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Former Professor Files Wrongful Termination Suit Against Columbia University
Professor Mohamed Abdou files wrongful termination suit against Columbia University after being named in House Committee hearing, citing institutional double-standards against anti-genocide students and faculty.
Professors in Trouble Over Protests Wonder if Academic Freedom Is Dying | New York Times
October 23, 2024 | Universities have cracked down on professors for pro-Palestinian activism, saying they are protecting students and tamping down on hate speech. Faculty members say punishments have put a “chill in the air.”
October Seventh Fourteen Ninety Two: Creating The World Of Many Belows | Last Born In The Wilderness
October 22, 2024 | Author and scholar Dr. Mohamed Abdou returns to the podcast, one year after October 7, 2023. Our discussion flows across various subjects: Al-Aqsa Flood and the US-Israel genocide of Palestinians in Gaza; Islam and the crusading Euro-American imperial project; anti-colonial struggle as resistance, decolonization as "creating the world of many belows"; and Abdou's participation in the Palestine solidarity encampment at Columbia University, where he was targeted, threatened, and slandered by Zionists in the university administration, United States Congress, and by prominent media figures.
US students, faculty fight silencing of anti-genocide protests | Electronic Intifada
September 17, 2024 | Universities are expanding draconian measures intended to censor support for Palestinian rights. Bryce Greene and professor Mohamed Abdou discuss the current climate for Palestine solidarity on US campuses and talk about the way forward
Dr. Abdou Connects 1492 to the Gaza Solidarity Encampments | Abolition, Liberation, Solidarity
September 5, 2024 | Today, Saira welcomes author and academic Dr. Mohamed Abdou to the podcast. Abdou describes himself as an interdisciplinary scholar of Indigenous, Black, critical race, and Islamic studies, as well as anti-racism, feminism, gender, sexuality, women, decolonial and post-colonial studies with extensive fieldwork experience in the Middle East-North Africa and Turtle Island.
Beyond the Encampments: The Transcendent, Provocative Wisdom of Dr. Mohamed Abdou | The Connections
July 27, 2024 | Amanda Gelender interviews Dr. Mohamed Abdou, one of three Columbia University professors defamed at a Congressional hearing in April for their support of the liberation of Palestine.
Students petition to hire professor who Shafik said ‘will never work at Columbia again’ | Spectator
July 15, 2024 | At the April congressional hearing, Shafik was questioned about a post visiting professor Mohamed Abdou made shortly after Oct. 7, 2023.
University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza | The Intercept
May 16, 2024 | As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure.
Mohamed Abdou on Anarcha-Islām, Settler Colonialism, & Empire | Millennials are Killing Capitalism
May 7, 2024 | In this episode we will welcome Dr. Mohamed Abdou to talk about his work on Islam and Anarchism and his recent battle with repression and demonization by Columbia president Minouche Shafik and the United States congress and the media. We will also talk about reflections from the student encampments and more.
Academia is a Site of Resistance Not Liberation | Red Nation
May 6, 2024 | ⚡️ Episode 357 of The Red Nation Podcast ⚡️ Mohamed Abdou teaches at Columbia University and has been active in the student-led encampment in solidarity with Gaza.
Stand Up Against McCarthyism: Defend Mohamed Abdou and Palestinian Solidarity | Haymarket Books
May 6, 2024 | Join us for an urgent discussion on the targeted repression of scholar-activist Prof. Mohamed Abdou and the future of the student Palestine solidarity movement.
Outrage at Columbia Over Censure of Pro-Palestine Professor Mohamed Abdou | Middle East Eye
April 19, 2024 | Academics face a two-pronged attack from administrators and politicians after defending Palestinian rights.