Filtered by: Middle East & North Africa
Koch Weighs in on Western States Banning Foreign Groundwater Use in Stateline Article
“The U.S. has always been promoting and setting up this entire thing,” says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment. “It’s not like the Americans are passive in this. We have absolutely helped sow the seeds for that Saudi agricultural industry that has come back to us now.”
See related: Agriculture, Middle East & North Africa, United States, Water
Ekbia Article on the Current Revolution in Iran Published in Geschichte der Gegenwart
"Despite brutal repression, protests in Iran continue. The ruling clergy can no longer rally the "masses" behind them, as they have successfully done since the 18th century." University Professor Hamid Ekbia examines the perspectives and dangers of the present revolution in Iran.
See related: Conflict, Middle East & North Africa
Herrold’s ‘Delta Democracy’ Reviewed in Democratization
"Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt Beyond" (Oxford University Press, 2020), written by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Catherine Herrold, was reviewed in Democratization.
Koch Explores Exchange of Colonial Technologies Between the Arabian Peninsula and the US in New Book
In her recently published book, “Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia” (Verso, 2023), Maxwell School faculty member Natalie Koch explores the exchange of colonial technologies between the Arabian Peninsula and the United States over the last two centuries.
See related: Middle East & North Africa, United States
Koch Article on Arizona Depleting its Groundwater Supply Published in New York Times
“Pumping groundwater in Arizona remains largely unregulated,” writes Natalie Koch, professor of geography. “It’s this legal failing that, in part, allows the Saudi company to draw unlimited amounts of water to grow an alfalfa crop that feeds dairy cows 8,000 miles away.”
See related: Agriculture, Middle East & North Africa, United States, Water
Herrold Discusses her Research on Sovereignty in Palestine on POMEPS Podcast
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was a guest on the Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) podcast and discussed her recent study, "Curating Sovereignty in Palestine: Voluntary Grassroots Organizations and Civil Society in the West Bank and East Jerusalem."
Khalil Quoted in USA Today Article on Biden’s Meeting With Israeli President Herzog
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history, tells USA Today the meeting between the leaders could have an impact on the United States' efforts to garner more support for Ukraine.
Hammond Examines the Relationship Between Artistic Practice and Religious Devotion in New Study
"Conjunctions of Islam: rethinking the geographies of art and piety through the notebooks of Ahmet Süheyl Ünver," authored by Assistant Professor Timur Hammond, was published in Cultural Geographies.
See related: Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Religion
Khalil Discusses Biden’s Trip to the Middle East with USA Today
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history, spoke to USA Today about President Biden's Middle East trip and politics in the region.
Herrold’s “Delta Democracy” Reviewed in Voluntas Journal
"Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt Beyond" (Oxford University Press, 2020), written by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Catherine Herrold, was reviewed in Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.
Curating Sovereignty in Palestine: Voluntary Grassroots Organizations and Civil Society
Can service providing NGOs build democracy? Five contingent features
See related: Government, Middle East & North Africa, Non-governmental Organizations
Project-Think and the Fragmentation/Defragmentation of Civil Society in Egypt, Palestine and Turkey
See related: Middle East & North Africa, Non-governmental Organizations
Amy Aisen Kallander Looks at Importance of Women to Post-Colonial State-Building in Tunisia
See related: Middle East & North Africa
Khalil Quoted in Morning Consult Article on the Refugee Crisis in Europe
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history, was quoted in the Morning Consult article "Europeans Are Far Happier to Resettle Ukrainian Refugees Than Syrians or Afghans. But a Food Crisis Means They’re All Coming."
See related: Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine
Herrold Wins Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School, has been awarded the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize for her book, “Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond” (Oxford University Press, 2020). The prize was awarded in November 2021 by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
See related: Awards & Honors, Middle East & North Africa
Abdelaaty Explains Europe’s Differing Responses to Refugees in Washington Post, Yahoo News
"European countries are welcoming Ukrainian refugees. It was a different story in 2015," written by Assistant Professor of Political Science Lamis Abdelaaty, was published in the Washington Post. Abdelaaty was also quoted in the Yahoo News article, "Does the Ukrainian refugee response expose a European double standard? Experts weigh in."
See related: Europe, Human Rights, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine
Herrold’s “Delta Democracy” Reviewed in Ethics & International Affairs, Mediterranean Politics
"Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond," written by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Catherine Herrold, was reviewed in Ethics & International Affairs and in Mediterranean Politics.
See related: International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa
Abdelaaty Discusses the New Refugee Crisis in HuffPost Interview
Lamis Abdelaaty, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed by HuffPost on the new refugee crisis.
See related: Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine
Abdelaaty Talks to CNN, Mother Jones About Why Countries Embrace Some Refugees but Not Others
Lamis Abdelaaty, assistant professor of political science, explains why countries embrace some refugees but not others in CNN, Mother Jones and The London Economic articles.
See related: Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Refugees, Ukraine