Co-ops over time Marwa Farag January 25, 2012 2 Comments "There’s not much support for alternative lifestyles these days," said Richard Korry '77, 35 years ago. A brief history of co-ops at Stanford from 1941 to the present. Read More »
Artist presents interpretive Qur’an project Marwa Farag January 24, 2012 0 Comments Artist Sandow Birk presented his American Qur’an project as part of the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies event series “We the People: Islam and U.S. Politics.” The project is Birk’s attempt... Read More »
Morozov probes Internet’s role in new democracies Marwa Farag December 2, 2011 0 Comments Evgeny Morozov, visiting scholar in the Program on Liberation Technology at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), delivered a talk on Thursday evening on the role of the... Read More »
Pearson analyzes international student data Marwa Farag November 16, 2011 0 Comments John Pearson, assistant vice provost and director of Bechtel International Center, spoke on Tuesday about the trends, challenges and experiences of international students at Stanford. Read More »
Scholars consider binationalism Marwa Farag November 15, 2011 0 Comments A panel on binationalism in Israel and Palestine prompted lively discussion Monday evening and ultimately ended on a hopeful note. The panel, titled “Theory, Art and Action: Jewish and Palestinian... Read More »
Faculty weigh in on Colonel Qaddafi’s death Marwa Farag October 27, 2011 0 Comments Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) declared the liberation of Libya on Oct. 23 following the Oct. 20 capture and death of military dictator Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi. Col. Qaddafi’s... Read More »
Achcar discusses MENA revolutions Marwa Farag October 20, 2011 0 Comments Gilbert Achcar, professor of development studies and international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London, delivered a lecture Wednesday evening on the... Read More »
Clock is ticking against Arab autocracies, Benchemsi said Marwa Farag October 14, 2011 20 Comments Ahmed Benchemsi, visiting scholar at the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies’ Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL),... Read More »