James Ryan
James Ryan is the Executive Director of the Middle East Research and Information Project
The MERIP Podcast Episode 32: The MERIP Roundtable, On Mada Masr
Today’s podcast is a special edition of the MERIP Roundtable featuring Lina Attalah, editor in chief of Mada Masr, the leading independent media organization in Egypt. James Ryan and Hesham Sallam spoke with her about Egypt’s current crackdown on independent journalism, and Mada Masr in particular. Following theThe MERIP Podcast Episode 31: In the Archive with Ammiel Alcalay
Today on the MERIP Podcast we have another installment of our In the Archive series, featuring an interview with Ammiel Alcalay about his essay “Jerusalem, the Islamic City,” which appeared in Middle East Report Issue 182 Jerusalem and the Peace Agenda (May/June 1993). His conversation with James Ryan coversMERIP Joins Second Statement Condemning Mada Masr’s Shutdown, Standing with Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah
Dear Friends and Comrades, Following last Friday’s statement condemning the referral to trial of Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr, MERIP’s Board of Directors has joined a second statement condemning the conviction of Attalah and the broader crackdown on Mada Masr’
MERIP Signs Statement In Support of Lina Attalah and Mada Masr
Dear Friends and Comrades, MERIP’s Board of Directors has joined the list of 119 civil society and media organizations to condemn an unprecedented attack on Lina Attalah, editor in chief of the independent Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr, who has been referred to trial by Egyptian authorities. Mada Masr’Sabiha Allouche Joins MERIP Board of Directors
Dear Friends and Comrades, Today I am happy to announce that Sabiha Allouche, a longtime MERIP contributor and editor, and Senior Lecturer in Middle East Politics at the Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter has been elected to MERIP’s Board of Directors. Her workThe MERIP Podcast Episode 30: Nafiseh Sharifi
Today on the MERIP Podcast we’re sharing an interview with Nafiseh Sharifi about her recent article in Middle East Report, “Soundtrack of Dissent–Protest Music in Iran.” Sharifi is an Iranian anthropologist and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University ofBuilding a Sustainable Future for MERIP
Dear Friends and Comrades, When I came on board at MERIP in 2024 the task at hand was clear: find ways to engage our audience and our supporters more deeply and remain accessible to a wide audience. We’ve come a long way in accomplishing that goal. Our new website,The MERIP Podcast Episode 29: 25 Years Since 9/11 And Still No Justice--Here's Why
Today on the MERIP Podcast we’re sharing a recording of a live event featuring Lisa Hajjar and John Ryan discussing their last two decades of reporting, researching and writing from Guantánamo Bay. This event, which took place in Washington, DC, at Busboys and Poets on September 13th, marked the