The New Arab Woman: MEMO in Conversation with Susanna Ferguson
From raising a family to a nation, how debates around modernisation, democracy and capitalism gave birth to a new Arab woman. In the 1850s the Arab world underwent a gendered revolution brought abo...
27 Nov 20241h 5min
Spying for the Ottomans: MEMO in Conversation with Emrah Safa Gurkan
The 16 and 17 centuries saw an eruption in espionage, spying and covert operations, with a growing network of Christian clergymen, traders, slaves, travellers, nobles and others who were also intellig...
20 Nov 20241h 7min
The long Israeli arm of British law: MEMO in Conversation with Stavit Sinai
As an anti-apartheid activist, Stavit Sinai has repeatedly taken action against the occupation state of Israel, but she made headlines when, in 2022, she was one of two Israelis arrested for storming ...
13 Nov 202448min
Taking on Israel's arms industry: MEMO in Conversation with Ronnie Barkan
CAPTION: On Nakba Day in 2022, 7 activists stormed the site of Israel's largest weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems in an effort to disrupt its operations and highlight the atrocities its 'field tested...
6 Nov 20241h 6min
Jewish anti-Zionism and Israel: MEMO in Conversation with Zachary Foster
The anti-Zionist Jewish movement has led numerous anti-war protests calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza, but what’s the history of Jewish opposition to Zionism? Israel claims to be working to p...
30 Okt 202442min
Algeria, Yugoslavia and Cinematic Uprising: MEMO in Conversation with Mila Turajlic
Algeria won its War on Independence because it won a media war against the French following help from Yugoslavia. But what did the images coming out of Algiers show and how did they frame its battle f...
23 Okt 202457min
Israel's defeats on a global scale: MEMO in Conversation with Ramzy Baroud
Looking back at Israel's conduct over the past year, Baroud highlights Tel Aviv's use of African mercenaries in the execution of its onslaught on Gaza and how the West is enabling the continuation of ...
16 Okt 202447min
'A textbook case of genocide': MEMO in Conversation with Craig Mokhiber
Craig Mokhiber resigned from the UN over its inaction with regards the 'textbook case of genocide' taking place in Gaza. One year on, little has changed. He joins MEMO in Conversation to discuss the e...
9 Okt 202437min
