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Egypt Media Roundup (June 2)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Egypt and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Egypt Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may...
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One Year Since the Gezi Uprising: A Timeline
Sometimes journalists report. Sometimes we analyze and comment. Sometimes we investigate. But sometimes we just provide context.As the author of one of the first English-language articles providing...
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Turkey Media Roundup (June 3)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Turkey and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Turkey Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may...
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Afterthoughts on Piketty’s Capital
By David Harvey Thomas Piketty has written a book called Capital that has caused quite a stir. He advocates progressive taxation and a global wealth tax as the only way to counter the trend towards the...
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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (June 3)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors...
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In Algiers, the Twenties Are No Longer the Best Years
Two young activists, one is Algerian and the other is Tunisian. They look like two drops of water: thin, close fitting sweaters, Zara can be read on one of them, it is not a war cry, just a brand name,...
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Mohamed Said Baalbaki: Fictional Museum
Mohamed Said Baalbaki: Fictional MuseumMay 2014Viennoise Hotel, Cairo In his two-part series titled Al Buraq (The Pegasus), Lebanese artist Mohamed Said Baalbaki questions the authority of the museum...
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New Texts Out Now: Gulcin Erdi-Lelandais, Understanding the City: Henri...
Gülçin Erdi-Lelandais, editor, Understanding the City: Henri Lefebvre and Urban Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Gulçin Lelandais...
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Egypt Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (May 2014)
[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on Egypt. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide...
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Photography Media Roundup (June 5)
[This is a monthly roundup of articles on photography in the Middle East and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Photography Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may...
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Theory and its Consequences: A Reply to Joel Beinin
In a piece on Jadaliyya, labor historian and scholar of the Egyptian revolution Joel Beinin engages critically with my article entitled “Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Egypt.” Beinin takes issue...
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Egyptian Investment Law Axing Proxy Litigation Harmful to Citizen Rights
Days before its resignation on 24 February 2014, the Beblawi cabinet announced its intention to amend Egypt's investment law. The change would limit the right to challenge sales contracts of public...
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Counting Votes in Egypt and Practicing Return in Palestine: Interviews with...
Despite massive pro-military media propaganda in Egypt, and threats of large fines against those who did not vote, the election commission had to extend the voting for a third day in an attempt to draw...
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Dodging City Archive / Beirut Chapter
(Photos and text by Giulia Guadagnoli, unless otherwise noted.)I started walking around Beirut in 2010. An initial feeling of exhaustion by overwhelming physical obstacles and blind corners evolved...
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Jadaliyya Monthly Edition (May 2014)
This is a selection of what you might have missed on Jadaliyya during the month of May 2014. It also includes the most recent roundups, editors picks, and most read articles. Progressively, we will be...
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Gezi at One: Rethinking the Legacy of the Protests
One year ago, I asked the question: “Can the ‘Spirit of Gezi’ Transform Progressive Politics in Turkey?” As a sympathetic observer oscillating between optimism and despair in the aftermath of the...
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مينا: أجساد موشومة
(قراءة نقدية في رواية "مينا" للكاتبة اللبنانية/المصرية: سحر مندور– دار الآداب اللبنانية – بيروت – 2013)تبدأ الرواية بسؤال السرد النسوي الذي يجعل من الجسد والسلطة وتداعياتهما مركزًا ديناميًا للسرد،...
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تزامنٌ شيّق برغم الاختلاف
تزامن مشهدا الانتخابات المصرية والسورية، رغم الاختلاف الجذري بين البلدين. وفي المشهدين، تكرّرت مشاهد الاحتفال في الشارع، رغم الاختلاف الجذري بين البلدين. وإذ اتفق معارضو المشهدين على وسمهما بصيغة «عودة...
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Turbulent Muslim Renaissance in Tunisia: Interview with Ennahda's Yusra...
The political transformations that occurred after the Arab Spring saw the emergence of political Islam with new force. This occurred not only in Tunisia, where the revolutions began, but more widely in...
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Muslims and the Path of Intellectual Slavery: An Interview with Wael Hallaq...
This is the second installment of a two-part interview with Wael Hallaq (click here for Part 1). In this second, Hallaq expounds upon the conflict he sees in the relationship between scholars in the...
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