Emel Mathlouthi at Cairo's Qasr El Nil Theatre
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View ArticleEgypt Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (November 2013)
[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on Egypt. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide...
View ArticleLast Week on Jadaliyya (December 9-15)
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 ArticleSyria Media Roundup (December 17)
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View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (December 17)
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View ArticleRemembering Ali Shaath
In 1994, Ali Shaath and three of his colleagues, Sa’id al-Qidra, Mustafa Harara, and Majd al-Khalidi drove from Cairo to Palestine. It would be Ali’s first visit to the land that shaped him from a...
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Sunaina Maira, Jil Oslo: Palestinian Hip Hop, Youth Culture, and the Youth Movement. Washington, DC: Tadween Publishing, 2013.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Sunaina Maira (SM): I wrote...
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