Maxwell School News and Commentary
Filtered by: Middle East & North Africa
Hammond Examines the Relationship Between Artistic Practice and Religious Devotion in New Study
"Conjunctions of Islam: rethinking the geographies of art and piety through the notebooks of Ahmet Süheyl Ünver," authored by Assistant Professor Timur Hammond, was published in Cultural Geographies.
See related: Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Religion
Khalil Discusses Biden’s Trip to the Middle East with USA Today
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history, spoke to USA Today about President Biden's Middle East trip and politics in the region.
Herrold’s “Delta Democracy” Reviewed in Voluntas Journal
"Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt Beyond" (Oxford University Press, 2020), written by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Catherine Herrold, was reviewed in Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.
Curating Sovereignty in Palestine: Voluntary Grassroots Organizations and Civil Society
Can service providing NGOs build democracy? Five contingent features
See related: Government, Middle East & North Africa, Non-governmental Organizations
Project-Think and the Fragmentation/Defragmentation of Civil Society in Egypt, Palestine and Turkey
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Amy Aisen Kallander Looks at Importance of Women to Post-Colonial State-Building in Tunisia
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Khalil Quoted in Morning Consult Article on the Refugee Crisis in Europe
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history, was quoted in the Morning Consult article "Europeans Are Far Happier to Resettle Ukrainian Refugees Than Syrians or Afghans. But a Food Crisis Means They’re All Coming."
See related: Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine
Herrold Wins Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School, has been awarded the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize for her book, “Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond” (Oxford University Press, 2020). The prize was awarded in November 2021 by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
See related: Awards & Honors, Middle East & North Africa
Abdelaaty Explains Europe’s Differing Responses to Refugees in Washington Post, Yahoo News
"European countries are welcoming Ukrainian refugees. It was a different story in 2015," written by Assistant Professor of Political Science Lamis Abdelaaty, was published in the Washington Post. Abdelaaty was also quoted in the Yahoo News article, "Does the Ukrainian refugee response expose a European double standard? Experts weigh in."
See related: Europe, Human Rights, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine