Politics
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Opinion
Artists Share ‘Local Histories’ of War and Exile
Works by two artists from the Middle East, recently shown in New York, reflect on the effects of conquest, past…
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A New University, Born in the Chaos of War
Rojava University, in Syria’s mostly Kurdish northeast, has enthusiastic foreign support, meets a local need and is part of a…
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Saudi Students Are Caught in a Diplomatic Row
Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic row with Canada has upended the future of thousands of Saudi students at Canadian universities, forcing them…
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Samia Halaby: An Artist at Once Palestinian and Universal
The acclaimed Palestinian-American artist Samia Halaby has stayed connected to the visual and political elements of her homeland while viewing…
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The Idea of a Palestinian University
A plan for a university for Palestinians inside and outside their homeland goes back a long way, and it’s still…
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U.S. Cuts Threaten Half a Million Palestinian Children
A former Mercy Corps economic director in Gaza explains how U.S. reductions in aid threaten the education of Palestinian children…
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Arab Magazines: A Neglected History Resurfaces
An exhibition in Rabat showcases publications whose mission was to gather and share the best thinking of its time, despite…
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Think Tank Pioneers Evidence-Based Policy in Sudan
The new organization seeks to invigorate more thoughtful public policy in the Republic of Sudan and to train a new…
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