'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 Feb 202416min
What does the ICJ ruling mean for Israel's supporters? MEMO in conversation with Kathryn Ravey
How does the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s ruling that Israel must prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to genocide and prevent a genocide taking place affect its manoeuvres in...
31 Jan 202426min
Are American Jews turning their backs on Israel? MEMO in Conversation with Simone Zimmerman
More and more young American Jews are disillussioned with Israel and believe in the protection of Palestinian lives in the occupied territories and have been at the forefront of protests calling for a...
26 Jan 202443min
History in Times of Genocide: MEMO in Conversation with Rashid Khalidi
In times of genocide what responsibility does a teacher and a historian have? Israel's onslaught on Gaza has left more than 23,000 Palestinian civilians dead, many more injured and shows no sign of sl...
19 Jan 20241h 6min
Lesson in Genocide, an Israeli historian speaks out about Gaza: MEMO in Conversation with Omer Bartov
Does Israel have a right to use the Holocaust to justify its bombing of Gaza? And how is the global silence towards its crimes hindering the establishment of a Palestinian state and halting Tel Aviv's...
12 Jan 202444min
From Guantanamo to Palestine: MEMO in Conversation with Anas Mustapha
20 years ago, CAGE UK was set up to advocate for detainees held unjustly in Guantanamo Bay. Now, the rights group is expanding and becoming global at a time when systemic injustices are prevalent, see...
5 Jan 202427min
Jinns, donkey kings, angels and demons: MEMO in Conversation with Emily Selove
In an effort to beat the Abbasid Caliph Al-Nasir, the shah of the Khwarezmian Empire turned to magician Siraj Al-Din Al-Sakaki to create a magical statue that would help win the battle. But things too...
29 Des 202347min
Islam and slavery in America: MEMO in Conversation with Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst
Omar Said surprised Antebellum America when he was discovered to be an educated slave from Senegal. Used as a poster child for the benevolence of slavery, Said's writings were distorted and failed to ...
22 Des 20231h 10min
