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Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the pro-Palestinian Electronic Intifada, called the controversy a witch hunt against Massad and an attempt by the Israel lobby to silence criticism of Israel. [100] Steven Salaita, who himself would become the target of an Israel-related controversy in 2016, saw it as an example of American anti-Arab racism. [101]
Proponents of removing books mention how certain kinds of lessons dealing with racism and history can make students uncomfortable and make white students feel guilty. [19] In some other cases, the books have been by or about people of color or the LGBTQ community, but the reasons cited for removal have to do with profanity or sex. [8]
Reviewers of the book have concluded that while there is room for dispute on some aspects of Lincoln's presidency, DiLorenzo's work is flawed. One such critic was Justin Ewers , a senior editor at U.S. News & World Report , who reviewed the book for The Washington Post , and noted: "Of course, Lincoln's presidency had its dark side...
Right in the midst of Banned Books Week, which concluded on Saturday, a children's novel about a Chinese-immigrant experience entered the center of controversy in a small New York school district. ...
Banned Books Week is one such initiative, and librarians in “book sanctuaries” are standing in solidarity with school libraries facing challenges and bans from politicians and parents alike.
This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association 's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
A book that claims to expose evangelicals caving to leftist cultural and political influences has prompted backlash and calls for Harper Collins to pull the book. What to know about the controversy.
NSA rules say that unmasking must be "necessary to understand foreign intelligence information or assess its importance", or be done with the consent of the U.S. person who would be unmasked, or be pursuant to a finding that the U.S. person is a foreign agent or terrorist, or the unmasked information includes evidence about a crime. [5]