Book review essays and podcasts about new publications on the Middle East are a regular feature of Abu Aardvark's MENA Academy. Two longtime areas of my research focus are Islamist movements and Arab media. Especially before the 2011 Arab uprisings, I published regularly about the transformative effects of
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And welcome to the resistance, APSA.
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No. Here's why... and why that's dangerous.
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Plus a special focus on recent academic work on Syria's Post-Asad transition
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Why does Trump hate Tunisian olive oil and American allies?
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Plus Columbia promises to airdrop pro-Israeli faculty into departments and deportations accelerate.
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Plus why I'm not renewing my APSA membership or attending the 2025 conference.
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This week's roundup from the MENA Academy, amidst another barrage of terrible news.
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The new round of the Middle East Scholars Barometer captures the dangers of the moment
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Plus renewed war with Houthis, closing Alhurra and a roundup from the weekend
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It's not just punishing protestors - two of the government's demands are far worse.