March 21, 2025
This past week, Israel resumed its attacks on Gaza, killing 500 people, including more than 180 children. In the United States, attacks are taking place against our democracy and our freedom of speech and expression, including Trump’s dismantling of the Department of Education. The struggles at home and abroad are interconnected: also this week, we witnessed the abduction and detention of a Georgetown faculty fellow, Badar Khan Suri.
We, the undersigned concerned faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Georgetown University and people of conscience beyond, are outraged. We call for Badar Khan Suri’s immediate release.
Signed,
African Studies Program, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Greg Afinogenov, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University
Judith Tucker, Professor Emerita, Department of History, Georgetown University
Crystal Luo, Assistant Professor of History, Georgetown University
Lois Wessel, Associate Professor, School of Nursing/ School of Medicine, Georgetown University
Samar Saeed, PhD Candidate, Department of History, Georgetown University
Natalie El-Eid, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Akanksha Sinha, COL '23, Research Fellow, Center for Social Justice & Earth Commons, Georgetown University
Amanda Phillips, Associate Professor, Department of English, Georgetown University
Nader Hashemi, Associate Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Mariam Taher, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Norman Francis Jr., COL '20, J.D. Candidate, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions, Georgetown University
Theodora Danylevich, MA '08, Adjunct Professor, Department of English, Georgetown University
Fida Adely, Associate Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Rochelle Davis, Associate Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Sarah Kureshi, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University
Joan Mandell, Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Lahra Smith, Associate Professor, SFS and Department of Government, Georgetown University
