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MEI Minute features highlights from the Middle East Initiative. Catch up on our latest events, see what our research community is working on, and learn about new opportunities for students and fellows.

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Understanding Egyptian politics beyond “authoritarianism and democracy" - Nathan Brown and Amr Adly on statehood in Egypt

March 2022

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How Palestinian refugees use “digital, invisible networks” to meet community needs - Nadya Hajj on refugee coping strategies

March 2022

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“Americans have the watches; the Taliban have the time” - Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

November 2021

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“There are so many amazing artists on the ground that really need...support systems" - Aline Khoury on Emerging Contemporary Art in Palestine

November 2021

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“We are at the end of some of these dynamics that 1979 launched” - Kim Ghattas on the Saudi-Iran Rivalry from 1979 to 2021, and Beyond

November 2021

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“We have become prisoners of our official story” - Israeli Author David Grossman on the Power of Personal and National Narratives

October 2021

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“[We need the] political will to carry out serious change...not just symbolic gestures” - Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the Future of Palestine

October 2021

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Can the Future of Jihadism Be Predicted? Dr. Thomas Hegghammer Says No

September 2021

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