A Primer on Lebanon—History, Palestine and Resistance to Israeli Violence
Crucial context amid regional escalation.
Times of Struggle and Cultural Liberation—A Conversation with Elias Khoury
An Excerpt from ‘Palestine in a World on Fire’ in light of Elias Khoury’s passing.
State Secrets and Crimes—Rape at Israel’s Sde Teiman Prison
A timely preview of MER’s fall issue, ‘Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams.’
Speculative Climate Futures in Arab Literature
From beautiful dystopias to experimental graphic novels, how authors in the region are tackling climate change.
A Deadly Trade—Refugee Labor in Turkey and Europe’s Plastic Waste
China’s ban on plastic waste imports and EU efforts to curb migration have converged in Turkey, enabling a dangerous industry.
Beirut and the Birth of the Fortress Embassy
A deep dive into the local, regional and global politics behind the sprawling new US embassy complex in Beirut.
Jordan’s Syrian Refugee Response and Discriminatory Development Aid
The labor-oriented migration policies celebrated by European donors leave many more vulnerable.
Calling Erdogan’s Bluff on Palestine
Israel’s war in Gaza has animated Turkey’s longstanding political rivalries.
The Houthis’ ‘Sovereign Solidarity’ with Palestine
Situating the Red Sea campaign in Yemen’s past and present.
Lessons from ’48—A Conversation on Silence, Complicity and Popular Mobilization of Palestinians in Israel
Amid a wave of unprecedented global solidarity with Palestine where does ’48 fit in?
Israel and the Laws of War—A Conversation with Neve Gordon
The uses and abuses of the law in Israel’s war on Gaza.
Orhan Veli’s Poetry and the Struggle to Preserve Istanbul’s Green Spaces
On the Republic’s one hundred year anniversary, how does the poet’s work speak to the Istanbul’s urban transformation?
Palestinian Trade Unions Call for an End to Arming Israel
Amid an escalating crisis in Gaza, trade unions in Palestine appeal for international solidarity.
A Day as Ordinary as Any Other
Nathan Thrall’s Newest Book Offers a Timely Window into Israel’s Infrastructure of Occupation.
The Kurdish Women’s Movement and Turkey’s Transnational ‘Feminicide’
On the Turkish state’s targeting of dissidents abroad.
Major Labels
Rethinking Egyptian history through sound.
The AnthroBoycott Collective and Organizing Against Apartheid—An Interview with Daniel Segal and Jessica Winegar
What we can learn from the American Anthropological Association’s historic resolution.
At Any Cost—The War in Sudan and Europe’s Flawed Migration Policies
The current conflict in Sudan reveals the deep flaws in EU border regimes.
‘A Place Without a Door’ and ‘Uncle Give me a Cigarette’—Two Essays by Palestinian Political Prisoner, Walid Daqqah
Essays, smuggled out of prison, have been translated as part of the campaign for Daqqah’s release.
‘Undesirables’ and the Mediterranean Graphic Novel
Aomar Boum on tracing the holocaust to North Africa through his new graphic novel with Nadjib Berber.
