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Sawhney and Stratton: Coping with a refugee crisis in the age of globalization

May 19, 2015

The world faces a refugee crisis that can only be solved with international cooperation. News coverage has focused heavily on the 1,800 migrants who have died at sea in hopes of reaching European shores...

Middle East scholar talks about role of youth in the Arab Spring

October 1, 2014

An author and blogger who specializes in the Middle East spoke Wednesday night about the role of youth in modern Islamic movements. Hosted by the Roberta Buffett Center, Juan Cole (Weinberg ’75),...

Guest Column: What I learned from James Foley

August 23, 2014

When I was a freshman reporter for The Daily Northwestern, a Medill alum by the name of James Foley was detained in Libya while covering the uprising. I was assigned to write about it for The Daily, given...

Medill alum James Foley remembered for courage, compassion

August 22, 2014

James Foley was drawn to the front line. Even after being captured in Libya in 2011, where he was held for more than 40 days, Foley returned to war zones. He believed so strongly in the work he was...

NU-Q study examines ‘Arab Spring’ language

April 30, 2014

A Northwestern University in Qatar professor has published a study about the use and origins of the term “Arab Spring” to refer to unrest and change in the Arab world since December 2010. The paper...

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