Tag: Syria
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Q&A with Lang Opportunity Scholar Ferial Berjawi ’19
Congratulations to Peace and Conflict Studies special major, Ferial Berjawi ’19! From News and Events, October 17th, 2018 By Arthur Davis ’19 For her Lang Opportunity Scholarship project over the summer, Ferial Berjawi ’19 designed and ran the BetterFly Camp, a six-week program that brought 30 young refugee girls in Lebanon together to discuss body image,…
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War on Humanity: Healthcare under Attack in the Syrian Conflict
The Arabic Section of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, the Islamic Studies Program, the Peace and Conflict Studies Program, and the the Health & Societies Program at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility are pleased to present: A lecture by Dr. Hani Mowafi, Yale University War on Humanity: Healthcare under Attack in the Syrian Conflict Tuesday, March…
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The Syrian Uprising
The Syrian Uprising: Local Struggles and Global Designs Professor Yasser Munif Emerson College Thursday, April 6, 2017 4:30pm Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema Swarthmore College Yasser Munif explores the importance of urban settings in shaping national identities during the Arab revolts (Egypt and Syria). More specifically, by investigating the confluence of arts and culture and…
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Ben Taub, foreign correspondent to speak on Syria and Isis
The Daily Gazette presents Ben Taub, a highly successful foreign correspondent with numerous articles published in The New Yorker. A little over 2 years ago, Ben Taub was a philosophy student at Princeton, and a recent contestant on “The Voice.” He has since reported extensively about ISIS recruiting and ordinary lives in war-torn Syria.On October 17,…