Nov 25, 2020
At the time of feast, family and being merry, we are dealing with a deadly virus this year. The number of people getting affected by the Coronavirus is at the rise. Many families are experiencing hardships and heartbreaks. Yet, Thanksgiving is approaching. The tradition of Thanksgiving, giving thanks to what we have...
Nov 12, 2020
Sertac Sehlikoglu shows us how women, not only in Istanbul, but in larger Middle East region, are using thier power, intelectual agencies and social status to create a favorable condition for htier personal desires. Sara Jamshidi talk with Sertac Sehlikoglu about the making of Muslim women desire in the Middle...
Nov 4, 2020
Jessica Goudeau is the author of After the last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America. Goudeau holds a PhD in literature from the University of Texas and served as a Mellon Writing Fellow and Interim Writing Center Director at Southwestern University. She has spent more than a decade working with...
Oct 28, 2020
Shahla Haeri is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and a former director of the Women’s Studies Program at Boston University. Haeri is one of the pioneers of Iranian Anthropology, and has produced cutting-edge ethnographies of Iran, Pakistan and the Muslim world. In her latest book, The Unforgettable Queens of...
Oct 22, 2020
When a conversation takes a turn into sometimes uncomfortable and often contentious topics of race, religion, gender, sexuality, and politics, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to respond to someone you disagree with. In a conversation with Sara Jamshidi, Diane Hamilton, Gabriel Wilson, and Kimberly Loh...