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Middle East

Three different bowls of hummus, with pita, parsley and lemon wedges
September/October 2022

Much Ado about Hummus: The Fight for Bragging Rights over a Middle Eastern Dip

August 18, 2022September 14, 2022 - by Samia Madwar

From beet to butterscotch, how far can hummus travel from its origins and still be hummus?

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Fiction / May 2022

The Wave

April 12, 2022May 9, 2022 - by Rawi Hage

I have already determined exactly where the wave will hit and at what time

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An illustration of the Jerusalem skyline surrounded by hands
World

Navigating My Palestinian Heritage with the Help of Social Media

November 15, 2021 - by Lima Al-Azzeh

To be Palestinian is to lament a life that never was and perhaps never will be

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World

Which Countries Get to Be Tourist Destinations?

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 - by Roshana Ghaedi

Some regions are branded as places to find yourself. Others, like the Middle East, are constantly villainized

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November/December 2020 / Politics

David Frum Fights the Right

October 19, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Curtis Gillespie

The controversial conservative export on his fears for the US election and the future of the Republican Party

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Ghanimat Azhdari, a young woman in a blue dress, poses and smiles against a backdrop of nations' flags.
Current Affairs / World

What We Lost When Ghanimat Azhdari Was Killed in the Iran Plane Crash

January 13, 2020January 16, 2020 - by Jimmy Thomson

The University of Guelph PhD student was one of 175 who died on Flight 752. Friends remember a conservationist who fought to put Indigenous needs first

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October 2019 / Politics

Syria’s Democratic Project Is Under Threat

October 15, 2019April 6, 2021 - by Jean-François Lemire

In Rojava, the Kurdish community strives for stability in the midst of civil war

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Uncategorized

When the Cost of Doing Business Means Funding Terror Groups

September 4, 2019January 10, 2020 - by Dorothée Myriam Kellou

In 2018, one of France’s biggest companies was accused of complicity in crimes against humanity. Did it finance terrorist groups in Syria?

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Current Affairs

I Spent Three Months Working in Syrian Refugee Camps

January 7, 2019June 12, 2020 - by Ali Amad

I’m the son of a Palestinian exile. But my time as a translator in Greece taught me something new about being displaced

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storefront for poutine restaurant written in Arabic
Business / December 2018

Poutine in Qatar

December 18, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Corey Mintz

What responsibilities does a Canadian company have when it expands into countries known for human rights violations?

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