Middle East Monitor Conversations
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Peace and Islamic Law: MEMO in conversation with Kaleem Hussein
Using Afghanistan, Palestine-Israel and Kashmir as case studies we'll discuss how Islamic law is often misconstrued and mis-represented in the media Join us for a conversation with Kaleem Hussein as we discuss his book '...
Rumi lost in translation? MEMO in conversation with Muhammad Ali Mojaradi
While Rumi is an internationally renowned poet, his ties to Islam are often forgotten or ignored, one man is working to change thatThe 13th century Islamic jurist and mystic Jalal Al-Din Muhammad Rumi is frequently dubbed 'Ame...
Islam in Southeast Asia: MEMO in conversation with Professor Khairudin Aljunied
Join us for a conversation with Professor Khairudin Aljunied as we discuss his latest book 'Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia', which attempts to capture the progressive and pluralistic nature of Islamic conformism in Southeast Asia from the m...
The battle for Beirut's urban spaces: MEMO in conversation with Mona Harb
Lebanon is experiencing what the World Bank has said is one of the worst financial crises seen globally since the mid-nineteenth century, it was also the scene of the devastating port blast which destroyed much of its capital, with high lev...
Syria, Assad and the Arab League: A conversation with Lina Khatib
Has Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad been victorious after he was allowed back into the Arab League in spite of spending over a decade of killing and torturing his citizens?On 19 May 2023 Syria's leader Bashar Al-Assad ...
The backlash against Palestine solidarity: MEMO in conversation with Dr Hil Aked
Subhead: As support for the Palestinian cause increases, so too do efforts by the Friends of Israel to quash it, but who are the key factors in the British Zionist movement?Join us in conversation with Dr...
Poetry, Activism and Justice from Australia to Palestine: A MEMO conversation with Sara Saleh
Can poetry give a voice to the oppressed in Australia and Palestine? Much like with Palestinians, Australia's First Nation people otherwise known as the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander peoples, have suffered dispossession...
Silencing criticism of Israel in the classroom: MEMO in conversation with Dr Lara Sheehi
George Washington University recently cleared Sheehi of allegations of anti-Semitism, with the probe once again highlighting that criticism of Israel is being conflated with anti-SemitismDr Lara Sheehi was recently ...
I am from Palestine: MEMO in conversation with filmmakers Rifk Ebeid and Iman Zawahry
Ebeid and Zawahry's new children's film raises tackles the issues around Palestinian identity when living in the diaspora, especially when faced with its erasure Join us as we speak to the filmmakers behind...
Christianity under attack in Jerusalem: MEMO in conversation with John and Samuel Munayer
As Israel continues to restrict Christian access to holy sites and processions during religious holidays, Christians are finding it harder to complete their religious rites in JerusalemIsraeli occupation forces blocked the rou...
Sudan in Crisis: MEMO in conversation with Ola Ibrahim
Foreign governments are evacuating their staff from Sudan as fighting intensifies, but what options do the Sudanese people have and what prospects are there for peace?Since 15 April, major clashes have erupted in a numb...
A glimmer of hope for Yemen? MEMO in conversation with Hisham Al-Omeisy
MEMO was in conversation with Hisham Al-Omeisy to discuss the Yemen peace talks currently underway. The Yemeni conflict analyst and consultant is not surprised the Saudis are sitting down for peace talks with the Houthis, but is under no illusi...
Is Lebanon a failed state? MEMO in conversation with Mohammed Kozbar
Lebanon, a failed state: MEMO in conversation with Mohammed Kozbar Join us for a conversation with Mohammed Kozbar as we discuss the economic and political collapse in Lebanon and what's next in the country's futur...
MEMO in conversation with Kali Rubaii: Iraq, the US and the environmental impact of war
Join us for a conversation with Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Purdue University Kali Rubaii. Dr Rubaii has studied the environmental and health impacts of the US occupation of Iraq including birth...
The Invention of Laziness in the late Ottoman Empire: MEMO in Conversation with Melis Hafez
Dr Melis HafezAuthor, Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman SocietyIs laziness a new phenomenon? MEMO in conversation with Melis HafezJoin us for a conversation...
MEMO in conversation with Ramus Boserup
Join us for a conversation with Executive Director of EuroMed Rights Rasmus Alenius Boserup as we discuss how the EU and European member states have reacted to the far-right Israeli government and how the bloc could act. Boserup pre...
Iraqi Poetry: Revolution, Danger and Resistance: MEMO in Conversation with Kevin Jones
Join us for a discussion with Kevin Jones on Iraqi poetry, British colonialisation, national building and resistance. Kevin Jones is an Associate Professor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the History Department at th...
Palestinian engineer sets her sights on the stars: MEMO in conversation with Bayan Abu Salameh
Join us this International Women's Day as we talk to Bayan Abu Salameh who is working on building and launching Palestine's first satellite and talking about the challenges she has faced and barriers she has broken as a female Palestinian engin...
The Imam of the Christians: MEMO in Conversation with Philip Wood
Join us in our discussion with Professor Philip Wood on medieval Arab Christian political thought and his book the Imam of the Christians. Philip Wood is Tejpar Professor of Inter-religious studies at Aga Khan University, Institute...
MEMO in conversation with Dr Justin Stearns
Join us for a conversation with Justin Stearns as he tells us about his work on 17th century Morocco, the history of the natural sciences and medicine before colonisation and the state of archives in the Arab World. Just...
MEMO in conversation with Mehmet Kaplan
MEMO spoke to the Executive Director of Muslim Aid Sweden, Mehmet Kaplan, about the relief efforts on the ground in Turkiye following the deadly earthquakes that rocked the country and neighbouring Syria on 6 February 2023
MEMO in Conversation with Hassan Al Kontar
Join us for a conversation with Hassan Al Kontar, a Syrian refugee who became a Canadian citizen after making headlines around the world in 2018 when he was stranded in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport for seven months. Hassan will...
MEMO in conversation with Ross Caputi
MEMO speaks to Ross Caputi about the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, the siege of Fallujah and building an oral history archive made up of Iraqi voices and stories. Caputi served in the US marine corps and was stationed in Iraq, ...