A conversation with JOEL BEININ, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University Recorded October…
The independent labor movement that has flourished in Egypt since the ouster of former president Husni Mubarak enthusiastically supported the Tamarrud (Rebel)…
Since June 12, half of the 18,000 workers who operate and service the Suez Canal have been on strike. They are employed in…
Many people in Suez proudly claim that they initiated Egypt’s “January 25 Revolution.” There were several demonstrations in opposition to Gamal Mubarak inheriting…
Last Sunday in San Francisco, the Anti-Defamation League sponsored “Finding Our Voice,” a conference designed to help Jews recognize and confront the…
There is something refreshing about British historian Niall Ferguson’s argument “not merely that the United States is an empire, but that it…
A band of neoconservative pundits with close ties to Israel have mounted a campaign against American scholars who study the Middle East.…
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