Letter to the University of Pennsylvania protesting its decision to ban the screening of the documentary Israelism
Our letter expressing dismay about the administration’s decision to prevent the screening by Penn students of "Israelism".
Our letter expressing dismay about the administration’s decision to prevent the screening by Penn students of "Israelism".
Our letter to Israeli government authorities expressing concern about the mounting threats to and repressive measures against Palestinian students in Israeli universities since the Hamas attack of 7 October
Our letter to Israeli government authorities protesting the ongoing targeting and intensification of arrests of Palestinian students at universities in the occupied West Bank, with a focus on Birzeit University
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response to our 20 November letter requesting clarification about the decision to suspend the George Washington University (GWU) chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) for at least 90 days.
Our letter condemning and demanding an end to the ongoing military assaults against the Palestinians of Gaza and Gaza’s educational infrastructure.
Our letter to the administration of Achva Academic College protesting their termination of the employment of senior lecturer, Dr. Uri Horesh, because of his social media posts in which he expressed views about the current war on Gaza, and the defamation of his name via untrue allegations.
Please see our letter requesting clarification about the decision to suspend the George Washington University (GWU) chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) for at least 90 days.
The 2023 MESA Academic Freedom Award has been goes to Professor Abduljalil Al-Singace for his unwavering courage and steadfastness in the face of more than a decade of repression and torture
Our letter expressing concern about Columbia University’s decision to suspend the university’s chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).
On November 3, 2023, MESA awarded 21 individuals for excellence in scholarship, mentoring, and service.
The American Institute for Yemeni Studies (AIYS) is now accepting applications for the US Scholars Fellowship until February 13th, 2024! This fellowship enables US scholars to travel and complete research on Yemen in any academic discipline.
Our letter expressing concern about your failure to respond to a pattern of egregious threats to academic freedom aimed at Syracuse University faculty.
Our letter expressing grave concern about the decision to withdraw recognition of the Brandeis University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Our letter in defense of Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian against calls from Hebrew University for her to resign for signing a petition calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
Our letter expressing concern about the failure of the University of Pennsylvania to respond to the defamation and harassment of UPenn faculty
Letter to the President of Columbia University defending Professor Joseph Massad
Our letter to NYU Law School Dean protesting actions taken against Ryna Workman
Letter to Israel government authorities to protest the arrests of 8 students at Birzeit University on 24 September 2023.
Our letter to Israeli authorities calling for the immediate release from detention of Khaled El-Qaisi, a Palestinian-Italian student
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response to our 31 July letter to Biden administration officials expressing concern regarding the Memorandum of Understanding recently concluded between the United States and Israel concerning Israel’s admission to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.
MESA mourns the passing of former MESA board member, former director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Middle East Center and scholar of the Ottoman Empire, Thomas Naff
Our letter calling on Princeton University to defend the academic freedom of Professor Satyel Larson.
We would like to invite you to submit a chapter proposal for an edited volume tentatively titled Linguistic Anthropology: Iran and Shared Spheres in Homelands and Diasporas. This handbook welcomes scholars from all social and human science disciplines to contribute to linguistic anthropological studies.
Our letter to the King of Bahrain regarding the declining health of prisoner of conscience, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and insisting that he receive urgent medical care and that the Bahraini authorities cease the mistreatment of Al-Khawaja and other imprisoned Bahrainis.
Our letter to Iranian authorities objecting to the ongoing harassment of Iranian women students and the imposition of punitive measures against them if they appear to defy the hijab laws or show solidarity with protestors.