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The Middle East’s Geopolitical Game of Chess
Introduction/ Background
In the year 632 CE the founding patriarch of Islam, Prophet Muhammad died, leading to a…
Twists and Turns: Saudi Arabia’s Politicization of…
On November 4th, 2017, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri appeared live on an Al Arabia satellite broadcast from…
Unveiling Islamic Feminism: Where Religion Meets…
On October 18th, Quebec’s government passed Bill 62, banning Muslim women from wearing niqabs and burqas when using…
Intimate Connection with CANAN’s Exhibition…
CANAN is the persona of Turkish-Kurdish artist, feminist, and activist who was born with the name Canan Şahin. Born…
A Saudi Game of Thrones: Riyadh’s Royal Purge
Riyadh’s recent purge of high-ranking officials has marked a significant turn of events within Saudi Arabia’s…
Explainer: How Do the Kurds Relate to the Arab World,…
On September 25th, Iraqi Kurds voted overwhelmingly in an independence referendum to separate from Iraq and become…
Imprisoning the Artist But Not the Art: The Persecution…
In July 2016, Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan was imprisoned for her problematic art and social media…
Screening of The Box Depicts Refugee Life as a Child
This Tuesday, Boğaziçi University held a screening of the short animation The Box: A Syrian Story, which…
Mustang: A Fictional Telling of Female Struggle in…
One Turkish film that has received prominent international exposure is Mustang (2015), which tells a powerful story…
Nil Yalter’s Art and the Refugee Crisis in Turkey
Nil Yalter is hardly a new name in the world of contemporary art; from issues of feminism to immigration,…
Road Toward Reconciliation? A New Start for a Divided…
After a decade-long rift, the two political parties of Palestine, Hamas and Fatah (also known as the Palestinian…
Turkey’s Cartoonists Under Fire, Freedom of Speech…
In the beginning of January 2015, an attack that took place in the office of satirical magazine Charlie…