By Lisa Hajjar, author of The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight against Torture I made my first trip to Guantánamo in July 2010 after years of researching the fight against …
UC Press is spotlighting books that provide context to the struggles and solidarity of women in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and beyond. These books delve into the histories of Muslim feminism past …
Afghanistan has a rich history of customary or traditional governance structures which have remained central to the lives of most citizens, who rely on these community-based bodies to resolve disputes, provide small-scale …
The United States has been fighting wars constantly since invading Afghanistan in 2001. This nonstop warfare is far less exceptional than it might seem: the United States has been at war or …
This guest post is part of our MESA blog series published in conjunction with the meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in Washington, D.C., Nov. 18-21. #MESA2017DC By Torunn Wimpelmann, author of The …
Aaron Glantz, independent journalist and author of The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle against America’s Veterans, has written a grave, eye opening report on veterans’ inordinately high death rate following service for …