Dr. Ali Behdad, UCLA literature professor and director of the Center for Near Eastern Studies, gave a talk titled “The Right to Look: Photography and Colonial Vision” on Nov. 14 at Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theater.
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Scripps archival exhibit explores history of Mizrahi Jews in the Middle East
The exhibition “The Mizrahi Jews: 3,000+ Years of Jewish Culture in The Middle East” at the Scripps College Clark Humanities Museum sheds light on the often-overlooked history of Mizrahi Jews.
How do you have difficult conversations? Salam Al-Marayati and Daniel Sokatch speak to 5C Students
On Feb. 5 Pitzer College’s Presidential Initiative on Constructive Dialogue hosted two speakers for the event “How do we talk about Israel and Palestine?” The speakers, Salam Al-Marayati, president and co-founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council and Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund led their discussion on
OPINION: In President Trump’s moral absence, Congress must fill the void
President Donald Trump backpedaled on his promise to punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In his stead, Congress will have to provide the moral leadership the president lamely failed to deliver. The irony of the message Trump broadcast to the world after he dismissed