/tags/middle-east Middle East en-US Copyright Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:33:51 GMT /military/2020-06-17/as-soldiers-deploy-amid-pandemic-they-fight-two-battles Edward Brown has always found a way to deal with his husband's military deployments in the past, but the most recent one felt different. Instead of an… Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:33:51 GMT /military/2020-06-17/as-soldiers-deploy-amid-pandemic-they-fight-two-battles Associated Press /military/2020-01-03/us-deploying-3k-more-fort-bragg-troops-to-mideast-as-reinforcements The United States is sending nearly 3,000 more Army troops to the Mideast in the volatile aftermath of the killing of an Iranian general in a strike… Fri, 03 Jan 2020 18:47:47 GMT /military/2020-01-03/us-deploying-3k-more-fort-bragg-troops-to-mideast-as-reinforcements Associated Press /arts-culture/2019-11-08/she-who-tells-a-story-a-lebanese-american-photographer-documents-the-shared-experiences-of-girlhood A teenage girl’s most intimate space is her bedroom. It is a place where she figures out who she is and tries on new identities. As Lebanese-American… Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:29:23 GMT /arts-culture/2019-11-08/she-who-tells-a-story-a-lebanese-american-photographer-documents-the-shared-experiences-of-girlhood Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-11-08/she-who-tells-a-story-a-lebanese-american-photographer-documents-the-shared-experiences-of-girlhood A teenage girl’s most intimate space is her bedroom. It is a place where she figures out who she is and tries on new identities. As Lebanese-American… Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:29:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-11-08/she-who-tells-a-story-a-lebanese-american-photographer-documents-the-shared-experiences-of-girlhood Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /education/2019-09-20/federal-government-threatens-to-remove-funding-from-unc-duke-middle-east-studies-consortium The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies accusing them of misusing federal funds in their… Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:53:18 GMT /education/2019-09-20/federal-government-threatens-to-remove-funding-from-unc-duke-middle-east-studies-consortium Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-20/federal-government-threatens-to-remove-funding-from-unc-duke-middle-east-studies-consortium The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies accusing them of misusing federal funds in their… Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:53:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-20/federal-government-threatens-to-remove-funding-from-unc-duke-middle-east-studies-consortium Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /politics/2015-11-10/stories-from-the-arab-spring UNC political science professor Andy Reynolds is one of the world’s leading experts in governmental and electoral design. During his graduate school years… Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:57:54 GMT /politics/2015-11-10/stories-from-the-arab-spring Andrew Tie /show/the-state-of-things/2015-11-10/stories-from-the-arab-spring UNC political science professor Andy Reynolds is one of the world’s leading experts in governmental and electoral design. During his graduate school years… Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:57:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-11-10/stories-from-the-arab-spring Frank Stasio /politics/2015-11-03/the-u-s-and-iran-is-friendship-possible Trita Parsi was born in pre-revolution Iran in the early 1970s. Although his family left the country when he was just four years old, his interest and… Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:23:08 GMT /politics/2015-11-03/the-u-s-and-iran-is-friendship-possible Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-11-03/the-u-s-and-iran-is-friendship-possible Trita Parsi was born in pre-revolution Iran in the early 1970s. Although his family left the country when he was just four years old, his interest and… Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:23:08 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-11-03/the-u-s-and-iran-is-friendship-possible Anita Rao, Frank Stasio