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Health as a Weapon: Gaza, Syria, and the Wider MENA Region
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Health as a Weapon: Gaza, Syria, and the Wider MENA Region
Keep Eyes on Sudan: Higher Education in Times of Conflict
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Keep Eyes on Sudan: Higher Education in Times of Conflict
Green Colonialism in Palestine and the Arab World
1:28:56
Green Colonialism in Palestine and the Arab World
Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon: To what End?
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Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon: To what End?
Securitizing Identity: Populism, Migration, and Border Security
1:28:35
Securitizing Identity: Populism, Migration, and Border Security
Book Talk: Understanding Hamas And Why That Matters
1:25:56
Book Talk: Understanding Hamas And Why That Matters
Colonized Environments and Worldviews: Perspectives from Palestine and the Jawlan
1:35:55
Colonized Environments and Worldviews: Perspectives from Palestine and the Jawlan
Writing in a World at War: A Discussion with Syrian Novelist Shayla Ujayli (Arabic)
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Writing in a World at War: A Discussion with Syrian Novelist Shayla Ujayli (Arabic)
Book Talk | The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora
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Book Talk | The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora
Keep Eyes on Sudan: Mass Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Sudanese Women
1:26:19
Keep Eyes on Sudan: Mass Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Sudanese Women
The Duty to Dissent: Objections to US Policy on Israel and Palestine
1:37:15
The Duty to Dissent: Objections to US Policy on Israel and Palestine
Decolonizing Knowledge Making on Iraq
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Decolonizing Knowledge Making on Iraq
Book Talk | Creative Insecurity: Institutional Inertia and Youth Potential in the GCC
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Book Talk | Creative Insecurity: Institutional Inertia and Youth Potential in the GCC
Sudan’s Vital Humanitarian and Political Situation
1:26:50
Sudan’s Vital Humanitarian and Political Situation
Yemen Since the Arab Spring
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Yemen Since the Arab Spring
Urban Transformation of the Eastern Mediterranean
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Urban Transformation of the Eastern Mediterranean
Not Allowed to Win: Exclusionary Policies Towards Palestinian Athletes
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Not Allowed to Win: Exclusionary Policies Towards Palestinian Athletes
Words of Love, Sounds of Passion: Contemporary Music and Poetry in African Muslim Societies
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Words of Love, Sounds of Passion: Contemporary Music and Poetry in African Muslim Societies
Gaza Teach-in Series | Palestinian Voices: The War in Gaza [Q&A]
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Gaza Teach-in Series | Palestinian Voices: The War in Gaza [Q&A]
On Revolution, Tyranny and the Struggle for Democracy in Syria: A Conversation with Yassin al Haj Sa
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On Revolution, Tyranny and the Struggle for Democracy in Syria: A Conversation with Yassin al Haj Sa
Gaza Teach in Series- Palestinian Voices: The War in Gaza
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Gaza Teach in Series- Palestinian Voices: The War in Gaza
In the loving memory of Dr. Halim Barakat
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In the loving memory of Dr. Halim Barakat
Escalation of War in Palestine and Israel
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Escalation of War in Palestine and Israel
Gaza and Decolonization: Human Rights are Not Enough
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Gaza and Decolonization: Human Rights are Not Enough
Building on a Legacy: Dr Halim Barakat
1:11:39
Building on a Legacy: Dr Halim Barakat
Sudan Insights Into the Current Crisis
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Sudan Insights Into the Current Crisis
Day 4, Part 2: Making Levantine Cuisine
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Day 4, Part 2: Making Levantine Cuisine
Day 4, Part 3: Who Owns Antiquity? Colonialism verse Emerging Nationalism
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Day 4, Part 3: Who Owns Antiquity? Colonialism verse Emerging Nationalism
Day 2, Part 3: Joan's visit to to Topkapi Palace
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Day 2, Part 3: Joan's visit to to Topkapi Palace
Day 2, Part 1: The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire.
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Day 2, Part 1: The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire.