MESA 2020 Special Session Video - Images and Archives: Digital Collections in the Time of Corona
MESA 2020 Special Session 3-1 organized by Katie J. Hickerson, University of Chicago
2020 Academic Freedom Award Goes to Dr. Laila Soueif of Cairo University
Fourteen individuals in nine categories including the Academic Freedom Award, Mentoring, Service, and three book awards, were honored at MESA's 2020 Awards Ceremony held October 11, 2020,
MESA Presidential Session – Thinking Through Catastrophe: Perspectives and Lessons from Lebanon
MESA 2020 Special Session 3-2 organized by Catherine Batruni, Independent Scholar, Lara Deeb, Scripps College, and Sherene Seikaly, UC Santa Barbara.
MESA Announces 2020 Award Recipients
MESA awarded 14 individuals for excellence in scholarship, mentoring, service, and defending academic freedom on October 11, 2020.
MESA 2020 Awards Ceremony
MESA 2020 Special Session 2-2 organized by Sara Palmer, MESA and Jeffrey Reger, MESA.
MESA Presidential Panel: Middle East Studies and the Academy in the Time of Covid-19
MESA 2020 Special Session 2-1 organized by Dina Rizk Khoury, George Washington University.
MESA 2020 Special Session Video: Global Academy Event and Fellows Panel
MESA 2020 Special Session 1-2 organized by Asli Bali, UCLA, Beth Baron, CUNY, Mimi Kirk, MESA, Greta Scharnweber, NYU, and Judith Tucker, Georgetown University.
MESA 2020 Special Session Video: MESA Publications Workshop: Strategies for Shaping Your Own Academic Record
MESA 2020 Special Session 1-3 organized by Heather Ferguson, Claremont McKenna College and Joel Gordon, University of Arkansas.
MESA 2020 Special Session Video: The Political Economy and Ethics of Social Science Research in the Arab World
MESA 2020 Special Session 1-1 organized by Lisa Anderson, Columbia University
Press Release: MESA virtual conference to take place October 5-17 2020
Press release regarding MESA's first virtual conference (#MESA2020), which will take place live October 5-17, 2020.
Statement on DHS Proposed Rule Imposing New Limits on Student Visa Duration
The MESA Task Force on Civil and Human Rights calls on DHS to withdraw a proposed rule that would effectively deprive international students of lawful status for the duration required for many degree programs, restricting students from much of the developing world to two-year visas insufficient even for undergraduate study. The administration's proposed regulation would effectively mean that the United States no longer welcomes international students. If this rule were to go into effect, students from much of the world would face severe disincentives in considering degree programs in the U.S. Such actions would inflict broad harm on the intellectual life and economic viability of American universities, future generations of students, and the sectors of the economy that require highly qualified researchers and professionals.
Memo on the Circumstances of the Arrest and Detention of Iranian Materials Scientist Dr. Sirous Asgari
The Middle East Studies Association Task Force on Civil and Human Rights and the Committee on Academic Freedom join together in expressing our shock and outrage at reports concerning the arrest and detention of Iranian materials scientist Dr. Sirous Asgari.
Letter to the University of Toronto concerning outside interference in hiring
Letter to the president of the University of Toronto protesting the rescinding of the offer of employment to Dr. Valentina Azarova.
Concern for detained students in Iran pressured into making televised false confessions
Letter to Iranian authorities protesting students' detention, and reports according to which they are being pressured into making televised false confessions in order to escape the death penalty.
Protesting the Administrative Detention of Imad Barghouthi of al-Quds University
Letter to Israeli authorities protesting the continued detention of Imad Barghouthi, Professor of Theoretical Space Plasma Physics at Al-Quds University, and the order to place him under administrative detention.
Sentencing Bahey eldin Hassan, human rights advocate and founder of Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
Letter to Egyptian authorities expressing deep concern regarding the verdict against Bahey eldin Hassan, in absentia, on 25 August 2020. Hassan is a leading human rights advocate in Egypt and founder of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS). CAF also urges the authorities to drop all charges against Hassan.
New Social Media Law in Turkey
Letter regarding a new social media law in Turkey that endangers academic freedom by further expanding government censorship.
Response from USC President to August 17 Letter
University of Southern California President Carol L. Folt responds to August 17 CAF letter regarding her recent message conflating anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism.
Letter to USC President Regarding Recent Message Conflating Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism
Letter to the President of USC criticizing her recent message conflating anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism.
Ongoing harassment of cultural and educational workers in occupied East Jerusalem
Letter to Israeli authorities condemning the detention and conditional release of Rania Elias, Suhail Khoury, and Daoud Al-Ghoul, directors of cultural institutions in occupied East Jerusalem, and the infringements on educational and cultural rights of Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem.
Disciplinary actions against Professor Kayıhan Pala
Letter regarding the case of Dr. Kayıhan Pala, a Public Health professor at Uludağ University, who faces a disciplinary investigation for sharing his scholarly views on the numbers of reported Covid-19 cases and fatalities in Bursa.
Concern for the safety of Australian-British dual national Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert imprisoned in Iran
Letter to Iranian authorities protesting the transfer of Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert from Evin to Qarchak prison and expressing grave concern for her safety and well-being.
Recent arrest and detention of Imad Barghouti of Al-Quds University
Letter to Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu about the most recent arrest and administrative detention of Dr. Imad Barghouti of Al-Quds University without charge or trial.
Professor Bülent Şık’s prison sentence for making public his research on industrial pollution
Letter regarding the case of Professor Bülent Şık whose research focuses on public health, food safety and the right to a healthy environment, and who was given a prison sentence for making public his research on industrial pollution.
Response from UW Chancellor Office to June 3 Letter
University of Wisconsin-Madison Assistant Vice Chancellor responds to June 3 CAF letter about Horowitz Center attack on Samer Alatout.