Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian

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Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
Titleformer Lawrence D. Biele Chair in Law (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Global Chair in Law (Queen Mary University of London)
Academic background
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 the Global Chair in Law at Queen Mary University of London. She reportedly retired from her position at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) in late August 2024. [3]

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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 Global Chair in Law at Queen Mary University of London, [1] and was until her 2024 resignation the Lawrence D. Biele Chair in Law at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, [4] [3]

2023–2024 Israel-Hamas war

On March 12, 2024, Shalhoub-Kevorkian was suspended from the HUJI 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. [5] [6] 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. [7] 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". [8] 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." [9] 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. [10]

On April 18, 2024, Shalhoub-Kevorkian was arrested following an interview, where she raised doubts about sexual and gender crimes committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. [11] [12] Police confiscated books and posters from her home and questioned her on previous academic publications. According to her lawyer, 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. [13]

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrated her arrest and in June the Knesset whip Ofir Katz introduced a proposal for a law which would terminate the careers of lecturers who expressed anti-Zionist views, which in Shalhoub-Kevorkian's case would, if approved, cancel her rights to her earned pension, savings,[ dubious – discuss ] and salary.[ dubious – discuss ] [3] The move was strongly protested in June in an open letter by a coalition of feminist scholars throughout the world. [14]

In late August 2024, Shalhoub-Kevorkian was reported to have resigned her position at Hebrew University without making a public statement about the reasons for her decision. [3]

Prizes and honors

Selected works

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