MDC Research and Analysis

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Demonstrations in the Islamic Republic in the Telegram Era

Date

January 24, 2018

Raz Zimmt analyzes the December 2017 protests in Iran, the role of social media, and the eventual weakening of those protests.

Hip hop artists as political and emotional commentators

Date

January 22, 2018

Guest author Omer Keynan analyzes the way that the boundaries between the personal and the social are blurred in contemporary hip-hop music, using Kendrick Lamar's song 'Alright' as a case study.

The New Generation of al-Qaʿida in Syria?

Date

January 22, 2018

Ariel Koch examines the emergence of two new al-Qaʿida organizations in Syria.

With the Physical Caliphate Defeated, The IS Highlights its Salafi Credentials in Music

Date

January 15, 2018

Adam Hoffman examines the Islamic State's use of music for propaganda purposes.

#Ana_Kaman

Date

January 10, 2018

Heidi Basch-Harod explains the effect of the #MeToo movement on the Middle East and analyzes key developments in women's rights issues in the region during 2017.

The Islamic State Declares War on Hamas: The Latest Episode in a Complex Relationship

Date

January 8, 2018

Gilad Shiloach analyzes the Islamic State's declaration of war against Hamas.

Gender reforms in Saudi Arabia

Date

January 7, 2018

Nachum Shiloh analyzes the recent reforms in the civil rights of Saudi women. In Hebrew.

Global Jihad in 2017: The Year in Review

Date

January 2, 2018

Adam Hoffman reviews the state of global jihad at the end of 2017.

The Wave of Lone Wolf Attacks in Israel (Oct. 2015 – Sep. 2016) and Palestinian Social Media

Date

December 31, 2017

Harel Chorev explains the relationship between social media and the phenomenon of Palestinian "lone wolf" attacks.

Is the ethnic genie out of the bottle? Berbers and the 'North African Spring' five years on

Date

December 31, 2017

Senior Research Fellow Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman has published a chapter in Volume II of Emerging Actors in Post-Revolutionary North Africa: Berber Movements: Identity, New Issues and New Challenges, which examines the interface between Berber identity and post-2011 events in North Africa.