Angle, Anchor, and Voice

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Do Women in Syria Need ‘Saving’?
What I witnessed in Damascus was women of all ages occupying public space with ease. They did not appear provisional or apologetic, but embedded in the…
 • Ezgi Basaran
I Was in Damascus. Left with Respect.
The air in Damascus has shifted, even if its material conditions have not. I moved through a city marked by energy, anxiety and moments of hope, while…
 • Ezgi Basaran
The Uses of Unreality: Gaza + The idea of a Jewish Homeland and the objection of Britain's only Jewish minister
Ceasefires, committees, and boards proliferate around Gaza. The gap between material conditions and the political fantasy surrounding them continues to…
 • Ezgi Basaran
The idea of a Jewish homeland and the objection of Britain’s only Jewish minister
In 1917, Britain cast its guilt into policy by pledging a home for the Jews in Palestine. The only Jewish minister in the Cabinet Edwin Montagu tried to…
 • Ezgi Basaran
Arabs and Kurds in Syria: Betrayal and Nationalism
The rapid unravelling of Kurdish autonomy in Syria has brought familiar narratives back into play. Nationalism and the language of betrayal have…
 • Ezgi Basaran

January 2026

Revolutions Without Revolutionaries: Actor Khalid Abdalla, Palestine, and Iran
A reflection on Khalid Abdalla’s Nowhere, and what protest leaves behind when it does not topple power. From Egypt and Palestine to Iran, on endurance…
 • Ezgi Basaran
Kurds on the Edge. Again.
As Syrian government forces advance, regional bargains and shifting alliances have left Syria’s Kurds exposed once more.
 • Ezgi Basaran
How did the unthinkable Iranian revolution become inevitable?
Protests across Iran have revived claims that the Islamic Republic is facing its greatest test yet. Let's look back at the Iranian Revolution of 1979…
 • Ezgi Basaran
Venezuela’s ‘Oil Curse’: Parallels from the Middle East
As the US takes on a mandate over Venezuela, the Middle East’s long shadow falls once more over fantasies of easy oil wealth. What the oil curse is and…
 • Ezgi Basaran

December 2025

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