New York Times – Lisa Foderero
“Last fall, it was an assigned book that brought the Israeli-Palestinian conflict home to Brooklyn College. A wealthy alumnus said he was cutting the college out of his will because all incoming freshmen had been asked to read “How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America,” by Moustafa Bayoumi, a professor there. This week, it was a course — a graduate seminar on Middle East politics scheduled for the spring semester.”(more)