The Absurd Excuse Notre Dame Gave Me When They Canceled My Talk

Source: In These Times
by Eman Abdelhadi

“Mary E. Gallagher, dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, wrote University of Chicago Professor and In These Times columnist Eman Abdelhadi on Saturday morning to tell her that her upcoming keynote speech was canceled: ‘We were unaware of your planned lecture, and since this conference overlaps with two other annual events on campus, we cannot provide security at short notice,’ Gallagher wrote in an email. ‘For this reason, we respectfully request that you do not participate in the conference.’ … On Monday, Abdelhadi sent the response below to Gallagher: ‘This is simply a case of censorship, to the injury of which you added the insult of a flimsy excuse. I was invited to give this speech in January. Is three months not enough advance notice?'” (04/07/25)

https://inthesetimes.com/article/notre-dame-cancels-eman-abdelhadi-talk-palestine