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Partners in Profiteering: Defense Firms and Diplomats in Post-Revolutionary...
Recall the early days of 2011 in Egypt. Following a national uprising unprecedented in scale and intensity, President Hosni Mubarak finally resigns, leaving the government in the hands of a small group...
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US Military Aid to Egypt Lost Value
In 1986, Egypt’s Minister of Defense Field Marshall Abd al-Halim Abu Ghazala, complained that the 1.3 billion dollars of US military aid were no longer enough, and pledged to ask US officials for a...
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The Popular War on Terror
Today in Egypt, supporters of a deposed president who has not been seen or heard from in twenty-one days spend some of their time holding “parliamentary” sessions in a small mosque events hall, while...
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Syria Media Roundup (July 24)
[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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The Effects of The Economic Sanctions Against Iran
[A note about the personal stories in the article: The personal stories included in this article are responses from an online survey I conducted in Persian about the impact of the economic sanctions on...
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Maghreb Media Roundup (July 26)
[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....
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De la détention politique à la société civile : Entretien avec Fatna El Bouih
Cet entretien est une invitation à découvrir Fatna El Bouih, qu’on peut appeler sans exagération la doyenne des prisonnières politiques marocaines modernes. Une dame qui a connu les affres de la...
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The Future of The Brotherhood
A few years ago, some social scientists propagated the concept of “post-Islamist” politics. They were referring to the gradual ascendance of cultural and identity-based, yet youth-oriented and...
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عن المرحلة الإنتقالية الثانية... هل هي الطوارئ إذاً؟
أصدر المجلس الأعلى للقوات المسلحة إعلاناً دستورياً في مارس 2011، تمت إدارة المرحلة الانتقالية "الأولى" وفق نصوصه حتى صدور دستور 2012، والذي تم "تعطيل" العمل به في أعقاب 30 يونيو 2013. ثم قام المستشار...
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The Journey of Protests in the Mediterranean and Beyond: A Discussion About...
There has been significant interest in the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia among Italian authors. However, the majority of works on the topic follow a very traditional schema: a narrative of the events...
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Taksim Is/Is Not Tahrir: Comparative Frameworks in Managing Protest
Taksim is Tahrir. Taksim is not Tahrir. As the Gezi-Taksim protests began to escalate in early June, these comparative and contrasting statements were proposed in the media and amongst activists....
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Tunisia and the 'Arab Spring' Reversal
Two years ago, hope was not only palpable in the streets of Tunis; it was infectious. Young Arabs had risen up and triumphed against a Western-supported dictator whose police state ran on fear. Similar...
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صباح الأسئلة
[ولد عقيل عليعام ١٩٤٩ في الناصرية، العراق وتوفي مشرَّداً ببغداد يوم ٢٠٠٥/٥/١٥. مارس أعمالاً يدويّة عديدة في الناصرية وبغداد. تُرجم بعض قصائده إلى الألمانية والفرنسية. القصائد ادناه من ديوانه ”جنائن...
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عقيل علي عبَّد طريقاً وسلكه بمفرده
إذا كان الشعر طريقاً للوصول إلى الألم عند بعض الشعراء، فإن الألم عندعقيل عليهو الطريق المعبد والجاهز للوصول إلى الشعر. الشاعر العراقي الذي مات مشرداً في شوارع بغداد، لم يعلن شعريته إلا موته. وهو بأية...
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Dozens Killed Near Rabea Al-Adaweya Sit-In
[It is reported widely that the death toll has risen to more than 125]Dozens of people from the Muslim Brotherhood Rabea al-Adaweya sit-in were reportedly killed in the early hours of Saturday as...
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Interior Ministry Reinstates Department to Monitor Religious Activity
Departments whose role it is to combat terrorism and monitor religious activity will be reinstated in the National Security Agency, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said in a press conference...
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The Officers’ War of Terror
Since the toppling of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has become a battlefield of narratives. Each narrative has sought to appropriate and define the January 25 Revolution. The wielders of power, most...
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"تأملات في "العنف
تقدم الأنثروبولوجيا العنف كالتالي، تعريفاً: "العنف: هو خطابٌ أو فعلٌ مؤذٍ أو مدمر يقوم به فرد أو جماعة ضد أفراد أو جماعة/ت أخرى. وتشتمل أنماط العنف على أسطورة البطل، وديناميكية إستغلال القاتل/الضحية،...
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Political Violence Threatens the Tunisian Experiment
The murder of Mohamed Brahmi, one of the leaders of the People's Movement Party - part of the opposition coalition Popular Front - and a member of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA), is the last...
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What Is Wrong with US Aid to Tunisia
Since Tunisia’s uprising that ousted former President Zine El-Abedine Ben Ali, United States aid and assistance has been a pillar of the country’s economic recovery and political reconstruction....
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