The Urban Legend

US Air Raid Slays Qasem Soleimani

Ian Ryan, Caboose Editor • February 2, 2020

On January 3, 2020, Qasem Soleimani was killed by an American military airstrike. The U.S. blames Soleimani for orchestrating attacks on coalition bases in Iraq in recent months, including an attack on...

Urban students, teachers watch Egypt events unfold

Adrienne von Schulthess, Staff writer • February 12, 2011

For days now, Urban students and teachers have watched Egypt, wondering how the mass protests would end. Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak finally stepped down on Feb. 11, giving the military control...

Shirin Ebadi: U.S. and Iran must work for peace

Daniel Moattar • July 13, 2009

Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi spoke to a packed auditorium at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center on May 18, touching on Iran’s feminist movement, the country’s upcoming June elections,...