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{{Otherpeople|David Horowitz}}
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(contracted; show full)rowitz Freedom Center ran an ad in the ''[[Daily Nexus]]'', the [[University of California Santa Barbara]] school newspaper that stated, "the <nowiki></nowiki>[[Muslim Student Association]]<nowiki></nowiki> is a radical political group that was founded by members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the godfather of [[Al Qaeda]] and [[Hamas]], to bring the jihad into the heart of American higher education."<ref>[http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=16407
 MSA Refutes Ad in Nexus Connecting Group to Jihad - Daily Nexus<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Thereafter, some campus newspapers appologized for running Horowitz's ad,<ref>[http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/david_horowitz_islamo_fascism_awareness_week_an_idea_whose_time_has_passed/0016189 David Horowitz’ Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, An Idea Whose Time Has Passed]</ref> noting that it will "provide more stringent guidelines for advertisements."<ref>[http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2008/04/21/Opinions/Inside.Our.Pages.Jake.Sherman.An.Ad.Certainly.Not.An.Endorsement-3337362.shtml An ad, certainly not an endorsement]</ref>  Aharon Morris, a member of the UC Santa Barbara chapter of MSA, gave a statement that ran the next day saying, “The underlying [message] is an ambiguous and perceived threat of a UCSB group being a terrorist organization. The ad is not only hurtful but threatening and could incite violence on campus. As a Muslim organization we should be concerned for students and the entire community. It is frightening and upsetting.” David Horowitz responded in another article by arguing that UCSB's MSA denied that MSA is acting as a support for the jihad network, but, at the same time, he refuses to condemn the genocidal incitements and actions of Hamas and Iran" because MSA refused to sign a petition created by Horowitz himself.<ref>[http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=16458 Freedom Center Explains Controversial Advertisement - Daily Nexus<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Critics of such "widespread practice of expecting Muslims to condemn other Muslims" view the matter as feeding "cultural double standards," in that "it is not common for non-Muslims to be expected to condemn anything, especially if the group whose condemnation is sought pertains to Palestine/Israel," as it is not "common to expect [[Zionists]] to condemn what is done “in the name of” Zionism or [[Judaism]], or to condemn any related groups or individuals.&qu(contracted; show full)

Horowitz has also come under fire for material in his books, particularly ''[[The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America|The Professors]]''.<ref>[http://www.tpmcafe.com/node/26850]</ref><ref>[http://www.nyu.edu/classes/siva/archives/002808.html
 SIVACRACY.NET: Todd Gitlin on Horowitz' "dangerous professors"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> For example, the liberal group [[Media Matters for America]] claims that only 48 of the 100 (not 101) professors listed were criticized for in-class behavior and activities,<ref>[http://mediamatters.org/items/200604180011 Media Matters - David Horowitz debunks David Horowitz: a Media Matters analysis of The Professors<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> despite Horowitz's claim that he makes "a very clear distinction between what's done in the classroom" an(contracted; show full)[[Category:New York Republicans]]
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