From classrooms to private sports clubs and shopping malls, Egyptian anthropologist Noha Roushdy conducted ethnography in a relatively poorly studied space: that of the upper classes. She questions the tension between national belonging and cosmopolitism in the Egyptian upper classes through an ethnography of for-profit international private schools. With he ... Show More
Nov 3
Episode 4: Renewable Energy in WANA – Opportunities and Inequalities
<p>Renewable energy is often celebrated as a pathway to sustainability and economic growth, but who truly benefits from the green transition in West Asia and North Africa?<br/><br/>In this episode, we are joined by: <br/>Yasmina El Amine, PhD Candidate and Research Consultant.<b ... Show More
1 h
Mar 2022
TARIQ TELL | Middle Eastern Geopolitics | Mujalasa
Tariq Tell talked about Middle Eastern geopolitics; war, geography, and political history of the region. Tariq Tell is a Jordanian scholar and activist. He is the author of "Guns, Gold, and Grain: War and Food Supply in the Making of Modern Jordan" and co-editor (with Eugene Rog ... Show More
36m 53s