News and Updates
New Article: “The 9/11 I Lived in Gaza”
By Nael HijjoSeptember 11, 2026 Published in The Progressive Magazine One very vivid memory that I will never forget took place on September 11, 2001. I was fourteen years old, still in middle school, living in a U.N. refugee camp…Continue reading→
Media, Truth, and Power
Tuesdays, October 6 – December 8 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview The contemporary turn toward illiberal politics across numerous countries reveals a set of recurring tendencies: rising xenophobia and social polarization targeting…Continue reading→
Data, Displacement, and Democratic Governance: Interpreting and Visualizing Crisis Spaces
Tuesdays, October 6 – December 8 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview This ten-week seminar introduces participants to a set of freely available online tools that allow researchers to examine crisis-affected areas through…Continue reading→
Researching Conflict and Humanitarian Contexts: Feminist Methodologies, Ethics, Dilemmas, and Knowledge Production
Thursdays, October 8 – December 10 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview Research in conflict and humanitarian settings is often seen as a technical task focused on data collection under tough circumstances. However,…Continue reading→
Women and the Politics of Resistance: Law, Religion and Power in the Muslim World
Wednesdays, October 7 – December 9 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview In the modern Muslim world, many states emerging from conflict or shaped by authoritarian legacies sustain power through centralized systems of…Continue reading→
Words as Weapons: How Wikipedia Became a Battlefield for Cultural Heritage
Wednesdays, October 7 – December 9 9:30 AM – 11 AM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview Wikipedia presents itself as a neutral encyclopedia — the sum of human knowledge, freely shared. But beneath its familiar surface, a…Continue reading→
Refuge Without Refuge: Displacement, Gender Violence, and the Politics of Belonging Among Refugees in Europe and Turkey : A Comparative Study of Sudanese Displacement in France and Syrian Displacement in Turkey
Mondays, October 5 – December 7 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview This seminar opens with a core question at the heart of contemporary debates about displacement: what becomes of “protection” when its…Continue reading→
Gender, Representations, and Digital Media: Reclaiming Empowerment by Marginalized Communities
Mondays, October 5 – December 7 10:45 AM – 12:15 Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview This seminar introduces key concepts for understanding gender, representation, and empowerment in the age of digital media. Women from war-torn regions such as…Continue reading→
AI and Human Rights in Conflict and Transition
Fridays, October 2 – December 4 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview This 10-week seminar series aims to equip participants with the critical knowledge and analytical frameworks needed to engage with the human…Continue reading→
Religion, Nationalism, and Resistance in Southeast Asia and its Diasporas
Fridays, October 2 – December 4 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM Hosted on Zoom Register Here Course Overview Southeast Asia is home to the world’s largest stateless population and some of the longest-running ethnic and religious conflicts, yet the region…Continue reading→