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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Guy Josif, a survivor of the Darfur genocide, speaks Tuesday in Annenberg Hall. The Fiedler Hillel Center, Challah for Hunger and the Northwestern University Community for Human Rights sponsored the event.

Darfur refugee Guy Josif speaks at Northwestern

May 27, 2014

Guy Josif doesn’t know exactly how old he is, but he said he was probably 10 or 11 years old when a nomadic Arab militia attacked his village in Darfur, Sudan. The Fiedler Hillel Center, Challah...

 Author David Harris-Gershon speaks about how he was affected by a 2002 bombing at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Harris-Gershon and Fiedler Hillel Center director Michael Simon spoke at Hillel about their experiences following the bombing in an event co-sponsored by the Office of Religious Life and the Creative Writing Program.

Hillel director, memoir author discuss aftermath of 2002 bombing

May 20, 2014

Fiedler Hillel Center director Michael Simon and author David Harris-Gershon spoke to about 60 people Tuesday about their contrasting experiences following a 2002 bombing at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Harris-Gershon’s...

Angela Davis interacts with audience members during her talk at Fisk Hall Monday night. Davis discussed a variety of topics during the presentation, including her work in the anti-prison movement.

Radical activist Angela Davis draws large crowd for social justice talk

May 20, 2014

Activist and scholar Angela Davis gave a wide-ranging talk Monday about abolition of the prison-industrial complex, feminism, intersectionality and a host of other political and social justice issues...

Pinto: Living as other: On being Jewish in Turkey

Pinto: Living as other: On being Jewish in Turkey

May 7, 2014

“What’s your name?” “I’m Yoni.” “That doesn’t sound Turkish. Where are you from?” Every time I meet a new person back home, this is the dialogue that takes place. Am I Turkish?...

Ghaith al-Omari looks on as Ori Nir speaks at the Peace Partners discussion Tuesday night. The discussion, hosted by J Street U Northwestern, a group advocating for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, featured individuals with perspectives from both Israeli and Palestinian backgrounds.

J Street U speakers discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the 2-state solution

April 29, 2014

J Street U Northwestern, a student group which promotes a two-state solution in the Middle East, hosted an event on Tuesday focused on how to effectively discuss the conflict by allowing both sides to...

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