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What drives the members of Academia's Iran lobby is equal parts hatred of Israel and U.S. foreign policy.
Campus Watch
Academia’s Iran Lobby
The Joint U.S.-Israel Attacks Against Iran in 2025 and 2026 Have Exposed Some of the Most Egregious Pro-Iran Academics to the General Public
May 29, 2026
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A.J. Caschetta
In posts shared on X in November Shirin Saeidi praised Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, offering prayers for his protection and noting that he is “the leader who kept Iran intact during the Israeli attack, May god protect you.”
Press Releases
Islamic Republic of Iran Outraged at Pro-Regime Prof’s Demotion in Arkansas
Shirin Saeidi Removed as Director of King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies at Univ. of Arkansas
December 22, 2025
In posts shared on X in November Shirin Saeidi praised Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, offering prayers for his protection and noting that he is “the leader who kept Iran intact during the Israeli attack, May god protect you.”
Middle East Forum Online
‘Pro-Iran Regime’ University of Arkansas Prof. Now Under Investigation over Academic Fraud: Publisher
Shirin Saeidi Was Removed as Director of the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies Last Week
December 18, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
A political science professor at the University of Arkansas stands accused of praising Iran’s Supreme Leader using the school’s letterhead and attacking Israel.
Middle East Forum Online
University of Arkansas Prof. Removed as Director over Alleged Support for Iranian Regime, Anti-Israel Stance
Shirin Saeidi Used University Letterhead to Appeal for the Release of Hamid Nouri, Convicted of Ordering the Execution of Thousands of Iranian Political Prisoners in 1988
December 13, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
Research
Campus Watch Weekly Update
November 27, 2023
Middle East Studies in the News
At University of Arkansas, a State Law Stifles Pro-Palestinian Speakers
November 20, 2023
Research
Campus Watch Weekly Update
October 23, 2022
Winfield Myers
Research
Israel in Higher Learning Institutions
October 8, 2022
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Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
Research
Campus Watch Weekly Update
February 14, 2022
Middle East Studies in the News
Middle East Studies Association Losing Institutional Members as Anti-Israel Boycott Resolution Voting Starts
February 9, 2022
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Johanna Markind
Research
Campus Watch Weekly Update
February 8, 2022
Middle East Studies in the News
Faculty Group Urges Middle East Studies Association to Support Dialogue on ‘Discriminatory’ BDS Resolution
February 1, 2022
Research
Campus Watch Weekly Update
January 24, 2022
Middle East Studies in the News
Middle East Studies Association Runs up Against State Anti-BDS Laws [incl. John Esposito, Rashid Khalidi, Joseph Massad, Hamid Dabashi, Kylie Broderick]
January 22, 2022
Middle East Studies in the News
University of Arizona, Florida State University End MESA Ties Amid Israel Boycott Debate
January 18, 2022
Middle East Studies in the News
Florida State Drops Middle East Studies Association Membership as Group Moves Towards Israel Boycott
January 16, 2022
Research
Campus Watch Weekly Update
December 27, 2021
Middle East Studies in the News
DeSantis Office: Florida Opposes Middle East Studies Association Conducting BDS Anti-Israel Academic Boycott Through FSU
December 22, 2021
Research
Campus Watch Weekly Update
December 14, 2021
Middle East Studies in the News
Middle East Studies Association Moves Toward Endorsing BDS Academic Boycott Against Israel
December 12, 2021
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