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Issue 294 (Spring 2020) Masthead

Middle East Report, “Exit Empire—Imagining New Paths for US Policy,” Spring 2020, No. 294, Vol. 50 No. 1 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Waleed Hazbun University of Alabama Shana Marshall (Chair of the Editorial Committee)

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Editors’ Picks—Reading and Watching the Prison in North Africa and the Middle East

The editors of MER issue 312, “Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams,” assembled a list of literary works and films (available in English) that take up the prison across space and time. These works capture the themes of the issue: carceralism—that is, forms of un-freedom—and organized resistance against

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Issue 312 (Fall 2024) Masthead

Middle East Report, “Carceral Realities & Freedom Dreams,” Fall 2024, No. 312, Vol. 53 No. 3 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.

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A Note on the Cover Image

The cover art for MER issue 312, “Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams,” is titled “Suspended Souls,” by Egyptian artist Yassin Mohamed. It depicts a scene from the third and fourth floors of Ward B in Egypt’s maximum security Tora prison in 2017, where the artist was imprisoned. Serving two

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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_

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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

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