OPINION
Whose academic freedom?
By Ahmad Jitan | January 17, 2014As we’re both aware, the American Studies Association recently passed a resolution to endorse the academic boycott of Israel.
As we’re both aware, the American Studies Association recently passed a resolution to endorse the academic boycott of Israel.
For my one last call to action: Think at the margins. Play, work, make, do and pause there too.
“Inshallah.” Muslims all over the world use the Arabic phrase, usually translated as “God willing,” referring to any future occurrence, recognizing that tomorrow isn’t promised.
Next week, Duke Students for Justice in Palestine (of which I am president) will be hosting Israeli Apartheid Week, to which the entire Duke community is invited.
There aren’t too many things more frightening in the present-day United States than an angry Arab. I’ve enjoyed being The Chronicle’s resident angry Arab for quite some time now, even if it gets...
It’s finally my last semester at Duke (God willing). As I walk through the mess that we jokingly call a student center, I can’t help but think of how appropriately the structure reflects my Duke...
Even after a cease-fire, it’s easy to feel hopeless about the situation in Israel/Palestine. The rockets have stopped (for now), but the violence continues.
This campus is not a safe space for Arabs or Muslims, and it shouldn’t take an act of violence to realize that.
I grew up in an anti-Semitic household. I have relatives who treat “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” as fact and not as the vile, racist propaganda that it is.
During this season of presidential debates, I can’t help but notice how many questions are left unasked, or how many questions that are asked already assume the range of acceptable responses.