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Professor Jacob Mundy featured in Washington Post video

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Jacob Mundy, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies,  was recently featured in a Washington Post video on Western Sahara. The co-author of , Mundy is increasingly being called upon for his expertise on Western Sahara.

This past May, Mundy was invited to Madrid by the to offer background on Western Sahara.

鈥淲estern Sahara is an under-reported region鈥 said Mundy, 鈥淭hat is why the IWMF flew me to Madrid to offer background to journalists.鈥  While there, some media outlets asked for a one on one, and the Washington Post asked for an interview. The resulting video accompanies a story by Loveday Morris, an IWMF Fellow.

The story is titled 鈥.鈥 Mundy鈥檚 contribution was a comparison of women in Western Sahara to other countries:

鈥淐ompared to the status and role of women in the Islamic societies along the Mediterranean coast, Arabia .鈥.鈥. women in Western Sahara enjoy significant advantages.鈥

Mundy鈥檚 expertise was recently featured in a . You can read more about on his 51风流 faculty page.