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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


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, a renowned commentator on Arab affairs, presented different viewpoints on the evolution of the Middle East in light of the tumult in recent years. Al-Qassemi is best known for tweeting live translations from Egypt's Tahrir Square and was recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the 104 Best Twitter Feeds of 2011.

United Arab Emirates political analyst discusses Middle East, Arab uprisings

November 15, 2012

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, a celebrated political commentator from the United Arab Emirates, opened his discussion Wednesday speaking of the Arab Spring and its impact by discussing social media’s role...

Misulonas: Romney campaign more Nixon than Reagan

Misulonas: Romney campaign more Nixon than Reagan

November 5, 2012

Many people have compared this year’s presidential election to the one in 1968. An unpopular Democratic candidate with a mediocre record is going up against a Republican candidate who had failed to get...

University of Michigan professor and historian Juan Cole discusses foreign policy in the Middle East in Harris Hall on Monday night. Cole, an expert on the modern Middle East and South Asia, contrasted the presidential candidates’ foreign policy views.

Popular blogger, author Juan Cole talks Middle East foreign policy amid presidential election

October 23, 2012

Historian, scholar and blogger Juan Cole spoke Monday night about the two presidential candidates and their views on foreign policy in relation to the Middle East. Cole, a history professor at the University...

Journalist and author Max Blumenthal speaks Monday night in Swift Hall on "Sanitizing Apartheid: Exposing the Israeli Peace Camp," an event sponsored by Northwestern Students for Justice in Palestine. Blumenthal focused his talk on what he called the "four myths of Zionism."

Students for Justice in Palestine hosts journalist for talk on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

October 22, 2012

Students for Justice in Palestine hosted author, journalist and documentarian Max Blumenthal on Monday night for a speech about the state of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Blumenthal's talk in Swift...

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