Posts Tagged: Georgetown University
American Islamists’ Silence on Tariq Ramadan Rape Allegations Speaks Volumes
It's never fun when one of your favorite celebrities gets accused of wrong-doing. The home team quarterback faces a DUI, or a politician gets caught...
Al-Arian and the Georgetown Gang Ride Again — Now in Turkey
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) board member Sami Al-Arian appears to be thriving in his new environment -- after being deported from the United States in 2015. Al-Arian is scheduled to speak...
Swastika Found at Georgetown University on Rosh Hashanah Eve, Third in Recent Weeks
The president of Georgetown University in Washington, DC has called on his community to reject antisemitism and other forms of hatred after a swastika was...
Georgetown University and Radical Islamists: A Family Affair
Georgetown University's Qatar campus recently hosted Sami Al-Arian for a lecture in Doha. According to a news release from the school's Middle Eastern Studies Student Association, Al-Arian is a "civil...
Georgetown U Rejects Proposal to Divest From Companies That ‘Enable, Profit From Violent Israeli Occupation of Palestine’
A Georgetown University advisory board has rejected an anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) proposal issued in October by three student activists, on the grounds that “divestment would...
Anti-Israel Divestment Campaigns Kick Off on Campuses Across the US
Student groups across the US are renewing their efforts to pass anti-Israel divestment resolutions. Following a defeat two years ago, a coalition of student groups at...
Georgetown U Refuses Student Coalition Demand to Disclose, Cease Investment in Companies Complicit in ‘Illegal Israeli Occupation of Palestine’
Georgetown University refused a student coalition's demand that it first disclose and then halt its investment in companies that contribute to the “illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine,"...
Swastika, KKK Graffiti on Bathroom Wall of Georgetown U Medical School ‘Powerful Reminder to Stay Vigilant Against Antisemitism,’ Jewish Life Director Tells Student Paper
A swastika and Klu Klux Klan initials drawn on the wall of a bathroom at the Georgetown University medical school in Washington, DC serve as...
Anti-BDS Faculty Group Lauds Quick-Thinking Moderator for Nipping Disruption of Netanyahu Panel Discussion in the Bud
The recent disruption of an Israel-related event at Georgetown University (GU) was a “flop,” due mainly to the quick thinking of its moderator, the head of...
Deconstructing Nathan Lean’s ‘Islamophobia Industry’
"Islamophobia...is sort of like the ocean. It is working, it is churning, it is ebbing, it is flowing, even when we are asleep. There are...
Georgetown University Expands Holocaust/Jewish Studies With $10 Million Gift
JNS.org - The Catholic-Jesuit institution Georgetown University is increasing its curriculum on Jewish civilization with the help of several major donations, including a newly announced $10...
Georgetown Professors Team Up With Suspected Muslim Brotherhood Front Group
Two of Georgetown University's top faculty members in religion are partnering with a private Virginia think tank that has long been suspected of serving as...
At Georgetown Event, Scholars Blame Israelis for Persecution of Christians
Amid widespread and ongoing Islamist attacks against Christians in the Middle East, Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek, co-founder of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, informed an audience...
How Islamic Are Muslims?
Islamic law demands much of Muslims; how successfully do they fulfill its precepts? Scheherazade S. Rehman and Hossein Askari of Georgetown University provide an answer in...
