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Cairo Downtown Passages Redesign
The Cairo Laboratory for Urban Studies and Environmental Research (CLUSTER) has been exploring the network of Cairo’s downtown passages for almost three years. as CLUSTER co-founder Omar Nagati...
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Maghreb Media Roundup (February 16)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Maghreb and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Maghreb Page Editors or of Jadaliyya....
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Egypt Media Roundup (February 16)
[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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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (February 17)
[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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Quick Thoughts: Paul Sedra on the IS Massacre of Egyptian Copts in Libya
Among the most important points to make about these horrific murders relates to context. I would argue this event cannot and should not be placed within the context of domestic Egyptian politics or of...
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On the Margins Roundup (February)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Mali, South Sudan, Somalia, Mauritania, Djibouti, and Comoros Islands and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect...
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Turkey Media Roundup (February 17)
[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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Last Week on Jadaliyya (February 9-15)
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...
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New Texts Out Now: Andrea Khalil, Gender, Women, and the Arab Spring
Andrea Khalil, editor, Gender, Women, and the Arab Spring. London and New York: Routledge, 2015.[Editors’ Note: This book was originally published as a special issue of The Journal of North African...
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New Texts Out Now: Smadar Lavie, Wrapped in the Flag of Israel: Mizrahi...
Smadar Lavie, Wrapped in the Flag of Israel: Mizrahi Single Mothers and Bureaucratic Torture. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2014.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Smadar Lavie (SL):...
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In Memory of Ozgecan Aslan: Sexual Violence and the Juridical System in Turkey
This piece is written as a farewell to Ozgecan Aslan, a twenty-year-old university student, who was stabbed to death after she was raped. Her remains were found on 13 February, burnt and thrown into a...
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Ras Beirut, Bliss Street, and “Abu Muhammad”
Hamra Street is possibly Ras Beirut’s most renowned street, its name so often interchanged with Ras Beirut to designate the neighborhood. However, a few blocks north, Bliss Street rivals Hamra as the...
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A Compound in Common: The Case of “Little Duweiqa,” Haram City
While the eyes of the world focused on the intermittent occupations of Cairo’s Tahrir Square, in the four years since the Egyptian uprising of 2011, a different kind of social action has persisted at...
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Khaled Galal Eldeen: A Rolling Stone Gather No Moss
A rolling stone gathers no moss is the first solo show by Khaled Galal Eldeen in Cairo. Paper collages, printed sheets of silk, GIFs and an animation video offer different states of visual flatness,...
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Rethink Saudi Arabia and Its Relations Through Tadween Publishing's JadMag
Theorizing the Arabian PeninsulaEdited by Rosie Bsheer and John WarnerElectronic copy: $4.99 Paperback: $7.49 Combo: $9.99 A number of significant developments in the region make this an opportune...
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القرار الفلسطيني لمجلس الأمن: فتش عن حق العودة
اتسعت حدّة الجدل حول مشروع القرار الفلسطينيالذي قدمه الأردن، العضو العربي الوحيد في مجلس الأمن، بالاتفاق مع الفلسطينيين وجامعة الدول العربية. وعلى الرغم من رفض القرار في 30 ديسمبر/كانون الأول الماضي من...
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Syrian Refugees Collectivizing in Jordan Becomes a Security Issue
IntroductionI first visited the northern city of Irbid, Jordan in the summer of 2013 as an American undergraduate studying Arabic. By joining a youth volunteer group, I came into contact with Syrian...
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"شوق الدرويش"لحمّور زيادة:"احذر الإيمان يا ولدي، فمنه ما يُهلِك كالكفر"
كل شيء يفرّق بينهما: هو عبد أسود مولود في جبال السودان التحق بثورة المهدي ضد السلطة المصرية-البريطانية في نهاية القرن التاسع عشر وهي راهبة بيضاء يونانية الأصل اسكندرانية النشأة، ذهبت إلى الخرطوم في...
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القمر فوق بحر الرمال العظيم
في قلب بحر الرمال العظيم، في الجانب المصري من الصحراء الكبرى، وبمنطقة ما على تخوم ليبيا والسودان، حطّ ركبنا المكون من ثلاث سيارات دفع رباعي من طراز "تويوتا لاندكروزر". يُفضلها السائقون البدو في ارتياد...
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"الجرف الصامد"والدروع البشريّة
"تشنّ حركة حماس هجمات على إسرائيل على نحوٍ عشوائيّ، وتفعل ذلك من مناطق مأهولة بالسكّان، وحتّى من الجوامع والمستشفيات والمدارس. وهي تحوّل الجامعات إلى مراكز للذخيرة، وتخزّن صواريخها في الجوامع وفي داخل...
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