College Middle Eastern studies departments are broken — shut them down to end campus radicalism
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Author calls for shutting down Middle Eastern studies departments, alleging corruption by foreign influence and radicalized students on campus.
Lisa Daftari is a foreign policy analyst and editor-in-chief at The Foreign Desk.
These programs have been the soft underbelly through which universities quietly accept foreign money and, with it, foreign influence that dictates curriculum, hiring, admissions, scholarships and more. They serve as conduits that funnel cash into extracurricular groups, adding an extra layer of protection and plausible deniability while financing the encampments and harassment campaigns that have erupted on campus in recent years.
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