February 2014

Khalid Abdalla
February 26, 2014
As unprecedented mass protests against the government of long-time Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak broke out in Egypt in January 2011,...
Kai Krienke
February 23, 2014
July 5th 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of Algeria’s independence. Albert Camus’s 100th birthday was celebrated a year later, on November...
Sean Guillory
February 21, 2014
Note: Due to rapidly developing events on the ground in Ukraine, some of the information in this article may be outdated at time of...
Laura Kasinof
February 21, 2014
During outbreaks of violence at antigovernment protests, the truth is often clouded by accusations and blame. Responsibility for who fired...
Oscar Estrada
February 18, 2014
In the year 1900, when the phantoms of the nineteenth century were still controlling the destiny of Honduras, Juan Ramón Molina (1876-1908...
Yoruba Richen
February 16, 2014
In 2012, the state of Maryland — home to the nation’s fourth largest African American population — faced a ballot measure that would...
Belén Fernández
February 16, 2014
Nine years ago this past Friday, former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and twenty-two others were killed in a massive explosion on...
Marta Tucci
February 12, 2014
Foreword Conflicts have a serious impact on the life of women and their role in family and society. The presence of heightened fear and...
Amanda Taub and Kate Cronin-Furman
February 10, 2014
It must have seemed like a stroke of brilliance at the time. A few snaps of Downton Abbey’s Lady Cora with photogenic Sierra Leonean...
Abner J. Mikva, et al.
February 6, 2014
At 4:41pm on Thursday, February 6th, Illinois' most influential attorneys - 42 Democrats, Republicans and Independents - emailed a letter...