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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern University in Qatar. The Lebanese indie rock band Mashrou' Leila's event on the campus was cancelled over the weekend following anti-LGBTQ backlash.

NU-Q cancels Lebanese band’s talk after online anti-LGBTQ backlash

February 4, 2020

Northwestern University in Qatar canceled an event over the weekend featuring a prominent Lebanese band whose lead singer is openly gay, following online backlash to their appearance. Members of the...

More than 100 students and alumni staged a silent protest at Northwestern University in Qatar on Sunday afternoon. The protest followed NU-Q Prof. Justin D. Martin’s tweets alleging NU-Q’s Dean Everette E. Dennis’s insensitive comments during a January faculty meeting.

NU-Q students and alumni stage silent protest, dean responds after ‘To Hell with them’ comment

November 3, 2019

As frustrations with the school’s dean boiled over, more than 100 students and alumni staged a silent protest at Northwestern University in Qatar Sunday afternoon, demanding public apologies and policy...

In a social media post Friday, Prof. Justin Martin said he regrets the “poor wording in the original tweet.

Northwestern Professor apologizes for ‘Happy 9/11’ Tweet after a University statement condemns it as ‘disgraceful’

September 16, 2019

A Northwestern professor is apologizing for a tweet wishing his followers a “Happy 9/11” after the University rebuked him in a statement and called the comment “disgraceful.” In a social media...

The skyline of Doha, Qatar, near Northwestern’s campus in Education City. A study conducted by a team from Northwestern Qatar challenged stereotypes of selected countries, said Everette Dennis, NU-Q dean and CEO.

Annual NU-Qatar study examines digital trends, challenges stereotypes of media use in Middle East

September 28, 2017

Fewer internet users in the Middle East are active on Facebook and Twitter today than in 2015, instead turning to other social media platforms, according to a Northwestern Qatar study. The study, produced...

Northwestern University in Qatar released the preliminary results of a media use survey in the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday. The survey was conducted over six months and polled more than 10,000 people in eight countries.

Updated: NU-Q study shows divisions over Web freedom in Middle East, North Africa

June 19, 2013

Northwestern University in Qatar on Tuesday released the preliminary results of a four-month survey on media usage in the Middle East and North Africa, revealing tensions between those who want more freedom...

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