Nermin Allam

Gender Politics and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Scholarship Program Interviews with scholarship alumnae show that studying abroad changed their stances toward veiling, gender reform, and professional life at home.

Weird to be posting about anything other than Trump’s madness, but as always, turning to women for hope! My piece @carnegieendowment.org explores lived experiences of women in Saudi study abroad programs & their role in the monarchy’s shifting gender landscape! carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

This is a big one! We have two symposia, a book review roundtable, and a provocative and remarkable opening essay by Rabab El Mahdi that problematizes the framing of 'regional' or 'local' perspectives within Middle East political science. #menasky

Our Fall 2024 Newsletter is out! This is the last issue with our wonderful editorial team @nerminallam.bsky.social@seanyom.bsky.social & Gamze Çavdar, before we welcome a new dynamic trio of editors: @dbgreenwald.bsky.social@sebnemgumuscu.bsky.social & Samer Shehata #menasky

The new @apsamena.bsky.social issue features a symposium on Gaza solidarity protests, including an article by @jannisgrimm.bsky.social and me on student protests in Berlin and the securitization of campus politics
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And do not miss the special forum on teaching about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in our APSA MENA Spring 2024 Newsletter. Put together by our amazing co-editor Gamze Çavdar!

Excellent & astute analysis by @profmabon.bsky.social on voting behavior in anti-sectarian protests, Courtney Freer on the impact of electoral systems in Jordan and Kuwait, and Rafael Bustos on the role of elections in conflict transformation and peacebuilding in Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, and Jordan

Do not miss these excellent contributions, addressing minority participation in Iran by Mansour Abarmoo & Edward Wastnidge, Chantal Sarkis on representation in Lebanon, Ziad Alkinani on political transformations in Iraq!

Our second symposium moves away from the conflict yet address the important issue of electoral processes MENA. Thanks to the wonderful editors @danieltavana.bsky.social & Luciano Zaccara for putting such an impressive lineup of contributors!

Looking forward, @chouhoud.bsky.social calls to go beyond surface sympathy, urging a nuanced view of US public opinion. Jonathan Graubart & Mark Tessler in their respective pieces emphasize steering clear of past failed diplomacy, focusing on transforming Israeli & Palestinian institutions

Respective pieces by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Yasmeen Abu Laban, Abigail Bakan, @mhajneam.bsky.social, @anabtawi.bsky.social describe and caution, in gripping narratives and nuanced analysis of the politicization and weaponization of identities

@4bassam.bsky.social, Raz Segal,Christine Schwobel Patel&Nahed Samour, Mark Tessler explain the imp of moving beyond conflict frames. @danaelkurd.bsky.social & Amytess Girgis,Neil Ketchley& Sean Lee show in their respective pieces the connections btw what happens in Palestine & broader MENA politics

In our Gaza symposium, @dbgreenwald.bsky.social, Noora Lori, & I turned to our colleagues to help us understand this fraught time. We asked : What is one prevalent misconception about the conflict, and how can political science effectively respond?

@abuaardvark.bsky.social & Shibley Telhami must-read essay share crucial insights from the Middle East Scholars Barometer project. Their analysis offers critical context, connecting ongoing protests with broader academic dynamics. Couldn't be more timely! Don't miss it! @pomeps.bsky.social

Ian Lustick's stand-alone essay provides a gripping narrative of the professional and academic costs of adopting critical stances on Israel and Palestine. Deeply resonates & such an important read amid ongoing students mobilization and protests. Couldn't be more timely! @seanyom.bsky.social

Our APSA MENA Spring 2024 newsletter is out! Most of the issue is dedicated to Gaza! Our hearts are heavy with the weight of the war's horrendous toll, so grateful to the amazing contributors who shared their insight, knowledge, and wisdom @apsamena.bsky.social zenodo.org/records/1106...

APSA MENA Call for early-career MENA scholars! Attend the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA (Sept 4-8) as part of our Research Development Group on Political Behavior. Apply by April 30!
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Our editorial term for APSA MENA newsletter is wrapping up! Send us ur application to become our next editor/s. The editor's new term kicks off with the Spring 2025 issue! Big shoutout to my wonderful coeditors, Gamze Cavdar and @seanyom.bsky.social–bittersweet to conclude this chapter.

How can women's presence and influence in subnational decision-making be promoted? GLD's upcoming roundtable will discuss gender and local politics in the Global South, with experts working in #India, the #MiddleEast, & #Africa. Welcome to join us on April 4! bit.ly/4afSF6S

Yalla shut it down and wenta tayib:)

Right, saw it as I sat down to work and reached for my cup of coffee that is and will no longer be here for a good month...

Civilian punishment

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The Two Gustavs 🤍🖤🤍

Photo credit @lalehkhalili.bsky.social... a great scholar with soooo many talents

Look out for their upcoming books Noura Wahby, Engy Moussa, Hamdi Echkaou, and Amal Abdrabo

Can't think of a better reason to wake up at 5am😆Thank you to the brilliant minds who participated in our @arabpsn.bsky.social book manuscript workshop! Special thanks to our fantastic discussants for @lalehkhalili.bsky.social & @AdhamSaouli for their fantastic constructive feedback!

"Mr. el-Sisi will win next week’s election. But with Egypt facing severe challenges on multiple fronts, it could well be a poisoned chalice," my oped in the Globe and Mail tgam.ca/4a8Z58

Sisi’s election victory is assured — what does it mean for Egypt? Timothy Kaldas, deputy director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, explains how a president who has wrecked the economy and is increasingly unpopular will win

My piece in The Times

In the past decade, Sisi made Egyptians poorer, their state more economically fragile, their courts more compromised, their police more repressive & their country geopolitically weaker. Worse yet, he won’t acknowledge he’s done anything wrong
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The Midwest Workshop in Empirical Political Science (MWEPS) is now accepting applications for its Spring 2024 meeting! The 11th meeting of MWEPS will be held in-person at the Department of Political Science at Penn State on Friday, March 29, 2024. Link: t.co/wUT0IFuw6h