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The Science of Form: An Interview with Samia Halaby
At the 2016 edition of Art Dubai Modern, Samia Halaby will be featured in The Mechanics of Nature, an exhibition organized by Ayyam Gallery that explores historical developments in abstract art through...
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Egypt Media Roundup (March 7)
[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...
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Persian Translation of Nicola Pratt's 'How the West Undermined Women’s Rights...
چگونه غرب حقوق زنان در جهان عرب را تضعیف کرد؟این مقاله بر پایهٔ بخشی از یک پژوهش نوشته شده است که در دو سال گذشته در مورد کنش‌گریزنان در مصر، لبنان و اردن از زمان استقلال تا بهار عربی انجام داده‌ام....
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The Political Life of Illiberal Death
During the summer of 2015, India suffered an extreme heat wave. Over 2500 people—primarily from the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana—lost their lives, either directly from heatstroke or...
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Oil: The Stuff of Mass Delusion
Military primacy, and the routine use of deadly military force, remains the cornerstone of US foreign policy in the Middle East. The 2015 nuclear non-proliferation accord with Iran represents a rare...
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Libya: Military Intervention Would Only Strengthen the Islamic State
For two years French, British, and Italian political and military leaders, as well as US neo-conservatives left over from the presidency of George W. Bush, have been contemplating another military...
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Last Week on Jadaliyya (February 29-March 6)
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...
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Giulio Regeni: Scattered Facts
In the mid-December cold, the young man with European features left his home in the Cairo neighborhood of Doqqi, passing by a building marked “owned by artist Mohamed Rushdi.” The building hosted a...
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القطار
كانت المرأة تُدعى الآنسة دينت، وفي أوائل ذلك المساء شهرت مسدساً على رجل. أجبرته على الركوع في الطين والتوسل من أجل حياته. وبينما طفحت عينا الرجل بالدموع وأمسك بأصابعه الأعشاب، سددت المسدس إليه وقالت له...
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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (March 8)
[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...
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سحب أموال سعودية من لبنان العام 1966: عندما كانت العروبة هي العدو
ليست المرة الاولى التي تستخدم الرياض سلاح المال كوسيلة لمعاقبة لبنان على خلفيّة سياسته الخارجية. فقبل أن تلغي المملكةُ «الهِبة» المكرّسةَ لتسليح الجيش اللبنانيّ، وقبل وجود تنظيمٍ اسمه «حزبُ الله»...
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Syria’s Leopard (Part 1)
Syrian filmmaker Nabil Maleh epitomizes the figure of the artist-activist, the socially committed and politically engaged cultural producer. Over decades of production and across genres, his work has...
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Kamel Daoud: Sexual Demonization and the Secularist Select
In a controversial NYT op-ed, the Algerian journalist and prize-winning author Kamel Daoud weighed in on the infamous events of last New Year’s Eve in Cologne, Germany. He wrote of the sexual...
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Humanism and Its Others
Who could possibly be against humanism? Wouldn’t this be tantamount to being against humanity—that is, being against oneself? This all depends, of course, on whether you have had the chance to count...
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Syria’s Leopard (Part 2)
Maleh's relationship with the Syrian authorities deteriorated after Fragments, which the director sees as the end of an era in his professional life. A pivotal incident occurred on his birthday in...
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معجمُ النّظام العالمي الجديد
يجب أن يكون هذا المعجم موجوداً دائماً في حقيبة جميع السيدات وجيوب جميع الرجال: التمييز العنصري: نظام متأصل في أفريقيا الجنوبية يهدف إلى منع السود من العودة إلى أراضيهم. يحرص النظام العالمي الجديد على...
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New Texts Out Now: Nadine Bekdache, Evicting Sovereignty: Lebanon's Housing...
Nadine Bekdache, “Evicting Sovereignty: Lebanon's Housing Tenants from Citizens to Obstacles,” in Arab Studies Journal(Vol. XXIII No. 1), Fall 2015: 320-51. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this...
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New Texts Out Now: Abir Saksouk-Sasso, Making Spaces for Communal...
AbirSaksouk-Sasso, “Making Spaces for Communal Sovereignty: The Story of Beirut's Dalieh,” in Arab Studies Journal(Vol. XXIII No. 1), Fall 2015: 296-319.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this...
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Syria Media Roundup (March 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...
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Turkey Media Roundup (March 9)
[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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