The MERIP Podcast The MERIP Podcast Episode One: Mona Tajali The first episode of the MERIP Podcast features an interview with Mona Tajali, a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law about her piece, “Women and Politics in Post-Jina Iran” which was published in our latest issue “New Gender Frontlines. James Ryan • 1 min read
Gökçe Bahadir as Matilda Aseo in ”The Club.” Mehmet Ali Gök/Netflix Current Analysis Multiculturalism, Democracy and Turkification in Netflix’s The Club The Club (Kulüp), produced by Netflix, is set in the mid-1950s among the cast, crew and management of a trendy nightclub in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. In addition to the use of Ladino, the language of Turkey’s Jewish population, the show uniquely represents Istanbul's minority populations, th James Ryan • 10 min read
