The 25th Annual Polish Festival “Portland Polonia” was held Sept. 22 and 23 next to the historic Polish Library and St. Stanislaus Church in north Portland. The festival featured several…
This Week Around the World: September 16 – 23
September 16 United Arab Emirates: According to The Times of Israel, Private Israeli and Turkish jets flew to the UAE’S capital city of Abu Dhabi via Amman, Jordan in what…
Journey of Hajj
This year, the final pillar of Islam known as Hajj began on August 20 in the 1,439 year of the Hijiri—Islamic—calendar. The five pillars of Islam are religious obligations required…
Deconstructing stereotypes about Iran
On July 16, members of the community gathered in the Parsons Gallery for Professor Robert Asaadi’s “Beyond Stereotypes: Exploring the Human Experience in Iranian New Wave Cinema,” a lecture in…
Fulbright scholars depart PSU
Portland State’s Intensive English Language Program welcomed 35 international students on July 22 from a variety of countries for training in academic and cultural expectations. The Fulbright Program has provided…
PSU welcomes Fulbrighters
This year, Portland State’s Intensive English Language Program was chosen by the Institute of International Education to train 35 Fulbright scholars in academic expectations, English for advanced studies and cultural…
This Week Around the World – July 8-29
July 8 Eritrea: Efforts to normalize relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia continued in a landmark meeting between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, the first of…
This Week Around the World: July 1–8:
July 1 Mexico: Presidential elections held on Sunday saw the victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who ran with the left-wing Movimiento Regeneración Nacional Party. Of the 93.5 percent of votes counted,…
America the empire
While the British Empire is permanently in the background of Western imperialism, the United States has never admitted to such a legacy. This is not to say it has nothing…
This Week Around the World: June 24 – July 1
June 25 Gansu, China: A video went viral depicting the suicide of 19-year-old student surnamed Li who jumped to her death on June 20 as onlookers jeered and encouraged her…
This Week Around the World June 17-24
June 17 Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Only days after the Eid-al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the close of Ramadan, an explosion outside the regional governor’s office killed 18 people and left 49…