CAF

Our letter expressing concern regarding the new policy about boycotts of companies as a serious threat to academic freedom and to the free speech rights of University of California students, faculty and staff. mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing concern about Georgetown University’s punitive actions and statements against Professor Jonathan A. C. Brown, the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization in Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

CAF-MESA is alarmed by the imminent risk of execution for Ahmadreza Djalali, Iranian-Swedish scholar on death row in Iran. We call for his release, joining global voices demanding justice and his safe return to Sweden. #FreeDjalali #AcademicFreedom mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter vigorously condemning the ongoing and intensifying aggressions against the education sector in the occupied West Bank. @PeteHegseth @SecDef @OIC_OCI @arableague_gs mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

#Employment The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) invites applications for a part-time Digital Content Associate to support the MESA Task Force on Civil and Human Rights, with a focus on the Academic Freedom Initiative. Read more: mesana.org/resources-and-…

Our letter expressing concern at the decision of the San José State University (SJSU) administration to terminate the employment of Professor Sang Hea Kil, a tenured member of the Department of Justice Studies. mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing concern about the decision of the administration of the George Washington University to ban graduating senior Cecilia Culver from campus and threaten to investigate her for possible student conduct code violations. mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing concern about the decision of NYU to withhold the diploma of graduating senior Logan Rozos and subject him to disciplinary action because of remarks he made about Israel’s war on Gaza during his recent graduation ceremony mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Iranian students Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi, who were denied fair trials and have been unjustly imprisoned for five years on baseless charges and subjected to mistreatment. mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing concern about the University of Colorado-Boulder’s apparent failure to meaningfully respond to a physical assault committed on campus against students advocating for Palestinian rights. mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter regarding treatment of students and scholars protesting the pretrial imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu @TC_icisleri @AliYerlikaya @adalet_bakanlik @yilmaztunc @serakadigil @aysegul__dogan @DEMGenelMerkezi @erolozvar mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our third letter to Egyptian officials regarding the unjust circumstances of Egyptian researcher and translator, Kholoud Said. @AlsisiOfficial @EgyptJustice @EgyptianPPO mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing concern about Harvard University’s decision to remove Professor Cemal Kafadar and Associate Professor Rosie Bsheer as, respectively, director and associate director of the university’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing outrage about the letter dated 13 March 2025 that was sent to Columbia University by three Trump administration officials mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing concern about the decision of the Board of Directors of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture to cancel a planned issue of the Journal of Architectural Education focused on Palestine mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing grave concern about Governor Hochul’s unprecedented demand that Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) take down a posted advertisement for a new open-rank position in the field of Palestinian Studies mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing outrage and deep concern, and demanding the release from prison of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali who has been detained on false charges for nine years and condemned to death on the basis of a forced confession. mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

MESA expresses profound concern regarding the deteriorating health of Laila Soueif in Egypt, and calls for the release of her son Alaa Abdel-Fattah and the end of violations of academic freedom by the Egyptian government. @AlsisiOfficial mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing concern about the decision of MIT’s Department of Linguistics and Philosophy to deny Professor Michel DeGraff permission to offer a proposed course on language, linguistics and decolonization in Israel/Palestine mesana.org/advocacy/commi…

Our letter expressing concern about the suspension of Umaymah Mohammad from the Emory University School of Medicine, for a statement that she made during a media interview that was deemed in violation of the student code of conduct. mesana.org/advocacy/commi…