MESA and CAF view with alarm the recent attempts to intimidate, repress, and criminalize campus protests.

Universities and colleges must recommit to freedom of inquiry, expression, and protest—now more than ever.

Full statement:
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Join us online next Monday the 29th at 4 pm Pacific for a talk with Dr. Semiha Topal on women and Islamism in Turkey: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regist… MESA UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies

#Employment AUC's Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations invites applications from a historian of art and architecture with a primary focus on the study of the Islamic world before 1800 for an open-rank appointment that will begin fall of 2024. mesana.org/resources-and-…

Our letter regarding the decision of the administration of Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) to relieve Dr. Jodi Dean, a tenured professor in the Department of Politics, of her teaching duties.
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Our letter regarding the 15 April 2024 announcement by the University of Southern California that valedictorian Asna Tabassum will not be permitted to speak at this year’s commencement.
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Join us tomorrow online at noon ET!: Persian prose in 19th century Afghanistan, with Dr. Khalil Afzali of UCLA, hosted by Princeton's Dept of Near Eastern Studies & Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies: princeton.zoom.us/webinar/regist… MESA

Our letter expressing alarm at Columbia University’s harsh and ill-advised response to a student-organized event that took place on 24 March 2024.
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#Employment The departments of History and Religion and Culture at Virginia Tech seek applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professorship in Middle Eastern Studies. mesana.org/resources-and-…

Our letter to President Erdoğan regarding ongoing voiolations at Boğaziçi University, under the authoritarian leadership of Physics professor Naci Inci, appointed as the university rector by President Erdoğan.
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Our letter expressing concern about a number of Barnard College’s recent actions that call into question its avowed commitment to protecting the right to free speech and the academic freedom of its students, faculty, and staff.
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#SummerProgram The Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Language Institute (MEDLI) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison allows students to earn 8 academic credits in just 8 weeks of summer study. mesana.org/resources-and-…

Our letter expressing our grave concern about several of Pomona College administration’s recent actions with respect to student activism in support of Palestinian rights.
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Our letter expressing concern about several of the Vanderbilt University administration’s recent actions with respect to student activism in support of Palestinian rights. mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter to the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces regarding the devastation wrought on the education sector in Sudan since the outbreak of fighting in spring 2023
Sudan Defence Force
A.fatah Alburhan
Rapid Support Forces - قوات الدعم السريع
Mohamed Hamdan Daglo
Tom Perriello
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Our letter to Egyptian authorities expressing our concerns with the persistent deterioration in the conditions of academic freedom in Egypt and the ongoing detentions of scholars and researchers. النيابة العامة المصرية
Egypt Justice
Abdelfattah Elsisi
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#summerprogram The Arabic Language Institute in Fez (ALIF) 2024 Summer Arabic Institute runs from May 21 to July 26, 2024. mesana.org/resources-and-…

Our letter expressing grave concern about Texas Executive Order No. GA-44, issued on 27 March 2024, which defines its purpose as “addressing acts of antisemitism in institutions of higher education.”
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#summerprogram The University of Virginia Arabic Program is pleased to announce its intensive summer language program offered through the Summer Language Institute. mesana.org/resources-and-…

Our letter expressing concern about the decision to remove Dr. Kayum Ahmed from the Core curriculum teaching team at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (SPH).
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The MESA Global Academy supports scholars in Middle East Studies who are displaced from or in the MENA region. We are accepting applications for 2024-2025 scholarships until May 1! mesaglobalacademy.org/grant-opportun…