STATUS/الوضع: Issue 2.2 is Live!
After some months of hard work and consolidation, we are more than pleased to announce the release of Issue 2.2 of Status. This issue, like previous issues, includes a remarkable variety of interviews,...
View ArticleInternships At ASI (& Internships for College Credit Program)
Internships At ASI (& Internships for College Credit)Fall 2015/Spring 2016The Arab Studies Institute (ASI) is now offering new internship opportunities that involve training, research, and...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts: Moe Ali Nayel on Lebanon’s Garbage Crisis and Protest Movement
[On 22 August 2015, what had in previous weeks been a small protest against the breakdown in garbage collection in Beirut turned into a major anti-corruption demonstration calling for fundamental...
View ArticleBeirut Revolt: What Is to be Done?
[The following reflection on protests in Beirut was written and circulated by Nadia Bou Ali on 27 August 2015]Beirut Revolt: What Is to be Done?What we have witnessed over the past two days on the...
View ArticleLebanon: What Do You Mean There Is No State?
[Introductory text by Ziad Abu-Rish. All graphics by Jana Traboulsi]This past week, thousands of Lebanese citizens took to the streets under the banner of “You Stink” to protest political and economic...
View ArticleIsrael’s Defeat on the Iran Deal
Since the Iran nuclear agreement was signed on 14 July, Israel has consistently defined it as an existential threat. Demonstrating once again that Israel simply lacks the military capability to...
View ArticleCities Media Roundup (August 2015)
[This is a monthly roundup of news articles, and other materials related to urban issues in the region, and beyond. It does not reflect the views of the Cities Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may...
View ArticleTurkey’s Three-Front War?
On 20 July, ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) attacked a press conference organized by the Socialist Youth Association Federation and killed thirty-three socialist activists in Suruç. On 22...
View ArticleLast Week on Jadaliyya (August 24-30)
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 Articleستاتوس\ الوضع: صدور العدد 2.2
بعد عدة شهور من العمل الشاق وتوحيد الجهود، يسرّنا أن نعلن إصدار العدد 2.2 من "ستاتوس\الوضع". ويشمل هذا العدد، مثله مثل الأعداد السابقة، تنوعاً لافتاًمن المقابلات والبرامج والمراجعات المتعلقة ببعض أكثر...
View ArticleEgypt Media Roundup (August 31)
[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 ArticleTrade Unions and Dictatorship in Egypt
Between 6 and 14 July 2015 Brecht De Smet and Seppe Malfait organized an intensive summer school in the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), which took “Bread, Freedom and Social Justice” as...
View ArticleSyria Media Roundup (August 31)
[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 ArticleTurkey Media Roundup (September 1)
[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 ArticleThe Moroccan Non-Exception: Roundtable Introduction
Since protests shook the region in December 2010, pundits have rushed to make sense of what is happening in Morocco. In the process, a normative framework has emerged under the guise of "Moroccan...
View ArticleThe Moroccan Non-Exception: A Conversation with Ahmed Marzouki, Former...
[The following is the first installment in "The Moroccan Non-Exception" Jadaliyya roundtable. Read the introduction here.]Twenty-five years ago, Morocco seemed to embark on a serious effort to confront...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (September 2)
[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 ArticleThe Moroccan Non-Exception: 'Much Loved' and Realism, Colonialism, and...
[The following is the second installment in "The Moroccan Non-Exception" Jadaliyya roundtable. Read the introduction here.]A wave of contentious reactions have dominated the Moroccan media landscape...
View ArticleNew Texts Out Now: Amira Jarmakani, An Imperialist Love Story: Desert...
Amira Jarmakani, An Imperialist Love Story: Desert Romances and the War on Terror. New York: New York University Press, 2015.J: What made you write this book? Amira Jarmakani (AJ): The impetus for...
View ArticleMaghreb Media Roundup (September 2)
[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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