Ethnic studies

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How a Lebanese immigrant helped pave the way for the study of Islam and Muslim culture in the US

Education

It wasn’t so long ago when US colleges and universities dismissed Islam as a serious subject of study. A broken arm set off the chain of events that sent Philip Khuri Hitti from Lebanon to Princeton, where he created the first program in Near Eastern Studies in the US.

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California will soon provide ethnic studies classes for all high schoolers. Here’s why.

Education

Tucson school district deeply divided over compliance with Arizona ban on ethnic studies

Global Politics

Arizona’s Far-Reaching Ethnic Studies Ban

The World

Arizona passes law to cut ethnic studies programs

Conflict & Justice