Emory University Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Department

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/opinion/gaza-israel-palestinians-starvation.html

--M.T. Samuel

Opinion | Starvation Is Stalking Gaza’s Children Lack of aid in Gaza is causing starvation deaths as relief officials seek to determine whether to declare a famine.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/03/03/california-prisoner-gaza-gofundme/

--M.T. Samuel

Donors raise $100K for prisoner who sent 13-cent hourly wages to Gaza A man incarcerated in California for 40 years who gave $17.74 he earned for 136 hours of janitorial work to those he saw suffering inspired a GoFundMe campaign.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-military-aircraft-airdrop-thousands-of-meals-into-gaza/

--M.T. Samuel

U.S. military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation Three planes from Air Forces Central dropped 66 bundles containing about 38,000 meals into Gaza on Saturday.

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/gaza-and-end-rules-based-order

--M.T. Samuel

Gaza and the End of the Rules-Based Order What the Israel-Hamas war means for the future of human rights and international law.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/16/egypt-building-walled-enclosure-in-sinai-for-rafah-refugees-videos-suggest

--M.T. Samuel

Egypt building walled enclosure in Sinai for Rafah refugees, photos suggest Monitoring group releases evidence of work that appears intended to house Palestinians in event of Israeli assault on city

https://carnegieendowment.org/2024/02/16/governing-gaza-after-war-regional-perspectives-pub-91663

--M.T. Samuel

Governing Gaza After the War: The Regional Perspectives In the third of this four-part series, experts analyze critical issues on what happens after the fighting abates, from regional points of view.

https://theintercept.com/2024/02/09/deconstructed-gaza-university-education/

--M.T. Samuel

No University Left Standing in Gaza Dr. Ahmed Alhussaina of Israa University joins Natasha Lennard to discuss Israel’s attacks on academic life in Gaza.

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/how-gaza-reunited-middle-east

--M.T. Samuel

How Gaza Reunited the Middle East A new pan-Islamic front may be America’s biggest challenge.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-02-09-2024-d3229eec6a85c071248d3ddc2de2a73e

--M.T. Samuel

Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the southern Gaza town.

https://apnews.com/article/iraq-us-talks-to-end-coalition-mission-f782db4c6550ab31ef02ef3c1793ee7b

--M.T. Samuel

Iraq and US begin formal talks to end coalition mission formed to fight the Islamic State group Iraq's prime minister says his government and the United States have held a first session of formal talks in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/28/iran-launches-three-satellites-amid-rising-tensions-with-western-powers

--M.T. Samuel

Iran launches three satellites amid rising tensions with Western powers Satellites will be used to test communication and geopositioning tech, and efficacy of delivering cargoes, Iran said.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/25/the-hidden-rivalry-of-saudi-arabia-and-the-uae/

--M.T. Samuel

The Hidden Rivalry of Saudi Arabia and the UAE The two countries look like allies—but are increasingly regional competitors.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/houthis-yemen-us-iran-hamas-b2481519.html

--M.T. Samuel

US and UK strikes won’t stop Houthi attacks in Red Sea, experts warn The US has struck Houthi targets in Yemen in at least seven rounds of attacks

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/20/israel-economy-red-sea-houthis/

--M.T. Samuel

How Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea threaten Israel’s economy In just a few months, Yemen’s Houthis have taken an outsize bite out of global shipping — and have begun to threaten economically their stated target, Israel.

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/12/us-uk-strike-yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea

--M.T. Samuel

What to know about Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Red Sea conflict U.S. strikes on the Houthis escalate the Red Sea conflict amid fears of a wider Middle Eastern war.

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/05/south-africa-gaza-genocide-icj-israel-plan

--M.T. Samuel

Inside Israel's plan to quash South Africa's Gaza genocide case South Africa alleges Israel's actions in Gaza "are genocidal in character."

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/06/india/extreme-heat-india-climate-ac-intl-hnk/index.html

--M.T. Samuel

Extreme heat is pushing India to the brink of ‘survivability.’ One obvious solution is also a big part of the problem | CNN When blistering extreme heat gripped India’s capital this summer, Ramesh says he felt faint but had no option other than to keep on toiling under the burning sun to provide for his family.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/world/asia/bangladesh-election.html

--M.T. Samuel

Bangladesh Votes in Election Marred by Crackdown and Boycotts With the opposition in jail or off the ballots, the prime minister for the past 15 years is expected to maintain her grip on power in what appeared to be a low-turnout vote.

https://www.politico.eu/article/the-uncertain-future-of-the-india-middle-east-europe-corridor/

--M.T. Samuel

The uncertain future of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor With war raging in the Middle East, the prospect of normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel has dimmed, taking hopes for the corridor along with it.

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/26/1221706726/student-journalists-are-covering-campus-tension-over-conflict-in-the-middle-east

--M.T. Samuel

Student journalists are covering campus tension over conflict in the Middle East The conflict in the Middle East has led to demonstrations, backlash and even violence on college campuses. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/middle-east-eye-quiz-of-year-2023

--M.T. Samuel

Middle East Eye's quiz of the year 2023 From an eyebrow-raising declaration by an Arab leader to a corruption scandal involving a US senator, we test your knowledge of some of the year's most memorable moments