Decolonizing the Palestinian Mind

Decolonizing the Palestinian Mind focuses on the Palestinian acquiescence to the structures created by the Oslo Accords. It argues that Palestinian political organizations on the left and right, whether secular or religious, whether headquartered in Ramallah or in Gaza, accepted the Oslo paradigm and jockeyed for positions in its structures—such as the Palestinian Legislative Council and other ministries—long after it was clear that the terms of the accords were crafted by Israel to make its occupation permanent. What is needed, author Haidar Eid argues, is a vision that breaks out of the Oslo framework in every way: a single democratic secular state in all of Palestine with equal rights for all.

All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survive

The women featured in All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survive share their extraordinary stories of unimaginable loss, tragedy and corruption, and show us that history repeats itself in Lebanon—and everywhere else—when there is impunity.

How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare

“We wanted to bring together a comprehensive study looking at the impact of sanctions not only economically…but also from the perspective of different sectors of society, both those that benefit from sanctions, including those connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the supreme leader’s office, as well as those affected in adverse ways throughout the population,” co-author Narges Bajoghli, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, said.

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