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From Sudan to Ann Arbor
When did you come to
the University of Michigan?
I came to the University
of Michigan after two years
of postdoctoral fellowship at
Harvard University.
What was it like to study
in Sudan before earning
your Ph.D. at Northwestern
University?
I studied at the University
of Khartoum - Khartoum is
the capital of Sudan - which
is one of the best African Uni-
versities. I studied English in
high school and was taught in
English at the university level.
My experience in Sudan
taught me about the impor-
CRIME NOTES
tance of language to tran
scend borders, but also mad
me think about the legacy o
colonialism in Africa and hog
it can manifest differentl
in the postcolonial time.
brought to Northwestern, an
of course to the U.S., this mix
ture of histories, cultures an
different academic practices.
What are your research
interests and why do
you enjoy studying those
topics?
I am very passionate abou
anthropology, gender studie
and African studies in par
ticular. Anthropology allow
me to explore women's lif
- histories and experiences and
e to bring them in writing as
sf live text to tell a lot of stories
w about history, marginaliza-I
y tion, struggle and triumph."
d What do you enjoy doing
- in your free time?
d The concept of free time is
very relative for academics. If
am a poet so if I get a chance I
write a line or two. I also like
to watch documentary films
and take long walks when its
is warm to listen to birds int
at beautiful Ann Arbor.,
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New studies published
workshop WHAT: The luncheon this month claim that
Nourish YourSELF will give signs of Alzheimer's,
WHAT: Seminar to help women of color a forum for including the buildup
students construct a basic discussing various issues, of certain brain proteins, may
life financial plan, includ- including health. be able to detect the disease at
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WHO: Center for the Edu- WHEN: Today at 11:30 a.m. Times reported.
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WHEN: Today at noon D
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Education of Women, 330 a Detroit-based online
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Key play
WHERE: 201
Oberservatory St.
WHEN: Tuesday at about
12:55 p.m.
WHAT: A woman reported
that her Chevrolet
car was keyed while
parked, University Police
reported. The suspect, an
acquaintance of the victim,
was interviewed but did not
admit to the crime.
Burn baby
burn
WHERE: Bursley
Residence Hall
WHEN: Saturday at about
3:02 p.m.
WHAT: A flyer in amen's
bathroom was half burned,
University Police reported.
There was no other damage
and there are no suspects.
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6-Wheel crash Bigbreak in
WHERE: 500 block of
Church Street
WHEN: Monday at about
10:20 p.m.
WHAT: A vehicle and
bicycle collision resulted
in no damage or injuries,
University Police reported.
The bicyclist did not wish to
file a report.
WHERE: Michigan
Stadium
WHEN: Wednesday at
about 5:25 a.m.
WHAT: Ten students
were found climbing a wall
and inside the Big House,
University Police reported.
They were escorted out.
iecture
WHAT: Cultural activist
Chris Jordan will give a
presentation on dimensions
of western cultures through
statistics as part of the Penny
W. Stamps Distinguished
Speakers Series.
WHO: UMMA
WHEN: Tonight at 5:10 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Theater
veterans from the invasion
of Iraq.
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After President Barack
Obama's re-election,
petitions from 20 states
asking to secede from the
union have ' been submitted
to the White House website,
CBS News reported. The
Texas petition has more than
22,000 signatories.
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Interior secretary apologizes for
threatening reporter in Colorado
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Said he would punch
journalist for wild
horse program
questions
COLORADO SPRINGS,
Colo. (AP) , U.S. Interior Sec-
retary Ken Salazar apologized
Wednesday for threatening to
punch a Colorado reporter who
asked him about problems with
the government's wild horse
program at a campaign event.
Salazar called Dave Philipps,
a reporter with The Gazette of
Colorado-Springs, to apologize
and offer him an interview, and
also sent him a letter of apol-
ogy. The apology came a day
after the newspaper posted a
story and an audio recording
of comments Salazar made at
an Election Day event in Foun-
President Barack Obama's re-
election.
Salazar told Philipps by
phone Wednesday that "I
want you to hear me loud and
clear," The Gazette reported. "I
shouldn't have said that."
In the audio recording from
the campaign event, Philipps is
heard asking for an on-camera
interview with Salazar, a Colo-
rado native who previously
served as a U.S. senator from
the state.
Salazar noted he was appear-
ing at the campaign event, about
80 miles south of Denver, in a
"personal capacity," and said
his office could arrange to talk
about Davis "at an appropriate
time."
After the interview, Salazar
accused Philipps of setting him
up. He then posed the threat,
saying: "If you do that to me
again, I'll punch you out."
is heard telling Salazar that he
previously got no response after
tryingimultiple times to arrange
an interview through Salazar's
press secretary.
The Gazette reported that
it initially held off on posting
the audio in hopes of getting
an interview with Salazar. But
a Colorado Springs-based wild
horse advocacy group, The
Cloud Foundation, publicized
the exchange Monday and the
Gazette published a story Tues-
day.
Philipps, a Pulitzer Prize final-
ist in 2010, and Gazette editor
Carmen Boles declined to com-
ment on the matter Wednesday
to The Associated Press, but the
newspaper did editorialize in
favor of Salazar issuing an apol-
ogy and granting an interview.
The BLM has struggled with
how to manage growing horse
herdswhich can double naturally
within five years if left unchecked.
Egyptians chant slogans against latest Israel airstrikes in Gaza during aprotest in Cairo on Wednesday. Egypt has recalled its ambassador to Israel
afteran Israeli airstrike killed the military commanderof Gaza's ruling Hamas.
Egypt recalls its envoy to
Israel after Gaza offensive
Action taken in
protest of attacks in
territory
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's
Islamist president recalled the
country's ambassador to Israel
to protest its strikes in the Gaza
Strip on Wednesday after com-
ing under mounting domestic
criticism for not taking a strong
enough stance against Israel.
The move may signal a shift
in the way Cairo deals with
Israel following last year's
popular uprising that ush-
ered in the country's first free
presidential elections over the
summer and a wave of protests
since. Ousted President Hosni
Mubarak, who built close ties
with Egypt's neighbor, was
accused by Egyptians for refus-
ing to bend to popular pressure
for tough stands against Israel.
Ironically, his successor
President Mohammed Morsi,
who hails from the Muslim
Brotherhood, came under simi-
lar sharp criticism earlier this
week for failing to speak out
after seven Palestinians were
killed in Israeli airstrikes over
the weekend in retaliation for
rocket attacks by Gaza militants.
Secular parties and revolution-
ary groups on Monday held a
vigil denouncing Morsi and pro-
testing the Israeli airstrikes.
On Wednesday, Israel height-
ened its offensive by killing
Ahmad Jabari, the commander
of the Hamas military wing, in
one of some 20 airstrikes on the
Gaza Strip in the wake of fur-
ther militant rocket attacks. Ten
people were killed in the assault
on Gaza, two of them young chil-
dren.
This prompted a protest of.
around 200 people in down-
town Cairo on Wednesday who
demanded Morsi take a stand
against the Israeli attack.
"Morsi where is your deci-
sion," they chanted. "Our lead-
ers, enough with the silence. The
people of Gaza are dyingthere."
Late Wednesday, presi-
dential spokesman Yasser Ali
announced on state TV that
Morsi had recalled the Egyptian
ambassador.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a
vocal critic of Israel, and the Pal-
estinian Hamas militant group
that rules Gaza is an offshoot
of the group. Since taking office
as Egypt's first freely elected
president in late June, Morsi has
refused to meet or contact any
Israeli officials and doesn't even
mention Israel by name in official
statements.
Still, while relations have
cooled, Morsi has not brought
radical change in Egypt's policy
toward Israel. He has promised
to abide by Egypt's 1979 peace
deal with Israel and his govern-
ment has continued contacts
with Israel through its non-
Brotherhood members.
Israel and Egypt have quietly
cooperated over an Egyptian
military operation in the Sinai
Peninsula against Islamic mili-
tants who have been attacking
Egyptian forces and launch-
ing attacks into Israel. Morsi's
government also still tightly
controls Palestinian movement
through the Rafah border cross-
ing with Gaza in the Sinai. Under
Mubarak, Egypt's backing of a
blockade of Gaza imposed by
Israel after Hamas won elections
and later overran the territory
in 2007 was highly unpopular
among Egyptians.
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