Sa'ed Atshan ’06
Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Anthropology
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Areas of Expertise
- Contemporary Palestinian society and politics
- Global LGBTQ+ social movements
- Quaker studies
- Christian minorities in the Middle East
In the News
- New Books in Middle Eastern Studies - "Sa'ed Atshan, Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique"
- NPR - "This Palestinian American professor leans on his Quaker faith during conflict"
- Them - "Why Queer Solidarity With Palestine Is Not 'Chickens for KFC'"
- The Nation - "The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany"
- Truthout - "LGBTQ Voices Are Increasingly Speaking Up for Palestinians Despite Backlash"
- Al Jazeera - "‘Complete censorship’: Germany’s Palestinian diaspora fights crackdown"
- Reuters - "Biden's Israel stance angers Arab, Muslim Americans; could jeopardize 2024 votes"
- WYPR - "Two academics share their views on the Israel-Hamas conflict"
- Truthout - "I Wish Americans Could See the Humanity of Palestinians as They Do With Israelis"
- The Los Angeles Times - "Palestinian Christians are losing loved ones in Israel’s bombing in Gaza. Where’s the outcry from Western Christian communities?"
- NBC - "As war rages between Israel and Hamas, debate heats up at America's colleges"
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