Noam Schimmel is a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics as well as a London-based researcher and human rights practitioner with extensive development experience in the field. He has worked in India, South Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda, and publishes research in a wide range of academic journals including the <em>International Journal of Human Rights</em> and the &gt;em&gt;International Journal on Minority and Group Rights</em>.

Lebanon's War and a Mother’s Secret

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Merging Arab Voices

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Before Tahrir

The Road to Tahrir Square: Egypt and the United States from the Rise of Nasser to the Fall of Mubarak Lloyd C. Gardner The New Press 2011 The…

Qatar Goes to the Movies

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A Tribute to Adonis

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The Met’s Bold New Galleries

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A Religious Spring

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Resilience and Injustice

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In It Together

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