DARS Media Roundup (February 2015)
DARS Media Roundup (February 2015)[This is a monthly roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Resistance and Subversion in the Arab world and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It...
View ArticleMental Health Programs for Syrian Refugees
Lebanon is host to the largest number of Syrians displaced by the current conflict. Most of these refugees, some one-and-a-half million, live in tragic and precarious conditions.[1] Intensive war and...
View Articleستاتوس\الوضع: العدد 2.1
يسرنا أن نعلن صدور العدد الثاني من مجلة "ستاتوس\الوضع" الصوتية. "ستاتوس\الوضع" مجلة صوتية مستقلة، تعاونية ونقدية وناشئة، تصدر شهرياً وتجمع بين التحليل والتغطية الأخبارية والسخرية. تنشر مقابلات\محادثات...
View ArticleEgypt Media Roundup (March 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...
View ArticleTurkey Media Roundup (March 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...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (March 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...
View ArticleNada Baraka's Fractals
Fractals is the first solo exhibition by Egyptian painter Nada Baraka. It was hosted in January 2015 by Mashrabia Gallery in Cairo. Experimenting with a range of materials, Baraka takes inspiration...
View ArticleSyria Media Roundup (March 2)
[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 (February 23-March 2)
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 ArticleNew Texts Out Now: Anthony Downey, Uncommon Grounds: New Media and Critical...
Anthony Downey, editor, Uncommon Grounds: New Media and Critical Practices in the Middle East and North Africa.London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2014. Jadaliyya (J): What made you put together this...
View ArticleNew Media and the Spectacle of the War on Terror
US-based artists of the Arab diaspora who have explored the interventionist potential of new media have often done so within the context of the American spectacle: a reality in which life is reduced to...
View ArticleEgypt Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (February 2015)
[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...
View Articleel Seed and Aya Tarek Discuss Calligraffiti
Born to Tunisian parents in the suburbs of Paris, el Seed has risen to the forefront of the Arab graffiti scene over the past few years. He stands out for his unique style which mixes Arabic...
View ArticleSlurring Sectarianism: Sunni-Shi‘i Discourse in Lebanon
Lebanon has a history of inter-sectarian strife. Due to recent regional developments, namely the war in Syria, this strife now features new anti-Shi‘i and anti-Sunni slurs. Such slurs fan the flames of...
View ArticleThe Right to Food Safety: Rights-Based Dialogue as a Springboard towards...
The stances taken by Lebanon’s Public Health Minister Wael Abou Faour in November 2014 took the country by surprise. Departing completely from the norm, Abou Faour published lists of actual businesses...
View ArticleNew Texts Out Now: David McDonald, Rethinking Corporatization and Public...
David McDonald, editor, Rethinking Corporatization and Public Services in the Global South. London: Zed Books, 2014.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?David McDonald (DMD): After three...
View ArticleLoving the Lens: ‘American Sniper’ as Movie and Event
American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood. USA, 2014.There is a lull at the moment in the clamor around Clint Eastwood's controversial film American Sniper, as award season ends and the movie's...
View ArticlePainter Ahmed Sabry takes Inspiration from the Fifth Settlement
Ahmed Sabry is a painter based in Cairo. His work often builds on the images propagated by mass media, and reflects a dark sense of humor. His 2012 series, titled 'The True story of Mohannad's death'...
View ArticleLast Week on Jadaliyya (March 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 Articleمن ذكرياتي عن العام 1948
في مثل هذه الأيام تعود بالإنسان الذاكرة إلى أيام من عام 1948، عام النكبة، عام التشريد والضياع. وتعود صور الأحداث وذكراها تشغل الذاكرة وتغص حزنا وألماً، فقد مضت أربعة وستون عاماً، إلاّ إنّ الأمل لا يزال...
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