"instead of taking on this struggle — or even waiting for... court rulings—universities, including Stanford have preemptively begun removing language from websites, reviewing programs, suspending projects & shrinking grad admissions even though Columbia’s fate shows that compliance offers no safety"

Israel-Gaza war: IDF strikes have killed at least 200, health ministry says, in biggest attack since start of January ceasefire – live Palestinian health ministry officials say at least 200 killed; Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will act against Hamas ‘with increasing military strength’

STOP killing people. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Wake up and speak up Stanford (and all US universities)! stanforddaily.com/2025/03/17/i...
Priya Satia @priyasatia.bsky.social and Jessica Riskin

Statement on Trump's Attack on Federal Funding for Libraries

Trump's late Friday EO cutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (which funds museums + libraries w/critical and carefully-reviwed grants) is PLAINLY ILLEGAL. Congress created the IMLS!

Sign the petition + raise hell

#museums #writers #AcSky
🍎 💙📚 🌏🧪

www.everylibrary.org/statementiml...

Latest photo of my pet

A lovely day on Thursday with the ever enlightening and elegant Ali Altaf Mian @alialtafmian.bsky.social at the Center for South Asia

I know everything is on fire but please do not forget that people are starving, not because there is no food, but because that food is blockaded. Food. Is. A. Basic. Human. Right.

Bakeries go dark in Gaza as Israel cuts off fuel to 2.1 million people As prices soar and essential goods disappear, famine conditions threaten to return to Gaza following Israel’s closure of border and suspension of fuel and aid delivery.

As prices soar and essential goods disappear, famine conditions threaten to return to Gaza following Israel's closure of border and suspension of fuel and aid delivery.

mondoweiss.net/2025/03/bake...

#Palestine #Israel

A federal court reaffirmed its nation-wide injunction against Trump's anti-DEIA policy, clarifying it applies to every agency in the executive branch, protecting universities, workplaces, cities and communities to continue fostering diversity and inclusion without fear of retaliation. bit.ly/43BOSkd

Thank you Hakeem for speaking up! Walk out at Stanford tmw at 2 pm White Plaza

Middle East Studies Association The Department of Anthropology seeks to hire a sociocultural anthropologist of Palestine. The appointment will be made at the assistant or associate professor rank.

Please circulate! Tenure track position in Anthropology of Palestine at UC Davis
mesana.org/resources-an...

Call for Papers!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Progress but not finished

Key of return tatreez - in hopes that cease turns to peace turns to return turns to justice.

The unknown fate of Palestinian journalist Haitham Abd Elwahed For more than a year, Israeli authorities have refused to give any information about what has happened to Haitham Abd Elwahed since October 7, 2023 — leaving his family in heartbreaking limbo.

For more than a year, Israeli authorities have refused to give any information about what has happened to Haitham Abd Elwahed since October 7, 2023 — leaving his family in heartbreaking limbo.
mondoweiss.net/2025/01/the-...

Global MIT At-Risk Fellows Program Palestine

Please circulate! Opportunity for scholars from Palestine at MIT global.mit.edu/gmaf-palesti...

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...

Palestinian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship | Islamic Studies

Palestinian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and the Middle Eastern Studies Forum at Stanford Global Studies invite candidates to apply for the inaugural Palestinian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship.

islamicstudies.stanford.edu/opportunitie...

Private Schools Group Apologizes After Claims of Antisemitism at Event After criticism from Jewish groups over speeches at a conference, the president of the National Association of Independent Schools said future addresses would be vetted.

My response below to Qs for this article on “Private Schools Group Apologizes After Claims of Antisemitism at Event” in which my talk was one that made four Jewish students feel threatened bc I used the word genocide. Let’s unpack since they gave ADL the last word. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/n...

Postdocs are the easiest thing for uni administrations - low cost, low commitment, and being seen to be 'doing something' - but I will be thrilled if it opens up the doors and helps end the Palestinian exception to free speech.

Never lose sight of the long term goal - Tenure and Tenure-Track positions and opportunities/support for students and scholars from Palestine.

Palestinian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship | Islamic Studies

Spread the word! Postdoctoral Fellowship in Palestinian Studies at Stanford
islamicstudies.stanford.edu/opportunitie...

Postdoc in Princeton's Center for Culture, Society and Religion @princetonccsr.bsky.social for "recent PhDs specializing in the study of religion in any discipline" with "interest and expertise in public-facing scholarship on religion."
puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

Title VI, Palestine, and the Interpretation of Speech

Decades-long political pressure to avoid studying or speaking out on Palestine within academia make it harder to fairly resolve Title VI complaints today. My blog post here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/title-v...

Dr Ramzi Salti bringing the light of Fairuz to Stanford

A Landscape of War by Munira Khayyat - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Was truly fortunate to hear Munira Khayyat talk yesterday about her brilliant book - check it out: www.ucpress.edu/books/a-land...

#aar morning

Diya suggests I take her to work today.

Thanks for making so much time for us - it was such a rich and valuable discussion!