Detention and alleged torture of up to 40 students
Letter to President Bashar al-Asad regarding detention and alleged torture of up to 40 students for alleged membership in an unrecognized and unsanctioned student organization.
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- All Committee on Academic Freedom
Condemning AUT Academic Boycott
Letter to the Association of University Teachers condemning AUT Academic Boycott.
Decision to exclude Rashid Khalidi from participating in teacher development workshops
Letter to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg regarding New York City’s Department of Education Chancellor Joel Klein’s decision to exclude Rashid Khalidi from participating in teacher development workshops.
Public calls for dismissal of Professor Joseph Massad & Columbia University to suppress academic freedom
Letter to Dr. Lee Bollinger, President, Columbia University regarding demands for the dismissal of Professor Joseph Massad and numerous public calls for Columbia University to suppress or infringe upon academic freedom.
Rejection of 61 visa applications from Cuban scholars & intellectuals
Joint letter with LASA, APSA, and AHA to Colin Powell, Secretary of State regarding rejection without explanation of 61 visa applications from Cuban scholars & intellectuals who were to participate in the LASA meeting.
Rescinding of visa for Dr. Tariq Ramadan
Letter filed jointly with AAR to Colin Powell, Secretary of State and Tom Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security regarding rescinding of visa for Dr. Tariq Ramadan who was slated to take up an appointment in the religion department of the University of Notre Dame.
Sentencing, suspending, and fining of Professor Ahmad Al-Baghdadi
Letter to Rashid Hamad Muhammad Al-Hamad, Minister of Education & Higher Education and Dr. Nader Abdullah Al-Jalal, President of Kuwait University regarding sentencing, suspending, and fining of Professor Ahmad Al-Baghdadi over alleged criticizing of the content and teaching on Islam in Kuwaiti primary and secondary schools.
Arrests of professors, requesting independence from the National Committee on Human Rights
Letter to Prince Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz regarding arrests of professors, requesting independence from the National Committee on Human Rights.
Sentencing of individuals over translation of Mernissi book
Letter to Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei regarding the sentencing of individuals over translation of Mernissi book.
New Woman Institution registering with the Ministry of Social Affairs
Letter to Amina Hamza Mahmoud al-Guindy, Minister or Social Affairs and Insurance regarding the New Woman Institution registering with the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Violent attacks on university students
Letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei regarding violent attacks on university students.
Detention of Dr. Adonis Akra
Letter to His Excellency Samir Jist regarding the detention of Dr. Adonis Akra, philosophy professor at Lebanon University in Tripoli.
Closure of Hebron Polytechnic University and the Islamic College of Hebron
Letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon regarding the closure of Hebron Polytechnic University and the Islamic College of Hebron.
Forced early retirement of Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim
Letter to H.H. Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan regarding the forced early retirement of Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim from UAE University in Al Ain.
Death sentence issued against Professor Hashem Aghajari
Letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamene’I regarding the death sentence and other harsh penalties issued against Professor Hashem Aghajari.
Re-conviction of Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Letter to His Excellency Hosni Mubarak regarding the July 29 re-conviction of Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim and his associates and to secure their immediate release from prison.
Condemning the bomb attack of July 31 in Jerusalem’s Hebrew University
Letter to Shaikh Ahmad Yassin to condemn the bomb attack of July 31 in Jerusalem’s Hebrew University.
Response by Shalom Tourgeman to Israel’s closure of the administrative offices of Al-Quds University
Response by Acting Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister Shalom Tourgeman to 22 July 2002 letter.
Israel’s closure of the administrative offices of Al-Quds University
Letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon regarding Israel’s closure of the administrative offices of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem.
Ongoing actions that threaten academic freedom and the right to education in the West Bank
Letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon regarding Israel’s recent and ongoing actions that threaten academic freedom and the right to education more broadly in the West Bank.
Disciplinary proceedings initiated against Dr. Ilan Pappe
Letter to Haifa University regarding concerning disciplinary proceedings initiated against Dr. Ilan Pappe, a professor of history at the university.
Arrest and subsequent detention of Professor Arif Dalila
Letter to President Bashar al-Asad regarding the arrest on September 9 and subsequent detention of Professor Arif Dalila following his participation in a meeting of the National Dialogue Forum.
Concerns regarding the arrest of Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim and staff members of the Ibn Khaldun Center
Letter to President Hosni Mubarak to express concerns regarding the arrest of Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim and staff members of the Ibn Khaldun Center; voiced distress both at the manner in which the trial was conducted by the Supreme Security Court, and the unduly harsh sentences imposed on Professor Ibrahim and his colleagues.
Escalating attacks on Tunisian scholars
Escalating attacks on Tunisian scholars
Israel’s intensified closure policy with particular impact on Birzeit University
Israel’s intensified closure policy with particular impact on Birzeit University.