiner |
October 14, 2021 |
| UNC and Duke Spread More Anti-Israel Hatred |
The Algemeiner |
October 6, 2021 |
| The Intercept Offers Impassioned Defense of Ph.D. Student/Teacher Who Called Israel Supporters 'Zionist Dirtbags' [incl. Kylie Broderick] |
HonestReporting |
September 30, 2021 |
| Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC to Remove Teacher who Criticized Israel [incl. Kylie Broderick, Jonathan Brown] |
The Intercept |
September 28, 2021 |
| UNC's Sham Criticism of Antisemitism [incl. Kylie Broderick, Cemil Aydin] |
The Algemeiner |
September 27, 2021 |
| On the UNC College Campus, Antisemitism Marches on |
The Algemeiner |
September 6, 2021 |
| Who gets to Teach what about Israel? A UNC Course Ignites the Debate [incl. Dov Waxman] |
The Forward |
September 2, 2021 |
| UNC Violates Government Agreement by Promoting Antisemitism in Classroom |
The Algemeiner |
August 23, 2021 |
| After Pushback, University of North Carolina Defends Anti-Israel Incitement in its Classrooms |
The Algemeiner |
August 9, 2021 |
| More Anti-Israel Hatred Infests the University of North Carolina |
The Algemeiner |
August 3, 2021 |
| New Research Reconsiders Writings of Enslaved Muslim Scholar [incl. Carl Ernst, Mbaye Bashir Lo] |
Richmond Free Press |
February 14, 2020 |
| What the Stats Say About the Muslim Extremist Threat in America [incl. Charles Kurzman] |
Homeland Security Today |
February 12, 2020 |
| Who Was Omar Ibn Said? New Research Reconsiders Muslim Slave's Writings [incl. Carl Ernst, Mbaye Bashir Lo] |
Religion News Network |
February 7, 2020 |
| Duke University Resolves Anti-Semitic Complaint Following Conference on Campus |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
February 4, 2020 |
| Duke Resolves Anti-Semitism Complaint |
Inside Higher Ed |
January 31, 2020 |
| They Support BDS and Promote Draft Resistance: Is This Human Rights? [incl. Middle East Studies Association] |
The Jerusalem Post |
January 17, 2020 |
| Academia and Think Tanks Must Boycott Qatar |
The Daily Wire |
December 26, 2019 |
| Congress Members Call on DeVos to Deny Taxpayer Funds for BDS Studies on Campus |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
December 20, 2019 |
| Why Trump's Executive Order on Anti-Semitism Touched Off a Firestorm |
The Atlantic |
December 12, 2019 |
| Education Department Calls Colleges' Foreign Contracts 'Disturbing' [incl. Xiyue Wang] |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
December 11, 2019 |
| Trump Targets Anti-Semitism and Israeli Boycotts on College Campuses |
The New York Times |
December 10, 2019 |
| What ZOA's Legal Victory at UNC Means for Jewish Students |
The Jerusalem Post |
November 27, 2019 |
| UNC Pledges to Crack Down on Anti-Semitism to End Education Department Civil Rights Probe |
The College Fix |
November 27, 2019 |
| Education Dept. Orders UNC to Adjust Policies After Anti-Semitism Complaint |
The Hill |
November 26, 2019 |
| Education Department Orders University of North Carolina to Tighten Policies after Anti-Semitism Complaint |
National Review |
November 26, 2019 |
| UNC to Update Policies Following Complaint of Anti-Semitism [incl. Middle East Studies Association] |
Associated Press (AP) |
November 26, 2019 |
| Department of Education Resolves Complaint Against UNC Over Anti-Semitic Concert |
Chapelboro WCHL (Chapel Hill, NC) |
November 26, 2019 |
| In Resolution With Federal Education Department, UNC Commits to Anti-Bias Training |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
November 26, 2019 |
| Agreement Between UNC and Education Department Resolves Complaint of Anti-Semitism |
The Daily Tar Heel (University of North Carolina) |
November 25, 2019 |
| Critical Language [incl. Christopher Stone] |
The Politic (Yale University) |
November 21, 2019 |
| UNC Reaches Resolution Agreement With Department of Education Following Controversial Gaza Conference |
ABC11 WTVD (North Carolina) |
November 20, 2019 |
| University of North Carolina Expresses Willingness to Confront Anti-Semitism |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
November 18, 2019 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Agrees to Resolution Over Anti-Semitism Complaint |
JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) |
November 14, 2019 |
| Student Government Letters of Support Seek to Raise Awareness, Enact Change [incl. Zachary Lockman] |
Washington Square News |
November 13, 2019 |
| House Democrats Question the Education Dept's Criticism of Middle East Consortium [incl. Middle East Studies Association] |
The Duke Chronicle (Duke University) |
November 7, 2019 |
| House Democrats Question Duke-UNC Inquiry [incl. Middle East Studies Association] |
Inside Higher Ed |
November 7, 2019 |
| Levin Calls Duke-UNC Investigation Over Islamic Curriculum a 'Threat to Academic Freedom' |
Michigan Advance |
November 4, 2019 |
| MEMO's Palestine Book Awards Gets Underway in London [incl. Noura Erakat, Nadia Yaqub] |
Middle East Monitor |
November 1, 2019 |
| BDS Monitor [incl. Norman Finkelstein, Amer Zahr] |
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) |
October 29, 2019 |
| Five Colleges File Brief in Support of Muslim Studies [incl. Middle East Studies Association] |
The Amherst Student (Amherst College) |
October 29, 2019 |
| Group Demands Docs Related to Qatar's Suspected Infiltration of U.S. Public Schools |
The Washington Free Beacon |
October 29, 2019 |
| Federal Government Starting to Meddle in Academic Freedom Issues |
The Union (Nevada County, CA) |
October 27, 2019 |
| Upholding the Values of Duke University in the Face of Antisemitism [incl. Rebecca Stein] |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
October 25, 2019 |
| Middle Eastern Studies, Greta Thunberg and Institutional Autonomy |
University Affairs |
October 17, 2019 |
| Education Department Will Fund Middle East-Studies Program After All [incl. Middle East Studies Association] |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
October 16, 2019 |
| The Real Threat to Free Speech on Campus Isn't Coming From the Left |
The Washington Post |
October 15, 2019 |
| Department of Education Says Duke-UNC Program Must Include Other Religions, Not Just "Positive Aspects of Islam" |
Jihad Watch |
October 13, 2019 |
| Is 'Love and Desire in Iran' a Threat to US National Security? |
Al-Jazeera |
October 12, 2019 |
| Dept. of Education Stands Firm That Duke-UNC Joint Program Needs to 'Expand' to Include More Religions Beyond Islam |
The Hill |
October 10, 2019 |
| Education Department Says It Will Fund Middle East Studies Program After All [incl. Middle East Studies Association] |
The Washington Post |
October 10, 2019 |
| Training the Foreign Policy Experts We Need |
Inside Higher Ed |
October 9, 2019 |
| All-American Education |
The Dartmouth (Darthmouth College) |
October 3, 2019 |
| Letter: 62 Duke Faculty Respond to Department of Education Directive [incl. Middle East Studies Association] |
The Duke Chronicle (Duke University) |
October 2, 2019 |
| Trump Administration's Title VI Threats are Weak and Prejudiced |
The Emory Wheel (Emory University) |
October 2, 2019 |
| ICON Lecturer Calls Out Antisemitism on College Campuses and in Durham [on Miriam Elman] |
North State Journal (North Carolina) |
October 2, 2019 |
| Cultural Studies Key to National Security |
The Conversation |
October 2, 2019 |
| DSG Resolution Ignores Jewish Voices |
The Duke Chronicle (Duke University) |
September 29, 2019 |
| Betsy DeVos's Playbook of Political Correctness |
The Hill |
September 29, 2019 |
| Duke-UNC Consortium Received '19-20 Funding From the Education Department Amid Controversy [incl. Omid Safi, Ellen McLarney, Middle East Studies Association] |
The Duke Chronicle (Duke University) |
September 29, 2019 |
| The Latest: Education Department Responds to ACLU Letter |
Associated Press (AP) |
September 27, 2019 |
| US is Urged to End Probe of Middle East Studies Program |
Associated Press (AP) |
September 27, 2019 |
| Betsy DeVos Threatens to Cut Funding for Duke-UNC Middle East Studies. Why Stop There? |
Reason Magazine |
September 27, 2019 |
| ACLU Demands U.S. Drop Action Against Schools' Middle East Studies Program |
Wall Street Journal |
September 27, 2019 |
| BDS Monitor |
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) |
September 26, 2019 |
| Message from President Price, Provost Kornbluth on Academic Freedom |
Duke Today (News of Duke University) |
September 26, 2019 |
| Academics Criticize Department of Education Probe of Middle East Study Program |
Religion News Network |
September 26, 2019 |
| Trump Admin Could Pull Funding for Duke-UNC Program Over Alleged Pro-Islam Bias |
The Christian Post |
September 25, 2019 |
| Empire-Building 101 |
The Duke Chronicle (Duke University) |
September 25, 2019 |
| Off-Balance Instruction |
World |
September 25, 2019 |
| Editorial: Leave the Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies Alone |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
September 25, 2019 |
| Students and Community Protest DOE Intervention into UNC Middle Eastern Studies |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
September 25, 2019 |
| Middle East Studies Program Comes Under Federal Scrutiny [incl. Middle East Studies Association, Joel Beinin] |
Inside Higher Ed |
September 25, 2019 |
| Furor Over Mid-East Studies Program at UNC & Duke U; Feds May Pull Grant |
The Jewish Voice |
September 25, 2019 |
| UNC Denies Claims of 'Pro-Islam' Bias in Mideast Studies Program |
Israel Hayom |
September 24, 2019 |
| In Other Ivory Towers: DOE investigates UNC, Duke Program |
The Williams Record (student newspaper of Williams College) |
September 24, 2019 |
| Students to Demonstrate Against Federal Pressure on Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies |
The Progressive Pulse |
September 24, 2019 |
| Team Trump's Free-Speech Attack on U.S. Universities Reminds Us What's Really At Stake |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
September 24, 2019 |
| Trump Administration Threatens to Slash Funds to Duke, UNC Over Anti-Israel Bias |
CBN News (Christian Broadcasting Network) |
September 23, 2019 |
| UNC Denies Claims of Bias in Middle East Studies Program |
Associated Press (AP) |
September 23, 2019 |
| Trump Admin Challenges University Program Promoting Islam |
Clarion Project |
September 22, 2019 |
| Trump Administration to UNC and Duke: Quit Promoting Islam on Our Dime |
PJ Media |
September 22, 2019 |
| Feds May Pull Grant on Islamic Studies Program at Duke, UNC |
New York Post |
September 21, 2019 |
| This is What a Real Threat to Campus Free Speech Looks Like |
CNN |
September 21, 2019 |
| Duke, University of North Carolina Must Fix Pro-Islam Bias in Middle East Program, Government Says |
JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) |
September 20, 2019 |
| Academic Antisemitism Returns |
Religion News Network |
September 20, 2019 |
| DOE Says UNC-Duke Must Revise Consortium on Middle Eastern Studies to Keep Funding |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
September 20, 2019 |
| Betsy DeVos' DOE Threatens to Cut Duke, UNC Funding for Positive Portrayal of Islam |
Salon |
September 20, 2019 |
| Trump Admin Threatens to Cut Funding for University Middle East Studies Program for Teaching 'Positive Aspects of Islam' |
Newsweek |
September 20, 2019 |
| The Truth About DeVos' Order on Colleges' Middle East Curriculum |
Forbes |
September 20, 2019 |
| Government Threatens Funding for Middle East Studies Program It Sees As Too Favorable to Islam |
The Washington Post |
September 19, 2019 |
| Education Dept. Cites Disproportionate Focus on 'Positive Aspects of Islam' in Reviewing UNC-Duke Grant Funding |
The Hill |
September 19, 2019 |
| The Right's Latest Attack on Academic Freedom Might Actually Work |
Slate |
September 19, 2019 |
| Education Department Says Duke-UNC Middle East Studies Program Favors Islam Over Christianity, Judaism |
CNN |
September 19, 2019 |
| Education Department Says UNC-Duke Middle East Program Doesn't Meet Federal Funding Guidelines |
Jewish Journal |
September 19, 2019 |
| Feds Cite Islam Focus in Review of Duke-UNC Language Grant |
Associated Press (AP) |
September 19, 2019 |
| U.S. Orders Duke and U.N.C. to Recast Tone in Mideast Studies |
The New York Times |
September 19, 2019 |
| Department of Ed: Duke-UNC Mideast Studies Has 'Little or No Relevance' to Grant Program |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
September 18, 2019 |
| Chronicling New York's Muslim History [incl. Katherine Merriman] |
The New York Times |
September 17, 2019 |
| Federal Investigation Finds UNC-Duke Middle East Program 'Lacks Balance,' Lacks 'Ideological Priorities' |
WTDV-TV Eyewitness News |
September 17, 2019 |
| Education Department Probes Middle East Studies Program |
Inside Higher Ed |
September 17, 2019 |
| Are Terror Groups Recruiting on College Campuses? |
The Daily Wire |
August 12, 2019 |
| Civilizational Suicide: Qatar's Vision Shapes American Classrooms |
Clarion Project |
July 14, 2019 |
| Using U.S., Qatari Funding, Duke University Teaches K-12 Teachers Biased Info About Islam [incl. Sarah Shields, Omid Safi, Miriam Cooke, Shai Tamari, James Gelvin] |
The Federalist |
July 8, 2019 |
| DeVos Directs Ed. Dept. to Investigate UNC Amid Anti-Semitism Claims |
Campus Reform |
June 25, 2019 |
| Betsy DeVos Investigating Duke-UNC Conference with Alleged Anti-Semite Elements |
The Duke Chronicle |
June 21, 2019 |
| Department of Education to Probe Anti-Israel Bias at North Carolina Conference on Gaza |
JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) |
June 19, 2019 |
| DeVos Launches Investigation After Allegations of Anti-Semitism at Duke and UNC Conference |
The Daily Caller |
June 18, 2019 |
| Education Dept. Investigating UNC-Duke Conference |
Jewish Journal |
June 18, 2019 |
| Education Department Investigates Anti-Semitic Bias at Duke-North Carolina Conference |
The Washington Times |
June 18, 2019 |
| I-Team: U.S. Department of Education Investigating Duke-UNC Consortium After Complaints of Anti-Semitism |
ABC11 (North Carolina) |
June 18, 2019 |
| US Education Department to Investigate Anti-Semitic Event Sponsored by Duke-UNC |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
June 17, 2019 |
| Why Did UNC Invite an Anti-Semitic Speaker? |
The Charlotte Observer |
April 26, 2019 |
| Islamic Studies Center Pays a Price After Hosting 'Anti-Semitic' Rapper |
Campus Reform |
April 26, 2019 |
| Federal Grant Financed Anti-Semitic Song at U. of No. Carolina |
FrontPage Magazine |
April 23, 2019 |
| UNC-Duke Mideast Studies Consortium Condemns Conference Anti-Semitism |
Jewish Journal |
April 22, 2019 |
| Several Co-Sponsors of the 'Conflict over Gaza' Conference Want Refunds |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
April 21, 2019 |
| Shame on UNC and Duke |
Fousesquawk (blog of Gary Fouse) |
April 20, 2019 |
| Sponsors Demand Refund After Antisemitic Rap at UNC Gaza Conference, While Lawmaker Calls for Federal Probe |
The Algemeiner |
April 18, 2019 |
| Congressman Demands Probe of Anti-Israel College Event [incl. Nathan Brown, Middle East Studies Association] |
Arutz Sheva (Israel National News) |
April 16, 2019 |
| Lawmaker Calls for Investigation into UNC-Duke Conference Over Reported Anti-Semitism |
The Daily Caller |
April 16, 2019 |
| Some Sponsors Want Money Back After Anti-Semitic Remarks Made at UNC Conference |
ABC11 (North Carolina) |
April 16, 2019 |
| Congress Wants Investigation into Taxpayer-Funded Anti-Israel Events at UNC, Duke |
The Washington Free Beacon |
April 16, 2019 |
| Why Has Explicit Anti-Semitism at a UNC/Duke Conference About Gaza Been Ignored by the Media? |
Forbes |
April 15, 2019 |
| Interim UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz Responds to Anti-Semitic Song at Campus Event [incl. Carl Ernst, Charles Kurzman, Shai Tamari] |
Chapelboro.com and WCHL |
April 12, 2019 |
| Brennan Center Fights DOJ for Information on Convicted Terrorists [incl. Charles Kurzman] |
Washington Square News (student newspaper for New York University) |
April 12, 2019 |
| University of North Carolina Condemns 'Disturbing, Hateful Language' After Palestinian Rapper Performs Self-Described 'Antisemitic Song' |
The Algemeiner |
April 12, 2019 |
| Video Shows Rapper's Performance of Anti-Semitic Song at UNC Event |
ABC11 (North Carolina) |
April 12, 2019 |
| Video Depicts Rapper Performing Anti-Semitic Song as Part of Gaza Conference at UNC |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
April 12, 2019 |
| YouTube Censors Video Revealing Anti-Semitism at UNC and Duke Conference |
Conservative Daily News |
April 11, 2019 |
| Anti-Semitic Posters Found at University of North Carolina |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
April 11, 2019 |
| What Happened During Duke's 'Israeli Apartheid Week'? |
The Algemeiner |
April 9, 2019 |
| Omid Safi Speaks at Tribute to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. |
Duke Today (Duke University) |
April 8, 2019 |
| The Intersectional, Antisemitic 'Deadly Exchange' Campaign Comes to Campus [incl. Rabab Abdulhadi] |
The Algemeiner |
April 8, 2019 |
| The Privacy Rights of Terrorism Defendants, Muslim and Non-Muslim |
Lawfare |
April 5, 2019 |
| All Views Needed in Israel-Palestine Conflict |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
April 2, 2019 |
| Part 3: UNC-Duke Conference on Gaza Whitewashes Hamas, Blasts Israel |
The Tower |
March 29, 2019 |
| Part 2: UNC-Duke Conference on Gaza Whitewashes Hamas, Blasts Israel [incl. Sara Roy] |
The Tower |
March 28, 2019 |
| Part 1: UNC-Duke Conference on Gaza Whitewashes Hamas, Blasts Israel |
The Tower |
March 27, 2019 |
| Gaza Conference by Duke and University of North Carolina Sinks Academia to a New Low [incl. Sara Roy] |
The Algemeiner |
March 26, 2019 |
| In Wake of Sarsour Speech, UNC to Co-Host Anti-Israel Conference with Duke [incl. Rebecca Stein, Sara Roy, Sara Shields, Nadia Yaqub] |
The Tower |
March 7, 2019 |
| Graduate Students Organize and Present at Islamic Studies Conference [incl. Cemil Aydin, Anna Bigelow, Banu Gökarıksel] |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
February 27, 2019 |
| Drawn to Islamic Studies as Americans Knew Little: Carl Ernst |
DNA (India) |
February 4, 2019 |
| Duke-UNC Graduate Middle East and Islamic Studies Conference |
News of UNC-Religious Studies |
February 10, 2018 |
| 'Translating Islam' Conference Celebrates Major Contributions of Carl Ernst to Islamic Studies |
News of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
October 19, 2017 |
| University of North Carolina: Whitewashing Anti-Israel Terrorism [incl. Hatem Bazian, Steven Salaita] |
FrontPage Magazine |
September 29, 2017 |
| Former UNC Faculty, Staff Explain Reasoning for Taking Offers at Duke [incl. Omid Safi] |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina) |
March 9, 2017 |
| Panelists Challenge Islamophobia in the United States [incl. Abdullah Antepli] |
The Technician (student newspaper of NC State University) |
February 3, 2017 |
| Students Visit Apex Mosque to Challenge Misconceptions About Islam [incl. Khalid Shahu] |
The Daily Tar Heel |
November 21, 2016 |
| How a Duke Imam Became a Lightening Rod in the Campus Israel Wars [incl. Omid Safi, Hatem Bazian, Bruce Lawrence] |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
February 1, 2016 |
| Experts Gather to Critique Coverage of Recent Terror Attacks [incl. Zeina Halabi] |
The Duke Chronicle |
January 14, 2016 |
| Race is a Focus at Carolina Conversations [incl. Carl Ernst] |
The Daily Tar Heel |
November 11, 2015 |
| Duke and UNC Panel: Difficulties Abound in Syrian Refugee Crisis [incl. Abdul Sattar Jawad] |
The Herald-Sun (Durham) |
September 14, 2015 |
| Session Tackles Intricacies of Islamophobia With Professor Juliane Hammer [incl. Lila Abu-Lughod] |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina) |
April 22, 2015 |
| Report: Islam is Fastest Growing Religion [incl. Carl Ernst] |
The Daily Tar Heel |
April 9, 2015 |
| Muslim Students Seek Support on Campus [incl. Omid Safi] |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina) |
January 20, 2015 |
| UNC, Duke Team Up to Enhance Understanding of Middle East [incl. Miriam Cooke, Carl Ernst] |
News & Observer |
November 22, 2014 |
| Q&A on Education in Gaza with Middle East Expert Nadia Yaqub |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina) |
September 16, 2014 |
| UNC Professors Call for Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions |
Campus Reform |
August 22, 2014 |
| UNC Professors Join Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina) |
August 17, 2014 |
| Professor Carl W. Ernst of USA Delivers Lecture on Sufism at Aligarh Muslim University |
TwoCircles.net |
August 7, 2014 |
| Duke Hires Anti-Zionist Israel Critic to Direct Islamic Studies Center [on Omid Safi] |
Campus Reform |
August 6, 2014 |
| $3 Million to Fund Directorship at Duke for Islamic Studies [incl. Omid Safi] |
The Herald-Sun |
July 28, 2014 |
| Duke's New Director of Islamic Studies Compares Israeli Crimes to the Holocaust [on Omid Safi] |
National Review Online |
July 28, 2014 |
| Duke Receives $3 Million for Islamic Studies Directorship [on Omid Safi] |
The Duke Chronicle |
July 24, 2014 |
| Duke Receives $3 Million Gift to Fund Directorship for Islamic Studies |
Duke Today |
July 22, 2014 |
| Program at Simon Fraser University Explores Diversity Through Islamic Studies [incl. Omid Safi] |
The Peak (student newspaper of Simon Fraser University, British Columbia) |
June 16, 2014 |
| UNC Panel Holds Discussion on American Studies Association Boycott of Israeli Institutions [incl. Sarah Shields] |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina) |
March 31, 2014 |
| Some Thoughts on Navigating the "Normative/Descriptive" Divide: Reflections on Islamic Studies [incl. Omid Safi and Aaron Hughes] |
Bulletin for the Study of Religion |
March 17, 2014 |
| Has Politics Let Us Off the Hook?: Reflections on Islamic Studies [incl. Omid Safi and Aaron Hughes] |
Bulletin for the Study of Religion |
March 10, 2014 |
| Will it Ever Be "Just about Bad Scholarship?": A Response to Aaron Hughes and Omid Safi |
Bulletin for the Study of Religion |
February 5, 2014 |
| When Bad Scholarship Is Just Bad Scholarship: A Response to Omid Safi |
Bulletin for the Study of Religion |
February 3, 2014 |
| Reflections on the State of Islamic Studies [incl. Carl Ernst, Bruce Lawrence] |
Jadaliyya (magazine of the Arab Studies Institute) |
January 31, 2014 |
| Omid Safi Calls for Radical Love |
Yale Daily News |
November 5, 2013 |
| Eid Banquet Celebrates Muslim Tradition and Responsibility [incl. Omid Safi] |
Yale Daily News |
October 30, 2013 |
| Lying Deir Yassin Post at RNS Taken Down for "Review" [on Omid Safi] |
Elder of Ziyon blog |
April 16, 2013 |
| NC Professor Illustrates Deir Yassin with Nazi Concentration Camp Photo [on Omid Safi] |
Elder of Ziyon blog |
April 15, 2013 |
| College Professor Tries to Pass Off Photo from Buchenwald as Deir Yassin [on Omid Safi] |
The Algemeiner |
April 15, 2013 |
| Lumping Deir Yassin and the Holocaust Together [on Omid Safi] |
The Jewish Press |
April 15, 2013 |
| Islamic Supremacist Pseudo-academic Omid Safi to NC Republicans: "Screw you" |
Jihad Watch |
April 4, 2013 |
| Reading the Quran in a New Way [on Carl Ernst] |
The Christian Science Monitor |
September 28, 2012 |
| Middle East Crises: Q&A with Andrew Reynolds |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
September 16, 2012 |
| Misreading the Quran [incl. Carl Ernst] |
American Thinker |
August 5, 2012 |
| People of the Book [on Carl Ernst] |
Endeavors (research magazine of UNC-Chapel Hill) |
June 21, 2012 |
| French Killings Show the Path from Crime to Prison to Jihad [incl. Charles Kurzman] |
The Investigative Project on Terrorism |
March 23, 2012 |
| Safi Urges Broad Look at Social Justice |
The Duke Chronicle (student newspaper of Duke University) |
March 23, 2012 |
| Diplomat Lauds History of Arabic Language, Literature [incl. Carl Ernst] |
The Duke Chronicle (student newspaper of Duke University) |
March 23, 2012 |
| Endowment Allows UNC Persian Media Collection to Grow [incl. Carl Ernst] |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
February 28, 2012 |
| HuffPo Posts Islamic Dawa from UNC Prof Omid Safi, Who Claimed I Threatened to Kill Him |
Jihad Watch |
January 21, 2012 |
| Panel Discusses the Possibility for Democracy in the Middle East [incl. Jason Brownlee] |
The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
November 22, 2011 |
| The Perils of the "Common Reading" Assignment [incl. Moustafa Bayoumi] |
Minding the Campus |
August 10, 2011 |
| Where Are All the Islamic Terrorists? |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
July 31, 2011 |
| Future Unclear for Study Abroad Programs in Middle East |
The Daily Tar Heel |
February 22, 2011 |
| Students Return From Egypt |
The Daily Tar Heel (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
February 18, 2011 |
| Local Universities Pulling Students Out |
The Herald-Sun |
February 1, 2011 |
| Muslim University Takes Root in California [on Zaytuna College; incl. Hatem Bazian, Omid Safi] |
Reuters |
November 23, 2010 |
| UNC Wins Several Major Title VI Grants |
WCHL News (Chapel Hill, NC) |
September 20, 2010 |
| Recipient of Omid Safi's Defamatory Email Has Her Facebook Account Suddenly Disabled [incl. Carl Ernst] |
Jihad Watch |
April 27, 2010 |
| Omid Safi Lies Again, Claims I Threatened To Kill Him |
Jihad Watch |
April 26, 2010 |
| Report Recommends Ways to Discourage Muslim-American Radicalization [incl. Ebrahim Moosa] |
AScribe Newswire |
January 6, 2010 |
| Demystifying the Teachings of Muhammad [on Omid Safi; incl. Ebrahim Moosa and Carl Ernst] |
The News & Observer |
November 19, 2009 |
| Scholars Plan First US Islamic College in Berkeley [incl. Hatem Bazian, Omid Safi] |
The Jerusalem Post |
October 2, 2009 |
| Why Start a Muslim College? [incl. John Esposito, Omid Safi] |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
September 21, 2009 |
| Kruse Control [incl. Carl Ernst] |
Jihad Watch |
September 20, 2009 |
| U.S. Scholars Planning Islamic College [incl. Mahmoud Ayoub, Hatem Bazian, Omid Safi] |
The Associated Press |
May 17, 2009 |
| American Professor Receives Award from Genocidal Jew-hating Jihadist [on Robert G. Morrison; incl. Carl Ernst] |
Jihad Watch |
April 30, 2009 |
| Islamic Women Help Fund UNC Chair [incl. Carl Ernst] |
The News & Observer |
February 13, 2009 |
| Blessing from a Tyrant [incl. Carl Ernst, William Chittick] |
Front Page Magazine |
January 6, 2009 |
| Pakistan's Sufis Preach Faith and Ecstasy [incl. Carl Ernst] |
Smithsonian Magazine |
December 2008 |
| Iran to Honor US Scholar Carl Ernst |
Press TV (Iran) |
December 26, 2008 |
| Carl Ernst for the King Faisal Prize! |
Jihad Watch |
December 26, 2008 |
| UNC Professor to be Honored by Iran [on Carl Ernst] |
Associated Press |
December 26, 2008 |
| Iranians Honor UNC Scholar [on Carl Ernst] |
The News & Observer |
December 25, 2008 |
| Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant: UNC Academic Propagandist Receives Award From Iran's Thug-In-Chief [on Carl Ernst] |
Jihad Watch |
December 25, 2008 |
| How Colleges Aid And Abet Terrorism |
The Bulletin |
December 3, 2008 |
| UNC-CH: Ain't It Just Like A Friend Of Mine To Hit Me From Behind [incl. Carl Ernst and Omid Safi] |
Jihad Watch |
October 24, 2008 |
| College Students in Islamic Studies: Send us Your Syllabi! [on examining the syllabi of Middle East studies courses, refs. UNC prof. Carl Ernst] |
Jihad Watch |
September 5, 2007 |
| Carl Ernst Demonstrates Anew His Commitment to Genuine Academic Inquiry [on U of N. Carolina religious studies prof. Carl Ernst, refs. Campus Watch] |
Jihad Watch |
September 2, 2007 |
| Greetings, Students of Carl Ernst [on U of N. Carolina religious studies prof. Carol Ernst] |
Jihad Watch |
August 30, 2007 |
| How Muslim Communities Counter Radicalism to Be Study Topic [on Duke/Chapel Hill study; incls. profs. Charles Kurzman and Ebrahim Moosa] |
Duke University News and Communication |
July 19, 2007 |
| The Dangers of Government-Sponsored Art [incl. Aminah Beverly McCloud, Omid Safi, "America at a Crossroads"] |
The American Thinker |
June 27, 2007 |
| Poll and New Report Show Frustration of Young Muslims in the U.S. [quotes profs. Omid Safi, Muqtedar Khan and Amaney Jamal] |
Associated Press |
June 7, 2007 |
| Jewish Organizations Want to Bring Israel Studies to U.S. Campuses |
The Jerusalem Post |
March 2, 2007 |
| Islam Awareness Week Begins With Fireside Tonight [on Omid Safi's visit to Northwestern] |
The Daily Northwestern |
January 15, 2007 |
| Intimidation |
London Review of Books |
February 17, 2005 |
| Book on Islam in today's world wins distinguished prize for Ernst |
Outer Banks Sentinel |
July 31, 2004 |
| Questions and Answers with Carl Ernst on the Bashrahil Prize for Outstanding Cultural Achievement in the Humanities awarded for Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World (UNC Press, 2003) |
UNC Press |
May 7, 2004 |
| Transcript of Sept. 23 UNC-Chapel Hill Teach-In |
Carolina Journal |
October 8, 2002 |
| UNC-CH Groups Resume Anti-War Events |
Carolina Journal |
October 2002 |
| MESA Culpa |
Middle East Quarterly |
September 2002 |
| Instructed, Not Converted |
Weekly Standard |
August 28, 2002 |
| Israel Studies Has an Israel Problem [incl. Dov Waxman] |
Sapir Journal |
Summer 2022 |
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Campus Watch in the Media
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| Title |
Publication |
Date |
| Are American Taxpayer Funds Fueling Anti-Israel Indoctrination? |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
January 2, 2020 |
| The Trump Administration Is Using Accusations of Anti-Semitism to Silence Criticism of Israel |
The Forward |
November 29, 2019 |
| Professors from Georgetown, Columbia, Berkeley, UNC Attend Conference Led by Convicted Jihad Terror Leader |
Jihad Watch |
October 22, 2018 |
| Islamic Supremacist Academic Propagandist Omid Safi Equates Jihadist Nidal Hasan with Robert Bales |
Jihad Watch |
March 26, 2012 |
| The Middle East Studies Establishment vs. Walid Phares |
Assyrian International News Agency |
November 11, 2011 |
| The Middle East Studies Establishment vs. Walid Phares |
Jihad Watch |
November 11, 2011 |
| Jewish students rally to tell Israeli viewpoint |
Raleigh News and Observer |
November 29, 2002 |
| Student groups show support for Israel |
News 14 Carolina |
November 29, 2002 |
| Campus Watch Website |
Carolina Week |
September 25, 2002 |
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Campus Watch Research
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| Title |
Publication |
Date |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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March 12, 2023 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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August 14, 2022 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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April 4, 2022 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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February 14, 2022 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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February 8, 2022 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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January 24, 2022 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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December 20, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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November 14, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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November 1, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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October 12, 2021 |
| UNC in Hot Water Again: Congressman Demands University End 'Repeated Antisemitic Activity' |
JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) |
October 12, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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October 4, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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September 27, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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September 8, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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August 23, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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December 1, 2020 |
| Hidden Saudi and Qatari Funding Distorts Middle East Studies |
Gatestone Institute |
November 25, 2020 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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July 20, 2020 |
| Title VI Funding and Man at Yale |
The American Spectator |
July 19, 2020 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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June 22, 2020 |
| Congressman Calls for Investigation of Berkeley's Center for Middle East Studies |
The American Spectator |
June 21, 2020 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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June 15, 2020 |
| U. Arizona Defends Misuse of Federal Funds for MidEast Studies |
JNS |
June 11, 2020 |
| Federally-Funded Middle East Studies Centers Need Scrutiny |
Academic Questions |
V. 33, Spring 2020 |
| Georgetown Gets a Title VI Wakeup Call |
The American Spectator |
January 10, 2020 |
| Duke-UNC Vs. DOE: Riding a Wave of Mutual Antagonism |
The Hill |
October 16, 2019 |
| Academic BDS Should Be Directed against Turkey and the Palestinians, Not Israel |
The Algemeiner |
January 15, 2019 |
| Why Did U.S. Academics Attend a Conference Led by a Terror Supporter in Erdoğan's Turkey? |
The Tower |
October 22, 2018 |
| At UCLA, When 'Nakba' Fails, Switch to 'Naksa' |
The Algemeiner |
June 15, 2017 |
| Islamists Find Willing Allies in U.S. Universities |
American Thinker |
January 7, 2017 |
| Erdogan's Academics: Middle East Studies Scholars Shill for a Tyrant |
The Daily Caller |
October 28, 2016 |
| Joint Statement on the Misuse of Federal Funds Under Title VI |
Middle East Forum and others |
September 17, 2014 |
| Professors Shill for Islam |
FrontPage Magazine |
June 6, 2014 |
| Profs on Boston Bombing: Blame Right-Wingers, 'Islamophobia,' and Blowback |
FrontPage Magazine |
May 7, 2013 |
| Profs on Mideast Turmoil: Blame America, Israel, and Free Speech |
FrontPage Magazine |
October 5, 2012 |
| Omid Safi's Exquisite Art of Moral Equivalency |
American Thinker |
March 25, 2012 |
| The Middle East Studies Establishment vs. Walid Phares |
American Thinker |
November 11, 2011 |
| The Fog Is Not Lifting: New DVD Whitewashes Islamism [incl. Omid Safi] |
Pajamas Media |
July 5, 2009 |
| Hamas's Academic Cheerleaders [incl. Hamid Dabashi, Rashid Khalidi, Fawaz Gerges, Joseph Massad, Muqtedar Khan, Mark LeVine, et al.] |
Front Page Magazine |
January 20, 2009 |
| Safi's Soft Words Are Front for Radical Jihadists |
The Washington Examiner |
June 14, 2007 |
| Feminist Middle East Studies |
FrontPage Magazine |
February 17, 2006 |
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Campus Watch Blog
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| Title |
Publication |
Date |
| Title VI Funding and Man at Yale |
Campus Watch Blog |
July 20, 2020 |
| Congressman Calls for Investigation of Berkeley's Center for Middle East Studies |
Campus Watch Blog |
June 22, 2020 |
| Georgetown Gets a Title VI Wakeup Call |
Campus Watch Blog |
January 10, 2020 |
| Qatar's Sponsorship of Duke/UNC K-12 Programs Under Investigation |
Campus Watch Blog |
October 31, 2019 |
| Columbia U's Hamid Dabashi Blames 'Israeli Fifth Column' for Duke/UNC Federal Funding Controversy |
Campus Watch Blog |
October 18, 2019 |
| Duke-UNC Vs. DOE: Riding a Wave of Mutual Antagonism |
Campus Watch Blog |
October 16, 2019 |
| Why Did Duke Professors Bring Up Israel When the Dept. of Education Didn't? |
Campus Watch Blog |
October 7, 2019 |
| MESA Objects to DoE Insisting Taxpayer-Funded Duke/UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies Maintain Balance |
Campus Watch Blog |
September 25, 2019 |
| Middle East Studies Profs Central to Bias in Duke U's Qatar-Funded K-12 Teacher Training |
Campus Watch Blog |
July 9, 2019 |
| DoE to Investigate Anti-Semitism Charges Against Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies Conference |
Campus Watch Blog |
June 21, 2019 |
| Congress Asks DOE to Investigate Taxpayer-Funded Anti-Israel Gaza/UNC Conference |
Campus Watch Blog |
April 18, 2019 |
| Palestinian Rapper Performed Anti-Semitic Song at Duke/UNC Gaza Conference |
Campus Watch Blog |
April 15, 2019 |
| Anti-Semitic Posters Appear at UNC Following Israel-Bashing UNC/Duke Conference |
Campus Watch Blog |
April 12, 2019 |
| Duke-UNC Middle East Studies Departments Sponsor Three-Day Anti-Israel Hate-Fest |
Campus Watch Blog |
March 28, 2019 |
| At UCLA, When 'Nakba' Fails, Switch to 'Naksa' |
Campus Watch Blog |
June 16, 2017 |
| Islamists Find Willing Allies in U.S. Universities |
Campus Watch Blog |
January 9, 2017 |
| Erdogan's Academics: Middle East Studies Scholars Shill for a Tyrant |
Campus Watch Blog |
October 28, 2016 |
| Steven Salaita: 'Civility' a Racist Term |
Campus Watch Blog |
February 11, 2015 |
| Professors Shill for Islam |
Campus Watch Blog |
June 6, 2014 |
| Omid Safi's Exquisite Art of Moral Equivalency |
Campus Watch Blog |
March 25, 2012 |
