1/2 Readers ask if I was not too harsh calling Abdulhadi "racist". My answer: What would you call a guest lecturer who comes to your university saying "Muslims are terrorists, but I have nothing against Muslims who disavow Mohammad". Evidently, archaeology professors think it'shttps://twitter.com/bandlersbanter/status/1130946454350991360 …
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2/2 "educational". The fault is not really with the instructor, but with a university that does not internalize the equation: Zionophobia = Islamophobia, which means that religion does not have a monopoly on human identity, and all symbols of identity should be equally respected.
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I don't think that universities can fulfill their role in serving truth if academics serve identities. That also does not mean that symbols of identity ought to be disrespected. But the sacralization of identity in an academic context is not compatible with sound epistemology.
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It is not "sacralization" but common decency. There is such a term in English called "racism", which is sometimes used improperly and sometimes properly. University administrators often condemn hate speeches that take place on their watch, to set the norms right. No sacralization
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I fully agree! the norms must be set in such a way that people with different cultural backgrounds can work together with decency and mutual respect. (The notion of hatespeech seems to have sometimes become a tool to fight for political dominance within academia too, however.)
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