“Religion and Peace in Senegal”: Toward a Unified Strategic and Operational Framework Thanks to the West African Research Center (WARC)’s new videoconferencing center, Senegalese scholars were able to be part of the Columbia University conference on Islam and Peace held on the weekend of September 12th and13th. The panel considered the role and importance of religion and religious forces in the future of Senegal. It also focused on neighboring West African countries where Sen

​ The Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University announces the fifth recipient of the Ibrahim Abu Lughod Award in Palestine Studies, Areej Sabbagh-Khoury. The award recognizes and seeks to foster innovative and ground-breaking scholarship on issues related to Palestine and Palestinians. Areej Sabbagh-Khoury is an associate researcher and the Academic Coordinator of the Political Participation Project of Palestinians in Israel at Mada al-Carmel - The Arab Center for