Middle East

Preserving ‘Academic Mobility’ for Afghan Students and Refugees

They’ve gone dark: Afghans who helped the U.S. military, trained as American-style journalists and rode the wave of women heading to higher education are destroying the diplomas, transcripts and résumés that prove how they built civil society in the country that the U.S. has left behind.
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Art of war: Amid Syria’s heartbreak, an artist creates works that heal

The brush glides over the canvas as she starts to fill in the flowers of her painting. Her hands are a bright mess and colors are splattered across her white sweater. Classical Arabic music coming from the radio gives her the notes she needs to translate the heartbreak of Syria into art that heals. It’s just another day for artist Batoul Makki.
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Developing Dubai — amid skyscrapers, a push for sustainability

The population of Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, was approximately 2.5 million as of 2016. It is a city that has grown very rapidly since the 1990s, with skyscrapers rising out of nowhere. But how could it have grown so rapidly and still remain so organized? It retains a rigid city plan, with clear limits and regular shapes. But does this mean it is sustainable?
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Stanford students call for equal response to Middle East – Beirut, Baghdad – in wake of Paris terror attacks

By Jack Hennessy, GSS correspondent STANFORD, California — As the world continues to mourn for Paris in the wake of last Friday’s terror attacks, students at a vigil held at Stanford University on Sunday questioned why the show of solidarity did not extend…

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