From 2007, on the deteriorating Lebanese political situation following the assassination of Rafik al-Harriri, with Fawwaz Traboulsi.
From 1985, on the Israeli retreat from South Lebanon, a translation of one of his columns in the Beirut daily Al-Safir.
From 1982, with Nubar Hovsepian on the Israeli invasion of Southern Lebanon.
This week, we are reflecting on the loss of Elias Khoury and his contributions to MERIP. Today, we are honored to release a new interview with the late novelist and militant thinker, conducted in 2022 with Ilan Pappé. We hope you enjoy it, and we'll link to more of Khoury in our pages downthread.
An Excerpt from 'Palestine in a World on Fire' in light of Elias Khoury's passing.
Marwa Koheji of @merip.bsky.social#Bahrain and how it upended existing cooling practices as an energy-intensive alternative
How AC has reshaped the urban landscape and labor politics of the Gulf.
OUT NOW: How are the politics of a decarbonized future in the Middle East and North Africa being shaped in the present? A future without fossil fuels may seem far off, but we need to contend with the politics that will shape it now, our summer issue aims to be a helpful guide and a call to action.
Issue Editors: Shana Marshall, Laleh Khalili, Kendra Kintzi and Deen Sharp. Amid an accelerating climate crisis, MER issue 311 asks what a “green future” means for the Middle East and North Africa. “...
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NEW: Journalist Adnan Khan takes us inside the deadly business of plastics recycling, profiling Afghan refugees in Turkey who face slave labor conditions and suffer at the convergence of EU refugee policies and a ballooning market for plastic waste.
In May 2021, at just 13-years old, Hayat found himself wandering aimlessly on the streets of Istanbul, dazed and a little terrified. A slight, fine-boned child, he cut a fragile figure amid the hard-e...