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Proof of this meritocracy hangs at Nasar's gallery in a show by NCA graduate Khadim Ali. Raised in Quetta, the son of Afghan refugees, Ali taught himself to draw using charcoal scavenged from bakeries. His artistic inspiration was his family's only book: an illustrated copy of the Shahnameh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistani Art: Under the Gun | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

Sadat’s unexpected trip produced a wave of euphoria across Israel. Israeli diplomats scrambled to find Egyptian flags, a band that could play the Egyptian national anthem, and a way to show Sadat the Holy Land they had fought over. Israelis—Holocaust survivors, soldiers who had...

Author: By Gabriel M. Scheinmann | Title: Mr. Smith Goes to Jerusalem | 11/19/2007 | See Source »

“Islam as a global issue is more of an interest to students,” said Arabic professor William Granara, connecting this interest to political developments in the Middle East. “More and more kids are interested in Arabic as a language, where there is...

Author: By Kevin C. Leu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study of Arabic, Chinese Increases | 11/16/2007 | See Source »

The participation in Harvard’s Arabic introductory classes has more than doubled, from 41 students beginning Arabic A in ’01-’02 to 91 starting the same class in ’05-’06. Over the same period, enrollment in...

Author: By Kevin C. Leu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study of Arabic, Chinese Increases | 11/16/2007 | See Source »

Nationwide, many students appear to be dipping into Arabic and Chinese, but not continuing their studies. According to the MLA report, the ratio between introductory level and upper-level enrollments is still dramatic, citing an 8 to 1 ratio for Arabic and a 9 to 2 ratio for Chinese.

Author: By Kevin C. Leu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study of Arabic, Chinese Increases | 11/16/2007 | See Source »

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