If you’ve been watching international news lately, chances are you’ve caught a glimpse of what’s happening in the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the West Bank. We’ve seen video of…
U.S. interventionism supports terror around the world
The United States needs to stop its long history of aiding, funding and arming terrorist organizations and their partners, giving them the very resources they can use against us. The…
Newest Board member brings tech experience, Saudi connections
Nearly nine months after Portland State Board of Trustees Chair Rick Miller’s sudden departure, PSU President Rahmat Shoureshi announced on March 25 Ben Berry will take Miller’s place as the…
Middle East elections: what is missing?
The election season has come to an end recently for Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq. Presidential elections were held in Egypt, while general elections were held in Lebanon. Iraq also held…
MESC panel discusses women’s rights
Panelists Anita Haidary, Issrar Chamekh and Taghrid Khuri discussed women’s agency and empowerment in Tunisia and Afghanistan in a Feb. 6 panel hosted by Portland State’s Middle East Studies Center….
Attendance high at Kurdish Culture Night
Kurdish Culture Night took place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30 in Smith Memorial Ballroom. The annual event is organized by the Kurdish Youth Organization at Portland State to…
New lecture series explores diplomacy, development and foreign affairs
Portland State’s Middle East Studies Center launched its Careers in International Affairs and Development Series with a talk by Adjunct Professor Peter Bechtold, “Career Opportunities in the U.S. Government Foreign…
Globalization bites: street dogs with a twist
On the corner in front of Portland State’s Branford Price Millar Library sits a small blue food cart. It’s called Dogs and Fries, and it’s owned and operated by Hossein Talebi….
President Shoureshi: Who is he?
Who is Portland State University’s president? As new students arrive on Portland State’s campus, many may not be aware they’re also under the leadership of a brand new PSU President,…
Dispatch from Afghanistan: 16 years of intervention with nothing to show
On July 21 the World Affairs Council of Oregon invited former Lewis and Clark College professor Zaher Wahab to share his perspective on the current state of affairs in Afghanistan….
World leaders head to Hamburg for global economic summit
The G20, or Group of Twenty, summit meeting was held in Hamburg, Germany on July 7 and 8 to discuss global economic issues, including climate change, terrorism, migration, and free…