ProgressME MagazineinProgressME MagazineThis is what it’s like to be a student in a besieged Yemen“When the warplanes left, I tried to force myself to study, but the planes returned to bomb the same place again. Oh heaven, I have a final…Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
ProgressME MagazineinProgressME MagazineComing Home to Armenia: My Third AppleWhat going on a Birthright trip to Armenia taught me About my past and my future.Sep 13, 2016Sep 13, 2016
ProgressME MagazineinProgressME MagazinePresident Obama’s Questionable Friendship with Saudi ArabiaReassessing President Obama’s relationships in the Middle East — and what that means for the future of human rights in the region.Apr 19, 2016Apr 19, 2016
ProgressME MagazineinProgressME MagazineHarvey Milk’s Zionist RevolutionHow Harvey Milk’s vision for a liberated LGBT community mirrored modern Zionism’s declaration of a “New Jew” who would fight for their own…Apr 18, 2016Apr 18, 2016
ProgressME MagazineConsequences of the 1979 Iranian Revolution: A Theocratic Oligarchy or a Democratic Republic?Assessing how Iran’s democracy has shifted and changed over the years of its Islamic governance.Mar 15, 2016Mar 15, 2016
ProgressME MagazineinProgressME MagazineReclaiming Belly Dancing for Middle Eastern WomenOrientalism should not define belly dancing for Middle Eastern women.Mar 15, 2016Mar 15, 2016
ProgressME MagazineinProgressME MagazineCreating fear: How American news outlets perpetuate IslamphobiaFox News’ slogan is “fair and balanced.” Not so much if you are Muslim.Mar 15, 2016Mar 15, 2016
ProgressME MagazineinProgressME MagazineBreaking down the 2006 Palestinian elections vote-by-voteFor over a decade, Palestinians have been denied democratic elections. What happened in 2006? And, how does that affect the Palestinian…Mar 15, 20162Mar 15, 20162
ProgressME MagazineinProgressME MagazineWhen Counter-terrorism Goes GlobalAs the world globalizes, counter-terrorism efforts also become an increasingly complicated balance of power and ethics.Feb 16, 2016Feb 16, 2016
ProgressME MagazineinProgressME MagazineKuwait: Assessing Legitimacy and Stability in a Land of ParadoxIn an radically changing Middle East, Kuwait — a vibrant, civil society — exists as an anomaly.Feb 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016