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The Vikings: Yale Historian Looks at the Myths vs. the History

By Guest PostMarch 12, 2013Culture, Generalafghanistan, alcuin, anders winroth, anglo saxon army, arab caliphate, arabs, battle, canterbury cathedral, charlemagne court, coast of england, Europe, john clarke ridpath, legendary raiders, middle ages, myths, northern europe, pyrrhic victory, romantic myth, Scandinavia, stanford bridge, the history, the north, the vikings, tom ashbrook, viking age, yale historian

As a lead-up to the forthcoming History Channel series “Vikings,” Tom Ashbrook, host of NPR’s “On Point,” talked with a foremost authority on the subject — Yale’s Anders Winroth — to de-mystify the legendary raiders of the North.

Winroth is professor and director of graduate studies in history. His most recently published book is “The Conversion of Scandinavia: Vikings, Merchants, and Missionaries in the Remaking of Northern Europe” (Yale University Press, 2011). His forthcoming volume, “A New History of the Viking Age,” will be published by Princeton University Press in 2014. YaleNews spoke with Winroth recently about some of the issues raised in his “On Point” interview. The following is an edited transcript. (more…)

Violent Video Games Intensify anti-Arab Stereotypes

By Guest PostJanuary 19, 2013Cultureanti arab attitudes, arab men, arab terrorists, arabs, caucasian man, counter strike, craig anderson, effect, emotion, harmful impact, iowa state university, muniba saleem, negative belief, negative stereotypes, nonviolent golf game, prejudice, psychology of violence, researcher, russian terrorists, stereotypical appearance, terrorism, typical arab, united states, university of michigan, violent video games, weapon, woman

ANN ARBOR — Playing violent video games about terrorism strengthens negative stereotypes about Arabs, even when Arabs are not portrayed in the games.

That is one of the findings of an innovative new study in the January issue of Psychology of Violence, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Psychological Association. (more…)

New UMD Poll Shows Israelis Doubt Benefit from Gaza Conflict

By Guest PostDecember 1, 2012Politicsamerican public, anwar sadat professor, arabs, ethnic conflict, gaza strip, hamas, international policy attitudes, iran, iranian nuclear facilities, Israel, israeli attack, israeli jews, israelis, jewish identity, maryland, middle east, nuclear free zone, nuclear weapon, Obama, opinion, palestinian state, pipa, poll, President Obama, program, shibley telhami, steven kull, syria, syrian situation, un, united states, university

Three in Five Israelis Now View Obama Favorably

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A new University of Maryland poll shows that in the aftermath of November’s round of fighting with Hamas and other groups in the Gaza Strip, only 36% of Israelis think that Israel is better off than it was before the escalation, while a majority feel Israel is either about the same (38%) or worse off (21%).

40% said Israel won the combat in the Gaza Strip. A majority said either that no side won (45%) or that Hamas won (11%). (more…)

Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Trails in Race for Egypt’s Presidency: UMD Poll

By Guest PostMay 22, 2012Politics2011 revolution, abd al menem abul fotouh, ahmed shafiq, amr mousa, arab league chief, arabs, Economy, egypt, egyptians, gamal abdel nasser, hamdeen sabahi, iran, islamic sharia law, islamist moderate, Israel, king abdullah, middle east, mohamed morsi, muslim brotherhood, nasserist, palestinians, parliamentary election, political scientist, presidency, President Obama, prime minister, recep teyyib erdogan, salafi, saudi arabia, shibley telhami, syria, turkey, umd poll, university of maryland

Majority of Egyptians Faults Brotherhood Fielding its Own Candidate

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – As Egypt prepares this week to elect its first president since the 2011 revolution, a new University of Maryland poll finds the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate tied for fourth place. Researchers describe the race as fluid.

The poll confirms the strategic damage inflicted by the Brotherhood’s decision to field its own candidate, after saying it would not. Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed (71 percent) called the decision a “mistake.”

The poll also shows Egyptians approaching the race differently from Parliamentary elections, focusing more on personal trust and the economy over party affiliation. (more…)

Study Reveals Arab American Views on Organ Donation

By Guest PostJanuary 23, 2011Culture, Scienceaasim i padela, arab american community, arab americans, arabic language, arabic media, arabs, christian arab americans, detroit arab american study, muslim arab americans, organ donation, positive organ donation beliefs, Social networking, university of michigan

*New University of Michigan research shows higher education, religion, income levels influence Arab American support of organ donation*

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – U.S. organ procurement organizations looking to increase donation rates among Arab Americans can turn to new University of Michigan Health System research for recruitment ideas.

U-M researchers identified various factors – from education and income levels to gender and religion – that may predict how members of this population view organ donation, says lead study author Aasim I. Padela, M.D., an emergency physician and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the U-M Health System. (more…)

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The Vikings: Yale Historian Looks at the Myths vs. the History

Violent Video Games Intensify anti-Arab Stereotypes

New UMD Poll Shows Israelis Doubt Benefit from Gaza Conflict

Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Trails in Race for Egypt’s Presidency: UMD Poll

Study Reveals Arab American Views on Organ Donation