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Muzaffar Al-Nawwab: In the Old Tavern
[Muzaffar al-Nawwab (b. Baghdad, 1934) is one of Iraq’s most famous and influential poets. He studied literature in Baghdad and worked as a teacher. He joined the Iraqi Communist Party at a very early...
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February Culture
Jadaliyya's February Culture Bouquet is our most colorful so far! Our new series Visuals in 1500 returns with contributions by artists Doris Bittar and Sundus Abdul Hadi. Pierre Joris and Habib Tangour...
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Syria Media Roundup (February 28)
[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...
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GCC and the Sacred Right to Punish
Beneath the thin veneer of modernity, lie the mundane practices of repressive rule in Qatar and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council states. Lest we forget. we are continuously reminded of the...
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Maghreb Media Roundup (March 1)
[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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Representation and the Egyptian Black Bloc: The Siren Song of Orientalism?
Much in the way of media coverage has highlighted the appearance of a Western-style Black Bloc on the streets of Cairo during the protests marking the second anniversary of the Egyptian uprising that...
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What was at Stake at Brooklyn College?
It was an odd spectacle: Michael Bloomberg, the New York City mayor responsible for a quite a bit of repression against New York activists, was also the one chiding New York politicos for their threats...
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Assarag: Habitat and the Imazighen of Morocco
[If the slide show of photographs is not visible above, please click here.][The photos and text presented here are the result of my work in five Amazigh (also known as Berber) communities or distinct...
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Global Ban on CS Gas is Needed
To mark the second anniversary of the February 14 Bahraini uprising, Pr. Damian McCormack, Pr. David Grayson and Tara O'Grady call for a ban on CS gas. CS gas, 2-chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, is a...
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What Does Morsi Not Understand About Police Reform?
In mid-1861, Saeed Pasha, the ruler of Egypt, issued a Sovereign Decree to all police chiefs replacing the penalty of beating with imprisonment. Accordingly, regulations were issued stating that since...
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فارس يواكيم في ترجمة كتاب عنف الدكتاتورية لستيفان زفايغ
[“كتب” هي سلسلة تستضيف “جدلية” فيها الكتاب والمترجمين في حوار حولأعمالهم الجديدة، نرفقه بمقطع من الكتاب.]الكتاب ”عنف الدكتاتورية“ المؤلف: ستيفان زفايغ، ترجمة فارس يواكيم. بيروت، دار الفرات،...
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غريب حيفاوي: الفلسطيني لاجئاً في ذاته
شاءت ابتسام عازم أن تجعل روايتها «غــــريب حيفاوي» (دار الجمل) أشبه بتداخــــل بورتريهات: بورتريه داخل بورتريه داخل بورتريه، لتنتهي جميعها بمركز ثقل واحد أو نواة ثقيلة ومكثفة قوامها التاريخ والذاكرة...
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The Rising Cost of Electricity in Jordan
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Lebanon's Sect Addiction
Lebanese MPs outraged secularists and campaigners opposed to sectarian politics this past week by provisionally approving a voting law that would make it so citizens could only vote for candidates of...
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Jadaliyya Monthly Edition (February 2013)
This is a selection of what you might have missed on Jadaliyya during the month of February 2013. It also includes the most recent videos, roundups and the most read articles. Progressively, we will be...
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Media on Media Roundup (March 3)
Assad accuses UK of bullying In a rare interview with the UK's Sunday Times, President Bashar al-Assad accused the British government of bullying and naivety in its approach to the conflict in...
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أطياف الربيع العربي فوق بيروت
لطالما شكلت المطالب المعيشية في لبنان مادة للنكايات السياسية ليس إلا. وكثيراً ما ارتضت الحركة النقابية اللبنانية التي كان الاتحاد العمالي العام يشكل فصيلها الأبرز، أن تتحول إلى ما يشبه الأداة في يد...
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Syria Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (February 2013)
[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on Syria. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they...
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Whatever Happened to Egypt's Democratic Transition?
There is a paradigm nobody talks about much anymore in regard to Egypt: the democratic transition. The problem with the idea of democratic transition, dearly beloved by the Barack Obama Administration,...
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اللغةُ أداةٌ لمعرفةِ الأشياءِ وتشفيرِ وترميزِ المعلوماتِ عنها وتدوينها وإذاعتها للتعبيرِ والتواصلِ. للأشياءِ أسماءٌ تُعرفُ بها وعلاقاتٌ تربُطُها يُعبّر عنها بأفعالٍ وحروفٍ وظروفٍ، وأمّا دأبُ الإنسانِ...
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