خمس كاميرات مكسورة وجسد فلسطيني مستوطَن
لعل أكثر الأنساق الكولونيالية التي كشفت كيف أن الطب جزء من منظومة الإنضباط والرقابة والسيطرة (النفي)، كانت الحالة الجزائرية تحت الإستعمار الفرنسي (1830 - 1962)، حيث "دخل الطب [بشكله الإجرائي الحداثي:...
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[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 ArticleMipsterz: A Peripheral Debate?
About a month ago, Mipsterz (that is, Muslim hipsters) released a video by one of their members entitled “Somewhere in America,” set to the tune of Jay Z’s song by the same name. The video features...
View ArticleMy Dahiyeh: Notes on the Dehumanization of A Beirut Neighborhood
I grew up in the neighborhood of Bir al-‘Abed. As pictures emerged of Malak Zahwi and Ali Khadra (two of the now five people killed when a car bomb went off in the neighborhood on Thursday 2 January...
View ArticleEgypt Media Roundup (January 13)
[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 ArticleGenealogies and Balance Sheets of the Arab Uprisings
Gilbert Achcar, The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising. Translated by G. M. Goshgarian. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013.In Alice in Wonderland, a flustered white...
View ArticleFrom Oriental Nightingales to Peace Pigeons
On a rainy winter night in Idil/Turkey, in 2011, the tribesmen whom I was interviewing asked their Dengbêj (Storyteller) to sing for them.[1] The Dengbêj said he could not sing anymore because he was...
View ArticleHaifaa Al Mansour's Wadjda: Revolutionary Art or Pro-State Propaganda?
H.G. Carrillo is the author of the excellent Loosing My Espanish, which is why I jumped at the chance to enroll in his Fiction Writing course at the George Washington University. On the first day of...
View ArticleLast Week on Jadaliyya (January 6-12)
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 ArticleTurkey Media Roundup (January 14)
[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 Articleيا أهلا بالمذابح
مقالة الصديقة العزيزة ريم سعد في الشروق يوم ٥ يناير التي كانت بعنوان "أوهام دموية عن الحلول الجذرية" لفتت نظري إلى مقالة أحمد المسلماني، التي نشرها سنة ٢٠٠٨ في "المصري اليوم"، والتي كانت بعنوان "جريمة...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (January 14)
[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 Armed Conflict in South Sudan: An Interview with Khalid Medani
Two and half years after its birth, the world’s youngest nation-state, South Sudan, is engulfed in a crisis which has escalated into an armed conflict between two factions in the ruling People...
View ArticleAn Analysis of Egypt's Draft Constitution
Experts weight in on the possible impact on child labor and unionization.The 2013 draft constitution contains a number of provisions which some feared could be used to curb labor rights and freedoms....
View ArticleEgypt News Update (14 January 2014)
[This is a collection of news updates on Egypt compiled from multiple sources by the editors.] Seven Killed In Clashes On First Day of Egypt's ReferendumPro-Brotherhood supporters clash with police in...
View ArticleNew Texts Out Now: Rebecca Joubin, The Politics of Love: Sexuality, Gender,...
Rebecca Joubin, The Politics of Love: Sexuality, Gender, and Marriage in Syrian Television Drama. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2013.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Rebecca Joubin (RJ):...
View Articleمختارات من الصحافة العربية
مختارات من الصحافة العربية ( من 5 إلى 11 كانون الثاني/ يناير 2014)[ستنشر ”جدلية“ أسبوعياً مقالات مختارة من الصحافة بالعربية.] المسألة أكبر من يناير!يتوقع بلال فضل أن يتم التصويت على الدستور بنعم وأن...
View ArticleEgypt's Terrible Three: Interview with Hossam El-Hamalawy
Nearly three years after the fall of Mubarak, with the deep state and the military openly back in control, Egypt seems to have come full circle. How did that happen and what is the situation on the...
View ArticleCut and Paste: An Exhibition by Huda Lutfi
Cut and Paste An exhibition by Huda Lutfi1 December 2013 - 8 January 2014 Factory Space, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo This video documents the latest exhibition by Egyptian artist Huda Lutfi, which was...
View ArticleA Bomb, With Ribbon Around It
South Asian Women’s Creative Collective, A Bomb, With Ribbon Around It. Queens Museum, Queens, New York, 14 December 2013 – 18 January 2014. A Bomb, With a Ribbon Around It, at the Queens Museum...
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