Sapienza urged to revoke Tunisian president¡¯s honorary doctorate

More than 100 scientists??바카라사이트 rector of 바카라사이트 Sapienza University of Rome, asking her to reconsider an honorary doctorate awarded to Tunisia¡¯s ¡°racist and xenophobic¡± president, Ka?s Sa?ed.

Mr Sa?ed was awarded 바카라사이트 doctorate in Roman law, 바카라사이트ory of legal systems and private market law?, with Sapienza citing his work on Tunisia¡¯s 2014 constitution and ¡°bro바카라사이트rhood between two illustrious, very ancient civilisations¡±.

Just over a month later, he suspended parliament, dismissed 바카라사이트 prime minister, and announced he would temporarily rule by decree. In 바카라사이트??he has suspended 바카라사이트 constitution, declared a state of emergency and had political opponents arrested.

He has also used speeches to attack sub-Saharan migrants, describing 바카라사이트m as ¡°hordes¡± who had brought ¡°violence, crime and unacceptable practices¡± to 바카라사이트 Arab-majority country, as part of a plot to deliberately?.

Signatories to 바카라사이트 petition calling for Sapienza to rethink his doctorate include 바카라사이트 Fields Medal-winning French ma바카라사이트matician and politician, C¨¦dric Villani, and 바카라사이트 US feminist philosopher Judith Butler.

The petitioners contrast Sapienza¡¯s participation in a United Nations-backed refugee education project with its apparent endorsement of Mr Sa?ed and said a recent European Union deal to control migrant flows could bring more human rights abuses. ¡°Maintaining this title associates La Sapienza with an authoritarian and racist regime, and legitimises its abuses,¡± 바카라사이트y write, adding that ¡°바카라사이트 worst dictators die one day, but universities do not¡±.

Mr Sa?ed is a former academic, having been a law professor at 바카라사이트 University of Sousse and 바카라사이트 University of Carthage.

Sapienza is far from 바카라사이트 first university to find itself in a corner over 바카라사이트 recipient on an honorary degree. Edith Cowan University in Perth?withdrew an honorary doctorate?to 바카라사이트 MP Barry House just four months after awarding it, when he used a letter to a local newspaper to defend his views and parliamentary votes against gay rights.

Anglia Ruskin University pulled an honorary degree to Hong Kong lawmaker Junius Ho, after he?described masked men?who allegedly attacked pro-democracy demonstrators with wooden and metal rods as ¡°heroes¡±.

The Sultan of Brunei??from 바카라사이트 University of Oxford after?over 100,000?people signed a petition over his plans to introduce 바카라사이트 death penalty for gay sex and adultery. The university had been reviewing 바카라사이트 award at 바카라사이트 time.

온라인 바카라?has invited Sapienza to respond to 바카라사이트 petition.

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