Saving Gazans under fire: MEMO in Conversation with Dr Amgad Elsherif
Israel's war on Gaza shows no sign of letting up with over 30,000 Palestinians dead and 70,000 wounded since 7 October 2023. With Israel seemingly preparing a full scale military operation in Rafah an...
28 Helmi 202444min
Israel, the Bible and the Joshua Generation: MEMO in Conversation with Rachel Havrelock
The Zionist movement and Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, sought to revive the biblical Book of Joshua and use it to give the state a new identity. Here Israel was Joshua and the Pales...
21 Helmi 202459min
Lebanon and the wounds of war: MEMO in Conversation with filmmaker Daniele Rugo
As The Soil and the Sea premiers in London this month, Rugo discusses the harrowing stories from the Lebanese Civil War which he unearthed in his new film and the generational impact of these life cha...
18 Helmi 202435min
Christian conservatism in Lebanese politics: MEMO in Conversation with Chloe Kattar
Lebanon's history of civil unrest means its political landscape is based on sectarianism, which have repeatedly caused its governments to collapse and pushed the country to the brink of civil war. But...
14 Helmi 20241h 2min
The young Egyptians who brought down a president: MEMO in Conversation with Rusha Latif
It has been 13 years since Egyptians took to the street and changed their political landscape, but who was behind the protests that ousted President Hosni Mubarak? And what happened to the movement th...
11 Helmi 202456min
Cutting support for UNRWA and starving Gaza: MEMO in Conversation with Dr Lex Takkenberg
UNRWA isn't only an aid agency, it is vital for advocating for the rights of Palestine refugees on a global stage, is that why Israel seeks to shut it down? Join this week's MEMO in Conversation as we...
8 Helmi 202439min
Gaza and the end of Israeli invincibility: MEMO in Conversation with Daniel Levy
Israel's sense of invincibility and security were shattered on 7 October 2023 and now its atrocities are playing out in full view of the world, but has it lost its international legitimacy? On 6 O...
7 Helmi 202450min
'Attacks on UNRWA are about squeezing the Palestinians': MEMO in Conversation with Chris Gunness
The United Nations Refugee and Work Agency (UNRWA) plays a critical role in the lives of millions of Palestinians. Setup in 1949 to support the 750,000 Palestinians expelled by Israel in the 1948 Nakb...
1 Helmi 202416min
