Adam Habib

Adam Habib is a citizen of South Africa, a professor of political science, and deputy vice chancellor of the University of Johannesburg.[1][2][3]

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Political Orientation

He cites Karl Marx and Leon Trotsky as his key influences.[4]

Barred entry to the United States

In October 2006 Habib was apprehended and deported when he flew into John F. Kennedy Airport, in New York City.[5][6] Habib had studied in New York when he was in graduate school. He had made numerous trips to New York in the past.

This trip was one with colleagues from South Africa's Human Sciences Research Council.[5] His itinerary had included visiting the National Institute of Health, the Centres for Disease Control and the World Bank.

In November 2006 Habib and his wife learned that she and their two children, aged 8 and 11, would also be barred entry to the USA.[7]

In November 2007, according to the New York Times, the US informed Habib he had been barred entry over allegations of: "...engaging in terrorist activities."[8] The Christian Science Monitor reported that he had been barred due to having: "...links to terrorism".[3]

The American Civil Liberties Union tried to aid Habib in learning the reasons he was barred.[3][8] Upon the release of the justification the ACLU shifted its effort to get the evidence supporting the allegation, if any, released.

On January 20, 2010, after more than three years of waiting, the American State Department has decided, in a document signed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to lift the ban that prohibited Professor Habib (as well as Professor Tariq Ramadan from Switzerland) from entering the United States.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Adam Habib: personal details". Center for Civil Society. http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs/default.asp?10,24,8,49. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  2. ^ "Adam Habib: Honorary Research Professors and Fellows". School of Development, University of KwaZulu, Natal. http://sds.ukzn.ac.za/default.php?2,4,58,4,0. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  3. ^ a b c Scott Baldauf (November 16, 2007). "South African fights denial of U.S. visa". Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1116/p07s01-woaf.html. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  4. ^ HRSC Profile
  5. ^ a b "US embassy probing SA academic's deportation". The Independent. October 25, 2006. http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=qw1161766982976B224. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  6. ^ "ACLU Rebukes U.S. Government for Failing to Act on Visa Request of South African Scholar". American Civil Liberties Union. October 8, 2007. http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/31291prs20070810.html. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  7. ^ Adam Habib (September 25, 2007). "Banned: Why a South African is Going to Court in the U.S.". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-habib/banned-why-a-south-afric_b_65800.html. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  8. ^ a b Neil MacFarquhar (November 15, 2007). "Lawsuit over visa for Muslim academic". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/us/15brfs-HABIB.html?ex=1352782800&en=ebbfdcb6c3f238cd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  9. ^ http://www.moroccopost.net/politics/450the-united-states-has-lifted-the-ban-on-tariq-ramadan-to-enter-the-american-territory/

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