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Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern and North African History

Hamilton Lugar School - Indiana University

The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLS) at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for a tenure-track position focused on the contemporary Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the rank of assistant professor, to begin in August 2025.

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Letter to the University of Pennsylvania denouncing its collaboration with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s investigation of faculty members

Our letter expressing concern about the apparent cooperation of the University of Pennsylvania with the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce investigations of faculty members.

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Letter to the Chancellor of the Florida State University System regarding the policing and censorship of course materials relating to Israel/Palestine

Our letter expressing grave concern about recent measures announced by the State University System of Florida that will police and censor teaching about Israel, Palestine, the Middle East and related topics at the state’s public universities and colleges.

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Calls for Book Proposals

The Lexington Series in Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Arab World

The Lexington Series in Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Arab World welcomes original scholarship on a wide range of topics from different perspectives, approaches, and methodologies that advance our understanding of gender and queerness in the Arab world.

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Letter opposing a bill proposed by National Union of Israeli Students

Letter protesting a bill proposed by the National Union of Israeli Students that stipulates that academic institutions in Israel are obliged to terminate faculty, lecturers and researchers who express criticism of Israel government policies and practices. The letter condemns, as well, a billboard smear campaign conducted to promote the proposed bill.

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Letter to the President of NYU and the Interim Vice Chancellor of NYUAD regarding the deportation of two NYUAD community members and other repressive acts by the UAE authorities

Our letter expressing concern about reports we have received that students and faculty at NYU Abu Dhabi have been subjected to repressive measures (including deportation) by UAE authorities for expressing their opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza while on campus.

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