Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association University of Pennsylvania Liz Magill President, the University of Pennsylvania president@upenn.edu John Jackson Provost, the University of Pennsylvania provost@upenn.edu . . . Dear President Magill and colleagues: We write on behalf of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) and its […]
Letter to Hebrew University, Israel, in defense of Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian over Call for Gaza Ceasefire
Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association | – Asher Cohen President, Hebrew University of Jerusalem hupres@savion.huji.ac.il Tamir Sheafer Rector, Hebrew University of Jerusalem rector@savion.huji.ac.il Dear President Cohen and Rector Sheafer, We write to you on behalf of the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association of North […]
Defending Professor Satyel Larson’s Right to Teach her Field freely at Princeton despite Israel Lobbies’ Pressure
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association Christopher Eisgruber President, Princeton University fax: 609-258-1615 Professor Gene Jarrett Dean of the Faculty, Princeton University gjarrett@princeton.edu Professor Jill Dolan Dean of the College, Princeton University jsdolan@princeton.edu Professor Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi Chair, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University behroozg@princeton.edu Dear President Eisgruber […]
Protesting Punitive Measures against Iranian Women Students
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran c/o H.E. Mr. Takht-Ravanchi Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations 622 Third Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10017, USA Email: iran@un.int Fax: +1 (212) 867-7086 […]
Concerns about Israel’s Accession to the US Visa Waiver Program
Middle East Studies Association | Committee on Academic Freedom | – Letter raising concerns about Israel’s accession to the US Visa Waiver Program Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary Department of Homeland Security Washington DC alejandro.mayorkas@hq.dhs.gov Mr. Anthony Blinken Secretary Department of State Washington DC secretary@state.gov Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Secretary Blinken: We write […]
Iran: Investigate Poisonings at Girl’s Schools and Women’s Dormitories with more Accountability and Transparency
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran c/o H.E. Mr. Takht-Ravanchi Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations 622 Third Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10017, USA Email: iran@un.int Fax: +1 (212) 867-7086 . . . […]
Protesting the Imprisonment of Professor Awad al-Qarni, Popular Religious Reformer, by Saudi Arabia
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – March 09, 2023 His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Fax: (via Ministry of the Interior) +966 11 403 3125 His Royal Highness Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud Crown Prince, Kingdom […]
Right-Wing Pro-Israeli Group Standwithus, close to Israeli Gov’t, Harasses GWU Professor
Middle East Studies Association – Committee on Academic Freedom | – Letter to the president of GWU regarding Professor Lara Sheehi President Mark S. Wrighton Office of the President The George Washington University 1918 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20052 via email: bfreyre@gwu.edu Dear President Wrighton: We write on behalf of the Middle East Studies […]
Criticizing Israel: Letter to the President of Harvard University regarding Kenneth Roth
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | Lawrence S. Bacow President, Harvard University president@harvard.edu Dear President Bacow: We write on behalf of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) and its Committee on Academic Freedom to express our grave concern about the July 2022 decision […]