With Saddam Hussein gone, we helped create ISIS; go democracy

By Troy Pope • Nov 2, 2014

The world is embattled in endless conflict. Our government is collapsing a little more every day, and yet the United States is doing its best to force its unproven form of government onto the world. After...

Forget your stress; play a video game

By Troy Pope • Sep 28, 2014

Life is difficult and full of stress. You go to your job, or to school, and work hard for eight, 10 or even 12 hours a day, and after all the hard work you put in, you have the joy of turning on the TV...

Constitution Day panel discusses US foreign policy in the Middle East

By Briana Montemayor • Sep 18, 2014

Fresno State celebrated Constitution Day Wednesday by hosting a campus forum to discuss the constitutionality of America’s foreign policy actions in the Middle East. Constitution Day, formerly known...

ISIS poses threat to embattled region

By Nadia Pearl • Sep 3, 2014

In recent months, the world has become captivated with the activities of the Islamic State (ISIS), a jihadist group showcasing new methods of extremism. Having declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria...

Muslims should speak out against terrorism

By Haley Lambert • Sep 29, 2013

In the Friday Sept. 27 edition of this publication was a very intriguing Op-Ed piece about Islam in the United States. If you are not familiar, the author, Sumaya Attia, argued that a certain media...

Middle East is most important issue

By Tony Petersen • Mar 7, 2012

While the media badger candidates with questions on contraception, birth control and the harsh opinions of a talk-radio provocateur, the Middle East is looking like it will be the most important issue of the next presidential term of whoever is elected.

Middle Eastern studies program opens students’ eyes to another culture

By Evelyn Demirchian • Sep 28, 2011

Nasir Rashid, a former Fresno State student and linguistics instructor from Jordan, hopes to see an increase in interest in Arabic language courses. Rashid has witnessed a boom in class attendance in the two years he has been an instructor.

Putting an end to a 10-year war

By Toni Tinoco • Sep 9, 2011

After 10 years of fighting terror in the Middle East, President Obama begins his plan to withdraw more than 30,000 troops by the end of 2012.

Middle East scholars discuss Egypt’s revolution

By Collegian Staff • Feb 19, 2011

Four Middle East scholars discussed the crisis in Egypt to a full house on Friday.

Journalists speak on Middle East: Robert Fisk and David Barsamian visit Fresno State

By Andrew Veihmeyer • Sep 27, 2010

Fresno State hosted two acclaimed journalists who discussed the media’s effect on the misconceptions Americans have of the Middle East.

Things aren’t looking good

By Tony Petersen • May 5, 2010

Things aren’t going so well for America.

A different look at the Middle East

By Heather Billings • Oct 17, 2008

Touted as the first of its kind in California, the Conference on Middle East Studies will attempt to expose students, faculty and the general public to the many facets of the Middle East̢۪s culture this weekend.