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Category: Middle East

Our Middle East North Africa desk (MENA) covers the region of the Mediterranean from Morocco up to and including Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Middle East/Column

Mounting tensions in the Middle East Following U.S. Killing of High-ranking Iranian Military leader

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Jamari_O'Neal

Written by: Jamari O’Neal, Hampton University Qasseem Soleimani On Friday, January 3, 2020, missiles struck the Baghdad International Airport killing seve...

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Middle East/Global Issue/Essays

Iranian Nationalism during the Constitutional Revolution

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Ritka Lal

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906-1911 brought major shifts to Iranian society, the reverberations of which remain evident today. This paper examine...

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Column/Reviews/Middle East/Arts and Culture

Contemporary Issues in Arab-Israeli Identity as Seen through the TV Show “Arab Labor”

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Sam Pekats

Arts Column Written by: Sam Pekats, Davenport College ’22 Humor and personal narrative are two powerful techniques one may use to legitimize and elucidate...

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Column/Middle East

Briefing: Lebanese Economic Protests

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Editorial Board

Middle East and North Africa Desk Written by: Since Thursday, October 17, protests have been raging across Lebanon. Here’s what you need to know: What is happen...

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Middle East/Global Issue/Essays

The Dominant Male Perspective in Sexual Violence Laws: A Radical Feminist Critique of The Lebanese Penal Code

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Natasha Mouawad

Global Issue 2019 Written by: Natasha Mouawad, American University of Beirut Introduction Jurisprudence represents a constant and sincere attempt to provid...

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Middle East/Column

Results from Tunisia’s Second Free Presidential Election

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Ariana Habibi

Middle East and North Africa Desk Written by: Ariana Habibi, Saybrook College ’22 On October 13, Kais Saied was elected the sixth President of Tunisia in ...

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Middle East/Global Issue/Essays

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Returning Home

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Sara S. Al Aloul

Written by: Sara S. Al Aloul, American University of Beirut Abstract The impact of the Syrian crisis had not only spilled over into neighboring countries, but o...

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Middle East/Global Issue/Essays/Column

Palestinian Nationalism through Anderson’s Imagined Communities: An evolution of Imperialism, Nationalism and Colonialism

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Iman Ahmed

Introduction Both limited and sovereign, Benedict Anderson’s theory encompasses a wide range of nationalisms, using such concepts as print capitalism and offici...

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Column/Middle East

Renowned Egyptian fine artist passes away at 88

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Elisabeth Siegel

Written by Elisabeth Siegel Egyptian artist Omar el-Nagdi passed away last Friday at the age of 88 after an illustrious career that spanned sixty years total. B...

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Column/Middle East

Armajani retrospective ‘Follow this Line’ showcases 60 years of legendary Iranian-American artist’s oeuvre

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Elisabeth Siegel

Written by Elisabeth Siegel The opening of Siah Armajani’s “Follow this Line” at the Met Breuer on Feb. 20 was well-attended by a flurry of art community lumina...

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