A People Without Borders, Iranian Arabs: MEMO In Conversation with Shaherzad Ahmadi
The Arabs of Khuzestan and the Iranians of Iraq were at the forefront of suspicion, anxiety and whose loyalty was questioned by the national building projects in Iran and Iraq in the 20th century. Pe...
19 Mars 20251h 11min
Influencing the Middle East the Italian way: MEMO in Conversation with Maria Luisa Fantappie
Events in the MENA directly impact Italy which is just 35 miles away, but how are the changing political dynamics affecting Rome's Middle East policy? Italy's fate is deeply entangled with the Mi...
12 Mars 202555min
A new Syria is born: MEMO in Conversation with Sarah Hunaidi
Is the new Syrian administration reflective of society and is it able to build a country free of political authoritarianism? A member of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement joins us to discuss this ...
26 Feb 202559min
Salafist populism in the Lebanese crisis: MEMO in Conversation with Giulia Gozzini
People in Lebanon are angry at the level of state corruption and dysfunction, and Salafist movements are offering them an alternative. Nationalist populism has been sweeping the world in the last d...
19 Feb 20251h 3min
Weaponising anti-Semitism: MEMO in Conversation with Rachel Shabi
Accusations of anti-Semitism have shaped the way governments and institutions respond to Israel’s actions over the past 15 months, but this not only limits open discussion, but also hurts the Jewish c...
12 Feb 202546min
Biden, Trump & the Gaza genocide: MEMO in Conversation with Khaled Elgindy
Joe Biden was said to be the most pro-Israel US president in decades, with Donald Trump taking over the White House, we ask what will Washington do next? Israel's 15-month genocidal assault on the b...
5 Feb 202526min
The Middle East in 2025: MEMO in Conversation with Nader Hashemi
How will the new year shape the ever changing Middle East? And will US President-elect Donald Trump give in to pressure from Israel and take military steps against Iran and widen the unrest in the reg...
29 Jan 202559min
Israel, Gaza & the international division of humanity: MEMO in Coversation with Vijay Prashad
The 'international division of humanity' is central to imperialist logic and explains the reasons behind the treatment of Palestinians by the Global North, but this very concept is leading to the West...
22 Jan 202541min
