Quick Thoughts: Khalil Shaheen on Palestinian Reconciliation and the New...
[On 23 April 2014 representatives of the rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas signed the Beach Camp Agreement, named after the Gaza Strip refugee camp where it was concluded. In order to assess...
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مسؤولون إما بإصدارهم القوانين والأنظمة غير الملائمة، وإما بمقاومتهم أي تعديل لما هو غير مناسب ومسيء للمدينة، وإما بصمّ آذانهم عن سماع صوت العارفين والاختصاصيين، وإما بالقيام بالأعمال "المتوحشة" في حق...
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يبدو أن (ال) التعريف قد فقدت معناها في العلاقات المصرية الفلسطينية، فلم نعد نعرف على وجه الدقة مَن هو "الــــــ" عدو، ومَن "الـــــ" صديق، وضاع "تعريف" النصر والهزيمة، والنكسة والنكبة، والدولة والنظام...
View ArticleSyria Media Roundup (June 9)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Syria and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Syria Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may...
View ArticleLast Week on Jadaliyya (June 2-8)
This is a selection of what you might have missed on Jadaliyya last week. It also includes a list of the most read articles and roundups. Progressively, we will be featuring more content on our "Last...
View Articleحرب المعلومات: كشوفات عن المرتزقة والتحريض الطائفي والتخطيط الديموغرافي في...
"لا يجوز معاقبة أي شخص بسبب إفصاحه عن معلومات تتعلق بالأمن الوطني إذا كان الإفصاح 1- لا يضر فعلاً ومن غير المحتمل أن يضر بمصلحة أمنية وطنية مشروعة، 2- أو إذا كانت المصلحة العامة في معرفة المعلومات...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts: Ali Ahmida on the Situation in Libya
[The recent upsurge in fighting in Libya has been the most intense since the overthrow of Mu‘ammar Qaddafi in 2011. In addition to pitting various militias against each other, General Khalifa Haftar...
View ArticleEgypt Media Roundup (June 9)
[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...
View ArticleEgypt’s Nile Blues
Ethiopia is forging ahead with the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, which it began more than three years ago, despite Egypt’s protests. Unlike Egypt, Sudan...
View Articleالاعتداءات الجنسية والاغتصاب في ميدان التحرير
الاعتداءات الجنسية والاغتصاب في ميدان التحرير أثناء الاحتفال بحلف يمين الرئيس دليل على عدم كفاية التعديلات القانونية الأخيرة للتصدي لتلك الجرائموقوع على الأقل 9 حالات اعتداءات جنسية واغتصابات بالآلات...
View ArticleO.I.L. Monthly Edition (May 2014)
[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on the Occupations, Interventions,and Law (O.I.L.) Page. It also includes material published on other platforms that...
View ArticleRepresenting Hamas (Part 1)
Shlomi Eldar,Lehakir et Hamas[“To Know Hamas"]. Jerusalem: Keter, 2012.The latest book by veteran Israeli journalist Shlomi Eldar, Lehakir et Hamas [“To Know Hamas], is a must-read for anyone...
View ArticleTunisia: The Collective Making of a Constitution
Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly (NCA) session held on 26 January 2014 did not put an end to disagreements among its members. However, it did represent the culmination of the work done by...
View ArticleTurkey Media Roundup (June 10)
[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...
View Articleتقرير حول أداء وسائل الإعلام خلال الانتخابات الرئاسية 2014
أصدر مركز القاهرة لدراسات حقوق الإنسان صباح اليوم السبت 7 يونيو 2014 تقريره المرحلي الثاني حول التغطية الإعلامية لفترات الاقتراع في الانتخابات الرئاسية 2014 . التقرير الذي يتكون من أربعة مباحث في 26...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (June 10)
[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...
View ArticleNew Texts Out Now: Ahmed El Shamsy, The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social...
Ahmed El Shamsy, The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History.Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Ahmed El...
View ArticleEmbedded Poetry: Iraq; Through a Soldier's Binoculars
Critics and reviewers greeted Brian Turner’s Here, Bullet (Alice James Books, 2005) with effusive and unanimous praise. His poems were read as “dispatches from a place more incomprehensible than the...
View ArticleWe Shall Continue
Mahienour al-Massry, imprisoned on charges based on the Protest Law, writes from her prison cell:Khaled Said's anniversary has passed without reviving his memory, while at the same time one of...
View ArticleOn Revolutions and Defeated Revolutionary Movements: A Reply to Brecht De Smet
I thank Becht De Smet for replying to my critique of his “Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Egypt.” Theoretical debates seeking to evaluate the applicability of general social science concepts to...
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