In the Media

A Washington Post article co-written by MIT graduate student Marsin Alshamary notes that there is “no clear political authority to hold accountable” for recent protests in Basra, Iraq. “Basra’s protests are more about economic grievances than political ones. Although many of these grievances are shared by other Iraqis, they are felt most keenly by Basrawis,” Alshamary and her co-author explain.