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Yesterday, 7th December 2009, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) hosted a groundbreaking event which brought together people from a wide variety of backgrounds and professions including academics, lawyers, peace...
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On the 4th and 5th of November, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) was present at a conference in Beirut, convened by the Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations under...
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The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) and The Cordoba Foundation yesterday co-hosted the first, of what we hope will be many, successful joint ventures. Last night in the Kensington Close...
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Amnesty International Report "Troubled Waters – Palestinians denied fair access to water – Israel-Occupied Territories." Review by Dr. Hanan Chehata, Middle East Monitor, (MEMO), London Introduction It is...
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May 15, 2014
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Senussi Bsaikri
Excerpts from: European-Mediterranean Relations: From the Barcelona Declaration to the Mediterranean Union Chapter: Partnership Initiatives in the light of the Arab-Israeli Conflict A Summary by Senussi Bsaikri, Middle East...
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Robert D. Kaplan's article "Why I Love Al Jazeera" (The Atlantic – Oct. 2009 – pp55-56.) Review by Dr. Hanan Chehata, Middle East Monitor, (MEMO), London In his article...
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When the Merowe Dam was built on the Nile in Sudan, life for the villagers of Abu Haraz would change forever In the small village of Abu Haraz in...
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May 14, 2014
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Amelia Smith
When Sara Ishaq returns to Yemen after ten years abroad reconnecting with the Scottish half of her roots she finds the country she grew up is on the brink...
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May 14, 2014
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Amelia Smith
Abdul Basset Saroot, goalkeeper of the Syrian national youth football team turned armed opposition fighter, is now classed as a terrorist by Bashar Al-Assad. The army raided his neighbourhood...
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May 14, 2014
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Amelia Smith
In apartheid South Africa marriage between black and white people was prohibited and white-only jobs sanctioned. Areas designated as white were destroyed by bulldozers and the black population living...
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May 14, 2014
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Amelia Smith
"He was a man seeking power. He would do anything to achieve his goals, regardless of anyone. Even if you were a close friend he'd send you to jail....
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May 14, 2014
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Amelia Smith
"If the Nakba signifies the expulsion of the Palestinian citizen from his land, and seizing his land by force, then the Nakba began decades before 1948." It is this...
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May 14, 2014
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Amelia Smith
"The Israeli blockade may have taken a heavy toll on Gazans, but this film reveals life and hope among the devastation." Kamal Khalaf is a construction worker and father...
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May 14, 2014
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Amelia Smith
Today around 300,000 Palestinian refugees live in Lebanon, yet only 2% of them have work permits. Lebanese law bans Palestinians from working in most professions; those that do work...
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"It's better to die as a Fidaï than a man of the people," says Med El Hadi Benadouda on his life as one of the mujahideen soldiers whose goal...
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May 14, 2014
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Amelia Smith
"In the film I will document a legal system; a system which organizes the rule of law in the territories we conquered in 1967. This is a unique system....
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May 14, 2014
Middle East Monitor
26 former European leaders, including former Presidents, Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers and European Commissioners, have written a letter to EU President Van Rompuy and High Representative Catherine Ashton, calling...
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Departing from the contradiction which mainstream narratives have assimilated into normalised recurrences, Ahmed Sa'di's excellent treatise commences with a reminder that Israel has extended the existence of colonialism far...
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Moving away from the emphasis placed by the mainstream upon narrative when discussing Palestinian and Israeli literature, Anna Bernard's academic treatise, "Rhetorics of belonging: nation, narration and Israel/Palestine" (Liverpool...
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May 5, 2014
Dr. Daud Abdullah
Now that the Obama show has left town the Middle East can return to reality. All eyes are focussed on the 24th meeting of Arab heads of state due...
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April 19, 2014
Dr. Daud Abdullah
One month on, the fallout from Israel's attack on the aid flotilla shows no sign of abating. Calls for an independent and credible inquiry continue to grow, not only...