Posts Tagged ‘scholars’

‘Inaction is not an option’: ASA scholars speak out for Palestine

Rabab Abdulhadi on receiving the ASA’s Angela Y. Davis Award for Outstanding Public Scholarship: “Inaction is not an option. We must place the voices and liberation of Palestine and all oppressed at the center of our scholarship, pedagogy and advocacy.” Source

Scholars Want Term ‘White Paper’ Scrapped Due to its ‘Racial and Historical Context’

Renegade Editor’s Note: Jakobi doesn’t exactly look White to me. Hmm. By Dave Huber ‘Exclusionary to some groups, Source

Scholars’ ‘Apartheid’ letter is intended to crack ‘rock of silence’ in Jewish institutions

Shira Klein, a chief drafter of a letter attacking Jewish support for “apartheid,” saysThe list of signers of an Israeli scholars’ letter attacking Jewish support for “apartheid” reveals “the absolute fear” inside the Jewish community — many are afraid to sign the letter lest it damage their careers. Source

You ignore ‘apartheid’ — angry scholars’ letter to US Jews is signed by 750 including Benny Morris

So long as Jews and Palestinians don’t have equal rights, Israel risks “dictatorship,” say 750 academics in letter urging U.S. Jews to denounce “apartheid.” Source

You Can Change Gender at Will, But Scholars Say ‘Simply Impossible’ to Change Your Race

Kevin Nadal, an activist, comedian and expert on microaggressions who teaches at City University of New York, agreed saying “There is a privilege in being able to change your race or to say that you’re changing your race.” Source

‘Scholars in Iraq must help shine light on U.S. assassination of Gen. Soleimani and Al-Muhandis’

TEHRAN – During a meeting on Monday with a number of university professors from Iraq, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, director of the special committee tasked to investigate the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, asked the scholars to help clarify the truth of General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis’s assassination by Washington. Source

Scholars Now Believe Forbidden Fruit Was Seed Oils

U.S. — Scholars at Notre Dame’s Department of Theology have found new evidence that the forbidden fruit described in Genesis was not actually a fruit, but a vial of deadly, highly processed seed oil. Source

Scholars Believe Jacob Forced The Angel To Tap Out With A Wicked Powerbomb

AMMAN, JORDAN — New evidence uncovered by researchers at the University of Jordan sheds new light on the scriptural tale of Jacob wrestling the Angel of the Lord. Scholars now believe the epic wrestling match ended after Jacob performed a wicked powerbomb, forcing the angel to tap out. In the book of Genesis Jacob wrestles […]

Scholars Now Believe Paul Used Handy Map In Back Of Study Bible To See Where He Should Go Next

ROME — After reviewing new historical evidence, scholars now believe the Apostle Paul used the handy map in the back of his Bible when deciding where to travel to next. Source

Scholars Believe Da Vinci Painted Mona Lisa At Fun 1-Hour Paint & Sip Event

PARIS — Scholars examining the Mona Lisa have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci most likely created the famous painting during a one-hour “Paint & Sip” event. “When you look at the complexity of what da Vinci could produce sober, and add in the subtle wine stains on the painting’s border, there is little doubt,” said […]

Scholars Suggest Singapore’s New Work Visa will Attract High Income Talents in Preference to Hong Kong

The wave of mass migrations from Hong Kong continues, and the pandemic measures have also discouraged foreigners from coming to Hong Kong. Singapore, which has always been regarded as a competitor to Hong Kong, has recently launched a new work visa program to attract talents. Scholars commented that it “gave an extra punch” to Hong […]

The Rhodes Scholars Guiding Biden’s Presidency

The recent, pandemic-ridden years have involved a steep and often traumatic learning curve for many citizens across the Trans Atlantic. One particularly shocking revelation that has ripped virally across the internet in recent days revolves around the revelations that the World Economic Forum’s ‘Young Global Leaders’ have been positioned across western governments and powerful private institutions […]

Middle East Studies scholars overwhelmingly vote to endorse BDS

The largest Middle East academic body in North America has officially endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS). An overwhelming majority of Middle East Studies Association members (MESA) have voted to ratify a BDS resolution. All full members of MESA were asked to electronically cast their votes between January 31-March 22. On March 23 […]

League of Palestine Scholars condemns India ban on hijab

The League of Palestine Scholars yesterday condemned India’s ban on Muslim women wearing the hijab in colleges, Anadolu reported. In a statement, the league said: “We condemn the Indian ban on wearing the scarf and call for respecting the Islamic faith.” “We stress that the hijab is part of the inalienable principles for Muslims and banning it […]

Scholars Now Believe David Only Beat Goliath Because He Had The High Ground

JERUSALEM—Scholars working with the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered new evidence that suggests the biblical David was only able to defeat Goliath because he had the high ground. The evidence in question, a fragment of a scroll discovered in the Valley of Elah, is mostly illegible but does contain the well known Hebrew taunt, “אל […]

Scholars Now Believe Mary And Joseph Were Denied Room In The Inn Due To Being Unvaxxed

Scholars Now Believe Mary And Joseph Were Denied Room In The Inn Due To Being Unvaxxed BETHLEHEM—Biblical scholars have uncovered a dusty old scroll that turned out to be a record of Jesus’s birth. According to the ancient writing, Mary and Joseph were actually denied room in the inn because they were unvaxxed. “The record […]

Scholars Confirm Jesus Always Fist-Bumped Apostles After Absolutely Roasting Pharisees

Scholars Confirm Jesus Always Fist-Bumped Apostles After Absolutely Roasting Pharisees ISRAEL—Scholars working in Israel confirmed Monday that after owning the Pharisees with facts and logic, Jesus always fist-bumped his apostles. “Jesus would absolutely STEAMROLL over the Pharisees, DESTROYING them with facts,” said biblical scholar Dr. Clay Parsons. “We’ve known this for centuries. But now, we’ve […]

Nearly 2/3 of U.S.-based Middle East scholars say Israel is practicing apartheid

The Middle East Scholar Barometer is a joint initiative from the University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll and the Project on Middle East Political Science at George Washington University. It’s a survey that tracks the opinions of Middle East scholars based in the United States. Back in February (before the forced evictions in Sheikh Jarrah and Israel’s […]

Palestine scholars criticise talks, reject normalisation with Israel

The Palestine Scholars Association yesterday criticised holding talks with Israel and rejected the normalisation of ties with the occupation state, stressing that “resistance is the best choice”. During a conference entitled “Resistance Liberates and Oslo Devastates” held in Gaza, the body’s chief Dr Nasim Yassin said: “This wide-scale participation of nobles and elites is proof that […]

Scholars Confirm For Jesus’s Second Miracle He Turned White Claws Back Into Water

Scholars Confirm For Jesus’s Second Miracle He Turned White Claws Back Into Water ISRAEL—Scholars working in the Holy Land confirmed today that as His second miracle, Jesus actually turned White Claws back into water. After turning water into wine and “really getting the party started” at the wedding in Cana, the Messiah reportedly saw some […]

Over 600 scholars and artists call for the dismantling of the apartheid regime in historic Palestine

Ahmed Abbes, mathematician, Director of research in Paris, France Sinan Antoon, New York University, United States John Avery, Writer, Denmark Bertrand Badie, Sciences Po Paris, France Étienne Balibar, Anniversary Chair of Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University London, United Kingdom Anthony Barnett, Writer, United Kingdom Edmond Baudoin, Auteur de bandes dessinées, France George Bisharat, UC Hastings […]

Scholars Under Surveillance: How Campus Police Use High Tech to Spy on Students

It may be many months before college campuses across the U.S. fully reopen, but when they do, many students will be returning to a learning environment that is under near constant scrutiny by law enforcement.  A fear of school shootings, and other campus crimes, have led administrators and campus police to install sophisticated surveillance systems […]

Nearly 200 U.S. and U.K. scholars back British lecturer who called Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel

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Nearly 200 scholars back lecturer who called Jewish students ‘pawns’

About 200 academics from the United Kingdom and the United States have signed a petition defending a British university lecturer who had called Jewish students on his campus “pawns” of Israel, “a violent, racist, foreign regime engaged in ethnic cleansing.” Jewish groups and organizations have protested the remarks by David Miller, a professor of political sociology […]

Polish Court Orders Holocaust Scholars to Apologize for Recent Book

A Polish court ruled on February 9 that two Holocaust scholars have to apologize to the family member of Edward Malinowski for stating in their book that he aided the Nazis in killing Jews. The Jerusalem Post and ABC News reported that the Warsaw District Court concluded that Polish Center of Holocaust Research Professor Barbara […]

Polish court: Holocaust scholars must apologize ‘for inexact information’

A Polish court has ruled that two Polish historians must issue an apology for including testimony in a 2018 book of a Jewish woman who accused a village mayor of betraying 22 Jews to the Nazis during the Holocaust. The Warsaw District Court determined that Prof. Barbara Engelking, founder and director of the Polish Center […]

Holocaust scholars sued for claiming mayor who saved Jew helped kill 22

Two well-known Polish Holocaust historians are on trial for alleged defamation over their claim that late mayor of a town near Warsaw who saved one Jewish woman was involved in the murder of 22 other Jews. Jan Grabowski and Barbara Engelking were sued last year in civil court by a niece of the mayor for […]

Holocaust scholars sued for suggesting mayor who saved Jew helped kill 22

Two well-known Polish Holocaust historians are on trial for alleged defamation over their claim that late mayor of a town near Warsaw who saved one Jewish woman was involved in the murder of 22 other Jews. Jan Grabowski and Barbara Engelking were sued last year in civil court by a niece of the mayor for […]

Scholars of Resistance Unite behind Palestine, Denounce Normalisation as Betrayal

December 8, 2020 Source: Al-Manar English Website The International Union of Resistance Scholars assembled Tuesday in Beirut, expressing ultimate support to Palestine and voicing firm rejections to all forms of normalization with Zionist entity. Entitled “The Uprising of the Ummah (nation) in Face of Normalization Conspiracies”, the Sixth Conference of the International Union of Resistance Scholars […]

Why Are Activists and Scholars Devoted to Inter-Faith Harmony  Being  Accused of the Opposite

Inter-faith harmony is of great importance in all parts of the world, but its importance increases further in a country like India which is home to people of so many religions and sects. Hence those who devote their life to protecting and promoting inter-faith harmony are performing a very important role for unity of our […]

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