Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian Explained

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
Lawrence D. Biele Chair in Law (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Global Chair in Law (Queen Mary University of London)
Alma Mater:Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian is a feminist scholar whose work focuses on trauma, state crimes and criminology, surveillance, gender violence, law and society and genocide studies.[1] Born and raised in Haifa, Israel, and residing in Jerusalem, she is a noted Palestinian feminist.[1] [2] She is a professor who teaches in the departments of criminology and social work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Global Chair in Law - Queen Mary University of London.

Career

Shalhoub-Kevorkian grew up in Haifa.[2] She received a Master of Arts degree in 1989 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1994, both from Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2]

Shalhoub-Kevorkian is the Lawrence D. Biele Chair in Law at Hebrew University of Jerusalem,[3] and the Global Chair in Law at Queen Mary University of London.[1]

War on Gaza

On March 12, 2024, Shalhoub-Kevorkian had been suspended from the Faculty of Law following her remarks on Israel's Channel 14 news, where she accused Israel of genocide in Gaza and cast doubt on reports of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas on October 7.[4] [5] The American Anthropological Association described an earlier letter, sent by the university in December 2023, as a threat to academic freedom and asked the university to retract.[6] Philosopher and gender studies scholar Judith Butler wrote to the university leadership in support of Shalhoub-Kevorkian. Butler argued that it was the university's right to disagree with Shalhoub-Kevorkian on her view that the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza constitutes genocide, but that the university leaders had an "obligation as representatives of a major research university to engage the debate, and to make room for an informed discussion of the matter free of threats".[7] In a letter to Hebrew University, The Association for Civil Rights in Israel argued that Shalhoub-Kevorkian's comments: "while contentious, are protected under the right to freedom of expression, rendering her suspension an intolerable infringement upon academic freedom and constitutional rights."[8] After Shalhoub-Kevorkian walked back her statements expressing doubts over the extent of Hamas' sexual assaults on October 7, the Hebrew University rescinded her suspension.[9]

On April 18, 2024, Shalhoub-Kevorkian was arrested following an interview, where she raised doubts about sexual and gender crimes commited by Hamas on October 7 2023.[10] [11] Police confiscated books and posters from her home and questioned her on previous academic publications. Shalhoub-Kevorkian was strip-searched and held in painful conditions without access to food, water, or medications, in a cold cell without adequate clothing or blankets. She was released on bail the next day after it was ruled that she did not pose a threat. More than 100 faculty members from Hebrew University published an open letter backing her and criticizing the university for not offering their support, describing the arrest as a political act against freedom of expression. The university later condemned the arrest, emphasizing that in a democratic country, there is no place to arrest a person for their remarks, regardless of their controversial nature. More than 250 academics at Queen Mary University of London also signed a letter in support of Shalhoub-Kevorkian and called on the university to stand by her.[12]

Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrated her arrest and in the Knesset a law is being promoted by Knesset members to have her rights to her earned pension, savings and salary cancelled. The move was strongly protested in June in an open letter by a coalition of feminist scholars throughout the world.[13]

Prizes and honors

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian . 2023-11-08 . Queen Mary University of London.
  2. Web site: Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian . . 2023-11-08.
  3. Web site: Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian . 2023-11-08 . Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  4. Web site: 2024-03-12 . Hebrew University suspends professor for remarks on Israeli 'geonicide,' Hamas sexual violence claims . 2024-03-12 . I24news . en.
  5. News: Fiske . Gavriel . Hebrew University suspends professor who accused Israel of Gaza genocide, cast doubt on Hamas sexual violence . 12 March 2024 . Times of Israel . 12 March 2024.
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  8. News: SHARON . JEREMY . March 13, 2024 . Rights group demands Hebrew U reinstate professor who called to abolish Zionism . March 14, 2024 . The Times of Israel.
  9. News: Kadari-Ovadia . Shira . 2024-03-28 . Hebrew University professor who doubted Hamas sexual assaults on Oct. 7 to be reinstated after recanting . 2024-03-28 . Haaretz . en.
  10. News: Graham-Harrison . Emma . Kierszenbaum . Quique . 2024-04-26 . ‘Political arrest’ of Palestinian academic in Israel marks new civil liberties threat . 2024-07-26 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  11. News: Houri . Jack . Breiner . Josh . Hasson . Nir . 18 April 2024 . Academic on Suspicion of Incitement to Terror . Haaretz.
  12. Web site: ‘Political arrest’ of Palestinian academic in Israel marks new civil liberties threat. Graham-Harrison. Emma. Kierszenbaum. Quique. April 26, 2024. The Guardian. https://web.archive.org/web/20240514004949/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/political-arrest-palestinian-academic-nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian-israel-civil-liberties-threat. May 14, 2024. live. May 14, 2024.
  13. |https://mondoweiss.net/2024/06/feminist-scholars-stand-with-professor-nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian/ Feminist scholars stand with Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian Mondoweiss 24 June 2024
  14. Morrison . Heidi . 2020-05-01 . Review: Incarcerated Childhood and the Politics of Unchilding, by Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian . . en . 49 . 3 . 82–84 . 10.1525/jps.2020.49.3.82 . 0377-919X.
  15. ud Din . Mehraj . 2018-12-03 . Security Theology, Surveillance and the Politics of Fear, by Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian . . 25 . 3–4 . 419–423 . 10.1163/15743012-02503010 . 1574-3012.
  16. Salamanca . Omar Jabary . 2017 . Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, Security Theology, Surveillance and the Politics of Fear, Cambridge Studies in Law and Society (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015). Pp. 234. $99.00 cloth. ISBN: 9781107097353 . . en . 49 . 1 . 186–188 . 10.1017/S002074381600129X . 0020-7438.
  17. Bonnan-White . Jess . 2016 . Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian . Security Theology, Surveillance and the Politics of Fear. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. xii + 213 pages, bibliography, index. Cloth US$99.00 ISBN 978-1-1070-9735-3. . . en . 50 . 1 . 118–121 . 10.1017/rms.2016.118 . 2151-3481.
  18. Capasso . Matteo . 2016-01-02 . Colonial Biopolitics . . en . 25 . 1 . 63–70 . 10.1080/19436149.2016.1112072 . 1943-6149.
  19. Ihmoud . Sarah . 2016-07-01 . Security Theology, Surveillance, and the Politics of Fear by Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian . . 12 . 2 . 261–263 . 10.1215/15525864-3507694 . 1552-5864.
  20. Abu-Lughod . Lila . 2011 . Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East: A Palestinian Case Study by Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian . . en . 38 . 1 . 207–208 . 10.1111/j.1548-1425.2010.01300_17.x . 0094-0496.
  21. Hajjar . Lisa . 2011 . Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East: A Palestinian Case Study Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian . . 7 . 1 . 120–123 . 10.2979/jmiddeastwomstud.2011.7.1.120 . 10.2979/jmiddeastwomstud.2011.7.1.120 . 1552-5864.
  22. Book: Harding, Sue-Ann . Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East: A Palestinian Case-Study. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. xiv + 231pp. ISBN 978-0-521-88222-4 (hbk),£60/$108); 978-0-521-70879-1 (pbk) £21.99/$39.99. . 2010 . https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315753287-12/militarization-violence-women-conflict-zones-middle-east-palestinian-case-study-nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-2009-xiv-231pp-isbn-978-0-521-88222-4-hbk-%C2%A360-108-978-0-521-70879-1-pbk-%C2%A321-99-39-99-sue-ann-harding . Moira . Inghilleri . Sue-Ann . Harding . Translation and Violent Conflict . Routledge . 10.4324/9781315753287-12/militarization-violence-women-conflict-zones-middle-east-palestinian-case-study-nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-2009-xiv-231pp-isbn-978-0-521-88222-4-hbk-£60-108-978-0-521-70879-1-pbk-£21-99-39-99-sue-ann-harding . 2024-05-07 . 978-1-315-75328-7.
  23. Barry . Kathleen . 2010 . Militarization and violence against women in conflict zones in the Middle East: A Palestinian case–study,, Cambridge University Press (2009), 231 pages . . en . 33 . 2 . 149–150 . 10.1016/j.wsif.2009.12.001.