MER Article Issue 311 (Summer 2024) Masthead Middle East Report, “Post-Fossil Politics,” Summer 2024, No. 311, Vol. 53 No. 2 Executive Director James Ryan jamesryan@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Staff Editors Alyssa Bivins bivins@gwu.edu Michael Kaplan (Author not identified) • 1 min read
After Oil (Das Island/Das Crude) by DESIGN EARTH MER Article A Note on the Cover Image The cover image for MER issue 311, "Post-Fossil Politics," is an inkjet on canvas print entitled “After Oil (Das Island/Das Crude).” The image is part of the “After Oil” series, first exhibited in 2016, by DESIGN EARTH: a research project founded by architects Rania Ghosn and El (Author not identified) • 2 min read
Atar issue 12Atar issue 20 MER Article Recommended Reading—Atar The contributors for MER Issue 310 have relied on their own experiences in Sudan, their personal networks and a few important news sources to inform their grounded analyses. One of these sources that drew the editors' attention is Atar: a Sudanese publication started six months after the war began. (Author not identified) • 4 min read
MER Article Issue 310 (Spring 2024) Masthead Middle East Report, “The Struggle for Sudan,” Spring 2024, No. 310, Vol. 53 No. 1 Executive Director James Ryan jamesryan@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Staff Editors Alyssa Bivins bivins@gwu.edu (Author not identified) • 1 min read
A drawing by Sudanese artist Galal Yousif to raise awareness about the war in Sudan. The Forgotten Crisis series, 2024, ink on paper. MER Article A Note on the Cover Image The cover image for MER issue 310 features an ink on paper drawing from Galal Yousif’s “Forgotten Crisis Series 2024.” Galal Yousif is a Sudanese artist who lived and worked in Khartoum until June 2023 when, like many others, he was forced to flee. As of the date of (Author not identified) • 2 min read
Activists protesting against the bombing of Gaza blockade the entrance to the Instro Precision factory, a subsidiary of the Israeli military contractor Elbit systems, on October 26, 2023, in Sandwich, England. Guy Smallman/Getty Images MER Article Reflections from the Present on the Future of Political Action for Palestine Following October 7, 2023, the world has witnessed an unprecedented assault on Gaza and across historic Palestine. At the same time, these months have given rise to an unprecedented surge of global solidarity. New meanings and modes of struggle are animating public protest and political action, from Kuala Lumpur to (Author not identified) • 9 min read
MER Article Issue 309 (Winter 2023) Masthead Middle East Report, “Palestine–Before and After October 7,” Winter 2023, No. 309, Vol. 52 No. 4 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Staff Editors Michael Kaplan kaplan_ (Author not identified) • 1 min read
“Under the Rubble” by Mona El-Bayoumi. MER Article A Note on the Cover Image The cover image for MER issue 309 features “Under the Rubble, Gaza”—a print designed by Washington, DC-based visual artist Mona El-Bayoumi. The work’s title brings to mind the casualties of Israel’s war on Gaza, which continue to mount daily. At the time of publication, the war has (Author not identified) • 2 min read
MER Article Issue 306 (Spring 2023) Masthead Middle East Report, “The State of Iraq–20 Years After the Invasion,” Spring 2023, No. 306, Vol. 52 No. 1 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Staff Editors (Author not identified) • 1 min read
MER Article Issue 305 (Winter 2022) Masthead Middle East Report, “Peripheries and Borderlands,” Winter 2022, No. 305, Vol. 51 No. 4 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Staff Editor Michael Kaplan kaplan_m@gwu.edu (Author not identified) • 1 min read
MER Article Issue 304 (Fall 2022) Masthead Middle East Report, “Football—Politics and Passions,” Fall 2022, No. 304, Vol. 51 No. 3 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Staff Editor Michael Kaplan kaplan_m@gwu. (Author not identified) • 1 min read
MER Article Issue 303 (Summer 2022) Masthead Issue 303 (Summer 2022) Masthead (Author not identified) • 1 min read