Scholars in the Press
Gaza As a World Event
By Nancy Fraser Published by The New Left ReviewNLR 158•Mar/Apr 2026 The meanings of Gaza continue to unfold. Eloquent, well-documented reports like those of the un Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Territories; acclaimed cinematic works like The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025); poetry such as Refaat Alareer’s If I Must Die (2024); analysis…Continue reading→
Ukraine’s universities are in survival mode – but corruption still thrives
The Time Higher EducationPublished on April 23, 2026 By Ararat Osipian Ukraine’s war with Russia may have entered its fifth year in February, but its war with corruption is far longer-running – and even harder to win. The country is standing strong against the foreign aggressor…Continue reading→
38 professors at Rutgers University urge Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to advocate for Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu
April 18, 2026 On July 23, 2023, Dr. Ibadoghlu was brutally beaten and imprisoned in the notorious Baku Investigative Isolator, where he was kept in unsanitary conditions without clean water, sufficient food, and medications essential to his health. While the Aliyev regime has since released…Continue reading→
Durbin Urges the Release of Political Prisoners, Including Consortium Scholar Gubad Ibadoghlu
The Office of Dick Durban, U.S. Senator for Illinois For Immediate Release March 25, 2026 Contact: Maddie Carlos 202-224-7115 ***FTP, VIDEO & AUDIO*** WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) highlighted the plight of political prisoners…Continue reading→
“Industrial Islamism” won the International Studies Association’s Best International Political Economy Award for 2025
The International Political Economy Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding monograph in the field of IPE published within the past two years. The IPE Best Book Award Committee has selected “Industrial Islamism: How Authoritarian Movements Mobilize Workers”, by Dr. Utku Balaban as the winner of the…Continue reading→
Orientalism and Hierarchy of Victims: A Comparative Study of Ukrainian and Syrian Refugees’ Representation in the UK National Mainstream Newspapers
By: Dr. Ahmad BarakatDepartment of Political Science and International StudiesTeaching FellowUniversity of BirminghamPublished on: 9 February 2026The Journal of Communication and Media Studies Abstract: This study examines the inconsistency of refugees’ representations in the UK national mainstream newspapers and the continuing orientalist bias. The study…Continue reading→
Nostalgia amid the Horror by Nael Hijjo
The ProgressiveFebruary/March 2026 “Memories of my childhood in Gaza remind me of the resilience of the Palestinian people.” Full text available here.
Censorship Evasion in Fiction Translation
By: Bezhan Pazhohan, Allameh Tabataba’i UniversityHossein Mollanazar, Allameh Tabataba’i University Translation Studies Vol. 19 No. 76 (2022) Abstract: As one of the dominant discourses and a repressive act, censorship is articulated and manifested in everyday practices; however, diverse strategies have been used to escape censorship…Continue reading→
The World Must Recognize The Reality of Gender Apartheid
By Hasina JalalMonday, December 08, 2025 Published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “The erasure of Afghan women is not inevitable. It is a political choice made by the Taliban and confronting it requires political courage from the international community. Naming gender apartheid, supporting women’s resistance and…Continue reading→
Consortium Scholar Ibadoghlu’s Brother Indicted in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani economist, opposition politician, and New University in Exile Consortium scholar Gubad Ibadoghlu has been under arrest for more than two-years on spurious counterfeit currency charges in a case regarding the activities of local non-governmental organizations. After nearly a year in pre-trial detention, Dr. Ibadoghlu…Continue reading→