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Talal Asad: Why do I support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement?
[ Savage Minds is honored to publish this essay by Talal Asad. He teaches anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center and specializes on religion and politics in the Middle East and Europe.]
French philosopher who shut down Paris BDS event as ‘anti-Semitic’ and one-sided will lecture in NY on ‘Free Speech’
On April 24, the French consulate in New York will present a Night of Philosophy: 62 lectures in 12 hours. Kicking off the marathon in the ballroom on the second….
NYU faculty call for divestment from companies supplying the Israeli army
About 120 New York University (NYU) professors are calling on the school to divest from companies linked to the Israeli occupation. It’s unclear which companies NYU is invested in. The….
Business of backlash: GOP cashes in on Koch/Adelson anti-BDS donations
As the BDS movement grows, the flow of money to stop it increases — and Republicans spot a « winning issue »
Boycotting Israel more urgent than in case of South Africa, says anti-apartheid veteran
Farid Esack, an Islamic studies professor at the University of Johannesburg, has faced strong objections from the Zionist lobby in France over plans to give a series of lectures about….
BRICUP : Free Speech and Academic Freedom trumped by Zionist Pressure
Conference postponement : Statement by the orgarisers (April, 14, 2015)
Open letter to University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor: Dr Spence, reject calls to punish Palestine-justice supporters
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What is the Role of Academia in Political Change?: The Case of BDS and Israeli Violations of International Law
In addition to a collection of rich individual interviews and special segments, Status also publishes panels and lectures with every issue of the audio journal. For Issue 2.1, we highlight….
Court hearing expected next week in challenge to UK university’s ban on Israel conference
The Electronic Intifada has learned details of the court challenge filed in London on Thursday against the University of Southampton’s decision to ban a conference related to Israel. One of….