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Malawi: Political Science Professor Talks About Blogging Academic Freedom
Victor Kaonga, Global Voices Online, 4/22
DUBAI: Scholar’s detention threatens UAE’s reputation
Brendan O’Malley, University World News, 4/21
New crackdown on Iraqi academic elite
NEAR, 4/21
Bahrain’s Crackdown on Protest Extends to Academe, With Interrogations, Firings and Expulsions
David L. Wheeler, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/21
Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic or Both?
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 4/21