
The Fall 2018 Issue: Identities' Boundaries
Take a look at our Fall 2018 issue! Click here to access the full PDF or browse our "articles" section for individual article PDFs.


Al Noor Attends the 2018 MESA Conference
Al Noor EICs Joshua Holtz and Jaq Pyle, Managing Editor Leena Rijhwani, and Layout Editor Lilah Butler attended the annual Middle East...

Check out the Winter 2017 Issue!
The Winter 2017 issue has been published! Click here to access the full issue PDF or browse the "articles" section of this website for...

Nationalism Takes Flight: Emirati and Qatari Flag-Carrying Airlines as Instruments of Nationalist Ex
Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways connect cities as distant as Krabi, Panama City, Djibouti City, Cebu, Skopje, and...

Unmaking Enmity: America and Iran
Trita Parsi is the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council and an expert on Iran’s relations with Israel and the...


Pehlwani ("Wrestling")
Harshini Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan-Peruvian studying Film & New Media and Theater at New York University Abu Dhabi. Her background in...

Poetic Justice: Mahmoud Darwish's Vision of Palestinian-Israeli Coexistence in the Holy Land
To many Palestinians and members of the Arab diaspora around the world, the poet Mahmoud Darwish (March 13, 1942-August 9, 2000) was a...

Voices of Devotion: The Connection Between Ministry and Music
Nizar Fares can scarcely walk the streets of his native Beirut, Lebanon, without being approached and embraced by well-wishers. After...

Instruments of Exchange: The Impact of the Middle East on Western Music
Throughout history, the Middle East has had a substantial—if sometimes unappreciated—impact on the Western world. In certain areas,...


Pop Culture and Political Critique in Syria: A Study of Khan al-Harir
Under the rule of Hafez and Bashar al-Assad, Syria has for decades been a highly autocratic security state. The ruling regime has...