Antisemitism, Islamophobia & Academic Freedom

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• Francisco

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Questions: 1. How do you fight antisemitism or Islamophobia without threatening academic freedom? 2. How has the rise in Islamophobia and anti-Arab incidents, particularly since the Israel-Hamas conflict, impacted Arab and Muslim communities in the U.S, Canada or elsewhere? 3. What do you think about Harvard President Claudine Gay's controversial testimony to Congress on the university's handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict? 4. How does the controversy surrounding Claudine Gay's testimony on antisemitism reflect larger debates about academic freedom and political pressure on universities? 5. Is anti-Zionism always antisemitic? 6. Do you have a question on the topic that you would like to ask the group? Video: 1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfA-8_xvwpY 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZASGOWgTYrk 3. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/college-leaders-face-congressional-hearing-over-antisemitism-and-islamophobia-on-campus 4. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/harvard-president-under-pressure-to-resign-after-testimony-about-antisemitism-on-campus 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=K1VTt_THL4A (80 minutes) Reading: 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/us/harvard-president-claudine-gay.html 2. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/world/middleeast/house-anti-zionism-antisemitism.html 3. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/us/politics/anti-zionism-antisemitism.html 4. https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/12/12/american-universities-face-a-reckoning-over-academic-freedom 5. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/academic-freedom-harvard-antisemitism.html Optional: (Spanish) https://elpais.com/internacional/2023-12-11/las-acusaciones-de-antisemitismo-ponen-contra-las-cuerdas-a-las-universidades-de-estados-unidos.html https://elpais.com/opinion/2023-11-05/antisemitismo-e-islamofobia.html https://elpais.com/opinion/2023-10-20/no-somos-terroristas.html#?rel=mas