Palestinian-American professor (born 1955)
Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi
(born 1955)
[1]
is a
Palestinian-born American
scholar, activist, educator, editor, and an academic director. She is an
Associate Professor
of Ethnic Studies, Race and Resistance Studies, and the founding Director of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies (AMED) at
San Francisco State University
(SFSU).
[2]
[3]
She is a controversial political figure, which is in part due to larger political issues around her field of study.
[4]
Early life and education
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Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi was born in 1955 in
Nablus
,
Palestine
, into a
Muslim
family.
[1]
[4]
[5]
[6]
She received a B.A. degree (1994) in
Women's studies
from
Hunter College
;
[7]
followed by a
M.A
. degree (1995),
M. Phil.
degree (1998), and
Ph.D.
(2000) in
Sociology
, all from
Yale University
.
[8]
Abdulhadi's
dissertation
, under advisor Michele Dillon, was titled, "Palestinianness in Comparative Perspective: Inclusionary Resistance, Exclusionary Citizenship" (2000).
[9]
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Career
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From 2004 to 2006, she served as the founding Director of the Center for Arab American Studies, and as an associate professor of sociology at
University of Michigan?Dearborn
.
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[6]
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In January 2007, she joined the faculty at San Francisco State University.
[5]
Since her hire in 2007, Abdulhadi has been the only faculty within her department, much of which has been supplemented by student research assistants, visiting scholars, and lecturers over the years.
[5]
In 2018, Abdulhadi formally filed a lawsuit and complaints, and has stated she was promised two faculty positions, at her time of hire.
[4]
[5]
[12]
Abdulhadi has routinely come under fire by Zionist and pro-Israel groups such as the
David Horowitz Freedom Center
, the
AMCHA Initiative
,
Campus Watch
, and the
Lawfare Project
.
[13]
Posters at SFSU have circulated multiple times, featuring caricatures of Abdulhadi's likeness in derogatory manner, as well as implying Abdulhadi was involved in terrorist organizations.
[5]
[14]
In 2017, the SFSU Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), the
General Union of Palestinian Students
(GUPS), and the
Black Student Union
(BSU) have stood with Abdulhadi and expressed disappointment in how then-university President
Leslie E. Wong
, and the on-campus police handled the
hate speech
.
[14]
In 2017, the mayor of Jerusalem was to give a speech on the SFSU campus, and was met with student protests.
[2]
A group of Jewish students accused the school of encouraging
antisemitism
, led by Abdulhadi and her "anti-Zionist statements".
[2]
[15]
The issue went to court and 2018, a federal judge found no evidence of discrimination.
[16]
This event rekindled the debate of free speech on college campuses, and made national news.
[17]
In 2019, Abdulhadi was co-hosting a
zoom software
-based talk by Palestinian political activist and member of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
,
Leila Khaled
.
[3]
Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube all cancelled livestreams of the webinar due to reasons related to policies against providing material support for, or praising acts of violence and terrorism.
[3]
The United States government considers The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine to be a terrorist organization.
[3]
The Leila Khaled event added to the tense national news debate on the "boundaries and consequences of freedom of expression",
[18]
and had SFSU President
Lynn Mahoney
fielding questions about her support and/or lack of support for the Middle Eastern studies program.
[19]
[20]
She is a member of the
Democratic Socialists of America
.
[21]
Publications
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Books
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Articles and chapters
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- Abdulhadi, Rabab (Winter 2005). "Tread Lightly: Teaching Gender and Sexuality in Time of War".
Journal of Women's History
.
17
(4).
Johns Hopkins University Press
: 154?158.
doi
:
10.1353/jowh.2005.0040
.
S2CID
144865347
.
- Abdulhadi, Rabab Ibrahim (2009). "Whose 1960s? Gender, Resistance and Liberation in Palestine". In Dubinsky, Karen; Krull, Catherine; Lord, Susan; Rutherford, Scott; Mills, Sean (eds.).
New World Coming: The Sixties and the Shaping of Global Consciousness
. Between the Lines.
ISBN
9781897071519
.
- Abdulhadi, Rabab (April 4, 2012).
"Debating Palestine: Representation, Resistance, and Liberation"
.
Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network
.
- Abdulhadi, Rabab; Olwan, Dana M. (December 2015).
"Introduction: Shifting Geographies of Knowledge and Power: Palestine and American Studies"
.
American Quarterly
.
67
(4): 993?1006.
doi
:
10.1353/aq.2015.0075
.
S2CID
146409698
.
- Abdulhadi, Rabab Ibrahim (Fall 2018).
"Framing Resistance Call and Response: Reading Assata Shakur's Black Revolutionary Radicalism in Palestine"
.
Women's Studies Quarterly
.
46
(3). The Feminist Press at the City University of New York: 226?231.
doi
:
10.1353/wsq.2018.0043
.
JSTOR
26511343
.
S2CID
91832980
.
See also
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References
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a
b
"Reproductive Rights ? Global Feminisms Project"
.
The Institute for Research for Women and Gender (IRWG), University of Michigan
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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a
b
c
Egelko, Bob (2022-03-15).
"Tensions over ethnic studies continue at S.F. State as president vetoes faculty decision siding with professor"
.
San Francisco Chronicle
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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a
b
c
d
Lyons, Jenna (2016-10-18).
"SFSU officials condemn posters targeting professor"
.
SFGATE
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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a
b
c
Flaherty, Colleen (March 21, 2022).
"Palestinian scholar accuses SFSU of broken contract promise"
.
InsideHighered.com
. Retrieved
2023-11-15
.
Abdulhadi may be an especially easy target, as she's a controversial figure in an already controversial field.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
Trent, Paisley (December 1, 2020).
"The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Campus"
.
Golden Gate Xpress
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
- ^
a
b
Pogrund, Benjamin (2014-07-10).
Drawing Fire: Investigating the Accusations of Apartheid in Israel
. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 175?176.
ISBN
978-1-4422-2684-5
.
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Habib, Samar (2009-11-12).
Islam and Homosexuality [2 volumes]
. ABC-CLIO. p. 485.
ISBN
978-0-313-37901-7
.
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Meeting of Board of Regents: Agenda
. University of Michigan Board of Regents. The Board. May 2004.
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Brown, Nathan J.; Brown, Canada Research Chair in Poetics and Assistant Professor of English Nathan (2003-11-03).
Palestinian Politics After the Oslo Accords: Resuming Arab Palestine
. University of California Press. p. 305.
ISBN
978-0-520-24115-2
.
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Leusmann, Harald (2001).
"Recent (1999-2001) Doctoral Degrees in Middle East Studies"
.
Middle East Studies Association Bulletin
.
35
(2): 279?296.
doi
:
10.1017/S0026318400043960
.
ISSN
0026-3184
.
JSTOR
23063529
.
S2CID
164423046
.
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"Yemeni official to address seminar"
.
Detroit Free Press
. 2004-06-13. p. 46
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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Gloster, Rob (2019-01-31).
"Palestinian SFSU prof's lawsuit alleges discrimination, JCRC influence"
.
J
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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Palumbo-Liu, David.
"Marc Lamont Hill and the Israeli lobby on US campuses"
.
Aljazeera.com
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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a
b
Murillo, Kelly Rodriguez (September 28, 2017).
"Hate speech posters cover SF State, again"
.
Golden Gate Xpress
. Retrieved
2022-07-30
.
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Waxmann, Laura (2018-08-09).
"Jewish students renew efforts to sue SFSU leadership over alleged anti-semitism"
.
The San Francisco Examiner
. pp. A6
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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Egelko, Bob (2018-10-30).
"Judge dismisses suit accusing San Francisco State of anti-Semitism"
.
San Francisco Chronicle
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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"U.S.-Israel Relations and Middle East Policy, Free Speech Panel"
.
C-SPAN.org
. March 2, 2018
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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Allyn, Bobby (November 23, 2020).
"All Things Considered: 'Welcome To The Party, Zoom': Video App's Rules Lead To Accusations Of Censorship"
.
NPR
. Retrieved
2022-07-30
.
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Mahoney, Lynn (2020-09-14).
"S.F. State president: I condemn hate but cherish a diversity of opinions"
.
J
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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Hoffer, Shira (2021-07-21).
"Safe and Free: Envisioning a New Guide for Speakers on Campus"
.
Harvard Political Review
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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@ncvdsa (2023-09-10).
"We stand in solidarity w/ @DemSocialists member @AbdulhadiRabab in her struggle against SFSU's attacks on her & @AmedStudies. Join us in signing Dr. Abdulhadi's petition & contacting SFSU officials to demand an end to their anti-Palestinian hostility"
(
Tweet
) – via
Twitter
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External links
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- Profile page
at Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies (AMED) in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University
- Profile page
at San Francisco State University Faculty Site
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