Students in high schools and colleges around the country can get a much richer look at the history and culture of the Middle East through a new online resource, “Teaching the Middle East,” which covers topics ranging from prehistory through the development of modern states.
A visionary plan for a “Desert Development Corridor” in Egypt, researched and created by Boston University geologist Dr. Farouk El-Baz, has been adopted by the country’s interim government as its flagship program. According to El-Baz, the plan – which includes the construction, along 1,200 kilometers, of a new eight-lane superhighway, a railway, a water pipeline, and a power line – would open new land for urban development, commerce, agriculture, tourism and related jobs.
University of Iowa law professor and Islamic law expert Adrien Wing finds people in the Mideast fascinated by U.S. politics. With reform sweeping the region, she hopes she can help export the Iowa caucuses, or something like it.
Three Cornell University Law School faculty members with an expertise in international law comment on the legality and potential effectiveness of international sanctions against the regime of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Elke Zuern, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Politics Faculty, Sarah Lawrence College is available to talk about what happens to the demands for socio-economic change made by protesters in a case where dramatic political change occurs.
As demonstrations continue in the Middle East and North Africa, Florida State University experts are available to answer media questions and provide historical perspective on these unprecedented events.
Dr. Fathi Finaish, professor and associate chair of aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), is a native of Libya and is available to talk to journalists about Libyan life and culture.
The Egyptian military's plan to submit a revised constitution to a referendum within two months is a step in the right direction, but considerable risks remain and reformers should proceed slowly, an Indiana University expert says.
Egyptian Expert from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis/Cairo University partnership offers perspectives on Egyptian uprising and reform.
Ross Brann, a professor of Judeo-Islamic studies and former chair of Cornell University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies who has studied in both Jerusalem and Cairo, says expanding demands for political change in the Arab world inspire hope among Israeli liberals, but alarm and may weaken the conservative government.
Although military takeovers have a nefarious tradition of installing brutal dictators, tying international aid to free elections can help to promote democracy in Egypt and other countries emerging from a military coup, says Hein Goemans, coauthor of the forthcoming book, Leaders and International Conflict.
The media is playing a powerful role in communicating about the political uprising in Egypt, and two faculty members from Kansas State University's A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications have expertise on the subject.
Egypt scholar discusses tough questions facing Egyptians, including whether to trust the new ruling council.
Assistant Professor of Communication Sahar Khamis comments on today's announcement that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down after 30 years in power. Please feel free to contact her directly. All our Egypt/Middle East Experts can be found at: http://bit.ly/eRV6ck
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies Researcher Aaron Mannes of the University of Maryland comments about Hosni Mubarak's decision to leave office in Egypt after 30 years. Mannes - an expert in Terrorism, Middle East politics and Homeland Security issues is available for interviews. All our faculty experts are available at: http://bit.ly/eRV6ck
Lowell Turner, an international labor expert and professor at the Cornell University ILR School, comments on the political force of labor in Egypt.
In light of Hosni Mubarak’s reported resignation as president of Egypt, the Cornell University Press Office has assembled experts who can discuss issues related to this political change.
Middle East experts from the University of Vermont and a student who was in Cairo at the start of the uprising comment on the current crisis in Egypt.
Th. Emil Homerin, professor of religion and an expert on Islam, is available for comment on the evolving protests in Egypt.
Ziad Fahmy, Cornell assistant professor of Near Eastern studies, has authored a book about how today’s Egyptians – by examining their nation’s history – can construct a modern national identity. The book, “Ordinary Egyptians: Creating the Modern Nation through Popular Culture,” will be published in June 2011 by the Stanford University Press.
Expert available to discuss Egyptian conflict.
As revolt in the Middle East has spread from Tunisia to Egypt, with additional unrest in Jordan and Yemen, the trend echoes past political revolutions, says a historian at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Amanda Murdie and Sam Bell, assistant professors of political science at Kansas State University, can discuss what is igniting political unrest in countries such as Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan, the "boomerang" effects it has on other nations, and which countries will likely experience political unrest during the next five years.
In light of the uprising in Egypt, the Cornell University Press Office has assembled professors who can discuss a variety of issues related to the unrest.
David Patel, Cornell University professor of government, comments on the current uprising in Egypt. He has conducted research in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon. He teaches comparative politics with a focus on Middle Eastern politics, Islamic institutions and political culture.
Children don’t understand that images they see on TV are half a world away. For a child, how much is an abstraction, and how much is real?
Chantal Thomas, Cornell University professor of law and a former law faculty member at American University in Cairo, comments on Egypt’s continued unrest and the calls for President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.
Najib Ghadbian,Middle East scholar, is available for comment on current events in Egypt and the Middle East, including Syria.
Joel Gordon, director of the King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies is available for comment about current events in Egypt.
Ted Swedenburg, who is on the editorial committee of Middle East Report and active with the King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, is available for comment on current events in Egypt.
For comment on the role of the Internet and social media as it relates to developments in Egypt and Tunisia, please consider Moez Limayem, professor and chair of the information systems department in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
In light of current events in Egypt, the University of Virginia offers the following expert for comment: William Quandt, Edward R. Stettinius Jr. Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics, College of Arts & Sciences.
N’Dri Assie-Lumumba, a professor of Africana Studies at Cornell University who was born and raised in Ivory Coast, comments on the role of women as political tensions grow in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen.
Sidney Tarrow, professor of government at Cornell University and expert on revolutions and social movements, comments on the political unrest in Egypt.
This month's referendum on South Sudan's independence brings renewed attention to the importance of self-determination in ensuring global peace, according to Timothy Waters at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
N’Dri Assie-Lumumba, a professor of Africana Studies at Cornell University who was raised in Ivory Coast and has recently traveled to Tunisia, comments on the emerging demand for political freedom in Africa and the Middle East.
In run-up to Egyptian elections Nov. 28, opposition parties build larger presence online than that of Mubarak government.
Residents of the Middle East who are heavy viewers of Arab television news networks like Al Jazeera are more likely to view their primary identity as that of Muslims, rather than as citizens of their own country, a new study suggests.
A series of studies published in the prestigious journal Neuropsychology has shown that because of the visual complexity of Arabic orthography, the brain's right hemisphere is not involved in decoding the text in the first stages of learning to read.
One of the world’s leading scholars about the Kurds, Michael Gunter, a Tennessee Tech University political science professor, has strong opinions about drawing down of U.S. troops in Iraq. Reporters interested in the topic are invited to interview Gunter on how this affects Iraq, the Kurds, U.S. policy in Afghanistan and domestic issues, including upcoming elections and the economy.
A new study by an international team of researchers led by neuropsychiatrist Jeff Victoroff, an expert on human aggression at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), suggests that support for religo-political aggression (RPA) in the Autonomous Palestinian Territory of Gaza is more closely linked to past trauma and perceived political injustice, rather than to aggression.
The Pakistan bomber in Time Square, the five American born Virginians who went to fight with the Taliban, and Major Hasan at Fort Hood all support the undeniable fact that incidents of homegrown terrorism are on the rise. But what is homegrown terrorism? What contributes to it and why won’t it go away? Akbar Ahmed, former Pakistani Ambassador to Great Britain and current Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University's School of International Service, sheds light on one of today’s most complex problems, giving practical advice to ALL Americans when it comes to understanding today’s conflicting views about the American Muslim communities.
The Pakistan bomber in Time Square, the five American born Virginians who went to fight with the Taliban, and Major Hasan at Fort Hood all support the undeniable fact that incidents of homegrown terrorism are on the rise. But what is homegrown terrorism? What contributes to it and why won’t it go away? Akbar Ahmed, former Pakistani Ambassador to Great Britain and current Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University's School of International Service, sheds light on one of today’s most complex problems, giving practical advice to ALL Americans when it comes to understanding today’s conflicting views about the American Muslim communities.
Middle East expert and political science professor available to discuss Saudi religious police probe of youths participating in MTV reality show.
Iraqi engineer and panel to discuss Iraqi reconstruction of science and engineering infrastructure; success of Iraq Engineer Enhancement Program (IEEP).
A team of archaeologists is excavating a key site from the prehistoric society that formed the foundation of urban life in the ancient Middle East. The site already has yielded evidence of trade in obsidian, rich agricultural production and the development of copper processing — all of which flourished long before people invented the wheel.
Engineers building a particle accelerator in Jordan hope to spur scientific collaborations across the Middle East, but political infighting has made finishing it a daunting task.
Dr. Javaid I. Sheikh, professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, has been named dean at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q). Dr. Sheikh has served as interim dean since January 2009, following the retirement of Dr. Daniel R. Alonso, dean of the Medical College in Qatar from its inception in 2001.
Vice President Joe Biden's rebuke of Israel over proposed settlement expansion is not only ineffective, it's hypocritical, said Professor Rafael Reuveny, a researcher on Middle East violence and political economy at Indiana University.
Vice President Joe Biden's rebuke of Israel over proposed settlement expansion in Greater East Jerusalem is not only ineffective, it's hypocritical.
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