November 14, 2018
Rodrigo Castillo, Op-Ed Contributor
November 11, 2018
Filed under Contributors, Latest Stories, Opinion
After news broke last Tuesday that several U.S. colleges and universities, including Northwestern University, received more than $350 million from the Saudi government or its institutions, NU announced it would ask its faculty...
November 1, 2018
Andrea Bian, Op-Ed Contributor
October 30, 2018
Filed under Opinion
On Friday, The New York Times website featured a harrowing image on its homepage of a malnourished child, accompanied by an emphatic, all-caps headline: “The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s War.” Obviously intended to attract...
October 30, 2018
May 26, 2015
Abigail Stratton and Asha Sawhney
April 21, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion
As the conflict between the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels worsens, it is apparent a proxy war with numerous players — most notably Iran and Saudi Arabia — is reaching full force. Originally, the two sides were those loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi versus the Zaydi Shia group called the Ho...
January 28, 2015
Abigail Stratton and Asha Sawhney
January 26, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion
The king of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, died Friday at 90 after a reign of almost 10 years. He leaves behind a country where women do not have the right to drive and yet they outnumber men at universities. Some portra...
Max Gelman, Columnist
January 22, 2015
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Emboldened with the knowledge that his approval rating is at 50 percent for the first time since Spring 2013, President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night with a swagger and confidence we haven’...
Bailey Williams, Assistant City Editor
May 21, 2014
Filed under City, National, State
An Illinois resident was the third person in the United States confirmed to have the virus which causes Middle East respiratory syndrome, a May 16 test revealed.
MERS is caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus,...
Olivia Exstrum, Reporter
May 7, 2014
Filed under Academic, Campus, Latest Stories
A new survey commissioned by Northwestern University in Qatar and the Doha Film Institute found that although many Arab residents in the Middle East and North Africa watch Hollywood films, some believe the films include content...
