Middle East Monitor Conversations

Jan 01 2025 151 ep. 44 mins 36
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Middle East Monitor Conversations brings you lively discussions with prominent voices from the region and beyond as we delve deeper into issues shaping the Middle East and North Africa - from politics, to culture and the arts. For more: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/

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Did the Ottomans silence the media? MEMO in Conversation with Nir Shafir

Jan 01 2025 60 mins  
Pamphlets were the social media of their time, they helped spread dissent and were pivotal to the polarisation of politics during the Ottoman Empire, Nir Shafir guides us through the communications revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Ottoman Empire banned the printing press and stifled intellectual and economic development in the Middle East due to religious objections.

Gaza's future under Trump: MEMO in Conversation with Muhammad Shehada

Dec 26 2024 52 mins  
The war on Gaza is raging on, with Israel looking set to impose a permanent security zone in the Strip. With less than one month before US President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House, what should Europe do to bring peace to the region and justice for the Palestinians?In this week’s MEMO in Conversation we examine a timely new report from the European Council on Foreign Re

ISIS Prions Museum: MEMO in Conversation with Robin Yassin-Kassab

Dec 18 2024 60 mins  
When Daesh was defeated in 2017, many thought their crimes would be forgotten and their victims would have the terrors they experienced swept under the carpet, but a new online museum has been launched to preserve and educate people about the group's atrocities.Over a decade ago, the world was fixated on the emergence of Daesh or so-called Islamic State, the terror group that took

Understanding Germany's unwavering support for Israel: MEMO in Conversation with Jurgen Mackert

Dec 11 2024 39 mins  
Germany has repeatedly stressed its unwavering support for Israel and its actions in Gaza over the past 14 months, but what is underpinning this position and will it ever shift?Against the backdrop of Israel's devastating assault on Gaza, Germany has emerged alongside the US as one of Israel’s most ardent defenders. While US support has been crucial in allowing Israel to carry ou

Syria burns again: MEMO in Conversation with Hussam Hammoud

Dec 05 2024 66 mins  
For many, the civil war in Syria has been a distant memory, but that all changed when in a sudden turn of events, rebel groups captured the country's second largest city, Aleppo, and began to move towards other northern cities. But why is all this happening now? Syrian journalist Hussam Hammoud joins us to explain.What a difference a few days make. Up until the end of November 2024

The forces driving the genocide in Gaza: MEMO in Conversation with Matt Kennard

Dec 04 2024 52 mins  
Many have wondered how states have allowed the massacres in Gaza to continue for over a year and what can be gained from them. Investigative journalist Kennard exposes corporate power and state intervention to highlight why the genocide in Gaza has been allowed to continue.In this episode, MEMO is in Conversation with investigative journalist and author Matt Kennard who joins us to

The New Arab Woman: MEMO in Conversation with Susanna Ferguson

Nov 27 2024 65 mins  
From raising a family to a nation, how debates around modernisation, democracy and capitalism gave birth to a new Arab woman. In the 1850s the Arab world underwent a gendered revolution brought about by western missionaries, integration into the global capitalist economy, the print press and reform efforts. Life in the eastern Mediterranean within a few decades after the 1850s was

Spying for the Ottomans: MEMO in Conversation with Emrah Safa Gurkan

Nov 20 2024 67 mins  
The 16 and 17 centuries saw an eruption in espionage, spying and covert operations, with a growing network of Christian clergymen, traders, slaves, travellers, nobles and others who were also intelligence operatives for Istanbul. We speak to the author of the book 'Spies for the Sultan' to find out more.The Bishop of Heraclea, an Orthodox clergyman, approached the Habsburg royal fa

The long Israeli arm of British law: MEMO in Conversation with Stavit Sinai

Nov 13 2024 48 mins  
As an anti-apartheid activist, Stavit Sinai has repeatedly taken action against the occupation state of Israel, but she made headlines when, in 2022, she was one of two Israelis arrested for storming the site of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in the UK, she speaks to MEMO about why it's important not to stay silent.Elbit Systems is Israel's premier arms and military techno

Taking on Israel's arms industry: MEMO in Conversation with Ronnie Barkan

Nov 06 2024 66 mins  
CAPTION: On Nakba Day in 2022, 7 activists stormed the site of Israel's largest weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems in an effort to disrupt its operations and highlight the atrocities its 'field tested' weapons have caused against Palestinians. Two of the activists were Israeli and they spoke to MEMO to discuss why they continue to protest. Elbit Systems is Israel's premier arms and