Iraqi refugees in Egypt seek secure education

BY SETARREH MASSIHZADEGAN, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE Magdi is different from the other four million Iraqi refugees who have been displaced since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. That he has survived a kidnapping in which he was left for dead may not make him distinct. Magdi was born...

"I have to do this." Moroccan to have hymen resewn

BY ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE [this story was originally published by Reuters on April 29, 2007, and ran in dozens of news outlets around the world, including Washingtonpost.com, Boston.com and NYTimes.com] to the companion lead story "Muslim women in France...

Interview with Gunay Evinch

BY EMRE PEKER, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE Excerpted interview with Gunay Evinch, president of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations and Washington, D.C.-based attorney whose practice concentrates on matters relating to Turkey and the surrounding region. He is a second...

Turkish students discover individualism in the U.S.

BY EMRE PEKER, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE  [to the companion interview with Gunay Evinch, "The changing role of Young Turks in the U.S."] Serdar Özenalp arrived in Charlottesville, Va., around midnight after a 20-hour journey from Istanbul, Turkey. He hailed a cab with two...

Obama Discusses Immigration with Central American Presidents

"“There’s another attitude, totally different, in Obama’s behavior: more openness, more dialogue, more respect. There are good prospects,” said Zelaya, one of the leaders in the region who has been most critical of the United States and an ally of Venezuelan...