Brooke Loughrin '14 was recently appointed the first-ever U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations. Read the recent Boston Globe article on Brooke.

Narintohn Luangrath (Political Science '14) and Aoife O'Leary (Communication '13) were recently awarded Clough Center Travel Grants to attend the 2013 Insight Dubai Conference.

Modern Iran (HS 326)
Professor Ali Banuazizi covers changes in the political, social, and cultural history of Iran from the late 19th century to the present in his course, Modern Iran. View video from one of Professor Banuazizi's classes.

Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom have traveled throughout the Middle East and Asia, authored or edited hundreds of scholarly articles and more than a dozen books—including seven jointly—and have accumulated an extensive catalogue of photographs of Islamic art and architecture.

My Prison, My Home
Video from Front Row
Iranian-born Haleh Esfandiari tells the story of her 2006 arrest in Iran, imprisonment, and eventual release.

Iran's Nuclear Challenge
Video from Front Row
David Menashri of Tel Aviv University discusses the Islamic revolution in Iran and the connections between ideology and Iran's foreign policy.

Afghanistan on the Brink
Video from Front Row
Thomas Barfield of Boston University discusses Afghanistan's 2009 presidential election and the ensuing charges of balloting fraud.

The ICS Program helped launch Alex Guittard '11 into a foreign affairs career that has taken him from Afghanistan to Turkey and everywhere in between.