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تم ضم "مجتمع" "بدو النقب" رسمياً إلى الدولة اليهودية، حيث حصلوا على المواطنة الرسمية خلال العامين 1949 – 1950، إلا أنهم ظلوا كما يبين سبيرسكي "صوراً لمواطنين". فضمن الإشتباكات البنيوية في الجسد...
View ArticleResurgent Nationalism
“God is Great! Long live Egypt!” Amr Adib, an anchor on Al-Qahera Al-Youm talk show, shouted as he waved the country’s tricolor flag minutes after the commander of the Armed Forces announced the...
View ArticlePro-Morsi Protesters Clash with Police, Civilians in Cairo and Giza
Supporters of ousted president Morsi lock horns with police, civilian opponents in Cairo’s downtown and Giza; at least twenty-two injured. No deaths officially reported.Clashes erupted Monday evening...
View ArticleWith Our Ideas We Take Our Portrait: Reflecting on the Work of George Azar
George Azar is a Lebanese-American photographer and filmmaker who has been documenting life in the Levant since 1981. At that time he left California to photograph the Lebanese civil war with an eye to...
View ArticleSexual Violence in Egypt: Myths and Realities
In memory of Eman Mustafa. Last September, sixteen-year-old Eman Mustafa was walking with a friend in the village of Arab Al Kablatin Assiut, when a man groped her breasts. She turned to face him and...
View ArticleOn the Confusion of the Present Moment
Now everyone is an expert on crowds. At times, we associate them with the revolution. At other times we connect them with fascist-inflected hysteria. Like the enraged mobs described by the nineteenth...
View ArticleSeven Dead in Cairo Clashes
Seven died in clashes between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi and police on Monday night, local media reported citing the Ministry of Health. Clashes were concentrated on the Six October...
View ArticleBeblawi Continues Negotiations with Potential Ministers Tuesday
Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi announced early Monday evening he would finalize his selection of ministers by Tuesday, and they would be sworn in to his Cabinet on Wednesday at the latest.Some of the...
View ArticleAnd Where Do the Workers Stand? Syndicates, Unions Divided Over Morsi’s Ouster
Since the events of 30 June, divisive fault lines have emerged within the country’s trade unions and professional syndicates, with leading members of these associations taking sides with the new ruling...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (July 16)
[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 ArticlePresidency Says Communication with Brotherhood Ongoing
Ahmed al-Moslemany, presidential media adviser, confirmed that there are ongoing contacts with all political forces, including the Muslim Brotherhood, in order to achieve “national reconciliation,”...
View ArticleWho's Who: Egypt's Full Interim Cabinet
Egypt's new cabinet, led by Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi, mainly consists of liberals and technocrats. It includes no Islamists whatsoever.Hazem El-Beblawi - Prime MinisterEl-Beblawi is a renowned...
View ArticleBrotherhood Party Office Torched in Daqahliya, Two Injured
Headquarters of the Freedom and Justice Party in northern governorate of Daqahliya destroyed by locals in clashes.At least two people were injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed...
View ArticleO.I.L. Media Roundup (17 July)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Occupation, Intervention, and Law and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the O.I.L. Page...
View ArticleNew Texts Out Now: Selma Dabbagh, Out of It: A Novel
Selma Dabbagh, Out of It: A Novel. London and New York: Bloomsbury, 2012.Selected as a Guardian Book of the Year, 2011-2012. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Selma Dabbagh (SD): All writers...
View ArticleTurkey Media Roundup (July 17)
[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 Articleمن المنحط والمنبوذ إلى فضاء الطبقة الوسطى وإعلامها
في إعادة الإعتبار لتعبيرات الطبقات الفقيرة ”فشخ“ ”أحييه“ وتعريص“... من المنحط والمنبوذ إلى فضاء الطبقة الوسطى وإعلامها. استقبل مشاهدو التلفزيون، أول أيام شهر رمضان، ببرنامج تلفزيوني خفيف اسمه...
View ArticleWoman’s Work: The Twisted Reality of an Italian Freelancer in Syria
He finally wrote to me. After more than a year of freelancing for him, during which I contracted typhoid fever and was shot in the knee, my editor watched the news, thought I was among the Italian...
View Articleبحثاً عن فلسطين وسوريا في مصر الثورة
من المُفارقات التاريخيّة، أن نسمع عِبارات مثل "عِصابات فلسطينيّة"، "إرهابيّون فلسطينيّون"، "متسللون فلسطينيّون"، في وسائل إعلام مصريّة. كيف وَجد هذا الخِطاب المقيت طريقهُ إلى الإعلام المصريّ؟ خِطاب...
View ArticleFrom Cynicism to Protest: Reflections on Youth and Politics in Turkey
The recent uprisings in Turkey indicated a transformation of youth cynicism into a widespread protest against the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) government’s conservative and autocratic policies....
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