This two-part fifth episode features American University in Cairo (AUC) scholars Dina Makram-Ebeid and Amr Adly. The guests presented findings from an AUC research project entitled, “Social Protection in Egypt: Mitigating the Socio-Economic Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Vulnerable Employment.” The discussion focused on the project’s research production, which includes papers exploring the impact of the pandemic on…

Part 2 of the fifth episode features American University in Cairo (AUC) scholars Dina Makram-Ebeid and Amr Adly. The guests presented findings from an AUC research project entitled, “Social Protection in Egypt: Mitigating the Socio-Economic Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Vulnerable Employment.” The discussion focused on the project’s research production, which includes papers exploring the impact of the pandemic on…

The sixth episode features American University of Beirut (AUB) Sociologist Rima Majed. The discussion focused on how the pandemic impacted Lebanon’s sectarian politics and social inequality, as well as calls for political change and popular expressions of socio-economic discontent.