Joseph (Joe) Stork—A Tribute
For much of the first 25 years of his professional life, Joe Stork and MERIP (the Middle East Research and Information Project) were virtual synonyms. He co-founded the organization in 1970 and dedicated himself to its development until he stepped down in 1995. He...Issue 313 (Winter 2024) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Resistance—The Axis and Beyond,” Winter 2024, No. 313, Vol. 53 No. 4 Executive Director James Ryan jamesryan@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo...A Note on the Cover Image
While MER issue 313 grapples with the question of resistance to Israeli-US domination in light of a weakened regional axis, its cover centers the intimate, everyday textures of life that continue to animate the struggle for liberation. Samar Hussaini’s “Inherited...Issue 301 (Winter 2021) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Revolutionary Afterlives,” Winter 2021, No. 301, Vol. 5 No. 4 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Arang Keshavarzian Stacey...Issue 300 (Fall 2021) Masthead
Middle East Report, “MERIP at 50,” Fall 2021, No. 300, Vol. 5 No. 3 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Waleed Hazbun Najib Hourani Lisa Hajjar Chris...Issue 299 (Summer 2021) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Race—Legacies and Challenges,” Summer 2021, No. 299, Vol. 51 No. 2 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Elif Babül Muriam Haleh...Issue 298 (Spring 2021) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Maghreb from the Margins,” Spring 2021, No. 298, Vol. 51 No. 1 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Zakia Salime Mona Atia Jacob...Issue 297 (Winter 2020) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Health and the Body Politic,” Winter 2020, No. 297, Vol. 50 No. 4 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Nabil Al-Tikriti University of...Issue 296 (Fall 2020) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Nature & Politics,” Fall 2020, No. 296, Vol. 50 No. 3 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Jessica Barnes University of South...Issue 295 (Summer 2020) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Kurdistan, One and Many,” Summer 2020, No. 295, Vol. 50 No. 2 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Ayça Alemdaroğlu Stanford...Issue 294 (Spring 2020) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Exit Empire—Imagining New Paths for US Policy,” Spring 2020, No. 294, Vol. 50 No. 1 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Waleed...Editors’ Picks—Reading and Watching the Prison in North Africa and the Middle East
The editors of MER issue 312, “Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams,” assembled a list of literary works and films (available in English) that take up the prison across space and time. These works capture the themes of the issue: carceralism—that is, forms of...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...Cairo’s Incarcerated Geographies
In 2015, the Egyptian government announced a series of urban development plans, a schema that included having a city free of slums. As part of this plan, the state implemented a policy to relocate residents of so-called unsafe areas to new neighborhoods and redevelop...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.
Cell Phones Behind Bars in Lebanon
Exploring a new era of prison communication.
Morocco’s Kingdom of Police
The growing reach of Morocco’s carceral system.
Israel Is Waging War on Palestinian Prisoners
Behind the systematic torture and sexual violence in Israeli prisons.
Resisting Carceralism and Fighting for Freedom—A Roundtable
Four activists reflect on building a global anti-carceral movement.
