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A Girl In the River: Oscar-Winning Film to Create Change…
On the night of the 88th Academy Awards, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy took home an Oscar for her film, A Girl…
Why Lebanon Is a Prisoner of Its Own Divisions
Sectarian divisions are a social and political reality in Lebanon. However, until recently, the polarization …
‘No Lost Generation’
The Syrian war is inescapable. We see it everywhere in the media. We hear of the violence taking place, with…
Joint Action Plan?
You have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land……
The Economic Consequences of Peace: Winners and Losers…
The exchange of “commodities of mutual intelligence,” reads a 1561 letter from Queen Elizabeth I to…
Did We Win? Iran’s Elections Unpacked
February 26th saw Iran hold its parliamentary elections, which led to one of the most drastic shakeups that Iran…
Labour Focus: The West Bank
In 2013, the primary and secondary Palestinian Teacher's Union went on strike after demands for a salary increase…
The Peace to End All Peace: The Munich Ceasefire and the…
President Obama and his diplomats assured the world there was no military solution to the Syrian civil war, even…
Is Algeria Doomed to Its Past?
Just before the New Year, a group of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s close associates demanded to…
BDS Motion Passes at SSMU General Assembly with…
Following the failure of two previous motions put forth by Solidary for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) last year,…
Drop It Like It’s Hot – A Letter to Petrol…
It's sticky, dark, viscous, and carries such labels as “sweet” or a certain “blend.” No, not chocolate or coffee -…
Rojava: A Utopia Born in Blood
In northern Syria, an ideological war within a war is taking place. It brings two contradictory models into…