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Elected leaders and the media must protect these communities and openly dispel and condemn inflammatory disinformation that contributes to physical violence against them. #NoRacismNoFascism

AMENA-Psy is outraged and deeply dismayed about the violence directed toward immigrants, BIPOC folks, and Muslim people in the UK. We call for an END TO RACIST ATTACKS!

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Please consider signing this open letter in support of Mohamed Abdou https://t.co/2Og135F4bK

We must not allow the careers of scholars to be decided by attention- grabbing news clips and McCarthy-esque panels demanding allegiance to a demonstrably false narrative. The consequences of this attack has far reaching implications for anyone who supports liberation. [9/9]

The targeting of Professor Abdou is an attack on academic freedom and has opened him up to harassment and slander, regular death threats, global doxxing, and is negatively impacting his reputation, future job prospects and income. [8/9]

for social justice for resisting oppression. This case sets a dangerous precedent in which misrepresented political statements can lead to termination or otherwise negatively impact an academic’s career. [7/9]

Such acts are rooted in Orientalist ideology, which purports to have authority over what Arab culture and language mean.” Racism is entrenched in this one dimensional and dehumanizing narrative that brands MENA individuals and communities as aggressors rather than advocates [6/9]

which we see in statements that seek to redefine the Arabic word, intifada (which means uprising) as violence and in attempts to label the keffiyeh as a symbol of terrorism. [5/9]

As stated in an open letter of support for Professor Abdou with nearly 2,000 signatures, Representative Stefanik’s line of questioning fits a pattern of representing those who advocate for Palestinian liberation as violent terrorists, [4/9]

During this hearing, President Shafik caved to pressure and declared that Professor Abdou would never work at Columbia again as a result of statements he made outside of the classroom supporting Palestinian liberation. [3/9]

Professor Abdou was falsely accused of being a supporter of terrorism by U.S. House Representative Elise Stefanik, and was the subject of her questioning during a U.S. congressional hearing on April 17, 2024, directed at Columbia University President Minouche Shafik. [2/9]

As MENA scholars, we stand in support of our colleague, Mohamed Abdou, Arcapita Visiting Assistant Professor at Columbia University, who has been targeted for his pro-Palestine commitments and activism. [1/9]

With all universities in Gaza reduced to rubble, this movement illuminates the importance of academic freedom, and that college campuses should be sites of liberation. [6/6] #FreePalestine #Gaza #PeoplesUniversity

Student resistance in the United States is rooted in more than eight decades of Palestinian decolonial struggle, and draws inspiration from Gazans’ sumud, or steadfast perseverance against the genocide. [5/6]

AMENA-Psy condemns the use of police brutality to intimidate and cause bodily/psychological harm to those exercising their right to protest. [4/6]

They have called for accountability from world leaders and - their voices continue to shout for justice today. It is distressing to witness university administrations militarizing their campuses. [3/6]