Category Archives: Fellowship Blog

By Zahid Gishkori In the U.S., everyone from a school girl to Lady Gaga, or a young boy to President Obama, posts stories on social media about their lives. Even the Central Intelligence Agency — top spy agency of the ...

By Anastasia Forina Chicago is emerging as one of the biggest markets for vinyl records in the U.S. The city has upward of 30 stores selling vinyl albums. Three of them, Dusty Groove, Dave’s Records and Laurie’s Planet of Sound, are ranked among the ...

By Daniel Pearl Fellow Sherif Tarek Many people seem to naturally presume that conflicts are always between good and bad. In many cases it’s more likely between bad and worse. When a conflict is aggravated, people often take sides depending ...

By Sherif Tarek Jewish and Muslim student groups at UC San Diego had an idea they could work on together — creating a campus dining spot with both kosher and halal dishes. It was a small but meaningful collaboration amid ...

By Arshad Dogar With the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starting here on June 29, restaurant owners and community organizations have started making preparations to host special break-the-fast meals, or iftar dinners, for their customers and members of the community. During daylight, Muslims who fast go for ...

By Arshad Dogar By Arshad Dogar / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette As a Muslim from Pakistan arriving earlier this spring for a stay in the United States, I was concerned about being able to access halal meat and food. Where would I find fresh chicken, lamb, goat, beef and veal? At which restaurants could ...

By Daniel Pearl Fellow Asma Ghribi Many people said that the Tunisian uprising was the first “Facebook revolution.” That may be an overstatement. But social media – first and foremost Facebook, as Twitter use is less widespread in Tunisia – ...

By: DAVID E. KAPLAN The results are in! GIJN members have voted for their first elected board of directors, selecting 15 people from 11 countries. The week-long online election ended June 16. The winners are: Regional Representatives Umar Cheema — Asia (Two years.) ...

By Anastasia Forina   Even though I have Facebook and Twitter accounts, I’m not an active social media user. I usually only read what others post, rather than writing something myself. So, I was surprised when two days before the ...

By Asma Ghribi Daniel Pearl Fellow The first day at my Fellowship with the U.S. Market section of the Wall Street Journal’s Real Time Desk, I thought I would need a translator.  My supervisor was speaking English, at least it ...