Tag: Culture
56 Articles
- Society & Culture
Pope Francis: Extending his “Culture of Encounter” into the Arab and Muslim Worlds
Links to History Pope Francis’ visit is not an unprecedented aspect of papal diplomacy. Historical parallels reinforce why Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose to be named after Francis…
January 22, 2020
- Society & Culture
Gender Issues in Kurdistan
Historically, Kurdish women have struggled to make their voices heard. Indeed, in Kurdish, among many other languages, the word for voice—deng—is the same as that for vote.…
December 30, 2019
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Society & Culture
LGBTIQ Rights in Kenya: On Artivism and Social Change
In a country where many consider homosexuality to be “un-African,” the High Court decision will mark a watershed moment in a twenty-year struggle. For two decades, a lively…
May 14, 2019
- Society & Culture
Missing in Action: The Absence of Women Scholars on Foreign Policy Panels
These findings are consistent with the numbers in academia, where women scholars in International Relations are still a minority: 70 percent of International Relations (IR)…
March 26, 2019
- Society & Culture
Musical Diplomacy: The Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv
The ESC is an annual, live, televised popular music song contest in which national public service broadcasting organizations from Europe, as well as Australia and Israel, submit…
March 15, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Hip-Hop and Human Rights in Africa
Perhaps one of the more notable examples of hip-hop activism in Africa is Fela Kuti and his engagement with the Nigerian government concerning corruption and human rights abuses.…
February 4, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Misconceptions in the Israeli-American Gun Culture Comparison
A mass shooting results from both the attacker’s motivation as well as the opportunity the attacker perceives to carry out such an act. One of the important elements of …
June 4, 2018
- Human Rights & Development
The Ramifications of Poland’s New “Holocaust Law”
According to Polish government officials, a new Polish law, commonly referred to as the “Holocaust bill” or “Holocaust law,” is a necessary step toward preventing the…
June 1, 2018
- Human Rights & Development
Can the Media Solve the Problem of Sexual Harassment?
In a 2016 survey of U.S. federal workers, eighteen percent of women and six percent of men reported at least one occasion of sexual harassment in the preceding two years.…
March 1, 2018
- Dialogues
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East with Elliott Abrams
GJIA: You have experience serving in many different administrations over the years. What changes have you seen in U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East? EA: The general high…
November 20, 2017