In this mailing: - Khaled Abu Toameh: Arabs: Biden Brings Extremism, Terrorism Back to Life
- Burak Bekdil: Turkey: How the Sultan's Ivy League School Axed a Professor
by Khaled Abu Toameh • August 24, 2021 at 5:00 am For the first time in several years, the jihadis sense US weakness, confusion and lack of vision under the Biden administration. "The United States withdrew from [Afghanistan] to open the door for its enemies and opponents to fill the vacuum.... If we assess the situation, we will find that the forces that will replace the US there are: Russia, China, Pakistan, and of course Iran. Russia and China are driven by the desire to exploit the vast mineral wealth of Afghanistan." — Jameel Al-Theyabi, Saudi journalist and political analyst, Okaz, August 15, 2021. "The escalating threat of terrorism from Afghanistan appears to be taking place with the support and patronage of major countries... by turning a blind eye to the activities of violent and terrorist organizations, which require Arab and international solidarity to confront the threat of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda together." — Monir Adib, Egyptian expert on global terrorism, Al-Ain, August 16, 2021. "The Americans must admit their failure to build a state, or an army, in Afghanistan, or even a movement to confront terrorism and extremism, and now it is withdrawing all its agents, leaving Afghanistan hostage in the hands of extremists." — Osama Saraya, former editor of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram; Al-Ahram, August 16, 2021. Thanks to the Biden administration, say the Arabs and Muslims, terrorist groups that want to wage jihad (holy war) against the US and Israel and threaten the security and stability of many Arab countries have firmly increased their foothold in the Middle East.
 For the first time in several years, the jihadis sense US weakness, confusion and lack of vision under the Biden administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) As the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is celebrating the "defeat" of the United States in Afghanistan, the Arabs seem worried that they will be the ones to pay the price by being targeted by terrorist groups, including Islamic State and Al-Qaeda. Commenting on the withdrawal of US troops and the speedy Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, various Arab political analysts, writers and journalists said that they have no doubt that the region is headed toward a new era of extremism and terrorism. Continue Reading Article by Burak Bekdil • August 24, 2021 at 4:00 am Turkey, with a population of 83 million and two Nobel Prizes, ranks 62nd on the list of countries by Nobel laureates per capita. This score is worse than that of the Azerbaijan, Algeria, Yemen, Ghana, Bulgaria, Guatemala, Morocco, the Palestinian territories and Iraq. Although [Professor Amir] Hetsroni just agreed to a new three-year contract a month ago, Koç University dismissed him in June for "conduct unbecoming to a member of Koç University faculty," according to his termination notice. The reasons the university administration set out -- including "inappropriate behaviour" -- are vague, except for an accusation that he caused "significant damage to his faculty apartment by leaving its windows open." "I was fired on the spot without any advance warning for voicing criticism of Turkey and the university in private Whatsapp conversations that were leaked by a third party to the university management.... Obviously, my criticism of Turkey has nothing to do with my teaching level, research output, or service quality. If this is enough to get fired today in Turkey, I don't even want to think about the fate of a professor who would dare say these things in class." — Amir Hetsroni, newsaboutturkey.com., June 22, 2021.
 Although Professor Amir Hetsroni (pictured) just agreed to a new three-year contract a month ago, Koç University dismissed him in June for "conduct unbecoming to a member of Koç University faculty," according to his termination notice. The reasons the university administration set out -- including "inappropriate behaviour" -- are vague, except for an accusation that he caused "significant damage to his faculty apartment by leaving its windows open." (Image source: Arielinson/Wikimedia Commons) Turkey is always fun unless one has to live there. Academia, for instance, is shockingly becoming solely "his master's voice." There are more than 200 universities in Turkey, most of which are run by the state. There are, however, only 10 Turkish universities featured in the World University Rankings 2019, a list of top 1,018 institutions, according to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the world's leading provider of services, analytics and insight to the higher education sector. Turkey, with a population of 83 million and two Nobel Prizes, ranks 62nd on the list of countries by Nobel laureates per capita. This score is worse than that of the Azerbaijan, Algeria, Yemen, Ghana, Bulgaria, Guatemala, Morocco, the Palestinian territories and Iraq. Continue Reading Article |
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