On July 19, 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space Association (UAESA) launched a rocket named Hope into space in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. Hope went into orbit around Mars to transmit previously unobserved weather data, making t...
As conflict escalates between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran, the war in Gaza has settled into a rhythm of devastation. Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip has had disastrous repercussions: Over half of the Gaza population has been displaced...
Miguel Sanchez is the Majority Whip of the Providence City Council from Ward 6 and an outspoken activist for Palestinian freedoms. In October 2023, Sanchez was fired from his position in Governor Daniel McKee’s office after protesting Israel’s ac...
The opposition in Syria has reached a crossroads. Contrary to popular belief (and the depressing coverage favored by most Western media), not everything looks black for the rebels trying to overthrow Assad – or at least for the Syrian National ...
The opposition in Syria has reached a crossroads. Contrary to popular belief (and the depressing coverage favored by most Western media), not everything looks black for the rebels trying to overthrow Assad – or at least for the Syrian National ...
Two years ago, chaos broke loose when Syrian protesters began demonstrating their deep discontent with President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. As the next domino to fall in the Arab Spring, Syrians followed Tunisians, Libyans and Egyptians in voicing the...
Two years ago, chaos broke loose when Syrian protesters began demonstrating their deep discontent with President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. As the next domino to fall in the Arab Spring, Syrians followed Tunisians, Libyans and Egyptians in voicing the...
In an interesting article that dates back to 1996, Ahmed Mansour, a graduate of Al-Azhar University, provides a detailed analysis of the state of “democracy” in Egypt at the time of Presidents Sadat and Mubarak. In that article, Mansour explains ...
In an interesting article that dates back to 1996, Ahmed Mansour, a graduate of Al-Azhar University, provides a detailed analysis of the state of “democracy” in Egypt at the time of Presidents Sadat and Mubarak. In that article, Mansour explains ...
There are times (for instance, when one is boarding a plane in Sicily and dreading the cold rain that will undoubtedly great her at the other end in London) when resignation is a good thing. Yes, spring break was wonderful; but the end has come, brin...
There are times (for instance, when one is boarding a plane in Sicily and dreading the cold rain that will undoubtedly great her at the other end in London) when resignation is a good thing. Yes, spring break was wonderful; but the end has come, brin...
Having a rough semester? Providence weather got you down? Worried about job prospects, the dire state of your love life, your thesis advisor’s expectations (not to mention those of your parents)? Well, I’ve got good news for you: today you don’...
Having a rough semester? Providence weather got you down? Worried about job prospects, the dire state of your love life, your thesis advisor’s expectations (not to mention those of your parents)? Well, I’ve got good news for you: today you don’...
In discussing the Middle East, media outlets and political pundits alike can’t seem to avoid lame catchphrases, which reduce the complex political developments in the region to a narrative palatable enough for the average Joe. In 2011, it was &...
In discussing the Middle East, media outlets and political pundits alike can’t seem to avoid lame catchphrases, which reduce the complex political developments in the region to a narrative palatable enough for the average Joe. In 2011, it was &...
A response to “Nuclear Iran, Safer World” by Omar Ben Halim by Katherine Long While I agree with Mr. Omar Ben Halim that a nuclear Iran could be capable of balancing Israeli power and lead to a more stable Middle East (“Nuclear Iran, Safer Worl...
A response to “Nuclear Iran, Safer World” by Omar Ben Halim by Katherine Long While I agree with Mr. Omar Ben Halim that a nuclear Iran could be capable of balancing Israeli power and lead to a more stable Middle East (“Nuclear Iran, Safer Worl...
Uranium. Campaign checks. Oil. What’s really going on in Mali. France is at war. At the time of writing, 4,000 French soldiers are deployed in Azawad, the northern half of Mali, fighting a combination of Islamist and separatist insurgents who t...
Uranium. Campaign checks. Oil. What’s really going on in Mali. France is at war. At the time of writing, 4,000 French soldiers are deployed in Azawad, the northern half of Mali, fighting a combination of Islamist and separatist insurgents who t...
In my last article, I concluded that the Egyptian Preamble does not address the problem of sovereign immunity. I did not explain, however, why that problem is interesting in the first place. One could argue that Egypt today struggles with problems mu...
In my last article, I concluded that the Egyptian Preamble does not address the problem of sovereign immunity. I did not explain, however, why that problem is interesting in the first place. One could argue that Egypt today struggles with problems mu...
It is no secret that revolution, successful or otherwise, rarely produces results as glorious as initially imagined. For example, the world has seen its expectations dashed time and time again in the so-called “Arab Spring” countries, whi...
It is no secret that revolution, successful or otherwise, rarely produces results as glorious as initially imagined. For example, the world has seen its expectations dashed time and time again in the so-called “Arab Spring” countries, whi...
For the next few weeks, I am planning to be writing on the Egyptian Constitution. Today, I begin with the starting words of the Preamble. The Egyptian Preamble starts the same way as the American one: We the People. In the United States, there is ove...
For the next few weeks, I am planning to be writing on the Egyptian Constitution. Today, I begin with the starting words of the Preamble. The Egyptian Preamble starts the same way as the American one: We the People. In the United States, there is ove...
It seems absurd to claim that any country in a region as unstable as the Middle East/North Africa could be stagnant – but if any of them fit the bill, it would be Lebanon. Despite its seemingly volatile political situation (exemplified by const...
It seems absurd to claim that any country in a region as unstable as the Middle East/North Africa could be stagnant – but if any of them fit the bill, it would be Lebanon. Despite its seemingly volatile political situation (exemplified by const...