After graduating from Tufts University, Karl spent a year in Syria studying Arabic. He slipped out just before the entire country exploded in uprisings against the oppressive Assad regime, and he currently resides in Washington, DC, where he is focused on Middle East policy and international development.
In a case that sounds like it came straight out of Saudi Arabia, the U.S. military has convicted a woman of "attempted adultery" after she accused a man of trying to rape her.