Maureen Nole. In the last twenty years there has been a marked rise in the number of female suicide bombers in the Middle East and North Africa. This is demonstrative not of a feminization of martyrdom, but rather of a further exploitation of women in the region.

Erin Buckley. The resilience of authoritarian regimes in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) regions cast doubt on the possibility of democratisation in the region. The relationship between a regime’s legitimacy and its interactions with democratisation and authoritarianism offers critical insight. Political legitimacy stems from people’s desire to have their needs met and interests protected. People want the government to provide for them, and if the government does so, they are likely to view it as legitimate.

Alina Kreynovich. Sectarian conflict plays a significant role in the conception of the Middle East, which is notably not exceptional in world history.

Luther (Louie) Lyons. Perhaps one of the more significant gaps in any ‘layman’s perspective’ is the debate about the representation and cultural imagery of Ancient Egyptians that is strongly disposed to depict them as Europeanised white.

Beatrice Pistola. The dimensions of this Torah case, according to the measurements of the Jewish Museum (2020), are 61.6 × 36.5 × 34.9 cm and the material used is silver.