Lights, Camera, Censorship: Turkey’s Film Festival Cancellations Greta Gustafson Oct 27, 2023 The duality of cinema as both art and information complicates legalized censorship restrictions, as is revealed in…
“Women, Life, Freedom”: The Significance of Iran’s Women-Led Movement Ava Torkaman Nov 7, 2022 The backlash from women burning their hijabs and cutting their hair threatens the foundation of the Islamic regime.
The Abraham Accords: A Not-So-Peaceful Peace Treaty Adam Steiner Jan 15, 2021 At face value, the Abraham Accords appear to be a historic diplomatic achievement that will promote peace,…
Le Liban en détresse : un avenir pour la jeunesse? Joseph Abounohra Oct 13, 2020 « Et, sans cet espoir, sans savoir que je reviens, je ne pense pas pouvoir supporter de partir. »
Spotlight: The Changing Dynamics Within the Syrian Civil War Naomi Shi Sep 24, 2020 This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Maddy Evans, to talk about her!-->…
2018 Saw Influential Women Targeted in Iraq Juliana Riverin Mar 24, 2019 A four-month period in 2018 saw a series of murders in Iraq from which a significant pattern emerged. The victims…
What does the Future Hold for Turkish Civil Society? Apolline Moulaire Mar 24, 2019 Writing in Turkey has become a difficult task. Most of the sincere journalists have been arrested and put on trial…
The Year of the Black Swan Sarie Khalid Feb 11, 2019 In his book,The Black Swan, Nassim Taleb describes a black swan as a highly improbable event which has major!-->…
Is There an End in Sight for the Afghan Conflict? Muhammad Huzaifa Elahi Jan 19, 2019 An analysis of the origins of the Afghan insurgency, the current situation, the external influences in the war and…
An Interview with Flux Editor Madeleine Northfield Marie Fester Jan 8, 2019 "As Middle Eastern politics now play a large part of international news, it was fascinating to me to read a paper…