Center for Middle Eastern Studies Joins Other Harvard University Centers and Institutes Condemning Police Violence in the United States

In a recent joint statement, Harvard University Centers condemn recent police violence in the United States:

“We strongly condemn the Minneapolis Police Department’s vicious and brutal murder of George Floyd. This and other recent events highlight the lethal impact of the racist criminalization of Americans of African descent and the need to explicitly name and unequivocally fight against the racism and violence that has been woven into the fabric of the United States since its founding." Read the full statement here.