Algerian women waving flags from a bus at the Sumud Convoy departure from Tunis, June 2025. Photo by Raouf Farrah Issue 315-316 On the Road to Rafah—The Sumud Convoy and New Maghrebi Geographies of Resistance When the last bus came to a halt in Sirte, a coastal city in Central Libya, many thought it marked the end of the road. But it was only a turning point. What began as the Sumud Convoy—a historic act of Maghrebi solidarity with Palestine—had already transformed into Raouf Farrah • 12 min read
A Palestinian solidarity encampment at the University of Manchester, UK, May 13, 2024. MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Issue 315-316 Refusing the New Normal—An Interview with the Gulf Coalition Against Normalisation MER’s Summer/Fall issue examines the material underpinnings of normalization five years after the Abraham Accords and amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza—developments rejected and contested by peoples across the Gulf. The Gulf Coalition Against Normalisation (Gulf CAN), founded in 2019, unites groups across the region to coordinate Gulf CAN • 8 min read
