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 Hazbun University of Alabama

Shana Marshall (Chair of the Editorial Committee) George Washington University

Pete Moore Case Western Reserve University

Jacob Mundy Colgate University

Format: Online

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Deportation as Punishment and the Everyday War on Migrants from Turkey to the United States
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Deportation as Punishment and the Everyday War on Migrants from Turkey to the United States

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Unpacking the Gender 'Paradox’ Behind Arab Women in Tech
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Unpacking the Gender 'Paradox’ Behind Arab Women in Tech

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Courts of Exclusion—Working-Class Masculinity and Anti-Afghan Racism in Iran
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Courts of Exclusion—Working-Class Masculinity and Anti-Afghan Racism in Iran

Paniz Musawi Natanzi • 15 min read
NEW: Remittances at Risk–War, Sanctions and Financial Insecurity in Yemen
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NEW: Remittances at Risk–War, Sanctions and Financial Insecurity in Yemen

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Remittances at Risk—Sanctions, War and Informal Finance in Yemen
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Remittances at Risk—Sanctions, War and Informal Finance in Yemen

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MER 319: Art at Work–People, Power and Cultural Production
48 Cacti, 2024. Manal Mahamid. Silkscreen print, 120 x 120 cm. Featured in the exhibit "Women at Work: Intersection of Fine Art and Craft," at Dalloul Art Foundation, reviewed in this issue.
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MER 319: Art at Work–People, Power and Cultural Production

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