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Originally Posted by Arabesque
MC,
I don't see what the problem is in using the media to expose such racism and bigotry against Arabs and Muslims. Like you said, the Jews do it all the time, and it's proved to be effective. I sent her an email telling her that I supported her wholeheartedly, and I do. She had done the right thing.
Sending a professor a nasty email back is just so childish and unprofessional. The right thing to do is to keep a paper-trail and then file a complaint against the teacher. This teacher was being a racist when he said that Asma was "preying on some sort of Western liberal guilt." Liberal guilt? Haha! Do they feel guilty about the massacres their governments are committing in our part of the world? Guilt fi 3ainah. That was a very condescending and clearly racist remark.
One more thing: universities make a lot of money out of international students. I'm sure the university doesn't want to lose so much money for that one professor. They may have let it pass for him in the US, but New Zealand is not the US. He shouldn't have crossed his limits outside his country. There's an Arabic saying, "ya 9'ayf, et2addab."
Everybody has the right to ask for an extension, with our without a valid reason. It's just a question. He could have either said yes or no. He didn't have to go nasty on her. And the fact that he's teaching politics would make you think he knew a little bit about being diplomatic. He's a racist and an unprofessional embarrassment for the university and academia.
He deserved what he got.
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You're right that he's unprofessional. Obviously it was extremely unprofessional for a graduate professor to write an email like that. Its childish, its rude, its idiotic, its pointless. Theres no reason someone has to behave like a 3 year old. I wasnt saying that she should have written back with insulting remarks of her own. Just something that clearly explains to him how insulting and unprofessional he is, and what measures she's going to take. Like you said she should have complained. But going beyond the school and airing out internal matters in the media in this way is not the right thing to do. It is unprofessional on her part. Just because 'jews do it all the time' doesnt make it the right thing to do. It actually isnt just jews who do this, i mentioned alot of examples not just jews. Anyway this is actually harming free speech in American universities. In that sense, you're right. It is effective. It also doesnt make teachers any more polite to students, because i havent seen the frequency of rudeness or nastiness between teachers and students decline appreciably throughout my life. Actually, its probably been the opposite. Beyond that it is petty and vindictive. The student has means available to them to deal with a conflict they have with a professor. This student used them, I just disagree with everything beyond that. I dont like it when people do it to muslim organizations or muslim professors
But of course its her choice, the girl could have sued him too if she wanted. She couldve done whatever she wanted