Ussama Makdisi MER Article Coexistence, Sectarianism and Racism — An Interview with Ussama Makdisi Alex Lubin interviews Ussama Makdisi about his work on sectarianism and coexistence in the Middle East, the subject of his most recent book. Makdisi also addresses the role of race and colonialism and explains the importance of seeing these ideological formations in historical and geopolitical conte Alex Lubin • 12 min read
MER Article Racial Formations in the Middle East But what exactly do these terms of race and racism, so omnipresent in the public realm today, mean in the context of the Middle East and North Africa? This question does not have a single answer. Race and racism may seem like universal categories that unite people globally, but they are instead deep The Editors of Issue #299 • 5 min read
