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The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) has provided critical, alternative reporting on the Middle East since 1971. www.merip.org

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Honoring Joe Stork, Live in DC - MERIP JOIN MERIP for a special live event honoring our co-founder and longtime editor, Joe Stork, who passed away nearly a year ago. On November 22nd from 7-10PM we’ll be gathering […]

EVENT: Honoring Joe Stork, Live in DC!

Join MERIP on 11.22.25 at Busboys and Poets 450K Street for a special event honoring Joe Stork, our co-founder and longtime editor. Featured speakers include Aslı Bâli, Sarah Leah Whitson, Joel Beinin and more!

Click for info and to RSVP

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Merchandise Archive - MERIP Middle East Research and Information Project: Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

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The Military-Industrial Backbone of Normalization - MERIP The booming weapons industry made possible by the Abraham Accords.

ICYMI: Tariq Dana investigates the arms deals that structured the Abraham Accords, and shows how the same hardware and security tech used in the Gaza genocide is being used to repress popular movements across the region.

10.10.2025 18:01 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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The Limits of Protection and Profits—Five Years into the Abraham Accords - MERIP On September 15, 2020, US President Donald Trump was joined at the White House by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to sign…

And if you don't read Arabic, but haven't read the original, check it out here: buff.ly/k10hYol

10.10.2025 16:16 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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5 سنوات على اتفاقيات أبراهام: حدود الحماية والمكاسب مراجعة لكتاب إلهام فخرو «اتفاقيات أبراهام: دول الخليج، إسرائيل، وحدود التطبيع»، الذي يحاجج بأنّ الاتفاقيات التي وُقّعت في العام 2020 لم تكن مشروع سلام، بل صفقة أمنية واقتصادية خدمت النخب الحاكمة.

NEW IN ARABIC: Arang Keshavarzian's review of Elham Fakhro's new book on the Abraham Accords has been translated into Arabic, thanks to our comrades at Al-Sifr. Check it out now! Yallah!

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10.10.2025 16:15 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

As Tariq Dana has written over @merip.bsky.social merip.org/2025/10/the-...

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The Military-Industrial Backbone of Normalization - MERIP The booming weapons industry made possible by the Abraham Accords.

NEW: The Military-Industrial Backbone of the Abraham Accords, by Tariq Dana

In a preview of our forthcoming issue, Tariq Dana analyzes the industry of repression and militarization that underpinned the Abraham Accords.

01.10.2025 16:02 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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Episode 9: The MERIP Roundtable "On The Regional War"-The MERIP Podcast On today's episode we are providing another installment of our MERIP Roundtable, where members of our Editorial Committee discuss recent developments in the region. Today's roundtable, "On the…

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Episode 9: The MERIP Roundtable "On The Regional War" The MERIP Podcast · Episode

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Episode 9: The MERIP Roundtable "On The Regional War" Podcast Episode · The MERIP Podcast · 09/25/2025 · 1h 10m

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Episode 9: The MERIP Roundtable "On The Regional War" | The MERIP Podcast Listen to Episode 9: The MERIP Roundtable "On The Regional War" from The MERIP Podcast. On today's episode we are providing another installment of our MERIP Roundtable, where members of our Editorial…

NEW PODCAST: The MERIP Roundtable, "On the Regional War"

Maziyar Ghiabi, Shana Marshall and Kevin Schwartz join @jdryan08@bsky.social to discuss Israel's strike on Qatar, ratcheting tensions between Israel and Iran, and impacts on US policy in the region.

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Episode 6: The MERIP Roundtable, "On Recognition" Podcast Episode · The MERIP Podcast · 08/13/2025 · 1h

As Canada, the UK and Australia recognize the State of Palestine, check out this MERIP Roundtable from last month. Sean Yom, Lisa Hajjar, Jacob Mundy and James Ryan discussed what this recognition means, and what it doesn’t.
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Episode 6: The MERIP Roundtable, "On Recognition" Podcast Episode · The MERIP Podcast · 08/13/2025 · 1h

As Canada, the UK and Australia recognize the State of Palestine, check out this MERIP Roundtable from last month. Sean Yom, Lisa Hajjar, Jacob Mundy and James Ryan discussed what this recognition means, and what it doesn’t.
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21.09.2025 13:29 — 👍 18    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 2

Thank you @keshavarziana.bsky.social for taking the time to write this thoughtful and comprehensive review of my book with @merip.bsky.social - it was a nice surprise to see it in my inbox this morning!

15.09.2025 19:47 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Limits of Protection and Profits—Five Years into the Abraham Accords - MERIP On September 15, 2020, US President Donald Trump was joined at the White House by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to sign th...

I had the opportunity to review Elham Fakhro's excellent and highly timely book on the Abraham Accords. It sheds light on Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, the GCC, and the US at this current moment. merip.org/2025/09/the-...

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The Limits of Protection and Profits—Five Years into the Abraham Accords - MERIP On September 15, 2020, US President Donald Trump was joined at the White House by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to sign…

NEW: The Limits of Protections and Profit, Five Years Into the Abraham Accords

Arang Keshavarzian reviews Elham Fakhro's new book on the Abraham Accords.

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Episode 8: Helen Lackner The MERIP Podcast · Episode

Have you checked out The MERIP Podcast yet? Our latest episode on the Houthis and Israel's recent assassinations was released last week. Check out other episodes on Syria, Palestinian recognition, the US Embassy in Beirut and more on Spotify below!

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Merchandise Archive - MERIP Middle East Research and Information Project: Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

SUPPORT MERIP: Show your support for MERIP by picking up a tote bag or poster of a recent issue today! All items are printed locally at a union-run shop! Shipping is included.

09.09.2025 15:30 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

You can read Lackner’s essay from January here: merip.org/2025/01/yeme...

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Episode 8: Helen Lackner-The MERIP Podcast This episode of the MERIP podcast features an interview with longtime MERIP contributor and noted journalist Helen Lackner on the state of Yemen's Houthi movement. The conversation with MERIP…

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Episode 8: Helen Lackner Podcast Episode · The MERIP Podcast · 09/05/2025 · 46m

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Episode 8: Helen Lackner The MERIP Podcast · Episode

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Episode 8: Helen Lackner | The MERIP Podcast Listen to Episode 8: Helen Lackner from The MERIP Podcast. This episode of the MERIP podcast features an interview with longtime MERIP contributor and noted journalist Helen Lackner on the state of…

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Journalist and longtime MERIP contributor Helen Lackner joins the podcast to discuss the recent Israeli assault on the Houthi government in Sanaa, and her piece from our Winter 2024 Issue, "Yemen's Ansar Allah".

LISTEN NOW

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05.09.2025 14:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 2

Last chance to drop us a rec for our newsletter comrades!

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Episode 7: Syria at the Crossroads III | The MERIP Podcast Unpacking Sectarianism and the Crisis in Suweida

Hey y'all! The third installment of our Syria at the Crossroads series (organized with @merip.bsky.social ) is available on MERIP's podcast channel.

w/ Sara Ajlyakin, Sana Mustafa, and Yasser Munif.

Links to the previous two installments in our thread.

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Let us know what your faves are!

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Middle East Report | JSTOR Middle East Report is the foremost U.S. magazine of critical analysis on the MiddleEast, and its international readership of 25,000 makes it one of the most wid...

PSA: if you are assigning MERIP articles in class, you can access the full text versions on our website, and the scanned PDFs of our back issues on JSTOR! If you’re able to assign the JSTOR versions, it helps us out on the back end!

www.jstor.org/journal/midd...

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We’re prepping a newsletter for this week featuring past and present MERIP articles that are popular on the syllabi of our friends and comrades. Shout out a reply here with your favorite MERIP teaching tool, and we’ll feature it in the newsletter!

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Courts of Exclusion—Working-Class Masculinity and Anti-Afghan Racism in Iran - MERIP n 2016, Gol Agha, a ball boy and worker at a private tennis club in Tajrish—an affluent neighborhood in northern Tehran—went to an administrative office in Karaj to receive a […]

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