The Genocide Will Be Automated—Israel, AI and the Future of War
“We are here on the Gaza border,” said Shalev Hulio, posing with a gun slung over his shoulder. It was November 7, 2023, and he was recording a video to announce the launch of his new cybertechnology start-up, Dream Security. In 2022, Hulio had stepped...Europe’s Prison Guard—How the EU Is Integrating Tunisia into Its Violent Anti-Migrant Cordon
The carceral logic behind EU migration policies in North Africa.
Morocco’s Kingdom of Police
The growing reach of Morocco’s carceral system.
Issue 312 (Fall 2024) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Carceral Realities & Freedom Dreams,” Fall 2024, No. 312, Vol. 53 No. 3 Executive Director James Ryan jamesryan@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org...A Note on the Cover Image
The cover art for MER issue 312, “Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams,” is titled “Suspended Souls,” by Egyptian artist Yassin Mohamed. It depicts a scene from the third and fourth floors of Ward B in Egypt’s maximum security Tora prison in 2017, where the artist...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.
Israel Is Waging War on Palestinian Prisoners
Behind the systematic torture and sexual violence in Israeli prisons, from MER’s fall issue, ‘Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams.”
State Secrets and Crimes—Rape at Israel’s Sde Teiman Prison
A timely preview of MER’s fall issue, ‘Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams.’
Issue 311 (Summer 2024) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Post-Fossil Politics,” Summer 2024, No. 311, Vol. 53 No. 2 Executive Director James Ryan jamesryan@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo Editor...A Note on the Cover Image
The cover image for MER issue 311, “Post-Fossil Politics,” is an inkjet on canvas print entitled “After Oil (Das Island/Das Crude).” The image is part of the “After Oil” series, first exhibited in 2016, by DESIGN EARTH: a research project founded by...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.
MERIP Statement on the Arrest of Steve and Sandra Tamari
The following statement is being issued on behalf of MERIP’s Board of Directors, the co-chairs of the Editorial Committee, the Editorial Staff and the Executive Director. On April 27, Professor Steve Tamari was brutally beaten by police on the campus of Washington...Recommended Reading—Atar
The contributors for MER Issue 310 have relied on their own experiences in Sudan, their personal networks and a few important news sources to inform their grounded analyses. One of these sources that drew the editors’ attention is Atar: a Sudanese publication...‘The Scent of Human Barbecue!’—A Poem by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi
Born and raised in Omdurman Khartoum, Al Saddiq Al-Raddi is one of the leading African poets writing in Arabic today. Al-Raddi served as the cultural editor of Al-Sudani newspaper from 2006 until 2012, when he was stripped of his position during an uprising against...Leveraging Humanitarian Aid in Wartime Sudan
The war has imposed gut-wrenching choices on the Sudanese people. Since the fighting broke out, millions have fled the capital city to different states within Sudan. Over 1.5 million have escaped the country altogether. Their patterns of movement reflect...Khartoum’s Women Street Vendor Cooperatives and the Politics of Care
The everyday activism of Sudan’s women-led worker cooperatives.
Sustaining Sudan’s Revolution–A Conversation with Rabab Elnaiem
Reflecting on popular uprising, war and the need for a political labor movement.
The Struggle for Sudan
A Primer.