Syria Media Roundup (September 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 ArticleTurkey's Night of the Firebombs
Across Turkey, coordinated attacks took place on 8 September against offices of the HDP—the People's Democratic Party. The HDP is not, strictly speaking, a Kurdish party—although that is how it is...
View ArticleYemen, Battered and Forgotten: An Interview with Hisham Al-Omeisy
Three years after a popular uprising against Ali Abdullah Saleh's thirty-three years of autocratic rule in Yemen forced him to stand down, the country is now embroiled in a bitter civil war and a...
View ArticleInheriting More than Loss
Siamak Vossoughi, Better Than War. Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 2015. [Winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction]What is it like to grow up in a country that routinely...
View ArticleBehind the Imprisonment of Mauritanian Anti-Slavery Activists
On 20 August, a Mauritanian court ruled to uphold a two-year prison sentence against anti-slavery activists Biram Deh Abeid, Brahim Ramhdan Bilal, and Sow Dijby, following an appeal trial held in the...
View ArticleOn Post-Election State Violence in Turkey
On 7 June, the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) won 13.1 percent of the vote in national parliamentary elections and was widely seen as having denied the ruling Justice and Development (AKP)...
View Articleقمامة لبنان من الفساد إلى صفر- نفايات: مقابلة للوضع بين زياد أبي شاكر ورانية...
في الحوار التالي يناقش المهندس والمنظّم زياد أبي شاكرسياسات الإدارة الفاسدة والفاشلة لنفايات لبنان الصلبة المسببة للتلوث، بالإضافة إلى الخيارات العقلانية لصفر نفايات.تتضمن المقابلة التالية أربعة أجزاء،...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Migrant & Refugee Crisis in the Mediterranean: America...
[Omar Dahi, who is a co-editor of Jadaliyya’s Syria page, addresses the current refugee crisis at 33:37]On today’s show, we’re looking at the ongoing crisis in Europe as thousands of people are making...
View Articleإدوارد سعيد: الإنسانويّة، السورُ الأخير في وجه البربرية
كتبتُ، قبل تسعة أعوام، تذييلاً لـ الاستشراق: ركّزت فيه لا على السجالات العديدة التي أثارها الكتاب منذ صدوره عام 1978 فقط، بل أيضًا على حقيقة أن دراستي لتصورات «الشرق» تعرضت باضطراد لتفسيرات خاطئة. وما...
View ArticlePalestine Media Roundup (August 16 – September 7)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Palestine and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Palestine Page Co-Editors or of Jadaliyya....
View ArticleHow Did Social Insurance in Egypt Become a Problem Rather Than a Solution?
On 31 March 2015, Egypt’s Minister of Transitional Justice announced that the committee for legislative reform was working on a draft decision to amend some provisions of the laws currently regulating...
View ArticleArab Maghreb Union: Overcoming Competition in Favor of Cooperation (Part I)
[This article is the first in a two-part series on the Arab Maghreb Union.]In his book Making Globalization Work, Joseph Stiglitz said, “As countries of the world become more closely integrated, they...
View ArticleWhat's Trending? (Summer 2015): A STATUS/الوضع "Quick Thoughts" report by...
"What is Trending on Social Media in the Middle East?" is a regular feature of the Quick Thoughts special segment on Status. It offers insight into subjects that dominate online discussion in the...
View ArticleLast Week on Jadaliyya (September 7-13)
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 ArticleAli Abdel Mohsen: This isn't sci-fi
Ali Abdel Mohsen (b. 1984) is one of the most exciting artists coming out of Cairo over the past few years. Through three solo drawing exhibitions and several experiments with sound, installation and...
View ArticleISIS in the News: Extensive Media Roundup (May-July 2015)
[Editorial Note: This is not a "Best of," only a roundup of significant pieces. Seehere for an introduction to this roundup series] English Articles Abductions in Syria cause widespread fear...
View Articleسَلَميّة، أمُّ القاهرة
بين انقضاء أجل ربيع وبدء فصلٍ حائرٍ من الغبار، بين انتصارات أحلام اليقظة وفوحانات الهزائم الدهرية القِدم، بين أنهارٍ ممددّةٍ على خرائط دروس الجغرافية وعطشٍ طفوليِّ الشغف، بين قصائد وأغانٍ تمشّط شعر...
View Articleالشاعرة الأميركية لورين كلاينمان: قصائد مختارة
الشاعرة الأميركية لورين كلاينمان: قصائد مختارة ترجمة: أسامة إسبر أشياء قابلة للكسر مطبخيهو الشيء الوحيد الموجود، يتألّف من غرفة واحدة،ترتفع عالياًفوق خطوط الصّدع في نيو جيرسي. كلُّ الأشياء التي...
View ArticleJadaliyya Monthly Edition (August 2015)
This is a selection of what you might have missed on Jadaliyya during the month of August 2015. It also includes the most recent roundups, editors picks, and most read articles. Progressively, we will...
View ArticleTurkey Media Roundup (September 15)
[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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