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Sep 30, 20247 min read

My Brother, My Land: A Story of Resistance and Memory

Book Launch Webinar - September 30th, 2024 Research Presented by: Professor Sami Hermez (Qartar) and Sireen Sawalha (New Jersey) Analysis...

Jul 21, 20248 min read

A Matriarchal Memory and a Patriarchal Reality: The Place of Gender in Nubian Memory and Post-Displacement in Present-Day Egypt

International Webinar Conference - July 15th, 2024 Research Presented by: Professor Mayada Madbouly, Netherlands; Fatima Emam, ;Yahia...

Jul 7, 202413 min read

The Missing and Forcibly Disappeared in Lebanon

International Webinar Conference - June 28th, 2024 Research Presented by: Omar Mansour, United States; Wadad Halwani, Lebanon; Professor...

Jun 28, 20244 min read

Exploring Chinese Investment and Infrastructure in Egypt: Key Discussions on Infrastructure, Finance, and Public Opinion

On June 25, 2024, the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, directed by Professor Paul Amar, hosted the inaugural live...

Jun 24, 20247 min read

How we Talk about Tunisia: Interrogating Dominant Narratives

International Webinar Conference - June 17th, 2024 Research Presented by: Professor Tarek Kahlaoui, Tunisia; Shreya Parikh, France; Ayoub...

May 24, 20245 min read

Shifts in Business and Investment Models in Angola-China Relations: Construction, Agriculture, Technology, and Education

In recent years, China has shifted its investment strategy in Angola, moving beyond traditional large-scale, standardized, and high-yield...

May 21, 20242 min read

Enduring Injustice: Apartheid’s Environmental Legacy in South Africa

In-Person Guest Lecture - May 15th, 2024, 2024 Research Presented by: Professor Sharad Chari, United States Analysis Article Written by...

May 20, 20245 min read

Ongoing Shifts in China-Angola Relations: Urban Expansion, Media Coverage, and New Online Markets

For two decades, oil has been the cornerstone of Sino-Angolan relations. Now, as Angola transitions into a post-oil, post-lending era,...

May 19, 20246 min read

Liberalism’s Fantasy and the Making of Muslim Immigrant Informants

In-Person Guest Lecture - May 14th, 2024 Research Presented by: Amir Aziz, United States Analysis Article Written by Omar Mansour,...

Apr 30, 202410 min read

A Conversation with Rania Ahmed on the Digitized Militarization, Securitization and “Sanitation” of Egyptian Football/Soccer Stadiums

Podcast Interview - April 23rd, 2024 Interview Between Omar Mansour and Rania Ahmed Transcription Written by Omar Mansour, Published on...

Apr 29, 20245 min read

Global Human/ities: Robots, Retroviruses, and the Rest of Us

In-Person Guest Lecture - April 24th, 2024 Research Presented by: Professor Long T. Bui, United States Analysis Article Written by Omar...

Apr 26, 20241 min read

PODCAST. Egypt’s Unique Sound: The Political Economy of Mahraganat Dance Music

“ Egypt’s Unique Sound: The Political Economy of Mahraganat Dance Music ” Mahraganat music is a wholly unique Egyptian popular street...

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