About the Blog - A NON-ORIENTALIST REVIEW

The founder of the blog is Marc Martorell Junyent. He graduated in International Relations at Blanquerna University (Barcelona) and is focused on the history, politics and economy of the Middle East and North Africa. He was an Erasmus student at Ankara Üniversitesi and has been living in Istanbul and Tunis as well. He speaks Spanish, Catalan, English, French, German and some Arabic. His email is martorellmarc@gmail.com.

PUBLISHED WORK

 “Do Not Take Oman’s Stability For Granted”, OpenDemocracy, 12 December 2018.

 Book review, “Lords of the Desert: Britain’s Struggle with America to Dominate the Middle East”, Middle East Monitor, 7 January 2019.

 “From Revolution to Reform: 40 Years after Khomeini’s Triumphant Return to Iran”, London School of Economics Middle East Blog, 14 February 2019.

 “Javad Zarif, Mossadegh and the “Art of Political Theatre”, The Geopolitics, 7 March 2019.

 “Netanyahu’s Indictment Doesn’t Mean He Won’t Win”, The Fair Observer, 19 March 2019.

 “Washington, Another Stage in the Israeli Electoral Race”, The Geopolitics, 28 March 2019.

 “What Does Turkey’s Election Result Mean for Its Ruling Party?”, The Fair Observer, 2 April 2019.

 “Netanyahu Wins Again, But Why?”, The Geopolitics, 17 April 2019.

 Co-authored with Giorgio Cafiero, “Iran’s Limited Clout in Yemen”, IRAM (Center for Iranian Studies in Ankara), 1 September, 2019.

 Book review, “Iran: A Social and Political History since the Qajars’ by Yann Richard”, London School of Economics Middle East Blog, 4 October, 2019.

 “Is Saudi Arabia Looking for an Exit from Yemen?”, The Fair Observer, 14 April, 2020.

 Book review, “Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Rivalry that Unravelled the Middle East by Kim Ghattas”, London School of Economics Middle East Blog, 17 June, 2020.

 “For Yemen, No Consistent EU Policy in Sight”, The Fair Observer, 28 August, 2020.

 Book review, “Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula by Laleh Khalili”, Inside Arabia, 14 November 2020.

 Book review, “Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings by Pouya Alimagham”, Inside Arabia, 12 December 2020.

 Book review, “War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa by Ariel I. Ahram”, Inside Arabia, 10 January 2021.

 Book Review – ‘The Heartbeat of Iran’ by Tara Kangarlou, London School of Economics Middle East Centre Blog, 25 February 2021.

 Book Review – “El islam y la Alemania de Hitler en la Segunda Guerra Mundial – Crítica literaria de ‘Los musulmanes en la guerra de la Alemania nazi’, de David Motadel”, Todo Literatura, 18 March 2021.

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