Letter calling on the University of Pennsylvania to Defend its Faculty
Our letter expressing concern about the failure of the University of Pennsylvania to respond to the defamation and harassment of UPenn faculty
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Concern over failure to defend Professor Joseph Massad
Letter to the President of Columbia University defending Professor Joseph Massad
Letter protesting threats to Ryna Workman’s academic freedom
Our letter to NYU Law School Dean protesting actions taken against Ryna Workman
Letter protesting arrests at Birzeit University last month
Letter to Israel government authorities to protest the arrests of 8 students at Birzeit University on 24 September 2023.
Letter protesting detention of Khaled El-Qaisi
Our letter to Israeli authorities calling for the immediate release from detention of Khaled El-Qaisi, a Palestinian-Italian student
Response from the Department of Homeland Security to July 31 Letter
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.
In Memoriam, Thomas Naff (1929-2023)
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
Letter to the president of Princeton University defending Professor Satyel Larson
Our letter calling on Princeton University to defend the academic freedom of Professor Satyel Larson.
Call for Papers - Springer Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology: Iran and Shared Spheres in Homelands and Diasporas
UCLA
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.
Letter concerning denial of urgent medical care to Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
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.
Letter protesting punitive measures against Iranian women students
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.
Letter raising concerns about Israel’s accession to the US Visa Waiver Program
Our letter to Biden administration officials expressing our 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.
Patrick George Zaki Pardoned
CAF welcomes the recent news that Egyptian national, Patrick George Zaki has received a presidential pardon.
Curator - Islamic Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met is seeking an established and experienced scholar in the art and architecture of the Islamic world between 650-1250 C.E., with a good knowledge of Arabic as a language and of historical, literary, and documentary sources in Arabic, as well as a broad view of Arabic-speaking cultures and networks of exchange that includes the Western Mediterranean, parts of Africa and the wider Indian Ocean throughout history to the present.
Assistant Professor-Tenure System
Michigan State University
The Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University is hiring a tenure-stream Assistant Professor in the position of Contemporary Islam.
MESA Board Initiates Search for Next IJMES Editor
Middle East Studies Associaton
The MESA Board of Directors invites applications and nominations for the next editor of the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES) for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2025. Application review will begin June 2024, and continue until a new editor is identified.
Call for papers: The Fares Center International Conference
The Fares Center
The Fares Center at the Fletcher School at Tufts University plans to hold an international interdisciplinary conference on “The US in the Middle East, and the Middle East in the US,” April 18-19, 2024
Assistant Professor of Practice - International Studies
University of Arizona
The College of Education invites applications for an academic Assistant Professor of Practice career-track position in International Studies
Letter protesting ongoing mistreatment of Moroccan scholar, Prof. Maati Monjib
Our letter to the King of Morocco and governing authorities protesting the ongoing harassment of and punitive measures against the prominent historian and human rights activist, Dr. Maati Monjib. Most recently, on 1 March 2023, he was suspended, without pay, from his position as professor of History at the Mohammed V University in Rabat. This is our fourth letter decrying the mistreatment of this scholar and activist.
In Memoriam, Cornell Fleischer (1950-2023)
MESA mourns the passing of University of Chicago Kanuni Süleyman Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies in the Departments of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and History Cornell Fleischer.
In Memoriam, Jere L. Bacharach (1938-2023)
MESA mourns the passing of former MESA President and MESA Bulletin Editor Jere L. Bacharach on April 9. 2023.
Response from SFSU President Mahoney to April 13 letter
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response to the 13 April letter expressing concern over the decision by San Francisco State University to open an investigation into Professor Mahiar Berooz's showing of an image of the Prophet Muhammad in his class.
Letter to the president of San Francisco State University protesting the investigation of Professor Maziar Behrooz
Our letter expressing concern over the decision by San Francisco State University to open an investigation into Professor Mahiar Berooz's showing of an image of the Prophet Muhammad in his class.
Letter regarding poisonings at girls’ schools and women’s dormitories
Our letter to Iranian authorities to condemn the persistent and widespread attacks by poisoning at girls' schools and women's college dormitories and call for an impartial and transparent investigation into their origins and bring the perpetrators to justice. From the initial attacks in November 2022 until today, more than 7000 students from across the country have been impacted and a climate of fear and insecurity prevails.
Letter protesting the ongoing incarceration of Professor Awad al-Qarni
Our letter to Saudi authorities protesting the ongoing incarceration of Prof. Awad al-Qarni, the well-known reformist cleric and legal scholar, as well as Dr. Salman al-Audah, Ali al-Omari and Hassan al-Maliki, and calling for their immediate release. We oppose, as well, the prosecutor's request that Prof. al-Qarni be sentenced to death.