Past Fellows

London Police Reopen Investigation Into 1987 Killing of Palestinian Cartoonist

  • September 1, 2017
  • ICWA

Former Fellow Jonathan Guyer (Egypt, 2015-2017) was featured in a article for the New York Times by Liam Stack. In the article, Guyer is quoted, saying Naji al-Ali “has this incredible crossover appeal because he was really an independent thinker and a staunch critic of all authority. Whoever you are, there is something in Naji

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Revisiting the great Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali 30 years after his assassination

  • August 31, 2017
  • ICWA

Former Fellow Jonathan Guyer (Egypt, 2015-2017) published an article for PRI about Naji al-Ali, the Palestinian political cartoonist who was gunned down in London 30 years ago. Guyer remarks that the “anniversary of [al-Ali’s] murder and the reopening of the investigation is an opportunity to consider Ali’s aesthetic and political legacy in the Middle East

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Feifer interviewed for Makeup: A Weapon of the Cold War?

  • August 29, 2017
  • ICWA

Former Fellow and current Interim Executive Director Gregory Feifer (Russia, 2000-2002) was interviewed for an article published by Racked.com. The article underscores the difference in ideologies and values between the Soviet Union and the United States, and discusses the manner in which makeup was a part of the latter’s arsenal during the Cold War. Click

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Book Chat with Suzy Hansen Highlights

  • August 29, 2017
  • ICWA

ICWA had the very difficult task of whittling down over an hour long discussion to 5 minutes of highlights. Below are the highlights of an engaging evening about Suzy Hansen’s new book -which has already gotten rave reviews from The Atlantic, The New York Times and The Washington Post. “You cannot grow up in the

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Hisham Matar Reviews Former Fellow Suzy Hansen’s Book

  • August 28, 2017
  • ICWA

Hisham Matar gives a glowing review for The New York Times on Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World,  written by former Fellow Suzy Hansen. In his review, Matar references his own experiences in his comments on Hansen’s work. Click here for the full article.

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Malia Politzer on Europe’s Migration Crisis

  • August 28, 2017
  • ICWA

Former Fellow Malia Politzer (India and Spain, 2013-2015) wrote an article for World Affairs on net migration to the European continent. Politzer calls for a comprehensive approach to solving the issue while also referencing the manner in which smugglers are involved. Click here to read the full article.

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Former Fellow Tyrone Turner’s photos of Costume Sale

  • August 24, 2017
  • ICWA

Former Fellow Tyrone L. Turner (Brazil, 1998-2000) photographed an article with Ally Schweitzer for WAMU 88.5 about the Arena Stage Costume Sale. This is Arena Stage’s first costume sale in 10 years; costume director Joe Salasovich notes that some of the pieces for sale have been worn by famous celebrities. Click here to read the

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Notes on a Foreign Country Discussed

  • August 22, 2017
  • ICWA

An article by Hot Press reviews Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009). In the article, The Whole Hog considers Hansen’s work and the manner in which her findings mean for the Irish. Click here to read the full article.

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Into the wind: Lessons learned from two years sailing a changing coast

  • August 20, 2017
  • Jessica Reilly

Two years ago, my boyfriend and I set sail in a four-decade-old boat, built around the time we were born, heading down a coast we had never seen. Few modern vessels have traversed the entire coastline, more than 5,000 miles from the Sea of Cortez through the Panama Canal and into the Caribbean. We sailed

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Book chat with Suzy Hansen about “Notes on a Foreign Country”

  • August 18, 2017
  • Gregory Feifer

“You cannot grow up in the second half of the 20th century in the United States of America and live abroad in the 21st century and not feel it all the time,” writes former ICWA fellow Suzy Hansen in her new book Notes on a Foreign Country. Out this month from Farrar, Straus and Giroux,

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