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The Oberlin review Editorial Board|September 23, 2022 Oberlin has a national and historical reputation for its politically active student body and campus that is constantly abuzz with activism and protests.Continue reading “Activism on Campus Must Be Revitalized”

Dr. Mansour Farhang, Professor of Politics at Bennington College|September 23, 2022 Editor’s note: Segments of this piece are reprinted from the author’s book review, “Nasser Mohajer, Voices of a Massacre:Continue reading “Professor Mahallati Should Condemn ’88 Iran Massacres”

Mohammad Jafar Mahallati was Iran’s UN ambassador when the fatwa was issued. Says 1989 quote in Reuters that “all Islamic countries agree with Iran” was out of context: “I haveContinue reading “Oberlin Prof Under Fire For Allegedly Supporting Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie Issues Denial”

سه شنبه ۲۵ مرداد ۱۴۰۱ برابر با ۱۶ اوت ۲۰۲۲ ما، جمعی از بستگان جانباختگان  قتل عام زندان‌های ایران در دهه ۶۰ و کشتار زندانیان سیاسی در تابستان ۶۷، اعضایContinue reading “بیانیه مطبوعاتی علیه محمد جعفر محلاتی به دلیل نقش وی در حمله به سلمان رشدی و جنایات علیه بشریت”

منتشر شده در: 16 اوت ,2022: 04:04 شب GST آخرین به روزرسانی: 16 اوت ,2022: 04:21 شب GST این کمپین با انتشار بیانیه‌ای خاطرنشان کرد، محلاتی «خطری برای امنیت ملی آمریکا» استContinue reading “عدالت برای قربانیان محلاتی خواستار تحقیق درباره دفاع محلاتی از فتوای قتل رشدی شد”

We, the relatives of the victims of Iran’s 1988 prison massacres, members of the Iranian-American community, Oberlin College students and alums, and concerned citizens of Ohio, started a campaign inContinue reading “PRESS RELEASE AUGUST 16,2022 AGAINST MOHAMMAD JAFAR MAHALLATI FOR HIS ROLE IN SALMAN RUSHDIE’S ATTACK AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY“

August 15, 2022, Jonathan Truley, Jonathantruley.org It appears that Oberlin has another major controversy on its hand. For the last couple years, Oberlin has been embroiled in a fight withContinue reading “Oberlin Faces New Controversy over Islamic Scholar’s Support of the Rushdie Fatwa”

Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, currently a professor of religion at Oberlin College in Ohio, served as the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations in 1989 That year  Iranian Supreme Leader RuhollahContinue reading “Oberlin college professor faces fire for 1989 comments DEFENDING Iran’s fatwa order calling for assassination of Salman Rushdie”

An Iranian dissident accused Mahallati of helping cover-up the 1988 massacre of 5,000 Iranians By Benjamin Weinthal | Fox News Jerusalem, Israel – An Islamic studies academic dubbed the “Professor of Peace” atContinue reading “Oberlin College’s ‘Professor of Peace’ endorsed fatwa to murder Salman Rushdie”

By Alliance Against Islamic Regime of Iran Apologists (AAIRIA) July 14, 2022 is a historic day for the world’s Justice Seeking Movement, especially for the Iranian people. Today, Hamid Nouri,Continue reading “New Legal Avenues to take Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, Oberlin College’s Professor to the court for his role in 1988 Massacre”