Georgetown University’s decision to appoint Mehdi Hasan as a Spring 2026 Visiting Fellow would place someone with a deeply compromised public record in a position to influence the next generation of leaders.
Mr. Hasan is a highly controversial figure who, after Hamas’s October 7 terrorist massacre, repeatedly used inflammatory and misleading rhetoric — including shockingly suggesting that the war in Gaza was “worse than” the Holocaust, a statement so extreme that he later deleted it himself.
Academic freedom is essential, but it does not require elevating voices whose conduct has crossed the line, especially when young minds are involved.
Georgetown has a responsibility to uphold the highest standards for those who teach and mentor students.
For that reason, we call on the University to drop Mehdi Hasan’s appointment and protect the integrity of its academic environment, particularly at a time of skyrocketing antisemitism on college campuses.
[The Undersigned]
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