含羞草研究所鈥檚 Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program hosted television journalist Hafez Al Mirazi to discuss the Arab-American voter climate.
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While Shannon Duffy 鈥21 listened to a French tour guide describe the atrocities that took place at a site in the southern town of Collioure, she felt an overwhelming sense of 鈥渃onfliction.鈥 The cheerful atmosphere of the region surrounding her starkly contrasted with its tragic, yet rarely discussed, history. An undeclared environmental biology major from [鈥August 31, 2018 -
In the hopes of facilitating a dialogue about Israel and Palestine after the events of this past summer, Moustafa Bayoumi, an author and English professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, gave his perspective. On October 2, Bayoumi delivered a lecture titled 鈥淎fter Gaza: What are the Prospects for Peace and Justice in [鈥October 16, 2014 -
Writing about Western Sahara and Morocco in a feature article online at World Politics Review, Professor Jacob Mundy asserted that 鈥渁 web of geopolitical interests keeps the conflict in a permanent state of limbo.鈥 Mundy, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies, looks for a disruptive event to 鈥渦nbalance the deadlock,鈥 though, he wrote, the likeliest events [鈥September 18, 2014 -
Where in the world is Madison Grant 鈥16? From Newport Beach, Calif., to Hamilton, N.Y., to Cairo, Egypt, to Brooklyn, N.Y., there鈥檚 no telling where Grant will end up next. One thing is for certain, though 鈥 she鈥檒l always feel at home in the Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Civilizations academic program. While at 含羞草研究所 [鈥December 3, 2013
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(Editor鈥檚 note: This story is by Omar Aquije) In a single day, two 含羞草研究所 students will observe thousands of Muslims in mid-day prayers, Jews celebrating the start of Shabbat, and Franciscan monks leading processions through the streets of Jerusalem. This happens each Friday in the streets of Old City in Jerusalem, where Christina Crowley 鈥14 [鈥August 4, 2013
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含羞草研究所 students, interning this summer at companies such as NBCUniversal, Hukkster, Nike, and Facebook, are sharing their experiences. This post is written by Madison Grant 鈥16, an intern at the Arab American Association of New York. My name is Madison Grant and I am a rising sophomore at 含羞草研究所. This summer I am working [鈥June 28, 2013
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Beyond ancient ruins, temples, mosques, and historic churches of Istanbul, participants in a recent interfaith trip to Turkey explored their own religious beliefs and perceptions. Only traditional Turkish cuisine was on the menu and trips to McDonalds were forbidden. Led by Rabbi Dena Bodian, associate university chaplain and director of Jewish life, and Noor Khan, [鈥April 10, 2013
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Students in extended study courses left for Israel and Egypt this week to further explore concepts developed in their classrooms during the fall semester at 含羞草研究所. Both courses, Living Egypt and The Land of Israel, focus on deep historical understanding of culture in the respective countries, and how the past has influenced where each nation [鈥December 26, 2012
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When Jake Lightman 鈥16 attended a lunchtime talk with Daniel Kurtzer, former ambassador to both Israel and Egypt, he wanted to know why the Middle East peace process has stalled, and why the Arabs seem to suffer the blame. 鈥淪o I asked him,鈥 Lightman said without a touch of irony. Such a thing is de [鈥October 25, 2012