Survey of Institutions: University of California, Santa Barbara

Middle East Studies in the News
Title	Publication	Date
Watson Institute Hosts 'Race, Racism and Palestine' Panel [incl. Noura Erakat, Marc Lamont Hill]	The Brown Daily Herald (Brown University)	April 19, 2022
Human Rights Legal Group Alleges that 9/11 Webinar could put SFSU, Rutgers in Violation of Anti-Terror Laws [incl. Hatem Bazian, Rabab Abdulhadi, and Deepa Kumar)	The Jewish Journal	September 10, 2021
Noura Erakat's Fairy Tales About Israel	The Algemeiner	June 6, 2021
After 'Post' Query, NGO Scrubs Notice of Event with Ex-Iran Ambassador [incl. Mohammad Jafar Mahallati]	The Jerusalem Post	May 15, 2021
Leila Khaled Event at S.F. State Gets Israeli Knesset's Attention [incl. Rabab Abdulhadi]	JWeekly	September 17, 2020
BDS Monitor [incl. Middle East Studies Association, Sarah Ihmoud, Marc Lamont Hill, Joseph Massad, Norman Finkelstein]	Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME)	November 27, 2019
Clarion Exclusive Report: Foreign Influence Ops on US Universities [incl. John Esposito]	Clarion Project	September 6, 2019
Crisis on Campus: Anti-Israel Forces and the Battle For the Jewish Future [incl. Rabab Abdulhadi, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin]	JNS (Jewish News Syndicate)	August 17, 2018
Battling on Campus for Israel	San Diego Jewish World	April 21, 2018
New Course, Conference Studies Where Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Began [incl. Arie Dubnov, Nathan Brown, Sherene Seikaly]	The GW Hatchet [George Washington Univ.]	March 22, 2018
Service and Experience Focus of Iranian Studies Initiative	The UC Santa Barbara Current	January 13, 2016
Israel-Hating Professor Hired to Teach Class on Israel at University of Missouri [incl. Sherene Seikaly, Adam Sabra, Steven Salaita]	Observer.com	June 24, 2015
Academic Apologists for ISIS Blame America [incl. Sherene Seikaly and Adam Sabra]	The Washington Times	June 15, 2015
Anti-Semitism on Campus: A Clear and Present Danger [incl. George Saliba, Hamid Dabashi, Joseph Massad, Steven Salaita, MESA]	Simon Wiesenthal Center	June 10, 2015
UC Santa Barbara Professors 'Contextualize' Terror Group ISIS [incl. Sherene Seikaly and Adam Sabra]	The College Fix	June 1, 2015
UC Santa Barbara Professors Turn History on its Head [on Sherene Seikaly and Adam Sabra]	Fousesquawk Blog	May 31, 2015
UCSB Professors Give Historical Perspective on ISIS [on Sherene Seikaly and Adam Sabra]	The Bottom Line (student newspaper of UC Santa Barbara)	May 27, 2015
Revolutionizing the Study of Security Regimes and Global Change [on Paul Amar]	The UC Santa Barbara Current	May 18, 2015
Programmers at CNES Saw No Reason to Counter Israel Criticism [incl. Gabriel Piterberg, Lisa Hajjar, Saree Makdisi, Richard Falk]	The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.	December 29, 2014
Messy Politics at the Middle East Studies Association [incl. Juan Cole, Lisa Hajjar, Nathan Brown]	The Jerusalem Post	December 3, 2014
Hero's Welcome for Hater of Israel at MESA [on Steven Salaita, incl. Lisa Hajjar]	Commentary Magazine	November 25, 2014
Eight Locals Among Mideast Scholars Calling for Israel Academic Boycott	J. (The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California)	August 7, 2014
Recognizing Religion in Conflict [on Najeeba Syeed-Miller]	The Daily Nexus (student newspaper of UC Santa Barbara)	March 5, 2014
University of California Suspends Study Abroad Program in Egypt	Los Angeles Times	July 8, 2013
Double Standards at University of California [incl. Hatem Bazian]	American Thinker	May 13, 2013
UCSB Professor in Hot Seat After Boston Marathon Comments [on Richard Falk]	KEYT - NPG News of California	April 29, 2013
UCSB Conference Will Focus on Muslim Women as Creators of Islamic Knowledge [incl. Kathleen Moore and Khaled Abou El Fadl]	News of UC Santa Barbara	February 26, 2013
UC Education Abroad Program Offers Arabic Culinary Class in Rioting Cairo	The Daily Nexus (student newspaper of the University of California Santa Barbara)	February 8, 2012
Professor Debunks Myths Over Egyptian Uprising [incl. Paul Amar, Beshara Doumani]	The Sacramento Bee	May 12, 2011
Simi Valley UCSB Student Saw Uprising in Egypt Firsthand	The Ventura County Star	February 12, 2011
The Left is Killing Academic Freedom [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Norman Finkelstein]	Moment Magazine	September/October 2010
At Guantánamo, a Sociologist Keeps an Eye on Military Trials [on Lisa Hajjar]	The Chronicle of Higher Education	August 12, 2010
UCSB's Middle East Ensemble Gears Up to Go Global	The Santa Barbara Independent	May 31, 2010
History Students Granted Federal Funding Studying Arabic	The Daily Nexus (student newspaper of the University of California Santa Barbara)	May 21, 2010
UCSB Students Get Grant to Study Arabic	The Santa Barbara Independent	May 16, 2010
British Libel Law Chills U.S. Scholars' Speech, but Change Is Afoot [incl. Robert O. Collins]	The Chronicle of Higher Education	April 18, 2010
Acclaimed Scholar Dr. Janet Afary Lectures on Modern Iran	The Channels Newspaper (student newspaper of Santa Barbara City College)	March 10, 2010
UCSB to Offer Middle Eastern Languages This Fall	The Santa Barbara Independent	July 3, 2009
UCSB's Department of Religious Studies to Offer Three New Languages	University of California Santa Barbara (Public Affairs)	June 25, 2009
Taking Sides on Professor's E-Mail Comparing Israel and Nazis [on William Robinson, incl. Middle East Studies Association]	Inside Higher Ed	May 12, 2009
Gaza or Warsaw? UCSB Professor Says Both Are The Same [incl. Sondra Hale]	College News	May 6, 2009
Santa Barbara Professor Compared Israelis to Nazis [on William Robinson, incl. Saree Makdisi]	The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles	April 27, 2009
'Peace In the East' to Be Discussed at Moorpark College [incl. Nancy Gallagher, Gitty Amini]	The Student Voice (student newspaper of the Ventura County Community College District)	March 11, 2009
One-Sided Gaza Debate a Disservice to UCLA [incl. the Center for Near Eastern Studies, Lisa Hajjar]	The Daily Bruin	February 5, 2009
Major To Close Due To Budget [incl. Lisa Hajjar]	The Daily Nexus (University of California, Santa Barbara)	February 3, 2009
University Need to Adhere to Fact-Based Perspectives	Daily Nexus (student newspaper of the University of California, Santa Barbara)	February 2, 2009
UCLA: Symposium of Hate and Lies [incl. Lisa Hajjar, UC Santa Barbara, Saree Makdisi, Gabriel Piterberg]	CaliforniaRepublic.org	January 28, 2009
Scholars Say Attack on Gaza an Abuse of Human Rights [incl. Saree Makdisi, Richard Falk, Gabriel Piterberg]	UCLA Today	January 22, 2009
The Wahhabi Jihad for Young American Minds [incl. Edward Said]	inFocus (Jewish Policy Center)	Winter 2008
Foreign Courts Take Aim at Our Free Speech [incl. "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press, Khalid bin Mahfouz]	The Wall Street Journal	July 14, 2008
Speaker Diversifies Argument on Islam	Daily Nexus (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)	April 23, 2008
Free Speech Vs. Lawsuit Terrorism	Investor's Business Daily	April 14, 2008
Terrorizing Publishing [incl. Khalid bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge Univ. Press]	The New York Sun	April 10, 2008
How an International Approach Can Help Your Degree [incl. Middle East studies, languages]	U.S. News & World Report	March 26, 2008
The Fifth Column [on Middle East studies, Title VI, Saudi funding; refs. John Esposito, Hamid Algar]	The Conservative Jedi Blog	January 23, 2008
UCSB Receives $1 Million Gift to Establish Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies [on the University of California, Santa Barbara]	University of California, Santa Barbara, Public Affairs	December 3, 2007
A SLAPP Against Freedom [incl. Robert O. Collins, "Alms for Jihad," Khalid bin Mahfouz, Cambridge University Press]	City Journal	Autumn 2007
ALA to Libraries: Keep Alms for Jihad, Pulped in the UK [on Khalid bin Mahfouz, "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press]	Library Journal	August 23, 2007
No Apologies: CUP Authors To Seek U.S. Publishing Deal for Banned Book [on Khalid bin Mahfouz, "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press]	Library Journal	August 21, 2007
The Libel Tourist Strikes Again [on Khalid Bin Mahfouz, Cambridge U. Press, "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins, et al.]	The Weekly Standard	August 20, 2007
Saudi Intimidation [on "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press, Khaled Bin Mahfouz]	The Spine [TNR Blog]	August 17, 2007
Censorship: A New Weapon for Terrorism [on "Alms for Jihad," Khaled Bin Mahfouz, Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins]	Family Security Matters	August 16, 2007
Protect the American Media--Whether They Deserve It or Not [on Khalid bin Mahfouz, Cambridge University Press, Robert O. Collins, "Alms for Jihad," et al.]	Human Events	August 14, 2007
Don't Let Them Terrorize Our Freedoms [on Khalid bin Mahfouz, Cambridge U. Press, "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins]	Townhall.com	August 10, 2007
Muslims Silence Critics [incl. Cambridge U. Press, "Alms for Jihad," Khalid Bin Mahfouz, Robert Collins]	FrontPage Magazine	August 6, 2007
The Fly in the Bin Mahfouz Ointment [re Cambridge U. Press, "Alms for Jihad," Robert Collins, et al.]	FrontPage Magazine	August 6, 2007
One Way Multiculturalism [on Mahfouz, Cambridge U. Press, "Alms for Jihad," Robert Collins, et al.]	The New York Sun	August 6, 2007
1st Amendment on Trial: Saudi Billionaire's Lawsuit Leads to Book's Destruction [on "Alms for Jihad," Robert O. Collins, J. Millard Burr, Cambridge U. Press]	WorldNetDaily	August 4, 2007
U.S. Publisher Condemns Cambridge University Press [re Khalid Bin Mahfouz, "Alms for Jihad," Robert Collins, et al.]	Press Release, Bonus Books	August 2, 2007
How One Wealthy Jihad Supporter Is Using UK Courts to Kill American Free Speech [audio interview with Rachel Ehrenfeld on Khalid bin Mafouz's suit against Cambridge U. Press's title, "Alms for Jihad," et al.]	Hot Air	August 2, 2007
Libel Suit Leads to Destruction of Books [by Cambridge U. Press; Khalid Bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, et al.]	The New York Sun	August 2, 2007
University Press Pays-Out after Book Libels Sheikh	Cambridge Evening News (U.K.)	August 1, 2007
Cambridge U. Press Seeks to Destroy All Copies of Book on Terrorism to Settle Libel Lawsuit by Saudi Businessman [on Robert O. Collins, et al.]	The Chronicle of Higher Education	August 1, 2007
Letter from Cambridge U. Press to Khalid Bin Mahfouz re Settlement for "Alms for Jihad" [co-author Robert O. Collins]	Press Intellectual Property Director, Cambridge University Press	July 30, 2007
Attention Authors: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid...[on Khalid bin Mafouz's lawsuit against Cambridge U. Press; incl. Robert O. Collins]	History on Trial Blog	July 24, 2007
Campus Model Arab League Earns Honors [on UC Santa Barbara, Juan Campo]	Daily Nexus (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)	May 2, 2007
Demand for Arabic Language Education Rises in United States	Washington File	December 31, 2004
Assembling Pieces of the Islam Puzzle	Los Angeles Times	November 1, 2004
The Saudi Fifth Column On Our Nation's Campuses	FrontPage Magazine	April 5, 2004
New Phase In Voucher Debate	Jewish Week	January 30, 2004
U. of California's Deans Don't Quite Get It	MartinKramer.org	December 9, 2003
Paving the Way for Anti-Israel Studies	The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles	October 17, 2003
Hearing Both Sides of Title VI	National Review	June 23, 2003
UC Berkeley benefactors tied to 9-11	WorldNetDaily.com	May 8, 2003
American Jewish Congress Title VI Petition	AJCongress.org	April 2003
Anti-Americanism in the Classroom	National Review	July 15, 2002
Tradition and Innovation in the Study of Islamic History : The Evolution of North American Scholarship Since 1960	Islamic Area Studies Home Page, University of Tokyo	October 21, 1997
Campus Watch in the Media
Title	Publication	Date
Steven Salaita - The Left's New Martyr [incl. Lisa Hajjar]	Fousesquawk Blog	November 25, 2014
UCLA Symposium on Gaza Ignites Strong Criticism [incl. Gabriel Piterberg, Lisa Hajjar, Richard Falk]	The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles	February 11, 2009
UCLA 2009, or Freiburg University 1933? [incl. Gabriel Piterberg, Lisa Hajjar, Richard Falk, Saree Makdisi]	Solomonia Blog	February 2, 2009
Saudi Giving at the Heart of a Great Debate Over Middle East Studies	Congressional Quarterly	April 11, 2008
Attack on America's Middle East Studies	Media Monitors Network	February 16, 2006
Campus Watch Research
Title	Publication	Date
Campus Watch Weekly Update		December 20, 2023
Professorial Propagandists for Hamas, Part II: Sherene Seikaly & Zachary Lockman	New English Review	December 13, 2023
Campus Watch Weekly Update		November 1, 2023
Pro-Hamas Profs Declare Their Support for Mass Murder	JNS	October 30, 2023
Campus Watch Weekly Update		September 5, 2022
Campus Watch Weekly Update		April 25, 2022
Campus Watch Weekly Update		April 11, 2022
Palestinian Feminist Profs Call for Love, Preach Hate and Socialism	American Thinker	April 7, 2022
Campus Watch Weekly Update		October 12, 2021
Profs Denounce Abraham Accords in the Name of 'Democracy,' Part II	JNS (Jewish News Syndicate)	October 6, 2021
Campus Watch Weekly Update		September 21, 2021
Campus Watch Weekly Update		June 7, 2021
Campus Watch Weekly Update		May 24, 2021
Campus Watch Weekly Update		September 21, 2020
Middle East Studies Association (as Usual) Singles Out Israel for Attack, Excuses Palestinian Perfidy	The Algemeiner	January 3, 2018
Is Iran Ratcheting Up Influence Peddling in American Universities?	American Thinker	October 22, 2016
'Islamophobia' Thought Crimes at Berkeley, Part II	FrontPage Magazine	June 5, 2014
Willful Blindness Toward Terrorists at UCLA a Decade After 9-11	FrontPage Magazine	December 23, 2011
Jew-Hate at UCLA [incl. Gabriel Piterberg, Lisa Hajjar, Richard Falk, Saree Makdisi]	FrontPage Magazine	February 2, 2009
Welcome to ‘Lawfare' - A New Type of Jihad	Family Security Matters	April 14, 2008
Alms for Jihad [incl. Khalid bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, Cambridge University Press]	FrontPage Magazine	October 12, 2007
Libel Tourism: Where Terrorism and Censorship Meet [on Khalid bin Mahfouz, Robert O. Collins, "Alms for Jihad," Cambridge University Press]	SFGate.com (of the San Francisco Chronicle)	August 29, 2007
Popular Notions Laid Bare [rev. of Matthew Levitt, Hamas; J. Millard Burr & Robert Collins, Alms for Jihad; Fawaz Gerges, Journey of the Jihadist]	The New York Sun	May 23, 2006
Moonlighting: Non-Specialists in the News
Title	Publication	Date
Real-World Scholarship [incl. Reza Aslan]	The UC Santa Barbara Current	February 29, 2016
Scholar to Discuss U.S. Policy in the Middle East [on Richard Falk]	News of Southern Illinois University (Carbondale)	November 9, 2015
On the Nature of Academic Freedom and Bob Cohen on Pete Seeger [incl. Norman Finkelstein]	Pajamas Media	April 30, 2009
Campus Watch Blog
Title	Publication	Date
UC Barbara Middle East Studies Prof 'Brainwashed' Students 'to Hate Israel'	Campus Watch Blog	May 2, 2018
Why Do Middle East Studies Profs Suddenly Hate Saudi Arabia? [Mark LeVine Responds]	Campus Watch Blog	December 5, 2017
L.A. Schools Using Middle East Studies Material to Indoctrinate K-12 Students	Campus Watch Blog	October 19, 2017
Campus Watch and 'The Lobby': An Ongoing Fantasy	Campus Watch Blog	August 18, 2017
Is Iran Ratcheting Up Influence Peddling in American Universities?	Campus Watch Blog	October 24, 2016
Stacked MESA Panel to Praise Steven Salaita	Campus Watch Blog	October 24, 2014
Willful Blindness Toward Terrorists at UCLA a Decade After 9-11	Campus Watch Blog	December 23, 2011