Legal Studies
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How to Help Build Peace in Sudan
Politics Professor and Legal Studies Program Director Mark Fathi Massoud wrote for Internationale Politik Quarterly about the steps EU policymakers must take to support Sudanese civil society, cut off weapons supplies to militias, and prevent a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
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Road ahead for Sudanese will be long and difficult despite trying to achieve ceasefire: Analyst
CNA's Julie Yoo and Steve Lai speak to University of California Santa Cruz Professor of Politics and Legal studies Mark Fathi Massoud about the current unrest in Sudan and the challenges of ongoing evacuations. Massoud says the number of foreign nationals in the country is small and the real concern is for the 6.3 million…
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Now it’s her turn: UCSC student draws inspiration from her personal hero, former first lady Michelle Obama
Legal studies student Aissata Ba was profiled in Lookout Santa Cruz after she was selected as part of a small group of students from across the country that met with former first lady Michelle Obama.
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‘It’s our future’: UCSC student Anthony Rocha splits time between school and Salinas City Council
Lookout Santa Cruz profiled legal studies student Anthony Rocha, who serves as the youngest person on the Salinas City Council.
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What is Sharia? Islamic law shows Muslims how to live, and can be a force for progress as well as tool of fundamentalists
The Conversation discussed research by Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud as part of a series of articles called "Understanding Islam."
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UC Santa Cruz senior seizes dreams despite early challenges
A Santa Cruz Sentinel profile featured Alyssa Tamboura, an upcoming 2021 legal studies and philosophy graduate who founded the Walls to Bridges program.
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Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality
Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud wrote an article for The Conversation based on research from his forthcoming new book.
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UC Santa Cruz undergrads provide books to kids with incarcerated family member
Santa Cruz Sentinel interviewed legal studies undergraduate Matt Sioson about his recent Strauss Foundation award win, which will support his work with the Walls to Bridge Book Project. KSBW also interviewed Sioson and other UC Santa Cruz students and alumni about this story.
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White House announces Sudan Israel deal
UC Santa Cruz politics and legal studies professor Mark Fathi Massoud talked with BBC World News about the implications of a recent Trump administration deal to normalize relations between Sudan and Israel.
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Forget an escape to Canada—look to the south
Mark Massoud, associate professor of politics and legal studies, penned a love letter to Mexico City, writing that he is tempted to overstay his tourist visa to enjoy the city's rich cultural, culinary, and arts scene.
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Seven Experts to Watch on California’s Groundwater
Water Deeply, a website that covers California’s water and drought issues, named Ruth Langridge, a researcher with the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies and a continuing lecturer with the legal studies program, as an expert to watch.
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Anders Breivik: Can Norway be too humane to a terrorist?
A Christian Science Monitor article on a Norwegian mass murderer and his prison sentence, contrasting it with U.S. prison practices, featured extensive comments from Craig Haney, University Professor of psychology and legal studies.