Effects of Emergency Decrees on Turkish Academia
Letter concerning measures taken against universities, faculty and students allegedly tied to the Gülen movement.
Contact CAF
Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc.
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- Interventions
Travel bans of human rights activists
Letter to Bahraini king protesting the comprehensive travel bans imposed on twenty-eight Bahraini human rights activists.
Opposition of HR 6421 regarding specific definition of anti-Semitism
Letter to Speaker Ryan and other Members of Congress Objecting to the Definition of Anti-Semitism in the ‘Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016’
Parliament passes ‘Law on Civil Societies and Foundations and Other Entities Working in the Civil Sphere’
If signed by Egyptian President, a new Egyptian law would allow massive undue state interference in all of the activities of international, national and local civil society associations operating in Egypt.
Elimination of university self-governance
Letter to PM Yıldırım regarding the October 29th Emergency Decrees (KHK 675, 676), which resulted in the dismissals of 1276 academics at 74 public universities in Turkey from their positions and the elimination of university self-governance, replacing intra-university election of rectors with a presidential appointment system.
Incidents at Mardin Artuklu University under Rector Ahmet Ağırakça
Letter to PM Yıldırım concerning management corruption and institutionalized discrimination at Mardin Artuklu University
SFSU Professor Rabab Abdulhadi and SFSU partnership with al-Najah University
Letter to the President of SFSU protesting the harassment of Professor Rabab Abdulhadi and efforts to abrogate the university’s partnership with al-Najah University.
Cancellation by the university administration of its contract with Tarek Abol Naga
Letter protesting the cancellation of employment of Architecture Professor Tarek Naga and the destruction of student art work at the German University in Cairo.
Cancellation of UC Berkeley Course on Israel/Palestine
Letter to UC Berkeley Chancellor Dirks protesting the cancellation of a student-taught course on Israel/Palestine.
Campaign of Harassment against Professor Simona Sharoni
Letter calling on SUNY Plattsburgh administrators to defend the academic freedom of Professor Simona Sharoni.
Urging veto of California AB 2844
Letter to California Governor Jerry Brown urging him to veto AB 2844
Further purges of Turkish academics from institutions of higher education
Letter to Turkish PM Yildirim regarding the September 1st Emergency Decree (KHK 672), which resulted in the dismissals of 2346 academics at 94 public universities in Turkey from their positions.
Appeal for Homa Hoodfar’s Release
Second letter to Iranian authorities urging them, in light of Homa Hoodfar’s declining health, to immediately release her from prison and drop all charges against her.
Concern over disappearance and ill-treatment of Nasser bin Ghaith
Second letter to Emirati authorities protesting the “disappearance” and ill-treatment of Emirati economist Nasser bin Ghaith and insisting that his upcoming trial be fair along with full access to legal defense.
US visa denied to Abdel Bari Atwan
Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry expressing concern about Department of State failure to grant newspaper editor Abdel Bari Atwan a visa to come to the US for a book launch lecture trip.
Restricted Travel for Mozn Hassan
Letter to Egyptian authorities protesting the travel ban on Mozn Hassan, director of Nazra for Feminist Studies, and the ongoing prosecution of human rights NGOs in Case No 173, commonly known as the “foreign funding case.”
Response by UC Irvine Administrators’ to Student Protest
Letter to UC Irvine chancellor regarding the university's response to a student protest on May 18, 2016.
Veto by Ben Gurion President to Award NGO Breaking the Silence
Letter to Ben-Gurion University President expressing concern for overturning the faculty’s decision to award Breaking the Silence the Berelson Prize.
Call to Release Nabeel Rajab
Letter to Bahraini king calling for immediate, unconditional release of Nabeel Rajab and cessation of harassment of Bahraini human rights activists.
Call to Release Homa Hoodfar
Letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urging the immediate release of Concordia U. Professor Homa Hoodfar.
Calling for Release of Imad Barghouti
Letter to Israeli state authorities demanding the release of Al-Quds University Prof. Imad Barghouti, who despite a military judge's ruling on 26 May of insufficient evidence for the charge of “incitement” in alleged Facebook posts continues to be under detention under the same charge.
AUB Cancels Search for Director of CASAR
Letter to the American University of Beirut administration demanding a clear and immediate explanation for its decision to unilaterally cancel the search for Director of the Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR).
Opposing New York’s Executive Order 157
Letter to New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo opposing Executive Order 157, a highly dangerous threat to the constitutionally protected right to free speech. This Executive Order undermines the principles of academic freedom which are so crucial to maintaining the integrity, autonomy and educational mission of New York’s public and private institutions of higher education.
Calling for Release of Imad Barghouti
Letter to Israeli state authorities demanding the release of Al-Quds University Prof. Imad Barghouti, arrested under the charge of “incitement on Facebook.”