Baklava and belly dancers: students experience Beirut culture
By Remy Samuels | Staff Writer
April 10, 2018
The sweet smell of baklava wafted in the air as gentle Arabic music welcomed Pitt students of different ethnicities and cultures for a Middle Eastern experience. Students wandered the room, chatting with their friends, dipping pita bread into hummus and getting henna tattoos. According to Amani Attia ...
Editorial: City-wide effort needed to welcome refugees
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 29, 2015
As the Syrian civil war continues to devastate everything in its path, thousands of Syrians are fleeing one insecurity for the next, as the risks of staying overrun the perils of the journey out. The United Nations predicts there could be up to 4.27 million Syrian refugees by the end of 2015. Some of ...
“She Who Tells A Story” challenges Western preconceptions of Arab women
By Kelechi Urama / Staff Writer
June 10, 2015
In the Heinz Galleries at the Carnegie Museum of Art, a black and white photo by Shirin Neshat depicts a woman’s hand over her closed mouth.The words of Forough Farrokhzad, one of the most influential woman writers of the Iranian Revolution, are written in Persian script over her hand. What initial...