Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Anne-Linda Amira Augustin

Anne-Linda Amira Augustin is a research fellow with the network “Reconfigurations: History, Remembrance and Transformation Processes in the Middle East and North Africa” based at the Center for Near and Middle East Studies of Philipps-University in

Current Analysis

The Multiple Wars in Yemen

With UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva involving the usual suspects and only a few new faces, it is time to raise the question of Yemen’s future as a state. The talks involve exiled President ‘Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the Houthi movement Ansar Allah and minor figures from the long-time ruling Gener

Anne-Linda Amira Augustin, Susanne Dahlgren • 5 min read

MER Article

Chanting for Southern Independence

“Our revolution is the South Arabian revolution,” shouted five or six men at a march in Crater, a district of Aden, on March 20, 2014. The mass of demonstrators answered in unison: “Get out, get out, o colonial power!” The call-and-response pattern continued: “Our revolution is the South Arabian rev

Anne-Linda Amira Augustin • 6 min read

Current Analysis

An Interview with Huda al-‘Attas

Huda al-‘Attas is an activist for women’s rights, an author of short stories and a teacher of sociology at the University of Aden. Aden was the capital of the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), which existed from 1970 to 1990 under the governance of the Yemeni Socialist Party. Al-‘Attas i

Anne-Linda Amira Augustin • 8 min read