Steven Salaita
Electronic Intifada
Lebanon
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A guide to surviving Canary Mission
How to respond to Zionist attacks, both as individual activists and communities. → Read More
I won’t vote for Bernie Sanders: His feeble position on Israel is a serious progressive problem
Bernie has run a smart campaign and I admire his economic platform. But his foreign policy lacks moral vision → Read More
Our terrified hyperpatriots: Here’s what Palin, Trump and anti-Muslim extremists fear most
When Palin demands "speak American" or Trump targets Muslims, this is the fear they're playing on → Read More
Syed Farooq Is an American: Letâs Stop the Muslim vs. Christian Debate and Take a Look at Ourselves
His terrible deed does not spring from an unknowable foreign culture. It is violence endemic to the United States. → Read More
Syed Farooq is an American: Let’s stop the Muslim vs. Christian debate and take a look at ourselves
His terrible deed does not spring from an unknowable foreign culture. It is violence endemic to the United States → Read More
Steven Salaita: U. of I. destroyed my career
Being recruited for a tenured faculty position at a major university is no small feat, nor should it be; tenure represents the pinnacle of an academic career. In my case, it involved numerous interviews with faculty in the American Indian studies program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an intensive review of my scholarship, pedagogy and professional service. → Read More
U.S. college presidents should address Palestinian university closures
Earlier objection to curtailing academic freedom makes their silence glaringly inconsistent → Read More
We must give the land back: America’s brutality toward Native Americans continues today
Americans have unjustly taken vast tracts of land. This Presidents' Day, let's uphold our treaties and return it → Read More
Matt Lauer, pleasant corporate stooge: America’s double standard on politicizing the Olympics
Why should NBC highlight Russia's human rights record? Imagine the outrage if anyone talked honestly about ours → Read More
Peter Beinart’s colonial logic: Opponents of Israel boycott make anti-democratic arguments
An academic boycott of Israel is really protesting a segregationist mentality that should have ended long, long ago → Read More
Academics should boycott Israel: Growing movement takes next step
A major scholarly group affirms a boycott over Palestine. They're right and ethical -- and widely misunderstood → Read More
No, thanks: Stop saying “support the troops”
Compulsory patriotism does nothing for soldiers who risk their lives -- but props up those who profit from war → Read More