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Restricting Reproductive Rights Dooms Regional Growth Prospects

04.3.23

In this article, Marlee Stark argues that failing to frame reproductive rights as an economic issue jeopardizes widespread equitable economic growth.

A Plea for Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Curriculum in Medical Schools

04.3.23

In this article, Divya Jain presents the argument for compulsory comprehensive reproductive health education in US medical schools

A Plea for Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Curriculum in Medical Schools

04.3.23

In this article, Divya Jain presents the argument for compulsory comprehensive reproductive health education in US medical schools

Harvard’s Agbiboa Calls for Prioritization of Citizen Voices in Informal Transport Policy-Making in Africa

04.2.23

Daniel Agbiboa, an assistant professor of African and African American studies at Harvard University, has called on African policymakers to prioritize people’s voices when enacting policies concerning the informal transport sector in Africa. Speaking during an interactive program hosted by Africa Policy Journal, Professor Agbiboa highlighted the importance of considering the views of ordinary citizens […]

Iran and its Discontents: Revolutionary Women and Minorities in 2022

03.31.23

The 2022 “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement in Iran highlighted how girls, women, ethnic, and religious minorities have emerged as leaders in the struggle, a phenomenon not uncommon as the marginalized frequently become catalysts for revolution.

Advocacy and Social Movements

The Man Who Would be King: Muqtada al-Sadr’s Legitimation in the Iraqi Shi’a Field

03.31.23

Western media and analysts have scrambled to ask, “Who is Muqtada al-Sadr?” Harvard Divinity School student Ryan Zoellner offers an analysis of the Iraqi leader.

Politics

Tormented in Our Land: The Reality of the Christian Existence in Iraq

03.31.23

Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda sheds light on the reality of Christian lives in Iraq today.

Gender, Race and Identity

Sheikha Munira Al-Qubaysi: Managing a Feminist Islamic Revivalist Movement in Authoritarian Syria

03.31.23

Sheikha Munira Qubaysi is not a household name when it comes to recalling influential people in the Middle East. However, her recent passing shook the region to its core since her prominence was both seen and felt throughout modern Syria after leading generations of Muslim women in an Islamic revivalist movement.

Advocacy and Social Movements

Fighting to Exist: LGBTQ Organizations in the Maghreb

03.31.23

While much of the Western world has provided legal protections for the LGBTQ community, this is not the case in most of the Islamic world.

Gender, Race and Identity

Women’s Rights as Human Rights: The History of the Transnational Feminist Organization – Women Living Under Muslim Laws

03.31.23

Women’s rights continue to be in flux in many Islamic countries, as conservative governments, communities, and rigid patriarchal structures both in public and private continue to relegate the value of women and girls.

Gender, Race and Identity

Towards a Study of Citizenship Education Among Non-Citizens: The Case of Palestinians in East Jerusalem

03.31.23

The distinctive characteristics of East Jerusalem, both as a geographical and political space, constitute a gap in scholarship that calls for further research.

Education, Training and Labor

Participatory Interfaith Dialogue: The Keys to Addressing People’s Needs in Morocco

03.31.23

Interfaith dialogue – the opportunity to voice our histories – can deepen understanding and provide reconciliation between historically antagonistic groups if sought.

Gender, Race and Identity

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