Beirut Bombed: A STATUS Quick Thoughts Conversation with Maya Mikdashi
In this not-so-quick Quick Thoughts interview for Status/الوضع, Maya Mikdashi examines how the representation of the attacks on Beirut became dominated by connotations surrounding the term dahieh. She...
View ArticleLast Week on Jadaliyya (December 14-20)
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 ArticleInternships At ASI (& Internships for College Credit Program)
General Internships At ASISpring/Summer 2016CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR GENERAL INTERNSHIPSThe Arab Studies Institute (ASI) is now offering new internship opportunities that involve training,...
View ArticlePetrodollars and Profit: Rethinking Political Economy through the Middle East
Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler, The Scientist and the Church, World Economic Association, 2015.Howard Page, a director at what was then Exxon, was once asked, “What would have happened if Iraq...
View ArticleAlexandrian Cosmopolitianism: An Archive
Hala Halim, Alexandrian Cosmopolitianism: An Archive. New York: Fordham University Press, 2013.[This review was originally published in the most recent issue ofArab Studies Journal. For more...
View ArticleNew Texts Out Now: Sherene Seikaly, Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in...
Sherene Seikaly, Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Sherene Seikaly (SS):When I started...
View ArticleSaddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime
Joseph Sassoon, Saddam Hussein’s Ba‘th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.[This review was originally published in the most recent issue ofArab Studies...
View ArticleEgypt Media Roundup (December 21)
[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 ArticleAlexandrian Cosmopolitanism: An Archive
Hala Halim, Alexandrian Cosmopolitanism: An Archive. New York: Fordham University Press, 2013.[This review was originally published in the most recent issue ofArab Studies Journal. For more information...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (December 22)
[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 Articleالداخلية أساس الحكم والحداثة في مصر
بداية الحداثة في مصر ارتبطت بالجيش. ولكن تشكل الحداثة كآليات حكم وإنتاج وإدارة للحياة تمركزت حول "الداخلية". فأغلب مكونات الحوكمة (أي فن إدارة السكان وحياتهم بالكامل) تقع داخل مؤسسة الداخلية أو على...
View Articleقالتْ: أظافري أقصّها أهلّة؛ لتحكَ سماءَ ظهركَ
قالتْ: أظافري أقصّها أهلّة؛ لتحكَ سماءَ ظهركَالحبّ حيوانٌ أليف ليس قطاً ولا كلباً لكن له من القطّ النكران ومن الكلب الوفاء. الحبّ حيوان أليف لا تكسلْ، فلا تأخذه في كلّ صباح ومساء ليقضي حاجته لربما...
View ArticleSyria Media Roundup (December 23)
[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 ArticlePalestine Media Roundup (December 17 - 23)
[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 ArticleMaghreb Media Roundup (December 28)
[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....
View ArticleEgypt Media Roundup (December 28)
[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 ArticleConflicting Narratives: War, Trauma, and Memory in Iraqi Culture
Stephan Milich, Friederike Pannewick, and Leslie Tramontini, editors, Conflicting Narratives: War, Trauma, and Memory in Iraqi Culture. Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2012. [This review was originally...
View ArticleLast Week on Jadaliyya (December 21-27)
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 ArticleNEWTON 2015 Year in Review
Since it was first launched in the fall of 2011, the New Texts Out Now (NEWTON) Page has been honored to have the opportunity to feature an astonishing range of books, articles, special issues of...
View ArticleSyria: An Interview with Samer Abboud
The humanitarian costs of the Syrian conflict have been staggering. Many, including officials at the United Nations, identify this as the worst humanitarian crisis of our time. More than 200,000...
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