Original sentence: " (RAF-PINE) By March 20, 2014, 6,900 signatures from across the world, numerous articles and interviews, a rally featuring Ali Abunimah, and a call-in had been organized.2008 - "Might as Well be True", Restaurant Owner, Victory Gardens.2009 - "Garden of the Three".2009 - Garden of the Three.2010 - Reading of The Gaza Monologues, Columbia College Chicago.2011 - "Finding Your Inner Monkey", Dr.2013 - "I Wish to Apologize to the People of Illinois", Tony Rezko, Agency Theater Collective.2013 - "Paradise Lost", Paul, Agency Theater Collective.2013 - Documentary Film My Personal Intifada, Columbia College Chicago.2015 - Sirens (TV Series): Charbroiled - Doctor #3 (co-starring), Fox 21 Television Studios.2016 - Chicago Med (TV Series): Reunion - Prince Faisal (co-starring), Dick Wolf/NBC.2020 - Reading of "Layla in Lala Right to a Narrative: Chicago", Uprising Theater.2020 - Reading of "Return to Haifa Right to a Narrative: Chicago", Uprising Theater.2020 - Reading of Food and Fadwa Right to a Narrative: Chicago, Uprising Theater.2021 - Virtual Reading of "The Story of Zahra", Uprising Theater.2021 - Virtual Reading of "g", Uprising Theater.A federal lawsuit was filed by Columbia’s part-time faculty union, P-Fac, alleging the college was in breach of its contractual duty arising from the previous cancellation on October 9, 2016.Chehade and his supporters launched a campaign for academic freedom called "Respect Academic Freedom: Palestine is No Exception.Chehade currently teaches Middle Eastern History and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, a course created and implemented by himself.Chehade dropped out of the 2020 election and volunteered as a campaign advisor to Newman addressing the Israeli - Palestinian conflict.Chehade has performed as an actor on stage and screen.Chehade spoke at ‘Flaws of Trump’s Deal of the Century’ at the University of Chicago in March of 2020.Chehade states his views on Israel as the reason for the denial.Chehade, alongside Co-Artistic Director, Maren Rosenberg, aims for Uprising Theater to be the first theater in the country that prioritizes performances that bring awareness to the plight of Israeli-Palestinians.Chehade’s activism has centered heavily on human rights and public policy regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and academic freedom.Columbia College Chicago was found guilty of an academic freedom violation, and the class was reinstated.Columbia College cited class enrollment and rotating curriculum as reasons for the cancellation.Columbia College maintains its position.Everett, Second City.He also served as Senior Policy Advisor for the Intergenerational United Nations Conference on the conflict in Palestine/Israel at the University of Chicago.He also serves as the faculty advisor to both Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace chapters on campus.He also wrote, produced, and directed a film about a Palestinian family living under occupation called Garden of the Three in 2009.He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he received a BA in History in 2000 and his Masters in History and Education in 2007.He is also a producer and director of several theater productions in Chicago, IL.He is an advocate of academic freedom and Palestinian rights.He sits on the American Association of University Professors Committee A on Academic Freedom with 5 other members.He was a producer of a Chicago production of 'The Gaza Monologues.He was involved in a national controversy showing the film 5 Broken Cameras, an Academy Award-nominated documentary.In 2013, Chehade began teaching a course on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and the Syrian War.In 2014 he founded Uprising Theater, a nonprofit for the arts.In 2014, Chehade founded Uprising Theater, along with some students and colleagues to create awareness about the Palestinian Israeli conflict.In 2015, Columbia College Chicago canceled Chehade’s Spring 2016 courses again, citing a decline in enrollment.In 2016, Chehade was the keynote speaker for the General Delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Land Day event in Washington D.In 2018, Chehade spoke at the ‘Censorship at the Art Institute Chicago’ presentation held at the School of Art Institute of Chicago.In October 2013, Professor Chehade presented a screening of 5 Broken Cameras, an Academy Award-nominated documentary, to the students enrolled in his course on the Palestinian-Israeli impasse at Columbia College Chicago.In exchange, he would help Newman secure the Palestinian-American vote in their district.In the spring of 2014, Chehade’s course and contract for two sections that semester was canceled.Intent on running in the 2020 congressional Democratic primary for the 3rd District, Chehade claims that he signed a contract with Marie Newman, giving him the choice of three top positions, including foreign policy adviser, legislative or district director.Iymen Chehade is a Palestinian-American professor of history and public speaker.Iymen Chehade was born March 31, 1974 in Chicago, IL.Newman went on to win the November 2020 election and did not fulfill the employment contract, according to Chehade.Newman’s office denies the allegations against her.On January 19, 2021, Chehade filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Illinois Congresswoman Marie Newman.Previously, he had taught as an adjunct history professor at Roosevelt University, Kaplan University Online, and The International Academy of Design and Technology.Shortly after the viewing, the chair of the Department of Humanities, History, and Social Science at Columbia College Chicago informed Chehade that a student had complained of bias being exhibited in his class referencing the screening of 5 Broken Cameras.Since its inception, he has produced and directed plays and readings highlighting the Palestinian experience.That same year, he also spoke at the National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference, at George Mason University.The Illinois Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) wrote a letter of support for Chehade asserting that Professor Chehade’s academic freedom was violated after conducting an independent investigation.The course was reinstated on December 7, 2015.The film documents weekly protests in the West Bank’s village of Bil’in.The theme of the event was “Your Silence is Their Power” in honor of Israeli Palestinians who were killed and injured during anti-Israel protests.This course has been at the center of controversy and focuses on his activism around academic freedom.Throughout 2014, Chehade presented at several conferences and discussions across college campuses on academic freedom during his conflict with Columbia College and the cancellation of his course.Uprising Theater is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.Uprising Theater, Official Website
Edited sentence: As before, the course was reinstated after the protest.Chehade and his supporters launched a campaign for academic freedom called "Respect Academic Freedom: Palestine is No Exception" and with the help of thousands of supporters, Chehade's course was restored.Chehade currently teaches courses on modern Middle Eastern history at Columbia College Chicago.Chehade has been a keynote speaker for the General Delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Land Day event in Washington DC 2015, where he was celebrated among other Palestinians "who won't be silenced".Chehade is an advocate in the area of human rights and public policy regarding the Palestinian Israeli conflict, along with academic freedom.Chehade teaches a course on the Palestinian-Israeli impasse at both Columbia College Chicago and SAIC.Chehade, some students, and some colleagues founded Uprising Theater in Chicago to show and discuss works about the Palestinian Israeli conflict.Columbia College Chicago was found guilty of an academic freedom violation and the class was reinstated.He also wrote, produced, and directed a film about a Palestinian family living under occupation called Garden of the Three in 2009...He is also the advisory for Jewish Voice for Peace chapter at Columbia College Chicago.He is one of five committee members on the American Association of University Professors Committee A on Academic Freedom and is the adviser for the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at both SAIC and Columbia College Chicago.He was a producer of a Chicago production of 'The Gaza Monologues'.He was also a speaker at the National SJP Conference in 2016.In 2014 Chehade founded Uprising Theater  an innovative arts and performance non-profit working to give voice to people of Palestine and others who are marginalized.In addition to speaking as a guest lecturer at other universities.In the spring of 2016, Columbia tried to cancel the course again.Iymen Chehade is a Palestinian American professor of history, public speaker, community organizer, activist, actor, and theatre artist.Over 7,000 people petitioned to get the class reinstated.Previously, he taught as an adjunct history professor at Roosevelt University.Professor Chehade was accused of bias after screening the Academy Award-nominated film 5 Broken Cameras in his class.The course offered at Columbia garnered a great deal of national attention when it was canceled in 2014.and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)