ONE ELECTION, COMPETING REALITIES, How the Arab World Is Interpreting America's Political Shift | An original article by Avi Melamed.
The American elections are over, but across the Middle East, another debate is unfolding: What do the results actually mean,...
When Celebrities Become Public Property: Arab Media and the Private Lives of cultural icons | An original article by Avi Melamed.
In the age of social media, celebrities in the Arab world are no longer simply singers, actors, or cultural...
When Art Meets Politics: The Arab Artist, Public Opinion, and the Crowd | An original article by Avi Melamed.
The annual music festival held in Carthage, Tunisia, produced an incident this year that has reverberated across Arab public discourse.
During a...
Israel More Doubtful About Saudi Accord After Strategic Shifts | BLOOMBERG | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in the article by Ethan Bronner for BLOOMBERG.
Israel is increasingly doubtful it can normalize relations with Saudi Arabia any time soon, dismayed by...
Gaza Begins To Reopen to the World, Testing Israel’s Postwar Strategy | THE MEDIA LINE | Find Avi Melamed's insights quoted by Waseem Abu Mahadi in this article for the THE MEDIA LINE.
Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE,...
Gaza Begins To Reopen to the World, Testing Israel’s Postwar Strategy | THE MEDIA LINE | Find Avi Melamed's insights quoted by Keren Setton in this article for the THE MEDIA LINE.
“Rafah is important for all sides –...