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Demonizers of Israel are no longer led by students from Arab and Muslim countries. Instead, white Americans are the leaders, who see Palestinians as “dark-skinned natives being oppressed.”
Shot over a 35-day span, “Shankar’s Fairies,” directed by Irfana Majumdar and written by her mother Nita Kumar, is a bittersweet, unembellished glimpse into Kumar’s childhood in 1960s Lucknow, India. The 2021 film was screened Wednesday as part of the Asian Pop-Up Cinema at The Block Museum series. The inaugural initiative is the brainchild of...
Northwestern will close Deering Library for the first time in over a decade during the 2024-2025 school year to undergo renovations, the University announced Thursday. The renovation will focus on the Martin Reading Room, the third floor lobby and Room 208. It will feature restored woodwork, furnishings and flooring. They will also introduce an elevator...
The Northwestern community hosted the Kyrgyz Community Center Friday to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian and Turkic New Year, with musical performances, cultural clothing and Kyrgyz food. The Kyrgyz Community Center brought a traditional yurt to the Main Library Plaza from their Arlington Heights location, as well as two dance groups, musical performances with the traditional...
A Pan-Asian Look at Chinese Characters with Professor Handel By Bruce Rutledge The North American Post Did you know that at one time in history, the spoken languages of Korea, Vietnam and Japan were all written in Chinese characters? Today, only Japan still incorporates Chinese characters into its written language, but at one point, Chinese A Pan-Asian Look at Chinese Characters with Professor Handel