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Jadaliyya is an independent online magazine and resource dedicated to Middle East and North Africa studies, offering in-depth analysis, essays, interviews, translations, and reporting by scholars, journalists, and activists. Its content spans politics, culture, social movements, history, and contemporary events across the region.
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mei.edu
MEI (Middle East Institute) is a Washington, DC–based think tank focused on the Middle East and the Muslim world, delivering policy research, analysis, and timely commentary. The site features publications (policy briefs, research papers, and reports), expert blogs, events, and multimedia covering politics, security, economy, and culture in the region.
MERIP
An independent nonprofit founded in 1971 that publishes the Middle East Report magazine along with online articles and analysis on the region's political economy, social movements, and history. Offers critical perspectives that go beyond mainstream news coverage of Middle East affairs.
Jerusalem Unplugged
I am Roberto Mazza and this is Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast.Jerusalem Unplugged is the only podcast dedicated exclusively to Jerusalem, its rich history, and its diverse people. Through in-depth conversations with scholars, activists, politicians, artists, journalists, religious figures, and community members, the podcast explores the complex layers of one of the world's most significant cities.Our conversations are designed to be intellectually challenging, moving beyond surface narratives to examine the nuanced realities of Jerusalem's past and present. Each episode provides substantive material for serious discussion, encouraging listeners to engage with the city's multifaceted stories from historical, political, cultural, and social...
mesana.org
MESANA.org is the hub for the Middle East Studies Association of North America, offering information about the organization and its activities. It provides details on membership, annual conferences, awards and fellowships, and access to the association’s publications, newsletters, and research resources for Middle East studies.
Orientalism
Edward Said's foundational critique of how Western scholarship, literature, and media constructed distorted images of the Middle East and Asia to justify colonial power. Introduces the concept of Orientalism, reshaping post-colonial studies and influencing decades of scholarship on cultural representation.
A History of the Arab Peoples
Albert Hourani's narrative history of the Arab world from the seventh-century rise of Islam through the late twentieth century, tracing the political, religious, and social forces that shaped Arab societies. A standard starting point for readers new to Middle Eastern history.