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May 8, 2025 Scott Lucas, _University College Dublin_ Israel has announced that it intends to further intensify military operations and indefinitely occupy Gaza. May 7, 2025 Gabriele
Cosentino, _American University in Cairo_ TikTok reveals both the liberating and the repressive effects of social media use in Egypt. April 16, 2025 Andrea Jean Baker, _Monash University_
The Correspondent is based on the jailing of Australian journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera English colleagues. It is a masterclass in political subtlety. April 11, 2025 Mohamed Saad,
_Charles University_ The longer the Sudan war drags on, the higher the risk of fragmentation – turning one conflict into many. April 8, 2025 Claire Isabella Gilmour, _University of Bristol_
The artefacts in focus are a set of four clay trays, plain in design and apparently quite utilitarian. April 1, 2025 Guy Robert Patrick Eyre, _University of Edinburgh_ There has been a
major shift in the focus of an important and influential Islamic sect across the Middle East and North Africa. March 24, 2025 Erin O'Halloran, _University of Cambridge_ How the bold,
hopeful visions of self-determination in Britain’s eastern colonies curdled into a more militant nationalism by the end of the second world war. March 16, 2025 Federico Donelli, _University
of Trieste_ Sudan’s conflict didn’t break out because of the UAE and Saudi Arabia – but local actors felt able to go to war because of external support. March 7, 2025 May Darwich,
_University of Birmingham_ Since 1979, Egypt has been a central pillar of US policies in the Middle East. February 20, 2025 Claire Isabella Gilmour, _University of Bristol_ The discovery of
Thutmose II’s original burial site is one of Egypt’s last missing royal tombs. February 14, 2025 Cecilia Bembibre, _UCL_ Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with
objects from the past besides what they look like. February 6, 2025 Heather D. Flowe, _University of Birmingham_; Arpita Ghosh, _University of Exeter_, and James Rockey, _University of
Birmingham_ A study finds female genital mutilation or cutting is a leading cause of death: a young woman or girl dies every 12 minutes. January 28, 2025 Gerrit Kurtz, _German Institute for
International and Security Affairs_ A new approach to mediation is needed in Sudan, not simply a new mediator. January 27, 2025 Karin Aggestam, _Lund University_ The US president says he
wants displaced Palestinians to be moved from Gaza to neighbouring countries, maybe for the long term. January 24, 2025 Robert Kubinec, _University of South Carolina_ Syria faces real
challenges. A look at the research on post-Arab Spring challenges offers some answers for a region wracked by many crises. January 2, 2025 Konstantine Panegyres, _The University of
Melbourne_ Taking time off in the summer was important in ancient Greek and Roman times. But some found it hard to detach from work and completely relax. January 1, 2025 Konstantine
Panegyres, _The University of Melbourne_ Ancient letters by ordinary Greeks and Romans reveal their everyday triumphs, tragedies and habits. October 1, 2024 Gary Wilson, _Liverpool John
Moores University_ Although there is broad support for the creation of African permanent seats, this must be considered as part of a wider reform package for the UN security council. August
21, 2024 Kamilla Swart, _Hamad Bin Khalifa University_ Egypt can help the games be more universal, but the benefits of hosting must be weighed against the risks. June 17, 2024 Shamira Ahmed,
_European University Institute_ and Mehari Taddele Maru, _European University Institute_ It is too simplistic to say that the use of AI in elections is all good or all bad. The truth is
that it can be both.