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-22 posts tagged "Syria"
Evan McKenna | Thursday, April 8, 2021
On Wednesday evening, members of the tri-campus community gathered in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart to honor the life of Notre Dame doctoral student Majd “Jude Ash” al-Shoufi through a Mass of remembrance. al-Shoufi’s death was reported to students Friday in an email from University leadership. Born in Syria, al-Shoufi grew up in the
Tom Naatz | Friday, October 11, 2019
Former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke Thursday evening about global affairs and America’s role in the world at a lecture co-hosted by the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy and the Notre Dame International Security Center (NDISC). Professor Michael Desch, director of NDISC, moderated the discussion. Rice spoke
Joe Andrews | Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Journalist Itai Anghel said he cannot talk to his mom for longer than one minute without fearing death. “It’s not that I don’t want to talk to [her], but, you know, it becomes dangerous because people try to figure out where I am,” Anghel said. Upon hanging up with her, he said he promptly removes
BridgeND | Wednesday, January 16, 2019
As we were settling into our winter break, Donald Trump decided that U.S. involvement in the war in Syria should end in 30 days. The decision was rash and made despite vigorous protests from within the administration, Congress and allies. The chaos that followed the announcement, the resignation of defense secretary Jim Mattis and the
Erin Shang | Tuesday, April 24, 2018
“Damascus, ‘Pearl of the East,’ the pride of Syria, the fabled garden of Eden, the home of princes and genii of the Arabian Nights, the oldest metropolis on Earth, the one city in all the world that has kept its name and held its place and looked serenely on while the kingdoms and empires of
Sarah Cate Baker | Tuesday, April 11, 2017
In 1938, a lab in Germany developed the chemical sarin for use as a pesticide. In 1939 the Nazis began producing it as a potential chemical weapon; they never used it. In the 1970s the Chilean secret police assassinated Pinochet’s enemies with it. In 1988 Saddam Hussein’s regime used it to massacre three to five
Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 10, 2017
I recently saw a headline that said President Donald Trump was considering military intervention in Syria in light of recent events. Marco Rubio is currently going viral making an impassioned appeal to American values and the need to oust Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Nikki Haley is condemning the Russian Ambassador in the U.N. over his
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, January 28, 2017
The presidents of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College both responded over the weekend to an executive order Donald Trump signed Friday, banning the entry into the U.S. of nationals of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya for 90 days. University President Fr. John Jenkins responded to the executive order in a statement Sunday morning,
Devon Chenelle | Tuesday, September 13, 2016
On July 28, Jabhat al-Nusra, senior partner in the amorphous coalition of rebels fighting the Syrian government, declared its split from parent organization al-Qaida. Though this initially seemed a terrible blow for al-Qaida, the split may not have been as it appeared. Tellingly, al-Nusra’s leader, Abu Mohammed al-Julani, said the move was intended to “expose
Allison Sanchez | Monday, September 5, 2016
Dedicated to raising awareness of social justice topics, Saint Mary’s first Justice Friday of the school year focused on an increasingly widespread humanitarian issue that has forced countries to reconsider immigration policy: the Syrian refugee crisis. Led by senior Caylin McCallick, the discussion began by tracing the origins of the crisis. “A few citizens put