/tags/middle-east Middle East en-US Copyright Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:41:38 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-26/faculty-petition-to-hold-no-confidence-vote-in-ut-austin-president-after-protest-response President Jay Hartzell defended the response but faculty criticized the presence of armed state troopers. Fifty-seven people were arrested. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:41:38 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-26/faculty-petition-to-hold-no-confidence-vote-in-ut-austin-president-after-protest-response Robert Downen | The Texas Tribune , Ikram Mohamed | The Texas Tribune , William Melhado | The Texas Tribune /news/2023-11-19/pro-palestinian-rallygoers-in-dallas-renew-calls-for-ceasefire-end-to-israeli-occupation North Texans demanded an end to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict at a pro-Palestinian rally Sunday at Dallas City Hall. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 01:18:28 GMT /news/2023-11-19/pro-palestinian-rallygoers-in-dallas-renew-calls-for-ceasefire-end-to-israeli-occupation Toluwani Osibamowo /arts-culture/2023-04-13/a-new-take-on-rumi-the-popular-persian-mystic-poet-from-dallass-verdigris-ensemble-this-weekend Rumi was a 13th-century Muslim, but he's the most downloaded poet in America. Now a Dallas chorus - with an Iranian composer and a Syrian digital artist - has created a rapturous version of Rumi's poetry. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:47:17 GMT /arts-culture/2023-04-13/a-new-take-on-rumi-the-popular-persian-mystic-poet-from-dallass-verdigris-ensemble-this-weekend Jerome Weeks