In the last week a protagonist worthy of mention has appeared in a few newspapers, someone who everyone at Georgetown ought to know about. As an object lesson in courage and freedom of expression, we give you Jihad Momani, a man who needs our support – and isn’t getting it.
As the Palestinian Solidarity Movement conference draws near, Georgetown continues to host speakers offering diverse perspectives on the Middle East conflict.
It was a tale of two halves last Sunday, as No. 17 Georgetown squandered an eight-point halftime advantage and dropped a 69-56 decision to the visiting No. 11 West Virginia in front of 16,263 at the MCI Center.
On Wednesday afternoon, the AFL-CIO, the Solidarity Center and the Washington Metro workers union joined like-minded activists around the world in a call to promote workers’ rights in Iran.
The Georgetown student group Take Back the Night, which seeks to fight gender violence in all forms, is currently circulating a petition requesting an official apology from Japanese government for its use of “comfort women” during World War II.