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Coronavirus isolates but also unifies; an international outlook on the pandemic

Sarah Mosteller March 22, 2020

Students aged 15-20 from around the world share their experiences as they face the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries are enforcing social distancing, causing feelings of isolation to creep in, but amidst...

Students expand cultural knowledge with Iraqi speaker, traditional cuisine

Students expand cultural knowledge with Iraqi speaker, traditional cuisine

Bailey Stover September 21, 2019
International Cultural Organization met with an MU doctoral student from Baghdad to learn about Iraqi culture.
Terrorism's unfortunate place in history

Terrorism’s unfortunate place in history

Ji-Ho Lee December 12, 2015
History tells the unfortunate stories of terrorist groups and their impacts around the world. From Asia to Europe, from the Middle East to the United States, the history of terrorism is one that is disturbing and fearful.
NBC News anchor Brian Williams attends the TIME 100 gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at the Frederick P. Rose Hall on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

We’ve all been lied to

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi February 12, 2015

Lying in any form is evil. In a fair and just democracy, public officials who lie should be considered civil rights violators. However, in a fair and just democracy, justice does not pick and choose, and...

Should America get involved in another war in Iraq after the failure of the last one?

Two sides to America’s new Middle East war

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi October 1, 2014

[column] USA not economically ready for a new war In John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech, he sent out a warning to the world: “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall...

Shakir Hamoodi in a family photo. Taken by Carole Patterson.

Shakir Hamoodi completes one year in prison, family fights for release

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi August 30, 2013

Around 300 years ago, millions of buffalo roamed the United States freely and without limitation. When the land they lived on was needed, they were killed by the hundreds of thousands with only a few...

#21901-045: Story of my hero

#21901-045: Story of my hero

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi January 18, 2013

In front of our destination, I see big, hunchbacked brown buffalo roaming freely in the bare grassland between them and the outer road. We take the slightly curved exit and then make a right turn;...

Salah Hameed - Iraq

Salah Hameed – Iraq

Maria Kalaitzandonakes November 15, 2012

Listen to Salah Hameed (10th Grade) tell his story. *Some grammatical/spelling edits have been made to allow better understanding. I was born in Baghdad, Iraq on January 22, 1997. My parents are from...

‘The List’ exposes the mess America made

Ipsa Chaudhary October 20, 2012

We all know the war in Iraq is over. But is it really for the Iraqis? The documentary "The List" shows the plight of the Iraqi allies of the U.S. and the List Project’s work to save them. The project...

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