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The Tragic and Brutal Death of Mahsa Amini
The Middle East Studies Center at The Ohio State University condemns the tragic and brutal death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in the custody of the Iranian Morality Police…
Media Buzz Over Saudi Women Driving May Be Misleading (opinion)
By: Thorayah Abdelqader, Lead Intern Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift the ban on women driving came with great surprise and joy to the international world. This change in policy was so drastic it blew…
Interview with the Director: Weakened government, corruption helps extremism flourish
By Cheyenne l'Auclair (Hall) Last week, I met with Dr. Alam Payind, Director of the Middle East Studies Center at Ohio State to discuss al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s growth in Yemen, and how it…
A Bear in the Desert: Russia’s Increasing Involvement in the Middle East
By Alex Rand For the past four decades the United States has found itself increasingly committed to developments in the Middle East. Its involvement has made it one of the region’s major players,…
Yemen Update
By: Thorayah Abdelqader The crisis in Yemen is still getting worse as starvation, disease and destruction spreads. The country is battling a civil war and facing interference from outside country…
From Kobane to Raqqa
By Alex Rand Background ‘Rojava’ can be a nebulous term. Rojava references West Kurdistan, a series of Kurdish majority cantons spread throughout Syria’s northeast, north, and northwest. This has…
Yemen's Cholera Outbreak
By: Thorayah Abdelqader There have been multiple outbreaks of Cholera worldwide, with one of the biggest outbreaks occurring in the aftermath of the natural disasters that hit Haiti in 2010. However,…
Where Do We Go From Here? The Story of Syria's Public Health System
By Cierra Carafice The ongoing civil war in Syria has been a very visible and heavily discussed conflict. However, one of the more obscure facets of this war is the toll it has taken on Syria’s…
Tremors: Implications of the Kurdish Referendum
By Alex Rand Part 4: Implications of the Referendum The referendum itself is not exactly a close vote by any stretch of the imagination. The ultimate result will be in favor of Kurdish independence…