The MERIP Podcast The MERIP Podcast Episode 13: Ned Leadbeater Today on the podcast we have an interview with Ned Leadbeater, a researcher and analyst based in Britain who recently wrote an article for our Summer/Fall double issue on the material politics of normalization titled, “Fiber Optics and the Hidden Politics of Connectivity.” His article explores the politics surrounding James Ryan, Ned Leadbeater • 1 min read
Film still from Palestine 36. Courtesy of Watermelon Pictures. Palestine Palestine 36 and the Hard Facts of History Annemarie Jacir’s epic portrayal of the revolt that never ended. Lori Allen • 13 min read
MERIP updates The MERIP Podcast Episode 11: In the Archive with Beshara Doumani Today we have a very special episode, part of a new occasional series that will highlight some of the truly great work MERIP has done over the last 50-plus years, all of which is free to read in our archive. In the first of this series, we’re featuring the James Ryan • 1 min read
The MERIP Podcast The MERIP Podcast Episode Nine: The MERIP Roundtable, "On The Regional War" Featuring Maziyar Ghiabi, Shana Marshall and Kevin Schwartz James Ryan • 1 min read
Syria The MERIP Podcast Episode Seven: Syria at the Crossroads III This week in the feed we have the audio from our August 14th, 2025 event "Syria at the Crossroads: Unpacking Sectarianism and the Crisis in Suweida." The conversation features perspectives from Syrian journalists, scholars, and activists Sara Ajlyakin, Sana Mustafa, and Yasser Munif, and was co-moderated by James James Ryan • 1 min read
The MERIP Podcast The MERIP Podcast Episode 6: The MERIP Roundtable, "On Recognition" The MERIP Roundtable is a new format for the MERIP podcast featuring conversation on urgent issues in the Middle East with members of MERIP's Editorial Committee. The theme of this episode's conversation is "Recognition" -- both the widening circle of Israeli, diaspora, and Jewish James Ryan • 1 min read
The MERIP Podcast The MERIP Podcast Episode Five: Syria at the Crossroads II This week on the MERIP Podcast Feed we have the audio recording of our June 23rd event "Syria at the Crossroads: Regional Politics and the Movement for Palestine." This conversation was the second in our series jointly produced with SPECTRE: A Marxist Journal. It featured a discussion of James Ryan • 1 min read
The MERIP Podcast The MERIP Podcast Episode Four: Syria at the Crossroads I This week on the feed is the audio recording of our zoom event "Syria at the Crossroads: Popular Revolt, Counterrevolution, and Regional Transformation" featuring Leila Al-Shami, Wafa Mustafa, and Djene Bajalan. Syria at the Crossroads is a special event series co-produced by MERIP and SPECTRE: A Marxist Journal. James Ryan • 1 min read
The MERIP Podcast The MERIP Podcast Episode Two: New Gender Frontlines Launch This week in the MERIP Podcast feed we have the audio recording of our launch event for the latest issue of Middle East Report, New Gender Frontlines. Hosted by MERIP Executive Director, James Ryan, and featuring a panel with MERIP Editorial Committee member and issue editor Sabiha Allouche (University of James Ryan • 1 min read
MER Article Israel’s War on Reproduction in Gaza On reprocide as a tactic of eliminationist violence. Hala Shoman • 13 min read
Palestinian women sew diapers at a workshop in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 18, 2024, amid severe shortages of basic necessities. (Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images) Uncategorized Israel’s War on Reproduction in Gaza Hala Shoman reports on reprocide as a tactic of eliminationist violence. Hala Shoman • 13 min read
Sentence to Hope: A Sa’dallah Wannous Reader, by Sa’dallah Wannous, Robert Myers (Translation), Nada Saab (Translation) MER Article Breaking the Fourth Wall—Reading Sadallah Wannous in a Time of Genocide Robert Myers and Nada Saab, Sentence to Hope: A Sa’dallah Wannous Reader, Yale University Press, 2019. At the end of Sadallah Wannous’ 1970 play, The Adventures of the Mamlouk Jabir’s Head, the action takes an abrupt, dark but entirely predictable turn. Wannous—a Syrian playwright who was born Marya Hannun • 9 min read