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Syrian tribes have found themselves on competing sides of Syria’s ongoing civil war. Youssef Badawi/EPA

July 17, 2019

Syria: attempts by Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey to co-opt Arab tribes will deepen the country’s divisions

Haian Dukhan, University of Leicester

How Syria’s tribes are being used by those both for and against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Members of East Baltimore Church of God, which was founded by Lumbee Indians, and was once located in the heart of ‘the reservation,’ in the 1700 block of E. Baltimore Street. Photo courtesy of Rev. Robert E. Dodson Jr., Pastor, East Baltimore Church of God

April 23, 2019

A quest to reconstruct Baltimore’s American Indian ‘reservation’

Ashley Minner, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

A folklorist is working to preserve the history of a unique, urban community of Lumbee Indians.

Kenyan voters queue to cast their ballots during the 2013 general election. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

April 26, 2017

Kenyan voters need to resist the allure of voting for the usual suspects

Yvonne Rowa, University of Adelaide

Kenyan voters are aware of their central role in the electoral process, yet they tend to limit their leadership choices. Are they ready to break away from tradition in the 2017 elections?

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Yvonne Rowa
PhD Candidate in Politics and International Studies, University of Adelaide
Ashley Minner
Assistant Curator for History and Culture, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
Haian Dukhan
Teaching Fellow in International Relations, University of Leicester

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