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Irfan discusses her latest book 'Refuge and Resistance: Palestinians and the international refugee system' in which she looks at how refugee groups are important actors in global politics and not just aid recipients

Ali Pasha revolutionised nineteenth century Egypt, but was a violent and controversial figure

The Middle East and North Africa are facing rising temperatures almost twice as quickly as the rest of the world, but how is climate changing impacting policy in the region?

Shlaim recalls a time when indigenous Jews resided in Muslim-majority lands harmoniously alongside their Muslim and Christian neighbours and how Israel worked to destabilise their ties

There is a drive to have the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism used by all political parties and civil society groups, but its use is silencing debate on human rights abuses committed by Israel against Palestinians.

Using Afghanistan, Palestine-Israel and Kashmir as case studies we'll discuss how Islamic law is often misconstrued and mis-represented in the media

While Rumi is an internationally renowned poet, his ties to Islam are often forgotten or ignored, one man is working to change that

Prof Aljunied believes discussions on the Muslim Ummah should not centre around the Middle East but include Southeast Asian voices who, though make up a larger section of the global Muslim population, are disproportionately represented

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 levels of corruption and a currency that has lost almost all its value, will Lebanon's cities survive the constant attacks?

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?

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?

Poetry is like a portal, it transports people and transforms them and that's what will change the world, says this award winning Arab poet

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-Semitism

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

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?

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 Jerusalem

After 8 years of war, Saudi is holding talks with the Houthis in Yemen in an effort to bring an end to the conflict, but are things changing?

A Lebanese national, Kozbar will discuss how Beirut's political instability leaves it unable to tackle its economic collapse

Rubii is conducting research into the links between birth defects in Iraq and the military inventions which have devastated the country

Hafez discusses her research on the cultural history of the Ottomans during its last century when the empire experienced land losses, social and economic upheavals, wars and violence

Israel's most hardline government came into power on 29 December 2022, with its members announcing their plans to ignore international laws and work towards annexation of Palestinian land, how should the EU react?

Iraqi poetry, the revolution, peril, and resistance: a discussion with Kevin Jones for MEMO

This International Women's Day join us as speak to Bayan Abu Salameh about her hopes to take Palestine into space and the struggles she's faced trying to achieve this

A historian of the Middle East, Wood focuses on the experience of Christians in the early Middle Ages and will discuss the experience of Chrsitians under the Abbasid caliphate

Stearns talks about his research and work on 17th century Morocco

Kaplan is currently working on the group for Muslim Aid to help with relief efforts in Turkiye following the deadline earthquakes of 6 February 2023

Having fled Syria to avoid military service, Hassan found himself living the life of Tom Hank's character in The Terminal with no country willing to give him refuge

Join us for a live conversation with Ross Caputi as we discuss the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, the siege of Fallujah and building an oral history archive made up...

We are discussing contemporary Sufi movements in Iran, how followers translate Sufi teachings into their everyday lives and how Iranian authorities deal with them.

Lovatt is a senior policy fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. He has focussed extensively on regional geopolitics and advised European policymakers on the conflicts in Israel-Palestine and Western Sahara. He is regularly interviewed and quoted in international media, including by the New York Times, BBC, Christian Science Monitor, Financial Times, AFP, Le Monde, France24 and Al Jazeera.

Join us for a live conversation with Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank Nida Ibrahim where we'll be discussing her experience of covering events in the occupied territories and the escalating violence in the West Bank.

Watch our MEMO in conversation with Noam Shuster-Eliassi, an Israeli stand-up comedian and activist from Jerusalem