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Egyptian Courts Take on FGM, But Can They Uproot the Practice Altogether?
01.30.15
In a landmark verdict handed down last Monday, an Egyptian doctor was convicted of the manslaughter of 13-year-old Suhair al-Bataa, who died during an illegal female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure. Dr. Raslan Fadl was initially acquitted in November 2014, triggering a wave of anger among activists and women’s rights advocates. The new verdict provides a […]
School Sex Education After DOMA
01.29.15
ABSTRACT The United States has undergone a dramatic shift in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, yet the majority of school sex education programs continue to focus almost exclusively on heterosexual relationships and marriage. These programs do not portray same-sex couples in vignettes and hypothetical dilemmas or discuss variations in sexual orientation and gender identity. […]
Restrooms undergo gender reassignment
01.28.15
By Katherine Blaisdell, Managing Editor, MPA/MDiv ‘16 In addition to new hand dryers and updated plumbing, the restrooms in Divinity Hall at Harvard Divinity School have experienced a gender change. The single-person restrooms no longer have Women and Men signage, but signs that read, “All Gender Restroom: Anyone can use this restroom, regardless of gender […]
Service & Passion
01.28.15
By: Ku Ka Tsai, MPP ’15 Coordinating volunteer opportunities at the Kennedy School is neither thankless nor depressing. Far from it: It constantly teaches me about the importance and ease of kindness. But it has also made me think about passion, and whether it necessarily implies compassion. One corner of the Student Public Service Collaborative’s […]
College Quality & College Choice
01.28.15
An interview with Professor Joshua Goodman Finds Significant College Quality Effect Low-income, low-skilled students are at a disadvantage. Harvard Kennedy School Assistant Professor Joshua Goodman is undertaking ground-breaking research that can help education professionals and policymakers help these low-income, underperforming students attend the highest quality colleges and universities available. Professor Goodman and his co-authors from […]
Entrepreneurs Share Lessons Learned
01.28.15
By Tommy Tobin, Editor in Chief Entrepreneurship is about bold ideas as well as the skill and the drive to see them through. For HKS Professor Carl Byers, entrepreneurship—whether in the private or social sector—is about the numbers. In his course, “Entrepreneurial Finance,” Byers teaches students the ins and outs of balance sheets, profit/loss statements, […]
Harvard Students File Law Suit Against University Urging Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies
01.28.15
By Nahal Bahri, University of California, Berkeley School of Law J.D. Candidate 2015; Harvard Law School, 3rd year Exchange Program 2014-2015 On Tuesday, November 25th, Harvard Law students discussed their recent lawsuit against the Harvard Corporation, seeking to compel the Harvard Corporation to divest from fossil fuel companies. The students focused on their mission, which […]
I don’t volunteer
01.28.15
By Anne Stotler, MPP ’15 Searching for the balance between learning to serve and doing it “You and your sister thought I was a bad mother sometimes,” my mother recently joked about how much time she spent volunteering when I was growing up. “You were always the last kids picked up at school because […]
An Afternoon With Jimmy Carter
01.28.15
By Patrick Daniel When Jimmy Carter entered the stage at Memorial Church, to an event hosted by Harvard Divinity School last week, everyone waited for his words on tenterhooks. So popular was the former president that the first twenty rows were filled half an hour before the event even started. Carter has had a long […]
The Unknown Africa – Eritrea: Africa’s North Korea or African Survivor?
01.24.15
One day a Harvard economics professor asked his graduate class: “Who has ever been in Sierra Leone?” Students raised their hands, most of them non-Africans and none of them from Sierra Leone. And he continued: “Who has ever seen a cow in Sierra Leone?” This time, no more hands were raised. Believe it or not, […]
Homosexuality in Sudan and Egypt: Stories of the Struggle for Survival
01.23.15
ABSTRACT Egyptian and Sudanese legal systems and societies have long led to discrimination and violence against homosexuals. Through a series of anecdotes, this article explores the daily struggles faced by individuals in these conservative and largely Muslim societies. We look for the sources of the discrimination and violence they confront, and we acknowledge that much […]
“These Days I Feel Like a Snail Without a Shell”
01.17.15
My documentary-style practice of portraiture investigates the photographic virtues of observation and collaboration. I aim to make pictures that add up to a world populated by isolated people who inexplicably still try and reach out and connect to others. I point to this tension in pictures through segregating and organizing subjects within a photographic frame. […]