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The MERIP Podcast Episode 30: Nafiseh Sharifi
Today on the MERIP Podcast we’re sharing an interview with Nafiseh Sharifi about her recent article in Middle East Report, “Soundtrack of Dissent–Protest Music in Iran.” Sharifi is an Iranian anthropologist and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. She has written extensively on gender and sexuality politics in Iran, including her 2018 book, Female Bodies and Sexuality in Iran and the Search for Defiance (Palgrave Macmillan).
Building a Sustainable Future for MERIP
Dear Friends and Comrades, When I came on board at MERIP in 2024 the task at hand was clear: find ways to engage our audience and our supporters more deeply and remain accessible to a wide audience. We’ve come a long way in accomplishing that goal. Our new website, almost a year old, is easier to use and read. The MERIP Podcast is averaging 1,000 downloads a month. We are organizing live and online events with partners in the US and UK.
The MERIP Podcast Episode 29: 25 Years Since 9/11 And Still No Justice--Here’s Why
Today on the MERIP Podcast we’re sharing a recording of a live event featuring Lisa Hajjar and John Ryan discussing their last two decades of reporting, researching and writing from Guantánamo Bay. This event, which took place in Washington, DC, at Busboys and Poets on September 13th, marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the opening of the Guantanamo Bay facility that has housed those captured and imprisoned in the course of the so-called war on terror.
NEW: Remittances at Risk–War, Sanctions and Financial Insecurity in Yemen
Dear Friends and Comrades, With the conflict in Yemen taking a dramatic turn this week, we are sharing a new article that examines how the sanctions regime imposed on Houthi territory has impacted households across the country. In “Remittances at Risk–War, Sanctions and Informal Finance in Yemen,” Oshin Pandey and Narayani Sritharan, two researchers for AidData, detail the hurdles faced by Yemeni migrant workers when it comes to sending remittance payments home to their families and relations.