Request Israel allow students students from Gaza to attend Bethlehem University
Letter to Prime Minister Olmert and Minister of Defense Peretz to request Israel allow students from Gaza to attend Bethlehem University.
Contact CAF
Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc.
3542 N. Geronimo Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
520 333-2577 phone
520 207-3166 fax
- Interventions
Use of retirement requirements in a discriminatory manner to purge liberal and secular faculty
Letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to express concern over reports that the government planned to use mandatory retirement requirements in a discriminatory manner to purge liberal and secular faculty.
Protest death in detention of Akbar Mohammadi
Letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei protesting the death in detention of Akbar Mohammadi.
Detention of Professor Ghazi Walid Falah
Letter to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert protesting the detention of Professor Ghazi Walid Falah.
Protest prosecution of Professor Elif Shafak
Letter to Prime Minister Erdogan protesting the prosecution of Professor Elif Shafak.
Juan Cole Yale appointment and subsequent overturning of decision
Letter to Andrew D. Hamilton regarding the appointment of Juan Cole to Yale University’s History and Sociology departments and subsequent overturning of decision.
AAUP/MESA Joint Statement on Iraq
AAUP/MESA Joint Statement on higher education and academic freedom in Iraq.
Protest detention of Professor Ramin Jahanbegloo
Letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei protesting the detention of Professor Ramin Jahanbegloo.
Call for the release Professor Arif Dalila from prison
Letter to President Bashar Al-Asad calling for the release of Professor Arif Dalila from prison.
Dismissal of Claudia Kiburz
Letter to His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan regarding the dismissal of Claudia Kiburz.
Denial of visas to LASA-Cuban Scholars
Letter to Condoleezza Rice regarding the denial of visas to LASA-Cuban Scholars.
Postponement of AAUP Conference
Letter to Roger W. Bowen regarding the postponement of an AAUP conference.
Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad by Natana J. DeLong-Bas Book Ban
Letter to Husni Mubarak regarding the AUC Book Ban.
Prosecution of Orhan Pamuk
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the prosecution of Orhan Pamuk.
Prosecution of publisher Fatih Tas
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Erdogan to protest the prosecution of publisher Fatih Tas.
Imprisonment of Hossein Ghazian
Letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei regarding the imprisonment of Hossein Ghazian.
Security Wall Bars Education in Jerusalem
Letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon regarding barriers to education in Jerusalem resulting from the security wall.
Yektan Turkyilmaz, Duke University Student
Letter to H.E. Tatoul Markarian regarding Yektan Turkyilmaz.
Matrouk Al-Faleh Sentencing
Letter to Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud regarding the sentencing of Matrouk Al-Faleh.
Upgrading of College of Judea and Samaria to university status
Letter to Minister Limor Livnat regarding upgrading of College of Judea and Samaria to university status.
Cancellation of academic conference to be held at Bosphorus University
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regarding cancellation of academic conference to be held May 25-27 at Bosphorus University.
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.
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.