Quickly written, unedited entries about whatever is on my mind.
15
Nov
Academic Freedom Media Review
November 6 – 13, 2009
Compiled by Scholars at Risk
Student Activist Held in Tunisia at Risk of Torture
NEAR, 11/13
Norwegian University’s Board Rejects Academic Boycott of Israel
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/13
Courage on campus
The Baltimore Sun, 11/13
Convicted Terrorist Won’t Speak at UMass-Amherst After All
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/12
Threat to Faculty Free Speech
Scott [...]
Tags: Academic Freedom, boycotts, democracy, education, Higher Education, Human Rights, internet, Iran, Islam, Israel, media, MENA, Middle East, Norway, Scholars at Risk, social media, Technology
10
Nov
Before I get back to work, I feel I need to take a moment and state openly that I was wrong about the health care reform bill. It is bad, evil and scary. Had I been watching wall to wall coverage of Congress like all good Americans should, I would have know that. [...]
Tags: colber report, congress, Daily Show, democracy, economic justice, health care, health care reform, Humor, legislation, politics, terrorism
8
Nov
A November 6, 2009 Press Release from Scholars at Risk:
Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about reports indicating that Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, a respected international scholar and researcher, has been arrested, convicted and sentenced to over 12 years in prison. Reports indicating that an appeal may not be heard are of equal concern. SAR [...]
Tags: Academic Freedom, democracy, education, Higher Education, Human Rights, internet, Iran, Islam, media, MENA, Middle East, social media, Technology
4
Nov
Al Jazeera gets such a bum rap in the United States because they are perceived as being biased against the United States and overly critical of US foreign policy. It’s not a fair evaluation, which is not surprising given that it is too often made based on hearsay by people who don’t speak Arabic, [...]
Tags: Al Jazeera, democracy, Human Rights, internet, media, Middle East, Morocco, Qatar, Satellite, Yemen
30
Oct
A few days ago I posted an entry about recent setbacks in freedom of the press in Morocco. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be visiting Morocco November 2-3. In advance of that visit Reporters Without Borders, an organization that fights for freedom of the press has sent an open letter to the Secretary of [...]
Tags: democracy, diplomacy, Freedom of the Press, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Maghreb, media, Moroccan-American Relations, Morocco, politics, United States
25
Oct
Here, once again, is the weekly Academic Freedom Media Review from one of those organizations I wish would just go away. Go away because there would simply be no more need for it. Unfortunately, all over the world scholars come under attack for their scholarship or teaching. It’s said that knowledge is power and history [...]
Tags: Academic Freedom, cultural policy, democracy, education, Higher Education, knowledge, MENA, Middle East, politics, power, Scholars at Risk, scholarship
25
Oct
Upon the death of his father, it looked as if Morocco might be on its way toward total freedom of expression. This post is too short to go into much detail, but tentatively at first, then progressively with more and more confidence the media and the arts began to confront previously taboo subjects including corruption [...]
Tags: "le Monde", Activism, Africa, Arabic, cultural policy, democracy, editorial cartoons, France, Freedom of the Press, Human Rights, media, MENA, Mohammed VI, Morocco, newspapers, North Africa, Tunisia
2
Oct
The Academic Freedom Media Review is a collection of articles compiled weekly by Scholars at Risk. This is the review for September 25 – October 2, 2009.
UWO joins effort to protect scholars
Chip Martin, London Free Press, 10/1
Peruvian Academic Receives Death Threats
NEAR, 10/1
Israeli Court Says University Bowed to Chinese Pressure in Closing Exhibit
The Chronicle of [...]
Tags: Academic Freedom, Activism, Calvin College, china, cultural policy, David Horowitz, democracy, education, Higher Education, Human Rights, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, media, MENA, Middle East, NATO, Peru, Philipines, politics, protests, religion, Saudi Arabia, Scholars at Risk, Tehran, Venezuela
25
Sep
Google says:
Project 10^100 is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.
You submitted more than 150,000 ideas.
We chose a handful of finalists.
Which ones should we make happen?
You tell us.
Tags: Activism, Africa, cultural policy, culture, democracy, economic justice, education, educational technology, Egypt, Environment, Foreign Aid, foreign policy, Globalization, Google, Higher Education, Human Rights, Hunger, Ideas, internet, politics, Voting
23
Sep
Unfortunately not enough people are hearing it, so click here to find out how you can continue to raise the alarm.
Tags: Activism, Africa, Avaaz.org, cultural policy, democracy, Environment, global warming, internet, social media, Social Software, video
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