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Red, Green & Blue: Islamism’s Reach in American Politics: College Campuses

Monday, September 23
11:00am Pacific Time | 2:00pm Eastern Time
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Learn about the Red-Green Alliance between progressives and Islamists on U.S. college campuses with Dexter Van Zile and Neetu Arnold.

This is part 1 of 6 in our series in collaboration with the Middle East Forum.

Join AJU’s Rick Richman and MEF’s Dexter Van Zile and Neetu Arnold to explore the growing collaboration and 45-year alliance between progressive movements and Islamist ideologies on American college campuses, and its impact on Jewish students and campus life.

Cost: Free
Guest: Dexter Van Zile

Dexter Van Zile is managing editor of the Middle East Forum publication Focus on Western Islamism. Prior to his current position, Van Zile worked at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis for 16 years. He has authored numerous articles, academic studies and book chapters about Christian anti-Zionism. 

Speaker: Neetu Arnold

Neetu Arnold is a Paulson Policy Analyst at the Manhattan Institute, where she focuses on K-12 and higher education. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Tablet, and UnHerd among many other outlets. 

Host: Rick Richman

Rick Richman is a resident scholar at American Jewish University and the author of Racing Against History: The 1940 Campaign for a Jewish Army to Fight Hitler. He graduated with honors from Harvard College and New York University Law School. He has written for Commentary, The Jewish Journal, The Jewish Review of Books, Mosaic Magazine, The New York Post, The New York Sun and other publications, and is the author of the chapter on American Zionism in What America Owes the Jews, What Jews Owe America.

Follow the link to explore Rick Richman’s newest release from 2023, “And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel.”