Articles by Kevin Matthews
UCLA Office Hosted 471 Visitors from 92 Nations in 2005
U.S. State Department, which sponsors nearly half of travelers to UCLA's International Visitors Bureau, continues post-9/11 drive to bring Muslims from around the globe.
Published on: 12/21/2005
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The Rest of Africa, Televised
Plays, movies, soaps, news shows created by Africans can counter the stream of bad news about the continent, Africa Channel executives tell UCLA audience.
Published on: 12/12/2005
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Listening to Islam
Written in spite of death threats and illness, book by UCLA legal thinker Khaled Abou El Fadl takes aim at Muslim 'puritans.'
Published on: 11/21/2005
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Of Apartheid, Prison, and Parliament
Mandela prison-mate and adviser Kathrada remembers indignities suffered, stresses victories won in democratic South Africa.
Published on: 11/16/2005
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Q&A: Eric Hayot
A Global Fellow at the International Institute takes up queries on torture, Abu Ghraib, the adoption of Chinese girls, and success in academia.
Published on: 11/8/2005
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Brazilian Cinema Reborn
Director Karim Ainouz and others discuss filmmaking and the state of the industry in Brazil.
Published on: 11/2/2005
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Victory Deflated, Delayed, Debunked
Indecisive German elections spark questions at UCLA. What happened to Merkel's lead? Why can't anyone team with the Left? Did Germans bring the grand coalition on themselves?
Published on: 10/31/2005
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U.S.–Arab Relations Broken After Iraq War, Scholar Reports
University of Maryland and Brookings Scholar Telhami says growing opposition to U.S. foreign policy is not the worst news for the superpower.
Published on: 10/25/2005
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Visions of India's Past
CISA Director and Doshi Chair Subrahmanyam takes up cause of 'unloved' cities Delhi and Chennai.
Published on: 10/19/2005
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Remembering James Smoot Coleman
Colleagues, family, and friends gather to honor the UCLA African Studies Center's generous, humble, brilliant founding director.
Published on: 10/11/2005
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