Why are US Universities Rehabilitating a Convicted Palestinian Terrorist? [incl. John Esposito, Jonathan Brown]

College seminars on terrorism do not usually feature an actual terrorist, yet Sami al-Arian spoke at just such a panel at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis last December. The moderator introduced al-Arian as a scholar, apparently failing to mention that al-Arian is also a noted practitioner of terrorism.

After the event, a university administrator apologized for hosting a convicted terrorist. Yet al-Arian’s friends in the academy are quietly rehabilitating him despite his open relationships with extremists.

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