Elaine Bloom At one point the article said that she was a politician or a former politician When the article was short her opinion was one of only a few that was quoted in the article Now that the article is loaded with quotes from people who are qualified to judge the professional merits of Abu El Haj s work I don t think the opinion of an alumna with no known anthropology or archaeology expertise is necessary If you disagree of course you can restore Bloom s views and her statement that she might stop contributing to Barnard