No Shortage of Sexual Harassment Allegations in Middle East Studies

The Chronicle of Higher Education has compiled a list of sexual harassment and assault allegations in academe since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, including the charges against Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan. But as Campus Watch reported in 2016 and again in October, Middle East studies academics have long been embroiled in such allegations. UCLA’s Gabriel Piterberg, UC Berkeley’s Nezar AlSayyad, and an as-of-yet unnamed professor in McGill University’s Institute of Islamic Studies come to mind.

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Cinnamon Stillwell

Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.