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Occupy Gezi as Politics of the Body
Since the Gezi resistance started with bloodshed on 31 May, it has had an “anti-depressant” effect, as a friend of mine puts it, as much as it has been nerve-racking. During this period where each day...
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Sectarian Violence on the Rise
Despite ongoing appeals by political and religious figures regarding the "sanctity of blood," sectarian violence has seen a sharp rise since June 30, a day of mass protest against the rule of former...
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BREAKING: Liberal Economist Hazem El-Beblawi Appointed New Egyptian PM
Interim president Adly Mansour appoints prominent liberal economist Hazem El-Beblawi to Egyptian premiership, presidential spokesman announces TuesdayEgyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed El-Moslamany...
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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (July 9)
[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...
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Egyptian Foreign Ministry Cites Security Tensions for Limiting Syrians' Entry
Egypt still supports the Syrian revolution, according to the foreign ministry.Egypt's recent decision to require a mandatory visa for Syrians to enter the country came about due to the "temporary...
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Palestinians Denied Entry into Egypt
Activists on social media Tuesday have been circulating a document signed by the Foreign Airline Services and dated 8 July calling on employees working in passport control in Egyptian airports not to...
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Arab Aid Starts Flowing After Morsi’s Departure
Saudi Arabia has granted five billion dollars in aid to Egypt, consisting of a two billion dollars deposit with the Central Bank, two billion dollars in energy products and one billion dollars in cash,...
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Egyptian Armed Forces Release Statement Hailing New Roadmap
Military says new roadmap put forth by constitutional declaration should leave all parties 'secure' and warns against attempts to obstruct it.The Egyptian armed forces released a statement on Tuesday...
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Egypt's Interim Constitutional Declaration Draws Criticisms
Some critics say the new declaration includes controversial articles from the suspended 2012 constitution.The constitutional declaration issued Monday night by interim president Adly Mansour has...
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Rejects New Constitutional Declaration
Embattled Muslim Brotherhood issues statement rejecting new constitutional declaration outlining upcoming transitional period, describes document as 'illegitimate'.Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood rejected a...
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President has Promised Constitutional Addendum: Egypt's 6 April, Rebel
Youth groups say interim president has vowed to issue constitutional addendum 'soon' addressing their collective reservations.The Rebel campaign and the 6 April Youth Movement both stated on Tuesday...
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The Killing of Islamist Protesters: State Censorship or Self-Censorship?
The recent violence at the Republican Guards headquarters has left the country reeling, media institutions included. As the latest development in a lengthy run of unprecedented events, tensions...
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Less Than a Warzone
Media portrays post-Morsi Sinai as chaos, but on the ground, it does not appear so.Mohamed Soleiman is a resident of Masoura, a neighbourhood of Sinai’s border town of Rafah. Last Saturday at dawn, he...
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Triunfo e irrelevancia de las metanarrativas sobre Siria: 'Rohna Dahiyyah'
[This article was originally written by Bassam Haddad and published by Jadaliyya in English and Arabic. It was translated into Spanish by Sinfo Fernández and published by Rebelión.] Triunfo e...
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Revisando de nuevo la situacion en Siria: Dos anos errando
[This article was originally written by Bassam Haddad and published by Jadaliyya in English and Arabic. It was translated into Spanish by Sinfo Fernández and published by Rebelión.] Revisando de nuevo...
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They Want a Coup? Let’s Make a Revolution Out of It!
Watching Mohamed Fouad, the singer, open last Thursday’s trading session at the Cairo Stock Exchange was especially worrying. It came only a few hours after Egyptians had stayed up all night...
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Brand Turkey and the Gezi Protests: Authoritarianism, Law, and Neoliberalism...
Neoliberalism, Illegality, and State of Exception in TurkeyThe Gezi Park protests, and the state response to them, have crystallized larger dynamics in Turkey. These include recent legal changes and...
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Is The Egyptian Revolution Aborted? Interview With Hossam El-Hamalawy
[I conducted this interview with Hossam El-Hamalawy despite a bad internet connection! Please find both the video and the edited English transcription below.]Hossam El-Hamalawy starts by rejecting the...
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مبعوث العناية الأممية في مهمة بلا مضمون: مهارة البيروقراطي الأممي وفشله السياسي
لا يتوقف جمال بنعمر، مبعوث الأمم المتحدة إلى اليمن، عن الترويج لليمن كحالة نموذجية ضمن دول الثورات العربية رغم إنه يخالف واقع الحال كلياً. فلا يختلف تقريره في منتصف شهر حزيران / يونيو عن تقاريره...
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Rising Up Against Sexual Violence: An Interview with Yasmin El-Rifae of...
According to HarassMap, since 30 June, there have been 173 cases of mob sexual assaults reported at protests in Tahrir Square and in front of the Presidential Palace. The esclation of sexual assaults...
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