Middle East Monitor Conversations
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188 episodes
Iran and national security: MEMO in conversation with Murtaza Hussain
MEMO speaks with national security reporter Murtaza Hussain about Iran, the Middle East and national security in a changing world.Murtaza Hussain is a reporter at the Intercept who focuses on national security and foreign policy. He has...
MEMO in Conversation with: Eric Maddox and Dalia Shurrab
MEMO speaks with Eric Maddox and Dalia Shurrab to discuss the Palestine Podcast Academy initiative. The project connects Palestinians across Gaza, Jerusalem and the West Bank for training in podcast production and an extended mentorship program...
Islamophobia: MEMO in conversation with Amb. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh
MEMO speaks with Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh to discuss the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's 14th annual report on Islamophobia.Ambassador Sheikh is a career diplomat from Pakistan with over two and a half decades of experience. ...
Environment in Ottoman Turkey: MEMO in conversation with Chris Gratien
MEMO speaks with Assistant Professor of History at University of Virginia Chris Gratien to discuss his new book 'The Unsettled Plain: An Environmental History of the Late Ottoman Frontier', which explores the social and environmental transforma...
Palestine after Ukraine invasion: MEMO in conversation with Ramzy Baroud
MEMO speaks to journalist and author Ramzy Baroud on Palestine after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Baroud is the Editor of the Palestine Chronicle and author of five books; his latest is "Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Pal...
Islamophobia in France: MEMO in conversation with Rayan Freschi
MEMO speaks with French legal jurist and researcher Rayan Freschi to discuss state-sponsored persecution of Muslims in France, the global rise of Islamophobia and how to combat this menace. Freschi is the author of a new report by CAGE on the p...
Orientalism and selective solidarity: MEMO in conversation with Dr Suja Sawafta
MEMO speaks with Dr Suja Sawafta to discuss orientalism and selective solidarity in light of the Ukraine refugee crisis.Sawafta is an Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the Univ...
The UK's crackdown on free speech on Palestine: A conversation with Dr Rob Faure Walker
MEMO speaks to Dr Rob Faure Walker to discuss the crackdown on free speech on Palestine in UK schools and understanding why the country's anti-extremism programme is flawed and racist. Faure Walker is a lecturer at UCL and author of 'The Em...
Palestine is still the issue: MEMO in conversation with Mariam Barghouti
MEMO speaks to Mariam Barghouti, a Palestinian writer and researcher based in Ramallah, discussing the relevance of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the global order. Barghouti worked as a journalist and reporter with a focus on the Leva...
The rise of nationalism: MEMO in conversation with Prof Saul Takahashi
MEMO speaks to Professor of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Osaka Jogakuin University Saul Takahashi, when we will discuss the rise of nationalism and its threat to human rights. A former UN civil servant, Takahashi lived in Palestine for fiv...
Comedy in the Middle East: MEMO in conversation with Reem Edan
MEMO speaks to Iraqi-American comedian and award-winning writer Reem Edan, discussing her career of doing comedy in America and the Arab world and how her background influenced the topics of her performances.Reem is known for her unique ...
Turkiye's security landscape: MEMO in conversation with Dr Murat Yesiltas
MEMO speaks with Professor and Director of foreign policy research Murat Yesiltas where we discuss Turkiye's manoeuvres in the region and further afield and how this will improve its global standing.Author of 'Non-State Military Ac...
The European Islamophobia Report: MEMO in conversation with Dr Farid Hafez
MEMO speaks with Austrian political scientist Dr Farid Hafez to discuss the latest European Islamophobia Report, of which he is a co-editor.Dr Hafez is a visiting professor of International Studies at Williams College and a non-resident ...