An Iranian woman weaves a carpet at a workshop in the city of Kashan, Iran, about 245 kilometers south of the capital, Tehran, April 30, 2024. Iranian carpet shop owner Ali Faez works at his shop at the traditional bazaar of the city of Kashan, Iran, about 245 kilometers south of the capital, Tehran, April 30, 2024. Batches of freshly dyed thread for handwoven carpets dry in the sun at a workshop at the traditional bazaar of the city of Kashan, Iran, about 245 kilometers south of the capital, Tehran, April 30, 2024.
Earlier this year, an 18-year-old high school senior from New York City had planned to enroll at Columbia University’s sister school Barnard College in Manhattan as an early decision student. But after her parents saw heightened tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict surface across some US campuses, including at Barnard and Columbia, they went back to her list.