MER Article Editor's Picks (Spring 2012) Abbas, Rauf and El-Dessouky, Assem. The Large Landowning Class and the Peasantry in Egypt, 1837-1952 (ed. Peter Gran) (trans. Amer Mohsen and Mona Zikry) (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2012). Achy, Lahcen. Tunisia’s Economic Challenges (Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for Internationa (Author not identified) • 1 min read
MER Article Anthony Shadid We are reeling from the loss of Anthony Shadid, an extraordinary reporter, gifted writer and good friend to many of our staffers, editors and regular contributors. Anthony served on our editorial committee from 2000-2002. Chris Toensing • 2 min read
MER Article Why Does the Occupation Continue? Shir Hever, The Political Economy of Israel’s Occupation (Pluto, 2010). There is a latter-day tendency to see the 44-year Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories as the organic outward growth of the Zionist idea -- as though the aspiration to hold the entirety of the land, embedded in Lab Max Ajl • 12 min read
Featured The Sudan Split On July 9, 2011, tens of thousands of South Sudanese gathered in the capital city of Juba at the mausoleum of rebel leader John Garang to celebrate the creation of their new state. Six months earlier, these jubilant crowds had voted in a referendum for independence from northern Sudan; more than 98 Mimi Kirk • 18 min read
MER Article The Struggle of Devout Turkish Women for Full Citizenship In the spring of 2011, amidst vociferous debates over the prospect of a third term in office for the “Islam-friendly” Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey, a group of devout women launched an initiative called “No Headscarves, No Vote.” The activists demanded that all Turkish political part Amelie Barras • 12 min read
MER Article The New Arab Cold War and the Struggle for Syria In his classic study, The Arab Cold War, Malcolm Kerr charted the machinations of inter-Arab politics during an era dominated by Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser. In another renowned work, The Struggle for Syria, Patrick Seale documented the links between Syria’s tumultuous domestic politics and Curtis Ryan • 10 min read
