The Uneven Politics of Decarbonization in the Middle East and North Africa
ccording to Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, Norway’s state-owned Statkraft, “A lesser known positive aspect of the green energy shift is that more renewable energy leads to more peace...
View ArticleLaundering Carbon—The Gulf’s ‘New Scramble for Africa’
Carbon offsets are changing the relationship between the Middle East and the African continent. The post Laundering Carbon—The Gulf’s ‘New Scramble for Africa’ appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleDesert Solar—A Spectacular Fiction, Not a Spectacular Future
On the visual power, and pitfalls, of solar mega projects. The post Desert Solar—A Spectacular Fiction, Not a Spectacular Future appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleFossil Fueled Comfort—The History and Cost of Air Conditioning in Bahrain
How AC has reshaped the urban landscape and labor politics of the Gulf. The post Fossil Fueled Comfort—The History and Cost of Air Conditioning in Bahrain appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleOff the Grid—Why Solar Won’t Solve Lebanon’s Electricity Crisis
Incorporating renewables into the country's beleaguered energy sector. The post Off the Grid—Why Solar Won’t Solve Lebanon’s Electricity Crisis appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleExtractive Agribusinesses—Guaranteeing Food Security in the Gulf
he 2022 Food and Agriculture Organization report on food security and nutrition in the Arab region makes for bleak reading. Between 2014 and 2021, the total number of Arabs suffering from moderate to...
View ArticleRoutes to Disruption—Supply Chain Sabotage and Israel’s War on Gaza
ince October 7, at least three shipments of military-grade jet fuel (JP-8) have reached Israel from the United States, powering the fighter jets and Apache helicopters that have, for more than nine...
View ArticleDecolonial Ecologies and ‘Low-intensity War’ in Kurdistan
n my return to Diyarbakır in the Kurdish region of Turkey, also known as Amed (Northern Kurdistan) in the winter of 2024, I found a post-siege city, in which the conversion of the old Christian...
View ArticleEnergy Politics and Africanfuturism—A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor
nedi Okorafor is an award-winning writer of science fiction and fantasy for adults and youth. Her latest work is Akata Woman (Penguin, 2023), an Africanfuturist novel that follows her previous work,...
View ArticleSpeculative Climate Futures in Arab Literature
here is a fixity to the boundaries of genre fiction in English, enforced within publishing as within scholarship, that is largely absent in Arabic. While Anglophone publishing is intensely concerned...
View ArticleState Secrets and Crimes—Rape at Israel’s Sde Teiman Prison
A timely preview of MER's fall issue, 'Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams.' The post State Secrets and Crimes—Rape at Israel’s Sde Teiman Prison appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleIsrael Is Waging War on Palestinian Prisoners
Behind the systematic torture and sexual violence in Israeli prisons, from MER's fall issue, 'Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams." The post Israel Is Waging War on Palestinian Prisoners appeared...
View ArticleTimes of Struggle and Cultural Liberation—A Conversation with Elias Khoury
An Excerpt from 'Palestine in a World on Fire' in light of Elias Khoury's passing. The post Times of Struggle and Cultural Liberation—A Conversation with Elias Khoury appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleA Primer on Lebanon—History, Palestine and Resistance to Israeli Violence
Crucial context amid regional escalation. The post A Primer on Lebanon—History, Palestine and Resistance to Israeli Violence appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleA Note on the Cover Image
he cover art for MER issue 312, “Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams,” is titled “Suspended Souls,” by Egyptian artist Yassin Mohamed. It depicts a scene from the third and fourth floors of Ward B in...
View ArticleIssue 312 (Fall 2024) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Carceral Realities & Freedom Dreams,” Fall 2024, No. 312, Vol. 53 No. 3 Executive Director James Ryan jamesryan@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel...
View ArticleResisting Carceralism and Fighting for Freedom—A Roundtable
Four activists reflect on building a global anti-carceral movement. The post Resisting Carceralism and Fighting for Freedom—A Roundtable appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleIsrael Is Waging War on Palestinian Prisoners
Behind the systematic torture and sexual violence in Israeli prisons. The post Israel Is Waging War on Palestinian Prisoners appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleMorocco’s Kingdom of Police
The growing reach of Morocco's carceral system. The post Morocco’s Kingdom of Police appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleCell Phones Behind Bars in Lebanon
Exploring a new era of prison communication. The post Cell Phones Behind Bars in Lebanon appeared first on MERIP.
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