The MERIP Podcast Episode 17: Niema Alhessen
Middle East Research and Information Project [Unofficial]
March 9, 2026
Today’s episode of the MERIP Podcast features an interview with Niema Alhessen, a Sudanese researcher based in Cairo who is focused on urban conflict and displacement. She is the author of “Burri Under Siege—How War Remade Everyday Life in a Sudanese Neighborhood” in our
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