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Arab Americans/ Muslim Americans
Twenty Years After 9/11: A Reckoning for Anti-Muslim Hostility in the United States
Dec 10, 2021Patricia Jannack
In his human rights speech at the University of Connecticut in October, President Joe Biden argued that the best way for the United States to fight for global …
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LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Palestinian Youth and the Futility of the Two-State Solution
Sep 30, 2021Kerent Benjumea
Following Israel’s expulsions of Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and its war on Gaza this year, pro-Palestine movements revitalized the …
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US Foreign Policy
Gender and US Foreign Policy in the Middle East
May 19, 2021Andrea Sakleh
On November 17, 2001, then First Lady Laura Bush gave a radio address to the nation that lamented Afghan women as victims of an oppressive terrorist regime. Sh…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics
China’s Maritime Challenge to the United States in the Gulf
Mar 30, 2021Gabriella Haedelt
The Arabian Gulf has emerged as a theater of investment, international integration, and rivalry for global powers, especially after Chinese President Xi Jinpin…
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IraqClimate and Environment
Mitigating Conflict over Water in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin
Dec 15, 2020Yoseph Hamid
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)—the most water-scarce region in the world—has arguably borne the brunt of climate change in the planet. Nowhere is this…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfWomen & Gender Issues
Barriers to Women’s Workforce Participation in the Gulf Arab States
Aug 11, 2020Alainna Liloia
Alainna Liloia argues that a societal shift in the Gulf states is needed for greater support to working women so they can make their own personal and professio…