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This conversation with Ammiel Alcalay was really rich, pulling some threads and throughlines from the eve of the Oslo Accords to today beyond the obvious ones people often talk about. Looking forward to digging into more if these archival episodes as we grow the podcast.
NEW PODCAST: A new installment of our In the Archive series with poet, translator, critic and novelist Ammiel Alcalay discussing his 1993 essay, "Jerusalem, the Islamic City."
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NEW PODCAST: A new installment of our In the Archive series with poet, translator, critic and novelist Ammiel Alcalay discussing his 1993 essay, "Jerusalem, the Islamic City."
LISTEN NOW
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The continued assault on independent media in Egypt is truly distressing and deserves much more attention than its getting. Proud of MERIP’s continued solidarity with Lina Attalah and Mada Masr.
MERIP Joins Second Statement Condemning attacks on Lina Attalah, Mada Masr.
MERIP's Board of Directors is proud to join 129 other organizations condemning the conviction of Lina Attalah and the wider crackdown on Mada Masr and independent media in Egypt.
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NYC—come on through for this event next week!! We’ll talk human rights, war and revolution, and probably some reactions from whatever happens on election night.
LIVE EVENT: Join MERIP contributors Ervand Abrahamian, Heba Gowayed, Gabriel Young, Jillian Schwedler & James Ryan @ Roosevelt House 11/4 @ 6PM to discuss Human Rights in the Middle East in the landscape of war.
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Proud of our organization for standing up for the essential work Lina Attalah and Mada Masr have been doing for more than a decade.
MERIP has joined 119 civil society and media organizations in condemning the Egyptian government's prosecution of Lina Attalah, editor in chief of Mada Masr, a bastion of independent media in Egypt.
Full statement and signatories our website:
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Sabiha is a great friend and comrade, so happy to have her join the leadership team at MERIP!
MERIP is proud to announce that Sabiha Allouche has joined MERIP's Board of Directors.
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Read Sharifi's recent essay, "Soundtrack of Dissent--Protest Music in Iran" in MER 319 "Art At Work: People, Power and Cultural Production"
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SUPPORT MERIP: Join our fall campaign as a recurring donor and receive a tote bag or poster as a thank you! If we reach our goal of 250 recurring donors by January, we'll commit to bringing Middle East Report back into print in 2028!
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It was such a pleasure to chat with Nafiseh about her experience listening to and researching protest music in Iran, and to get her (pretty surprising) reflections on her recent visit.
NEW PODCAST: Nafiseh Sharifi discusses the history of protest music in Iran under the Islamic Republic and shares experiences from her recent visits to Tehran.
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Today we announced our fall campaign with one goal--to bring our flagship publication Middle East Report back into print for the first time since 2020! Join us by making a recurring donation of $10 or more today!
Read more in this note from @jdryan08.
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Today I announced MERIP’s fall fundraising campaign with a special note. It’s been truly invigorating to be leading this small organization through a new period of growth & relevance, and to see support come from truly wide corners where friends & comrades are standing up for us.
Today we announced our fall campaign with one goal--to bring our flagship publication Middle East Report back into print for the first time since 2020! Join us by making a recurring donation of $10 or more today!
Read more in this note from @jdryan08.
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model will be different than before—we will remain digital first and paywall free—but we will be able to produce MER in print for anyone who donates $10/month or more on a monthly basis, provided we hit our goal of 250 recurring donors.
It’s going to be a challenge, but I believe it’s achievable because I believe in our supporters ability to sustain it and help us grow. Please consider joining us, and, if you do, I will send you some cool swag (a tote bag or a poster!)
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TOMORROW: Mahmoud Khalil, Live in Philadelphia.
Join MERIP and organizers Mavey Books and CAIR-Philly for a special event celebrating the release of Mahmoud Khalil's new book No Land To Stand On: Notes on Detention.
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This is a very fun discussion with the only people to live tweet proceedings at Gitmo.
Also a special announcement in my intro, which I’ll say more about next week ;)
NEW PODCAST: 25 Years Since 9/11 And Still No Justice--Here's Why
Live from Busboys and Poets in Washington DC, Lisa Hajjar, John Ryan and Alka Pradhan discuss their reporting and research on detainees at Guantánamo Bay.
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ICYMI: “Remittances at Risk—Sanctions, War and Informal Finance in Yemen”
As the war evolves, Yemenis are faced with steeper and steeper challenges receiving remittances from relatives abroad.
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SUPPORT MERIP: Everything we publish is paywall free. Help us keep it that way with a one-time or monthly donation today!
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NEW: "Remittances at Risk--Sanctions, War and Informal Finance in Yemen"
Oshin Pandey and Narayani Sritharan analyze the impact of sanctions on the ability of Yemeni migrant workers to send money back to their relatives.
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This is an important reminder that amid all the dramatic developments in the conflict in Yemen, ordinary people’s lives are getting worse, and the choices they have to make are getting harder.
NEW: "Remittances at Risk--Sanctions, War and Informal Finance in Yemen"
Oshin Pandey and Narayani Sritharan analyze the impact of sanctions on the ability of Yemeni migrant workers to send money back to their relatives.
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