Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association
Joined February 2014
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Our letter that both documents and condemns ongoing as well as new efforts of the government of Israel to take full control of archaeological sites in the occupied Palestinian Territories
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Our letter expressing concern about the launching of an investigation by New York University’s Title VI Office of a number of NYU students and faculty for alleged violation of the university’s Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy (NDAH)
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Our letter to Rutgers University expressing concern about Dean Alberto Cuitiño’s decision to cancel the graduation address that Arcellx chair and CEO Rami Elghandour had been invited to deliver on 15 May 2026 at Rutgers University’s School of Engineering mesana.org/advocacy/committe…
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Our letter to U.N., E.U. and U.S. officials expressing urgent concern about Iran’s educational and academic institutions becoming a frontline in the U.S.-Israel war against the country.
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Our letter to Prime Minister Pashinyan of Armenia expressing concern about the forced resignation of Dr. Edita Gzoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute-Foundation (AGMI).
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Our letter expressing concern about the sudden and arbitrary removal of Professor Azza Basarudin from her role as faculty advisor to the CSULB student organization Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)
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Our letter protesting the recent targeted killings by Israel's armed forces of two Lebanese professors
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Our letter expressing concern about the recently announced policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that permits the university to record classes without providing notice to, or obtaining consent from, the instructor
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Our letter expressing dismay concerning the Los Angeles Public Library’s decision to cancel an event featuring the writers Jenan Matari and Nora Lester Murad that was slated for the library’s 2025 Read Palestine Week
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Our letter expressing concern about the university administration's improper demand that Professor Mohja Kahf remove two posters from her office door because they are allegedly discriminatory
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Our letter expressing concern about the unprecedented lethal state violence against the nationwide protests in Iran and calling for an immediate end to violence and arrests, and the restoration of internet access.
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Submissions are Now Open for hashtag#MESA2026!
MESA invites your proposals for panels, roundtables, and individual papers for the 60th Annual Meeting in Boston!
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MESA Board joint letter with CAF regarding Israel’s assaults on Palestinian universities and targeting academic sector.
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Our letter expressing concern at the University of Arkansas’s decision to remove Professor Shirin Saeidi from her position as Director of the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies.
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Our letter expressing concern at the decision to suspend Peyrin Kao, a Lecturer in the Dept of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley for allegedly engaging in Palestine advocacy that violates university policy
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Our letter expressing concern about the decision of UMass Amherst to pause, and then cancel, a search under way for a tenure-track assistant professor of the history of the modern Middle East
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Our letter expressing concern about the University of Kentucky’s summary suspension of Ramsi Woodcock, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Professor of Law, pending an investigation of statements he has made regarding Palestine
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The 2025 MESA conference is only 2 months away! Don’t miss out on being a part of our Book Exhibit. We welcome any presses, organizations, and vendors with an interest in Middle East studies.
For more information go to mesana.org/annual-meeting/bo… or email meeting@mesana.org
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Our urgent letter to the Iranian authorities demanding information about the whereabouts and circumstances of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali.
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Our letter expressing concern about UC Berkeley’s decision to give the federal government names of 160 individuals associated with allegations of antisemitism on campus.
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