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Did You Know Jordan Has a Teenage Prince?

Maurice Chammah | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Palestinians, Fulbright, Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom, Prince Hussein Bin Al Abdullah, Queen Rania, Jordan Monarchy, Prince of Jordan, World News

The cult of personality has become a tried and true method of monarchs and presidents of the Arab world for the last sixty years. But Prince Hussein has a long way to go.

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The Incredible Shrinking Woman in Post-9/11 Hell

Ann Jones | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Tsa Pat Downs, Terrorist Watch List, Bank Holds, Airport Security, Fulbright, Terrorists, War on Terror, William Fulbright, Politics News

I don't know how it happened. Or even, really, what happened. Or what it means. Someone in the U.S. government who specializes in finding terrorists seems to have found me and laid a heavy hand on my bank account.

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Bringing Dreams to Life Through a Fellowship

mtvU | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Fulbright, Mtvu, Fulbright mtvU, Stories of AIDS, College News

Stories of AIDS literally came to me in a dream. I remember jumping out of bed and emptying dozens of ideas onto the page -- a performance piece about AIDS... music...t elling the human story through music... wait, what if there was film? I was so excited I didn't go back to sleep.

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From Kashmir to K Street: A People Remain Marginalized

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: India, South Asia, Human Rights, Kashmiri Diaspora, Mohsin Mohi Ud Din, Lashkar-E-Taiba, Terrorism, Pakistan, Dr. Fai, Financial Crisis, Fulbright, Taliban, Kac, Peace, Kashmir, World News

The subtle inferences of today, which claim that a single man or organization or nation represents the Kashmir conflict, are both false and dangerous.

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Democratization in the Arab World: Extraordinary or Dangerous?

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arab World, Protests-in-Egypt, Cairo, Mohsin Mohi Ud Din, Middle East, Egypt, United States Foreign Policy, Democracy, Egypt Protests, Egypt Government, Egypt Riots, Egypt Democracy, Egypt News, Hosni Mubarak, Fulbright, Barack Obama, World News

Successful democracy is attainable when equality is high or assets are mobile. Egypt has neither.

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Reyne Gauge: Inspired by the Masters -- Dale Chihuly

Reyne Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Collecting, Dale Chihuly, Architecture, Artists, Glass Blowing, Fulbright, Arts News

With the struggles of losing his depth perception came new collaborations. Since that time, Chihuly's works have traveled to museums all over the world.

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100 Killed in Kashmir: An Escalating Tragedy with Global Implications

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, India, South Asia, Human Rights, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Mohsin Mohi Ud Din, Pakistan, Fulbright, Barack Obama, Kashmir, Extremism, World News

This is the moment where Kashmiris march for the attention of global institutions and States claiming themselves to be champions of justice and human rights.

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Dear America, Dear Muslim World

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 05.25.2011

Recent data revealed that over 50,000 people were killed by terrorist attacks worldwide in 2008. Over 50 percent of those killed were Muslim.

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Ecopreneur: From the Boardroom to Bangladesh

Kristin Boekhoff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sustainable Design, Panigram Resort, Fulbright, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Eco-Tourism, Healthy Living News

What made me give up a six figure job at the top of the corporate ladder, donate everything I owned to charity, and move to a developing country that few people can locate on a map?

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John Kerry's Veteran Legacy

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Politics, Vietnam War, John Kerry, William Fulbright, Vietnam, Fulbright, News, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Afghanistan, Politics News

There was a time in America when policies war were to be judged by Generals and politicians, not the men and women who were on the ground, fighting. John Kerry changed the game forever.

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Appeal to Dr. Bollinger for Gaza Fulbright Students

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fulbright Scholars, Columbia University, Lee Bollinger Israel, Gaza, Lee Bollinger, Fulbright, Israel, Gazan Students, Politics News

The State of Israel has refused to give permission to three Gazan Fulbright Scholars to travel to the USA. One of them is supposed to attend Columbia in the fall.

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Way to Win Hearts and Minds

Sam Sedaei | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Aipac, Iran, Primary, Mccain, Clinton, Washington, United States, Obama, Fulbright, Un, Israel, Eu, Hamas, Election, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Israel 60th Birthday, Politics News

Regardless of one's belief about Israel, violence is not the answer and both HAMAS and Israel need to be condemned for their appeal to violence to advance their cause.

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