Muslim Academic Jonathan Brown Suspended for Urging Iran to ‘Symbolically Attack’ U.S. Base

Muslim academic Jonathan Brown suspended for urging Iran to ‘symbolically attack’ U.S. base

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Muslim academic Dr Jonathan Brown, a Georgetown University professor, has been placed on leave after he posted a tweet last month calling on Iran to strike a U.S. military base. Dr Brown has also been removed as the chair of the school’s Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, the University’s Interim President Robert M. […]

Georgetown professor removed as department chair after publicly hoping for symbolic Iranian strike on US

Jonathan Brown, Georgetown University's Islamic Civilization chair, was placed on leave after posting comments hoping for a symbolic Iranian strike on American military facilities.

Professor who called for Iran to strike US base removed Georgetown says at House hearing

Interim president Robert Groves told the House Education and Workforce Committee that Jonathan Brown “is no longer chair of his department. He’s on leave, and we’re beginning a process of reviewing the case.” The post Professor who called for Iran to strike US base removed Georgetown says at House hearing appeared first on Jerusalem World News.

At House ed panel hearing, Georgetown confirms removal of professor, who called for Iranian strike on US base

Robert Groves, the university’s interim president, told the House Education and Workforce Committee that Jonathan Brown “is no longer chair of his department. He’s on leave, and we’re beginning a process of reviewing the case.”The post At House ed panel…

Anti-Israel Georgetown professor Jonathan Brown removed as Islamic studies department chair

Jonathan Brown, a tenured Georgetown University professor who came under fire last month for a social media post in which he called for Iran to conduct a “symbolic strike” on a U.S. military base, has been placed on leave and removed as chair of the school’s Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University interim President Robert M. Groves said Tuesday at a congressional hearing.“Within minutes of our learning of that tweet, the …

Georgetown U Interim President Tells Congress: Professor Who Urged Iranian Strike Removed from Leadership Role

By: Fern Sidman In testimony on Tuesday, before the House Committee on Education and Workforce this week, Georgetown University interim president Robert Groves confirmed that Professor Jonathan Brown, a controversial academic at the institution, has been removed as chair of the university’s Arabic and Islamic Studies Department. As The Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reported, the move follows Brown’s social media post appearing to encourage Iranian…