Lawdan Bazargan is an activist and former political prisoner from Iran who is organizing a push for Princeton to fire Seyed Hossein Mousavian, currently on staff at Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security. Mousavian is a former Iranian diplomat who has been accused of involvement in the assassinations of Iranian dissidents in Germany. Late […]
On Thursday, March 21, Princeton’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted Norman Finkelstein GS ’87 for a lecture titled “On the Gaza Genocide.” The talk centered on a comparison between the Nazi Holocaust of the Jews and Israel’s ongoing operations against Hamas in Gaza. During the lecture, Finkelstein refused to condemn Hamas for perpetrating […]
On Tuesday, February 27, the Department of English, the Department of African American Studies, and the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) co-hosted the annual Edward Said ‘57 Memorial Lecture. The lecture was delivered by Samah Jabr, a psychiatrist and head of the mental health unit of the Palestinian Ministry of Health. In her talk, Jabr […]
On Friday, February 9, Princeton’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) organized a student walkout to protest Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The assembly joined in chants and cheered on speeches in support of a “free Palestine” from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea, support of Houthi piracy, and the end of the […]
Dear Tories, In October and November, hundreds of Princeton students and professors gathered before Nassau Hall to call for the eradication of the Jewish state. Repeated calls for “Intifada” and cheering Palestinian “resistance” against Israel rang out – not-so-subtle endorsements of the October 7 slaughter and kidnapping of hundreds of innocents. Yet the University has […]
On Friday, November 3, the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) Committee on Naming held a symposium entitled “Monuments, Memory, and the John Witherspoon Statue.” According to a poster advertising the event, it was held to “explore memorialization, monuments in American art history, and the university campus as a space and a community” in […]
In 2016, Trump snapped the nation’s attention back to the critical issues of this century. Our economy has left behind the whole manufacturing sector. Progressives have captured our media, our cultural institutions, even the corporate boardroom. Our state’s capacity to handle international crisis is crumbling after repeated failed military interventions abroad. Migrants are flooding the […]
On Wednesday, October 25, at 12:00 p.m., a group of Princeton graduate students organized a “Walkout in Solidarity with Palestine” to call for a ceasefire and “free Palestine” during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Gemma Sahwell and Aditi Rao, Princeton graduate students, guided the crowd of about 300 people in chants that ranged […]
Welcome to Princeton, Class of 2027! You have just entered one of the most outstanding places in the country. In this square mile in central New Jersey, you will meet bright, curious peers and superb scholars. You will make lifelong friends. You will push your intellect farther than it’s ever gone before. If you’re anything […]
In recent weeks, controversy has arisen surrounding an upcoming course in Princeton’s Near Eastern Studies (NES) Department for its inclusion of a book on its sample reading list that claims the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deliberately cripples Palestinians. The book, The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability by Rutgers professor Jasbir Puar, argues that Israel […]
The GOP envisions itself as staunch supporters of America in all of its beauty. In 2020, former president Trump ordered that public architecture imitate classical styles in order to “inspire the human spirit” and “ennoble the United States.” This is a definite step in the right direction, and should be applauded by anyone who appreciates […]
In October and November of 2018, all you heard about was the midterm elections. Every social media feed was flooded with reminders to vote. Late night talk shows exhorted viewers to get to the polls. Even Borat came back to haunt our Republic on the eve of voting. Midterm elections are again upon us, four […]
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