US EditionUW professor removed as director of Middle East Center
Fani, a tenured associate professor, remains employed but was removed from the director role after emails criticizing U.S. and Israeli military action against Iran.
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Univ. of Washington Removes Mideast Center Director Who Criticized US-Israeli War on Iran
"There’s a chilling effect on not just my academic freedom, but that of my colleagues; anyone who dares to speak out against the war and against aggression," said UW professor Aria Fani.
UW professor removed as director of Middle East Center
A University of Washington professor said he was terminated as director of the university’s Middle East Center after he sent messages on the center’s listserv that criticized the U.S. and Israel’s military action against Iran and called Zionism “cancerous.” Read more...
Washington – Al-Quds Al-Arabi: University of Washington professor Aria Vane said his dismissal as director of the Middle East Center came after he criticized what he described as the illegal war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran, in addition to condemning Zionism as a settler movement seeking Jewish domination of occupied Palestine. The university confirmed Vane's removal from his administrative position, along with […]
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