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November 22, 2017

ESSAY: Teaching at Georgetown-Qatar: Liberal Education Amid Illiberalism

November 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: Teaching at Georgetown-Qatar: Liberal Education Amid Illiberalism

American Universities in the Mideast Dwell in a Realpolitik World of Wealth, Exploitation and Oppression

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November 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Essay
Qatar, Middle East, Higher Education, Liberalism
May 03, 2017

REVIEW: 'Exit West': A Slender, Powerful Novel About the Refugee Experience

May 03, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: 'Exit West': A Slender, Powerful Novel About the Refugee Experience

Exploring the Pain of Immigration, and the Promise of a New Life

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May 03, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Refugees, Migrants, Middle East
March 24, 2017

REVIEW: A Heartfelt Memoir of Syria's Better Days, Before the Endless War

March 24, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Heartfelt Memoir of Syria's Better Days, Before the Endless War

Syrian-American Alia Malek Explores a World Her Family Left Behind

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March 24, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Syria, Middle East, Syrian Refugees
April 04, 2016

5 Hot Books: A Journalist Investigates Her Rapist, Trying to Make Sense of the Middle East, and More

April 04, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Journalist Investigates Her Rapist, Trying to Make Sense of the Middle East, and More

And an acclaimed memoirist's appreciation of soul singer James Brown

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April 04, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Middle East, Soul Music, Rape, Fiction
February 16, 2016

5 Hot Books: A N.Y. Times Critic's Guide to Current Music, a Memoir from the Columbine Killer's Mom & More

February 16, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A N.Y. Times Critic's Guide to Current Music, a Memoir from the Columbine Killer's Mom & More

And an NBC journalist's memories of reporting in the Middle East

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February 16, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Music, Guns, Murder, Fiction, Middle East, Journalism
January 06, 2016

Review: Islamic State, the Murder of James Foley, and the Miasma of Horror that Continues Today

January 06, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Review: Islamic State, the Murder of James Foley, and the Miasma of Horror that Continues Today

A Gripping Account of an Unspeakable Horror, and Its Aftermath

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January 06, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Foreign Affairs, Iraq, ISIS, Middle East, Islamic State, James Foley, James Graff
October 28, 2015

Review: Exploring the U.S. and Israel's Complicated Relationship

October 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Review: Exploring the U.S. and Israel's Complicated Relationship

Helpful Advice from a Longtime Middle East Advisor

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October 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Israel, History, Middle East, Foreign Affairs
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