Non-Western Theater Elevates Local Culture

March 15, 2021 / Q & A

Theater Professor Jillian Campana discusses the richness of local theater traditions and the ways in which they can engage Western-dominated theater.

Funding Feminism: Grantmaking for Women’s Rights

Winter 2021 / Midan

Anne Firth Murray, founding president of the Global Fund for Women, chronologizes a lifetime of harms faced by women and posits community as a remedy.

Theater for All

Winter 2021 / Book Reviews

How culturally inclusive theater that bears on both Western and Eastern experiences can produce citizens of the world and more global understanding.

Will the U.S. Evolve its Foreign Policy from Past Mistakes?

Fall 2020 / Q & A

Former U.S. Ambassador and American University in Cairo President Francis Ricciardone evaluates how the United States has dealt with global crises in the 21st century.

Egypt’s Most Vulnerable and COVID-19

May 13, 2020 / Midan

Are refugees and asylum seekers protected by its strong domestic laws and international commitments?

Sustainable Solutions for an Economic Crisis

May 1, 2020 / Essays

As the world grapples to mitigate a looming economic crisis, a roadmap already exists: the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Reviving Enterprises in the Time of COVID-19

April 28, 2020 / Midan

To keep enterprises afloat and save those that have incurred financial losses due to the lockdown, decisive and inclusive government action is necessary.

COVID-19: An Opportunity for Health and Education

April 22, 2020 / Midan

Though the coronavirus pandemic has brought extraordinary challenges, it also presents states and institutions with the opportunity to assess and reform.

The Cost of Clean Water

Fall 2019 / Midan

How one village was hit by the demands of sustainable development.

Pompeo’s “Real New Beginning”?

Winter 2019 / Midan

In a speech which may have policy implications for the Trump Administration’s Middle East policy, the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lays out plans for the region at the American University in Cairo.