DePaul Prof on the Watchlist: 'I Do Not Consider 'Radical' to Be an Insult'

In the Qur’an, God describes a group of young people in past who stood against the oppressive rule in their own society — “We gave strength to their hearts when they stood up.” (18:14) If the goal of the “Professor Watchlist” is to intimidate people or make them silent, the list has failed. It has failed because of the courage and commitment of many — those named, and those not named.