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Uproar Over Detention of Prominent French Scholar for Gaza Solidarity Posts
Academic freedom defenders around the world are rallying around a renowned French political scientist and Arabist who was detained by police Tuesday after voicing "respect and appreciation" for the militant Palestinian resistance group Hamas. …