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On March 15, 2026, two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran’s regime, Alireza Doostdar, an associate professor of Islamic Studies in the Divinity School, told his followers on X that he was reading Yahya Sinwar’s prison novel The Thorn and the Carnation for his course “Liberatory Violence” and found it “remarkable how good it is as sociological commentary.”
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The Great Satan Comes to Hyde Park
UChicago’s Former Middle East Center Director Teaches Sinwar and Roots for Tehran’s Missiles
October 21, 2026
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Gregg Roman
Middle East Studies in the News
Israel-Hating Faculty Train Diplomats at Georgetown [incl. John Esposito, Jonathan Brown, Nader Hashemi]
April 3, 2024
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Mitchell Bard
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Campus Watch Weekly Update
November 27, 2023
Middle East Studies in the News
Why are Federally Funded University Centers Pushing Antisemitism?
November 21, 2023
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Campus Watch Weekly Update
November 1, 2023
Winfield Myers
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Pro-Hamas Profs Declare Their Support for Mass Murder
October 30, 2023
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Andrew E. Harrod
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Campus Watch Weekly Update
August 21, 2023
Middle East Studies in the News
Israeli Minister Asks Princeton to Remove ‘Antisemitic Propaganda’ from Course [incl. Jasbir Puar, Satyel Larson]
August 17, 2023
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Campus Watch Weekly Update
August 7, 2023
Middle East Studies in the News
GW Ends Partnership with Middle East Studies Association After BDS Vote
July 26, 2023
Middle East Studies in the News
‘A Step Toward Eradicating Antisemitism on Campus': George Washington University Ends Partnership with Middle East Studies Association
July 25, 2023
Middle East Studies in the News
The Flight from MESA
March 27, 2023
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Martin Kramer
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Campus Watch Weekly Update
March 27, 2023
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Campus Watch Weekly Update
March 12, 2023
Middle East Studies in the News
‘Obsessive': Republican Senators Urge Department of Education to Examine Anti-Zionism in College Programs
March 9, 2023
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Campus Watch Weekly Update
August 14, 2022
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Campus Watch Weekly Update
May 3, 2022
Middle East Studies in the News
Top 10 Jew-hating Colleges and Universities Across America [incl. Rashid Khalidi, Rabab Abdulhadi, Noura Erakat, Sa’ed Atshan, Saree Makdisi]
April 25, 2022
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Campus Watch Weekly Update
April 11, 2022
Middle East Studies in the News
12 Universities Urged to Drop Middle East Studies Association Over BDS Endorsement
April 6, 2022