Network Joins US, Middle East Students
Fri, 04/26/2013Georgetown University's newspaper, the Hoya, spoke with AUIS student Hawdang Kamal about the U.S.-Middle East Youth Network, an international group that joins students in both regions to debate and discuss foreign policy.
Iraqi-American Playwright Serves as Cultural Bridge
Fri, 04/26/2013Al Monitor writes about Heather Raffo, a half-Iraqi, half-American playwright and actor visiting AUIS this week to see her play, 9 Parts of Desire, performed in Iraq for the first time.
Was the Iraq Invasion Worthwhile? Ask an Iraqi
Tue, 04/09/2013Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for the Atlantic, mentions the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani while writing about the War in Iraq and Barham Salih, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Syria on the Sunni-Shia Fault Line
Thu, 03/28/2013AUIS Board of Trustees Member Henri Barkey appeared on Warren' Olney's To the Point. He speaks specifically about Iraq, mentioning AUIS Lecturer Christine van den Toorn's research on the city of Bashiqa.
War and Literature With Miami-Bound Author Tim O'Brien
Thu, 03/28/2013AUIS Lecturer Andrew Slater, fiction writer and a veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, interviews Tim O’Brien, an American novelist who has written extensively about the Vietnam War, for Beached Miami.
The play's the thing
Mon, 03/04/2013Santa Clara Magazine features Shakespeare Iraq and AUIS' Head of Drama, Peter Friedrich. The magazine is published quarterly by the Office of Marketing and Communications at Santa Clara University to alumni and friends of Santa Clara University.
Window into Iraq: Warm-hearted People of Kurdish Region
Wed, 07/25/2012Richmond.com spoke with two AUIS students participating in the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program about their personal insights about Iraq. The students spoke about their lives in Sulaimani and the city's safe and open atmosphere.
Iraqi Drama Students Perform Shakespeare in U.S.
Fri, 07/20/2012Luis Giraldo for Oregon Public Broadcasting wrote an article detailing the Shakespeare Iraq troupe's experience at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in July 2012. The article includes an interview with AUIS student Sahar Jamal.
The Bard in 3 languages
Sat, 07/07/2012Sam Wheeler for the Ashland Daily Tidings wrote a piece about the Shakespeare Iraq Troup. In the article, he notes that the students performed an "ear-tickling rendition of the Bard that blends English, Arabic and Kurdish languages before audiences at the OSF's Green Show."
All's Well That Ends Well
Sat, 07/07/2012Sam Wheeler for the Mail Tribune wrote a short piece about the Shakespeare Iraq troupe's performances at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2012.
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