by ICAN (INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK), JANUARY 2013: Just over a year ago the US military officially withdrew from Iraq, ending a nine-year occupation. But it has not meant peace for Iraqis. The decade of sanctions, followed by war and occupation devastated the country’s socio- economic fabric. Despite the billions allocated for reconstruction, the [...]
by NAZRA FOR FEMINIST STUDIES, on FEBRUARY 4, 2013: With this paper, Nazra for Feminist Studies offers a feminist theoretical attempt to understand the rise of sexual violence against women over the past few months. We believe that it is important to raise this issue so that different political actors, even well intentioned ones, do [...]
by ISLAMiCommentary (via Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies) on FEBRUARY 20, 2013: UPDATED WITH LINK, IN CASE YOU MISSED LIVE BROADCAST… Dr. Sahar Amer and Dr. Banu Gokariksel discussed veiling practices with Frank Stasio on WUNC’S ”The State of Things” this Friday at 12pm. LISTEN HERE Amer and Gokariksel are two of the organizers [...]
by PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE & THE PRESS on FEBRUARY 11, 2013: (Survey Overview) While U.S. drone strikes have faced new scrutiny in recent weeks, a majority of the public continues to support the program. Overall, 56% approve of the U.S. conducting missile strikes from pilotless aircraft to target extremists in countries such as Pakistan, [...]
by ISLAMiCommentary (via UNC-Chapel Hill) on JANUARY 31, 2013: The 2013 Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies has announced their annual conference — on Feb. 22-23 at UNC-Chapel Hill. This year’s conference theme, ReOrienting the Veil, focuses on Muslim women’s veiling practices in transnational contexts, and is co-organized by Sahar Amer, Martine Antle, Banu Gökarıksel, Juliane [...]
