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A great interview on running an art institution in Iran. "We are under pressure from several directions at once, and the pressures are not even aligned with one another. Each comes from a different place, but all of them converge on the same point: the impossibility of standing on any solid ground."
'Closed Until Further Notice'—Keeping a Tehran Art Institution Alive During Wartime
Artist Parham Ghalamdar interviews Hamidreza Pejman on the shifting role of cultural institutions during crisis.
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NEW: 'Closed Until Further Notice'--Keeping a Tehran Art Institute Alive During Wartime. Hamidreza Pejman, founder and director of Tehran's Pejman Foundation, discusses how their galleries have navigated the US-Israeli war with artist Parham Ghalandar. buff.ly/ErkCMlq
'Closed Until Further Notice'—Keeping a Tehran Art Institution Alive During Wartime
Artist Parham Ghalamdar interviews Hamidreza Pejman on the shifting role of cultural institutions during crisis.
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Glad I could talk through the escalation between the Houthis and KSA with Susanne this week. Too much of what little analysis you see on Yemen is very superficial, Susanne’s been following Yemen on the ground (and in our pages) for 40 years. Listen up!
Middle East Research and Information Project@merip.bsky.social · last wk.NEW PODCAST: Susanne Dahlgren joins MERIP executive director James Ryan to discuss the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia and her recent essay in Current Analysis, "Yemen After the Saudi-Emirati Split." LISTEN NOW
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NEW PODCAST: Susanne Dahlgren joins MERIP executive director James Ryan to discuss the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia and her recent essay in Current Analysis, "Yemen After the Saudi-Emirati Split." LISTEN NOW
The MERIP Podcast Episode 27: Susanne Dahlgren
Today’s episode of the MERIP Podcast features a conversation between MERIP executive director James Ryan and Susanne Dahlgren, a longtime MERIP contributor and analyst focused on Yemen whose recent…
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I heard a podcast where a guest talked about how inspiring the English team was, in terms of the wide swaths of society she saw getting involved. It got me thinking about the reductive way we talk about multicultural Western states. We couldn't make minorities more invisible if we actively tried.
🎧 On the @merip.bsky.social podcast—Iran in Context Part II. This episode explores the ways Iranian politics have been misunderstood and misrepresented outside of Iran and the factors that have driven political change in the country. https://loom.ly/s5oli3M
The MERIP Podcast Episode 25: Iran in Context Part II
Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran
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It was nice to take up a lighter topic on the podcast. We recorded this before France-Spain, so, some of the predictions aged poorly…
Middle East Research and Information Project@merip.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW PODCAST: The MERIP Roundtable takes on the World Cup! James Ryan sits down with Sabiha Allouche, Paul Silverstein and Nabil al-Tikriti to discuss the drama on and off the pitch and what it has meant for teams from the region.
Jannis Grimm & @becomingothers.bsky.social for @merip.bsky.social: "Whether the university emerges as a site that resists carceral logics or as an institution that helps normalize them will depend on the ability and the will of scholars and students to keep holding the line."
The Palestine Test for German Universities
In February 2025, Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) cancelled a planned lecture by Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. The un...
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NEW PODCAST: The MERIP Roundtable takes on the World Cup! James Ryan sits down with Sabiha Allouche, Paul Silverstein and Nabil al-Tikriti to discuss the drama on and off the pitch and what it has meant for teams from the region.
The MERIP Podcast Episode 26: The MERIP Roundtable, On the World Cup 2026
On today’s program we have another installment of our MERIP Roundtable, where MERIP’s executive director, James Ryan is joined by past and present members of our editorial committee, along with…
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ICYMI: Yemen After the Saudi-Emirati Split Susanne Dahlgren on Saudi Arabia's consolidation of influence in southern Yemen.
Yemen After the Saudi-Emirati Split
In early December 2025, Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) took many by surprise when it seized control of the country’s oil-rich Hadhramaut governorate, a region that had been under the…
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NEW PODCAST: Listen to the recording of the second installment of our "Iran in Context" series, on Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran, featuring MERIP contributors Naghmeh Sohrani, Mohammad Ali Kadivar and Paniz Musawi Natanzi!
The MERIP Podcast Episode 25: Iran in Context Part II
Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran
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NEW: Yemen After the Saudi-Emirati Split Analyst Susanne Dahlgren evaluates Saudi Arabia's strategy of consolidating influence in south Yemen and the prospects of managing of a divided Yemen. READ NOW
Yemen After the Saudi-Emirati Split
In early December 2025, Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) took many by surprise when it seized control of the country’s oil-rich Hadhramaut governorate, a region that had been under the…
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TODAY at 12PM EST: Iran in Context Part II--Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran with Naghmeh Sohrabi, Mohammad Ali Kadivar and Paniz Musawi Natanzi. Click through more more information and to register! buff.ly/51P7Rn0
Iran in Context Part II: Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran
July 2, 2026 @ 12PM EST
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TOMORROW: Iran in Context Part II: Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran with Naghmeh Sohrabi, Mohammad Ali Kadivar and Paniz Musawi Natanzi. Join us at 12PM EST online!
Iran in Context Part II: Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran
July 2, 2026 @ 12PM EST
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Grantee @merip.bsky.social's Iran in Context series features scholars on the complex political and military disturbances in Iran over the last year. Part I: Gender and Revolution, is available now on major podcast platforms ⬇️ https://loom.ly/uVzQi3A
The MERIP Podcast Episode 24: Iran in Context Part I
Gender and Revolution
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📢 #OnlineEvent | Join BRISMES, @merip.bsky.social & SeSaMO for the second event in our #Iran in Context series titled "Politics and Counter-Politics in Contemporary Iran" with Naghmeh Sohrabi, Mohammad Ali Kadivar & Paniz Musawi Natanzi. 🗓 2 July 2026 ⏰ 17:00 – 18:30 BST 🔗 Register: bit.ly/OP_Iran2
I wrote for MERIP a very long time ago. An invaluable resource.
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NEW EVENT: Our Iran in Context series with @brismes.bsky.social and SeSaMO resumes July 2, 12PM EST with "Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran" featuring MERIP contributors, Naghmeh Sohrabi, Mohammad Ali Kadivar and Paniz Musawi Natanzi.
Iran in Context Part II: Politics and Counter Politics in Contemporary Iran
July 2, 2026 @ 12PM EST
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NEW PODCAST: Listen to the audio from the first event in our Iran in Context series! In this episode, Manijeh Moradian and Nazanin Shahrokni discuss "Gender and Revolution" in Iran since 1979.
The MERIP Podcast Episode 24: Iran in Context Part I
Gender and Revolution
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💻 Tomorrow: Webinar hosted by grantee @merip.bsky.social, "Iran in Context Part 1: Gender and Revolution." Register ASAP to join for 10am ET! www.merip.org/event/iran-i...
Iran in Context Part I: Gender and Revolution
June 18, 2026 @ 10:00 AM EST
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ICYMI: Last week, Ayça Alemdaroğlu joined the MERIP Podcast to discuss higher education and campus politics in Turkey. Listen at the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts!
The MERIP Podcast Episode 23: Ayça Alemdaroğlu
Today’s episode of the MERIP Podcast features an interview with Ayça Alemdaroğlu about her article, “The Capture of Turkey’s Universities Under the AKP,” in our Spring 2026 issue, “Campus…
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ICYMI: in "Rethinking Political Change in Iran from Protest to War" Mohammad Ali Kadivar examines the political impact of protests in Iran over the last decades in the context of the war.
Rethinking Political Change in Iran from Protest to War
One month before the United States and Israel began the current war against Iran on February 28, 2026, mass uprisings within the country resulted in the severest government crackdown in its modern…
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TOMORROW: Join MERIP, BRISMES and SeSaMO for the first event in our Iran in Context series featuring Manijeh Moradian and Nazanin Shahrokni on "Gender and Revolution" in Iran since 1979. Info and registration below!
Iran in Context Part I: Gender and Revolution
June 18, 2026 @ 10:00 AM EST
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