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Middle East Studies in the News
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Publication |
Date  |
| Cornell, Harvard, NYU and Georgetown have Received Billions in Funding from Arab Countries Over Past 30 Years |
Daily Mail |
October 19, 2023 |
| The Flight from MESA |
Martin Kramer on the Middle East |
March 27, 2023 |
| The Hijacking of Middle East Studies |
Tablet Magazine |
November 4, 2022 |
| New York Times Writer, Texas Professor, Stands by Description of 'Government in Tel Aviv,' Israel as 'Burdensome Dependent' [incl. Jeremi Suri] |
The Algemeiner |
December 21, 2021 |
| Pro-Palestine UT Students Say Roundtable Discussing Israel, Palestine Conflict Spread Misinformation |
The Daily Texan (University of Texas) |
September 27, 2021 |
| History/Jewish Studies Professor's Book Leads to Interview in Israeli Periodical |
Penn State News |
November 5, 2020 |
| Muslim Women Express Themselves Through Their Hijabs [incl. Faegheh Shirazi] |
The Daily Texan (University of Texas at Austin) |
October 21, 2019 |
| Clarion Exclusive Report: Foreign Influence Ops on US Universities [incl. John Esposito] |
Clarion Project |
September 6, 2019 |
| Bella Hadid Apologises for 'Racist' Instagram Post [incl. Faegheh Shirazi] |
London Evening Standard (UK) |
June 18, 2019 |
| Hugh Fitzgerald: Denise Spellberg on Jefferson's 'Marked Interest' In Islam (Part Two) |
Jihad Watch |
January 26, 2019 |
| Hugh Fitzgerald: Denise Spellberg on Jefferson's "Marked Interest" In Islam (Part One) |
Jihad Watch |
January 25, 2019 |
| UT Students Mentor Austin Refugee Students [incl. Jonathan Kaplan] |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) |
September 28, 2017 |
| Persis Karim named inaugural chair of SF State's Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies |
SF State News (University Communications) |
May 24, 2017 |
| Symposium Ties Connections Between Islam and Founding Fathers [on Denise A. Spellberg] |
The Michigan Daily (student newspaper of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor) |
April 13, 2017 |
| Texas Pre-School Teacher Fired Over 'Kill Some Jews' Social Media Post Apologizes for Pain Caused, Particularly to Jews |
The Algemeiner |
February 26, 2017 |
| Fired Arlington Pre-School Teacher Apologizes For Anti-Semitic Tweets |
CBS11 |
February 23, 2017 |
| Funding Lost for Key Arabic Program |
Inside Higher Ed |
December 12, 2016 |
| Lecture Topples Myths About Islam in Early America [on Denise Spellberg] |
The Philadelphia Tribune |
August 5, 2016 |
| UT Finds No Wrongdoing in Professor's Treatment of Palestinian Students [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Austin American-Statesman |
March 10, 2016 |
| U of Texas Backs Professor in Dispute on Disrupted Event [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Inside Higher Ed |
March 10, 2016 |
| U of Texas Exonerates Prof Who Prevented 'Palestine Solidarity Committee' Students From Disrupting Israeli Guest Lecturer [on Ami Pedazhur] |
The Algemeiner |
March 10, 2016 |
| Statement on University Review of Nov. 13 Incident [on Ami Pedazhur] |
News of University of Texas at Austin |
March 9, 2016 |
| UT-Austin Rejects Discrimination Claim By Anti-Israel Students Who Disrupted Event [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Legal Insurrection |
March 9, 2016 |
| 'It's Like Holding Your Breath': Muslim Campus Leaders Describe a Charged Moment [incl. Hina Azam, Ihsan Bagby, Ali S. Asani, Aisha Y. Musa, M. Issam Eido] |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
December 9, 2015 |
| Why Hasn't Unedited Video of UT-Austin Israel Studies Disruption Been Released? [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Legal Insurrection |
November 29, 2015 |
| Israel Studies Professor Hounded by Anti-Israel Texas U Activists, Forced to Wear Disguise on Campus [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The Algemeiner |
November 26, 2015 |
| The Intifada Comes To Austin [incl. Ami Pedazhur] |
FrontPage Magazine |
November 25, 2015 |
| Law Students in Huge Show of Support for UT-Austin Israel Studies Professor Attacked by BDS [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Legal Insurrection |
November 25, 2015 |
| Student Who Disrupted UT-Austin Israel Studies Event Starred in Palestinian Free Speech Video [incl. Ami Pedahzur, Steven Salaita] |
Legal Insurrection |
November 24, 2015 |
| How Would Orwell Feel About Today's College Campuses? [incl. Ami Pedahzur] |
Times of Israel |
November 24, 2015 |
| Statement from Dean Randy L. Diehl Regarding Nov. 13 On-Campus Incident [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The University of Texas at Austin |
November 23, 2015 |
| UT-Austin Issues Strong Statement Supporting Professor Targeted By Anti-Israel Protesters [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Legal Insurrection |
November 23, 2015 |
| Disrupting the Study of Israel on Campus [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Times of Israel |
November 22, 2015 |
| Pro-Palestinian Disruption at University of Texas |
Fousesquawk Blog |
November 21, 2015 |
| University of Texas Professor Compares Palestinian Activists To Terrorists After Tense Protest [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Mintpress News |
November 21, 2015 |
| Petition Launched Defending UT-Austin Israel Studies Professor Against Smear Campaign [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Legal Insurrection |
November 20, 2015 |
| Israeli Professor at University of Texas Confronts Palestine Solidarity Committee Activists: 'Sit Down and Learn Something' [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The Algemeiner |
November 20, 2015 |
| Professor Must Be Held Accountable For Islamophobic Comments [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) |
November 19, 2015 |
| UT-Austin anti-Israel student leader called for "support" of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, PFLP [incl. Ami Pedahzur] |
Legal Insurrection |
November 19, 2015 |
| University of Texas Reviews Altercation at Israel Studies Lecture [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The Alcalde |
November 18, 2015 |
| UT Palestinian Group Files Complaint After Classroom Confrontation [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Austin American-Statesman |
November 18, 2015 |
| Did UT-Austin Students Who Disrupted Israel Studies Event Violate Campus Code? |
Legal Insurrection |
November 18, 2015 |
| Students Want UT Prof Fired for Disrupting Their Anti-Israel Disruption [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The Jewish Press |
November 18, 2015 |
| University of Texas Law Student and Cohorts Disrupt Israeli Professor's Talk [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The Washington Post |
November 18, 2015 |
| University Investigates Confrontation At Israel Studies Lecture [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) |
November 17, 2015 |
| UT-Austin Officials to Review Dustup at Israeli Studies Event [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The Texas Tribune |
November 17, 2015 |
| New Video Supports UT-Austin Israeli Studies Professor After Confrontion By Protesters [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Legal Insurrection |
November 17, 2015 |
| Pro-Palestinian Supporters Disrupt Israeli Speech at University of Texas [on Ami Pedahzur] |
Fousesquawk Blog |
November 16, 2015 |
| Radical Muslim Mob Shuts Down Israeli Expert's Speech at University of Texas [on Ami Pedahzur] |
The Gateway Pundit |
November 16, 2015 |
| Anti-Israel Students Target UT-Austin Israeli Studies Professor After Disrupting His Speech [incl. Ami Pedahzur] |
Legal Insurrection |
November 16, 2015 |
| University of Texas Alumna Opens First Arabic Immersion Magnet School |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) |
November 16, 2015 |
| University of Virginia Hosts Author, Professor to Discuss Thomas Jefferson, Islam [on Denise Spellberg] |
The Cavalier Daily (news of University of Virginia) |
April 30, 2015 |
| MLA: No Boycott, But Censure of Israel for Alleged Curbs on U.S. Scholars [incl. Samer Ali] |
Forward |
January 14, 2014 |
| Israel Boycott Debate Sows Dissent at Annual MLA Convention [incl. Samer Ali] |
Haaretz |
January 10, 2014 |
| Modern Language Association (MLA) BDS Session Lays the Groundwork for Promoting Punishment of Israel [incl. Samer Ali] |
StandWithUs |
January 9, 2014 |
| MLA 'Boycott Israel' Moderator is an Iran-Loving, America-Hating Crackpot [on Samer Ali] |
Daily Caller |
January 9, 2014 |
| Political Reconciliation Key for Egypt Future [interview with Jason Brownlee] |
Voice of America News |
July 10, 2013 |
| University of Texas Students Evacuated Amid Political Unrest in Egypt |
The Horn (student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) |
July 6, 2013 |
| Evacuations from Egypt |
Inside Higher Ed |
July 5, 2013 |
| University of Texas Students Studying Abroad in Egypt Relocated |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) |
July 5, 2013 |
| UT-Austin Evacuates Study Abroad Students in Egypt |
KUT News (Austin, TX) |
July 4, 2013 |
| University of Texas Students Evacuating from Egypt Amid Clashes Over Ousted President |
Austin American-Statesman |
July 3, 2013 |
| Arabic Department Mimics Chaos of Tahrir Square |
The Georgetown Voice |
February 20, 2013 |
| UT Student Omid Kokabee Gains More International Support Amid Prison Sentence [incl. Peter Sluglett, Middle East Studies Association] |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) |
January 8, 2013 |
| Interest in the Middle East Sparks Growth in Arabic Studies [incl. Kristen Brustad] |
WORLD On Campus |
September 24, 2012 |
| 9/11 Increases Middle Eastern Studies Strength and Enrollment [incl. Kristen Brustad] |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) |
September 11, 2012 |
| Government Professor to Examine Source of Violence and Urge Diplomacy in Egypt [on Jason Brownlee] |
News of The University of Texas at Austin |
August 15, 2012 |
| Program Allows Students to Witness Political Change in Egypt |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) |
July 15, 2012 |
| Does Freedom Ring? [incl. Kamran Aghaie] |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) |
July 8, 2012 |
| Book Flap A Real-Life Lesson for University of Texas Middle Eastern Center |
CNN (Schools of Thought Blog) |
June 18, 2012 |
| UT Austin Cancels Anthology When Palestinian Author Demands Censorship of Jewish Author |
The College Fix |
June 8, 2012 |
| Political Dispute Prevents UT Middle Eastern Studies From Publishing Book |
The Horn (student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) |
June 7, 2012 |
| University Cancels Anthology after Arab Boycott over Israeli Author |
Big Peace (blog of Breitbart.com) |
June 7, 2012 |
| Boycott of Israel Dooms University of Texas Mideast Anthology |
Jewish Telegraphic Agency |
June 3, 2012 |
| Political Boycott Kills UT Middle Eastern Studies Book |
The Alcalde (alumni magazine of The University of Texas) |
June 2, 2012 |
| Arab Author Cancels Book on Women's Voices Due to Israeli Involvement |
The Algemeiner |
May 31, 2012 |
| University Deserves Kudos, not Blame |
Contentions: Blog of Commentary Magazine |
May 31, 2012 |
| Boycott Kills University of Texas Project on Women Writers in the Middle East |
Inside Higher Ed |
May 31, 2012 |
| Texas University Cancels Book with Israeli Authors |
FrontPage Magazine |
May 30, 2012 |
| University of Texas Cancels Book Including Israelis |
Arutz Sheva |
May 28, 2012 |
| Palestinian Author in UAE Stops US Book Project at University of Texas |
Gulf News |
May 25, 2012 |
| Do You Listen to Your Experts? |
The Gulf Today |
March 17, 2012 |
| Professor Explains Arab Spring Events in Book [on James Gelvin] |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) |
January 30, 2012 |
| UT Austin Partners with National Guard to Train Soldiers [incl. Christopher S. Rose, Adi Raz, Alam Payind] |
The Horn (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) |
November 15, 2011 |
| Humanities and the Military [incl. Christopher Rose, Adi Raz, Esther Raizen] |
Know UT (News of the University of Texas at Austin) |
November 10, 2011 |
| American Muslims Reflect About 9/11's Effect on Islam [incl. Kristen Brustad] |
The Daily Texan (newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin) |
September 9, 2011 |
| Time to 'Broaden the Context' [incl. Christopher Rose] |
The Bennington Banner |
September 8, 2011 |
| Foreign Language Class Changes Spark Debate Over Effectiveness |
The Daily Texan (newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) |
July 24, 2011 |
| Tug of War Over Teaching: The Goal is Proficiency |
The Houston Chronicle |
June 18, 2011 |
| When A Class Turns Into Crisis [incl. Salah Ayari] |
The Houston Chronicle |
April 10, 2011 |
| The Suddenly New Study of Egypt [incl. Joel Beinin, Zachary Lockman, Joshua Stacher, Asef Bayat, et al.] |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
March 13, 2011 |
| University of Texas Professor Rallies Scholars in Effort to Back Egypt Uprising [on Jason Brownlee] |
Austin Market Examiner |
January 31, 2011 |
| Reporter Challenges US media Coverage of Iraq [incl. Tarek El-Ariss] |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) |
March 11, 2010 |
| Controversial Author Sexualizes the Prophet Muhammad [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Easterner (student newspaper of Eastern Washington University) |
February 3, 2010 |
| Proposal Decreases Language Semesters |
The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) |
November 30, 2009 |
| Washington Post: The Pot's Still Calling the Kettles Black [incl. Jytte Klausen, Denise Spellberg] |
Snapshots (Blog of CAMERA) |
August 31, 2009 |
| Unprecedented Number of Female Faculty Hired [incl. Jo Ann Hackett and John Huehnergard] |
The University of Texas at Austin (Office of Public Affairs) |
August 12, 2009 |
| Visiting Pakistani Female Legislators Dispel Stereotypes [incl. Elora Shehabuddin, Faegheh Shirazi] |
The Houston Chronicle |
June 4, 2009 |
| Publisher Firebombers Found Guilty [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Londonist |
May 18, 2009 |
| Two Suspects Plead Guilty to Plotting Attack on London Publisher [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Poets & Writers Daily News |
April 22, 2009 |
| Carnegie Corp of NY's Scholarships Promote Sharia Law, Islam [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Creeping Sharia Blog |
April 17, 2009 |
| Jewel of Medina Gets Cold Reception in Texas [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
March 6, 2009 |
| In Search of The Jewel of Medina Controversy [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
March 5, 2009 |
| Submission In Advance [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
signandsight.com |
February 16, 2009 |
| Jewel of Medina [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Traveling Stories Magazine |
February 10, 2009 |
| Twenty Years On: Internalising the Fatwa [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Zimbabwe Independent |
January 16, 2009 |
| How One Book Ignited A Culture War [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
January 11, 2009 |
| Wrong Blurb Can Ruin A Novel's Future [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Sydney Morning Herald |
January 6, 2009 |
| The Year in Publishing: August 2008 [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
December 31, 2008 |
| Year in Review 2008: Literature [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Dallas Morning News |
December 27, 2008 |
| Elizabeth Warnock Fernea [incl. MESA] |
The Telegraph (U.K.) |
December 22, 2008 |
| Book Review: 'The Jewel Of Medina' [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
International Herald Tribune |
December 12, 2008 |
| Books, Bloggers and a Stomp at the Opera [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Egypt Today |
December 2008 |
| Deaths Elsewhere: Mideast Scholar Elizabeth Warnock Fernea Dies at 81 |
The Baltimore Sun |
December 9, 2008 |
| Elizabeth Warnock Fernea Dies at 81; Scholar of Middle Eastern Women's Studies |
The Los Angeles Times |
December 8, 2008 |
| Professor Built Up UT's Program on Middle East [on Elizabeth Warnock Fernea] |
The Austin American-Statesman |
December 5, 2008 |
| Emerita Professor Elizabeth Warnock Fernea Dies; Noted Author Championed Women's Issues in the Middle East |
The University of Texas at Austin Office of Public Affairs |
December 4, 2008 |
| A Jewel It's Not [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Jerusalem Post |
November 13, 2008 |
| No Furor at Local Reading of Controversial "Medina" [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Seattle Times |
November 7, 2008 |
| Turns Out, No Amount of Controversy Can Sell a Book [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Gawker |
November 7, 2008 |
| Controversy Over Book Shocks Writer [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Associated Press |
November 6, 2008 |
| 'The Jewel of Medina' Neither A Gem Nor A Firebomb [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
November 2, 2008 |
| 'Jewel' Is Well-Researched [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
October 26, 2008 |
| The 'Jewel of Medina' Affair [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Small Bird Singing Blog |
October 20, 2008 |
| 'Jewel' Isn't As Incendiary As Furor Might Indicate [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
October 16, 2008 |
| No Jewel of Medina for UK Readers This Week [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
October 13, 2008 |
| A Question Of Free Speech [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Hindu |
October 12, 2008 |
| Obama's Fishy Associations [incl. Rashid Khalidi] |
The Toledo Blade |
October 11, 2008 |
| UK Launch of Controversial Prophet Mohammed Novel Postponed [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Britain News.Net |
October 10, 2008 |
| Muhammad Book on Hold in the UK [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
BBC News |
October 10, 2008 |
| Mohammed Novel, The Jewel of Medina, Has UK Launch Postponed [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Telegraph (U.K.) |
October 10, 2008 |
| "Medina" Author Stands By Her Story [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
WorldNow and KXLY News |
October 8, 2008 |
| Was 'The Jewel of Medina' Worth The Fuss? [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Week Publications |
October 8, 2008 |
| Prophet Bride Book Appears in US [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
BBC News |
October 7, 2008 |
| Islam: Prophet Bride Novel |
AKI - Adnkronos International (Rome, Italy) |
October 7, 2008 |
| Prophet Bride Novel Published in U.S. [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Telegraph (U.K.) |
October 7, 2008 |
| The "Flawed" Jewel of Medina [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Muslimah Media Watch |
October 7, 2008 |
| The Jewel of Medina in American Bookstores [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
eFluxMedia |
October 7, 2008 |
| Free Speech and Blasphemy [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
PostGlobal (Blog of the Washington Post) |
October 6, 2008 |
| Defending Aisha [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
PostGlobal (Blog of the Washington Post) |
October 6, 2008 |
| "The Jewel of Medina" to Reach Bookshelves Today [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
eFluxMedia |
October 6, 2008 |
| 'The Jewel of Medina' by Sherry Jones [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Los Angeles Times |
October 6, 2008 |
| Romantic Novel on Muhammad's Young Bride Provokes Rage, Blather [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Bloomberg.com |
October 6, 2008 |
| Judge for Yourself: Jewel of Medina in U.S. Bookstores [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Mediabistro.com |
October 6, 2008 |
| Sparking Danger With A Passion [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Sunday Times (U.K.) |
October 5, 2008 |
| Author Sherry Jones Defiant Over Controversial Book About Prophet Mohammed's Child Bride [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Telegraph (U.K.) |
October 5, 2008 |
| Controversial Book Set for Release Tomorrow [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Christian Science Monitor |
October 5, 2008 |
| Publisher Moves Up Muhammad Book Release [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Associated Press |
October 3, 2008 |
| A Novel Twist on Banned Books [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Bulletin |
October 3, 2008 |
| Uproar Over 'Jewel' Astounded Spokane Author [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Associated Press |
October 2, 2008 |
| The Jewel of Medina Stirs up New Controversy for its Depiction of the Prophet Muhammad [on Denise Spellberg] |
The Women's International Perspective |
October 2, 2008 |
| Depictions of Islam Challenge U.S. Muslims [Letter to the Editor; incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Herald Tribune (Sarasota, FL) |
October 2, 2008 |
| The Jewel of Medina: The "Sensitivity" Syndrome Round II [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Capitalism Magazine |
October 1, 2008 |
| Plans to Publish Controversial Novel about Wife of Mohammed Suspended after Fire Bomb Attack on Publisher's Home [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Mail (U.K.) |
October 1, 2008 |
| The Jewel of Medina, Continued [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Reader (Blog of the Austin American-Statesman) |
October 1, 2008 |
| Flawed Jewel [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Egypt Today |
October 2008 |
| Publisher Vows To Print Controversial Book [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Londonist (U.K.) |
September 30, 2008 |
| Novelist: 'I'm Living My Life As Usual' After Firebombing [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Missoulian |
September 30, 2008 |
| UK Press Largely Supportive of 'The Jewel of Medina' [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Centre For Social Cohesion |
September 30, 2008 |
| Jewel of Medina: Free Speech or Deliberate Controversy? [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
New Humanist |
September 30, 2008 |
| Spokane Author Reacts To London Firebombing [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Oregon Public Broadcasting |
September 30, 2008 |
| US Academic Dubs New Book on Prophet Mohammed "Softcore Pornography" [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
News Track India |
September 30, 2008 |
| Exclusive: The Devil in Miss Jones – ‘The Jewel of Medina' Exposed [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Family Security Matters |
September 30, 2008 |
| Speaking Truth to Islam [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Telegraph (U.K.) |
September 30, 2008 |
| Respect for Religion Now Makes Censorship the Norm [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
September 30, 2008 |
| 'We Can't Let Thugs Censor Britain,' Says Defiant Author of Mohammed Novel [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Mail (U.K.) |
September 30, 2008 |
| The Making of a Fatwa [on Denise Spellberg] |
The Independent (U.K.) |
September 30, 2008 |
| Academic Criticised for Mohammed Novel Remarks [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Press Association |
September 29, 2008 |
| Home Of Publisher Is Attacked [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Asian Image |
September 29, 2008 |
| Another Salman Rushdie? [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Blog of the Weekly Standard |
September 29, 2008 |
| Mohammed Novel: Academic Faces Calls to Apologise Over 'Pornographic' Remarks [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Telegraph (U.K.) |
September 29, 2008 |
| Fury Over Mohammed Novel Remarks [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Press Association |
September 29, 2008 |
| 'My Book Honours the Prophet Mohammed,' Says Author Whose Novel Provoked Fire-Bomb Attack on Publisher [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Mail (U.K.) |
September 29, 2008 |
| Muhammad Novel Publisher Undeterred by Firebomb Attack [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
September 29, 2008 |
| Mohammed Novel: Author Attacks Academic Behind 'Pornography' Claim [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Telegraph (U.K.) |
September 29, 2008 |
| Arson Attack on Publisher of Book on Prophet's Wife [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Independent (U.K.) |
September 29, 2008 |
| Firebomb Attack on Home of Publisher Behind 'Soft Porn' Mohammed Novel [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Mail (U.K.) |
September 29, 2008 |
| Three Arrested After Fire at Publisher of Muhammad Novel [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
September 29, 2008 |
| Self-Censor and Be Damned! [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Times of London |
September 29, 2008 |
| Anger Over Islamic 'Porn' Comment [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Sky News (U.K.) |
September 29, 2008 |
| Attack Targeted Book on Islam [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Southland Times (New Zealand) |
September 28, 2008 |
| Muslim Terror Attack Over Controversial Book [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Religious Intelligence |
September 28, 2008 |
| Terror Arrests Made After Firebomb Attack on Publisher [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
In The News UK |
September 28, 2008 |
| Radical Islamic Clerics Warn of Further Attacks After Publisher is Firebombed [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Sunday Telegraph (U.K.) |
September 28, 2008 |
| Firebomb Attack on Book Publisher [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
September 28, 2008 |
| Muslim Gang Firebombs Publisher of Allah Novel, Martin Rynja [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Sunday Times |
September 28, 2008 |
| Arson May Be Linked to Book About Muhammad [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The New York Times |
September 28, 2008 |
| Cue Radical Backlash to Religious-Themed Fiction in 5, 4, 3, 2... [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Reason Hit & Run (Web log of Reason Magazine) |
September 28, 2008 |
| Sherry Jones Reacts to UK Jewel of Medina Firebombing [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
September 28, 2008 |
| How the West Was Lost for Free Speech [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Australian |
September 26, 2008 |
| Middle East Education Gets Support in D.C. [incl. Mahmoud al-Batal] |
The Daily Texan |
September 24, 2008 |
| 'The Jewel of Medina': Anatomy of a Ruckus [incl. Denise Spellberg, Ephraim Karsh] |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
September 19, 2008 |
| Author Shocked By Uproar Over 'Jewel of Medina' [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Associated Press |
September 17, 2008 |
| Fear and Fiction [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
FrontPage Magazine |
September 16, 2008 |
| Now Set for Publication, 'The Jewel of Medina' [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The American Thinker |
September 13, 2008 |
| The Jewel of Medina: Uncensored [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Raabe Review |
September 10, 2008 |
| Muslims Have Nothing to Fear from this Book [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
September 9, 2008 |
| Go Nonfiction to Learn Truth about Islam [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The New Haven Register |
September 9, 2008 |
| The Bluffer's Guide [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Montreal Gazette |
September 8, 2008 |
| Muhammed Love Story Fiinds U.S. Publisher [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
September 8, 2008 |
| Prophet's Bride Holds Up Publication [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Chicago Tribune |
September 6, 2008 |
| "I Did All this in the Service of a Truth" [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
altmuslum.com |
September 4, 2008 |
| Gibson Square Buys Jewel of Medina for UK [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
TheBookseller.com |
September 3, 2008 |
| British Publisher Buys "Jewel of Medina" [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Austin-American Statesman (Of Sacred and Secular Blog) |
September 3, 2008 |
| British Publisher Will Release Controversial Novel About Muhammad's Bride [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Chronicle of Higher Education |
September 3, 2008 |
| Censorship Never Goes Out of Style [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
August 31, 2008 |
| The Washington Post: Right, and Wrong, on Free Speech [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (Snapshots Blog) |
August 28, 2008 |
| Freedom of Expression, Mocked [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Globe and Mail |
August 28, 2008 |
| How Is Our Civilization Headed For Defeat? [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Bulletin (Philadelphia) |
August 27, 2008 |
| The Platform: Hot Books [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The New Century Foundation |
August 26, 2008 |
| Freedom's Gift to Religion [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
New York Sun |
August 26, 2008 |
| FEIN: A New Index Librorum Prohibitorum [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Washington Times |
August 26, 2008 |
| Jihad, Conflict, and Culture [review of Philip Carl Salzman's "Culture and Conflict in the Middle East"; incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The American Thinker |
August 23, 2008 |
| The Triumph of Threats [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Jyllands-Posten (translated by Gates of Vienna blog) |
August 22, 2008 |
| Random Error [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Washington Post |
August 22, 2008 |
| Pre-emptive Censorship is Offensive to Muslims [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Globe and Mail |
August 22, 2008 |
| Networks Ignore Story of Publisher Caving to Fear of Radical Islamist Violence [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
NewsBusters |
August 21, 2008 |
| Random House Bows to a Mufti [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Reason Magazine |
August 21, 2008 |
| The Modern State of War [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Cliopatria (Blog of History News Network) |
August 21, 2008 |
| A Book Too Hot Off The Presses [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Washington Post |
August 21, 2008 |
| The Jewel of Medina: The latest Act of Cowardice From the West [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Stop the ACLU |
August 20, 2008 |
| Mohammed Book "Censored" [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
News 24 (South Africa) |
August 20, 2008 |
| National Publisher Kills Spokane Journalist's Book [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Seattle Times |
August 20, 2008 |
| Book Based on Prophet Muhammad's Child Bride Yanked At 11th Hour [incl. Denise Spellberg and John Voll] |
Fox News |
August 19, 2008 |
| Spiked Over Fears of Violence [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Articulate (Australian Broadcasting Corporation blog) |
August 19, 2008 |
| US Book Stirs Debate in Europe on Self-Censorship and Islam [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Deutsche Welle |
August 19, 2008 |
| Danish Cartoonist Slams Decision to Drop Mohammed Book [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Earth Times |
August 19, 2008 |
| Publishers Accused of Self-censoring Islamic Novel [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio |
August 18, 2008 |
| What Price Caution? [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Publisher's Weekly |
August 18, 2008 |
| Former Montanan's Muhammad Novel Too Controversial for Print [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Missoulian |
August 16, 2008 |
| Salman Rushdie Attacks 'Censorship By Fear' Over The Jewel of Medina [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Times Online (UK) |
August 16, 2008 |
| Rushdie: Random Gave In To "Censorship By Fear" [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
August 15, 2008 |
| The Heckler's Veto [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Investigate Project on Terrorism |
August 14, 2008 |
| Politically-correct Literary Chickens |
Ignatius Insight Scoop (Ignatius Press Blog) |
August 13, 2008 |
| Random House's Controversial Cancellation of book about Muhammad's Wife [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Publisher's Weekly |
August 13, 2008 |
| Muslims Learn Again That Violent Intimidation Works [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Human Events Online |
August 13, 2008 |
| Sherry Jones & The Jewel of Medina: Which Side Are You On? [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
August 13, 2008 |
| University of Texas Professor's Complaints Lead to Cancellation of Book about Muhammad's Wife [on Denise Spellberg] |
The Austin American-Statesman |
August 13, 2008 |
| Book Publisher Gives in to Fear of Muslim Violence [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Austin American-Statesman |
August 13, 2008 |
| Self-Censoring Muslims [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
On Faith (a Web Log of the Washington Post) |
August 12, 2008 |
| Cancelled Novel about Mohammed's Wife Highlights The "Sensitivity" Syndrome [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Family Security Matters |
August 12, 2008 |
| Call for Compensation after Shelving of Islam Novel [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
August 12, 2008 |
| Viewpoint: "The Lost Jewel" [on Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Texan (University of Texas) |
August 12, 2008 |
| Censoring "The Jewel Of Medina" [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Islam's Advance (at Post Global, a web log of the Washington Post) |
August 11, 2008 |
| More on the Book Random House Was Too Scared to Publish [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Gawker |
August 11, 2008 |
| Plumbing the Pages [on "Al-Kitaab," Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi, et al.] |
Washington Jewish Week |
August 11, 2008 |
| Professor's Warning Deters Plans to Publish Islam Book [on Denise Spellberg] |
The Daily Texan (University of Texas) |
August 11, 2008 |
| Controversy Over a Canceled Novel About Muhammad's Bride Lives On [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
August 11, 2008 |
| What's Wrong With a Novel About Muhammad's Wife? [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
August 11, 2008 |
| University of Texas Prof Spellberg Addresses Muslim Book Controversy |
The Austin American-Statesman |
August 10, 2008 |
| Prophet Muhammad Novel Scrapped [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
BBC |
August 9, 2008 |
| 'Next Satanic Verses' Is Shelved for Fear of Stirring Up Islamic Extremists [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Belfast Telegraph |
August 9, 2008 |
| Random House Decides Not to Publish Novel With Islamic Themes [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Money Times (Mumbai, India) |
August 9, 2008 |
| Fearing Muslim Backlash, Random House Scraps Novel [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The American Thinker |
August 9, 2008 |
| I Didn't Kill 'The Jewel of Medina' (Letter to the Editor) |
The Wall Street Journal |
August 9, 2008 |
| Jewel of Medina Author's 14-Year-Old Daughter Comes to Mom's Defense [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The New York Observer |
August 8, 2008 |
| Novel on Prophet's Wife Pulled for Fear of Backlash [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Guardian (U.K.) |
August 8, 2008 |
| Random US Pulls Novel about Mohammed's Wife [incl. Denise Spellman] |
Quill Blog (of Quill & Quire, Canada) |
August 8, 2008 |
| Random House Scraps Publication of a Novel on Mohammed's Child Bride [incl. Denise Spellman] |
The Telegraph (U.K.) |
August 8, 2008 |
| Controversy Surrounding The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Bookroomreviews's Weblog |
August 8, 2008 |
| Novel Based on Hazrat Aisha's Life Withdrawn [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Daily Times (Pakistan) |
August 8, 2008 |
| Mohammed's Child Bride Book Withdrawn [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
TheFirstPost (UK) |
August 8, 2008 |
| Publisher Pulls Plug on Islam Fiction [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
WorldNetDaily |
August 8, 2008 |
| Free Speech Jilted by Muhammad Romance Novel 'Warpath' [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Townhall.com |
August 8, 2008 |
| Sherry Jones Never Expected a Fatwa [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
August 8, 2008 |
| Random House Kills "Anti-Muslim" Book; Previously Published the Da Vinci Code [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights |
August 7, 2008 |
| Apparently, The Terrorists Planned to Spam Random House's Servers [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
August 7, 2008 |
| Jewel of Medina: Here We Go Again [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Solomonia Blog |
August 7, 2008 |
| Islamists Rule American Publishing Industry [incl. Denise Spellberg, "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz] |
Stop the ACLU |
August 7, 2008 |
| Give Them an Inch and They'll Dictate Your Book Contract [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Hit and Run (the blog of Reason Magazine) |
August 6, 2008 |
| A University of Texas Prof Warns Novel Could Spark Muslim Violence, Gets Book Pulled [on Denise Spellberg] |
The Austin American-Statesman |
August 6, 2008 |
| Has Random House Let the Terrorists Win? [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
Media Bistro |
August 6, 2008 |
| You Still Can't Write About Muhammad [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
The Wall Street Journal |
August 6, 2008 |
| UT Lecturer Ends Hunger Strike for Domestic Partner Benefits [on Uri Horesh] |
Austin American-Statesman |
January 22, 2008 |
| University of Texas Lecturer Begins Hunger Strike to Demand Domestic Partner Benefits [on Uri Horesh] |
The American-Statesman (Austin, TX) |
January 16, 2008 |
| Dept Brings Texas Twang to the Arabic Language [on University of Texas at Austin, Mahmoud Al-Batal ] |
News from the University of Texas at Austin |
December 13, 2007 |
| Students Taking Arabic, Chinese to Meet Demand [quotes Jane Moore] |
The Daily Texan (University of Texas, Austin) |
November 15, 2007 |
| The Subjection of Islamic Women [references U. of Texas MES prof. Elizabeth Warnock Fernea] |
The Weekly Standard |
May 21, 2007 |
| Language Push for ROTC Students [Pentagon funds Arabic language program in four universities] |
Insider Higher Education |
May 11, 2007 |
| U.S. and Pakistani Scholars Renew Collaboration [on MES scholars in U.S. and Pakistan] |
News Blaze |
February 21, 2007 |
| Center for Middle Eastern Studies Rejects Partisan Groups [on MES at the Univ. of Texas] |
The Daily Texan |
January 26, 2007 |
| Al-Muhajiroun in the US: Part Two [mentions Kamran Bokhari, Middle East studies scholar at the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy] |
Family Security Matters |
January 15, 2007 |
| Presidential Libraries [on Middle East studies at Columbia, Juan Cole, more] |
The Spine (TNR Online) |
January 10, 2007 |
| Flag wavers wanted |
Daily Texan |
October 2, 2003 |
| Colleges urged to pull funds from Israel |
Houston Chronicle |
October 20, 2002 |
| University Links to Terror |
Campus Magazine |
Fall 2002 |
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| Former College Professor Is a Rabid Antisemite — and Must Be Condemned |
The Algemeiner |
July 13, 2020 |
| Qatar Foundation International Funds Arabic Programs in Select US Schools |
The Daily Caller |
August 15, 2019 |
| Historian Denise Spellberg Taken to Task for Ridiculing Novel |
History News Network |
December 3, 2008 |
| L'antisemitisme est l'arme des brigands |
Le journal-hebdo (Morocco) |
October 27, 2006 |
| Ensuring an investment |
Daily Texan |
October 2, 2003 |
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Campus Watch Research
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| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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October 22, 2023 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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March 27, 2023 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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November 6, 2022 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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December 27, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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October 4, 2021 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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November 17, 2020 |
| Campus Watch Weekly Update |
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July 13, 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 |
| Middle East Studies at UT-Austin: Biased Professors, Politicized Classrooms |
CAMERA on Campus |
July 16, 2019 |
| Islamists Find Willing Allies in U.S. Universities |
American Thinker |
January 7, 2017 |
| UCLA: Where 'Queer Studies' and Middle East Studies Meet |
American Thinker |
October 31, 2010 |
| To Ban a Book [incl. Denise Spellberg] |
FrontPage Magazine |
December 3, 2008 |
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Moonlighting: Non-Specialists in the News
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| Title |
Publication |
Date |
| The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages [on Geraldine Heng] |
New Books Network |
February 26, 2019 |
| UT Professor Says Your Race Doesn't Come From Your DNA [on Geraldine Heng] |
Texas Standard (University of Texas at Austin) |
July 31, 2018 |
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Campus Watch Blog
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| Title |
Publication |
Date |
| Georgetown Gets a Title VI Wakeup Call |
Campus Watch Blog |
January 10, 2020 |
| Islamists Find Willing Allies in U.S. Universities |
Campus Watch Blog |
January 9, 2017 |
| UT-Austin Dean Defends Israel Studies Prof Ami Pedahzur and Free Speech |
Campus Watch Blog |
November 24, 2015 |
| UT-Austin Protesters Used Terrorist Online Aliases |
Campus Watch Blog |
November 19, 2015 |
| The Mob Sets Its Sights on UT-Austin Israeli Studies Prof Ami Pedahzur |
Campus Watch Blog |
November 18, 2015 |
| UCLA: Where 'Queer Studies' and Middle East Studies Meet |
Campus Watch Blog |
October 31, 2010 |
