Constituting Generals
In the lengthy, acrimonious and not always enlightening debate about the decision of the Egyptian Armed Forces to oust former President Mohamed Morsi it has been widely been asserted that—whether what...
View Articleتل الزعتر: الرواية غير المحكية
تل الزعتر محطة من محطات كثيرة في تاريخ اللجوء الفلسطيني التي لم تحظ بالبحث والتوثيق الكافيين لحفظها. ولو حاولنا مقارنة مجزرة تل الزعتر بسواها من المجازر لوجدنا، إضافة الى الأهداف والمنفذين، سمة مشتركة...
View ArticleMy Parents' Bahrain
I write this not as the human rights defender I have become known as, but rather as the daughter of Bahraini parents who painted an ideal image of Bahrain for us since we were children growing up in...
View ArticleEgypt Media Roundup (August 12)
[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 ArticleThe Toxicity of Everyday Survival in Iraq
For more than two decades, Iraq has been the subject of a large-scale toxic warfare experiment. Operation Desert Storm, fought in 1991, was the first time in military history that depleted uranium...
View ArticleTurkey Media Roundup (August 13)
[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 ArticleOn the Margins Roundup (August)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Mali, South Sudan, Somalia, Mauritania, Djibouti, and Comoros Islands and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect...
View ArticleO.I.L. Media Roundup (13 August)
[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 ArticleAlgerian memories: An Interview with Henri Alleg
At a time when Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning are both being called traitors by their own government in the “Land of the Free,” Henri Alleg, another great whistleblower, who 55 years ago was also...
View ArticleFifty Bloggers Demand the Release of Bahrain's Mohammed Hassan
“Tell them about how you're never really a whole person if you remain silent.” - Audre Lorde On 31 July, our friend Mohammed Hassan (also known as Safy in the blogging sphere and social media) was...
View ArticleSecurity Forces Begin Dispersing Pro-Morsi Sit-ins
[Jadaliyya Editors note: According to circulating news reports, the Muslim Brotherhood has put the death toll resulting from security forces' attacks against sit-ins at 121.]Security forces began...
View ArticleThe Acquiescing Opposition
After former President Hosni Mubarak’s fall, non-Islamist political parties formed that self-identified as civil and democratic forces, and defined themselves largely in opposition against the interim...
View ArticleEmek Sinemasi Yikildi! Gezi Sinemasi'na Hos Geldik
Emek Sineması Yıkıldı! Gezi Sineması'na Hoş GeldikNisan 2010’dan beri Emek Sineması mücadelesinde birçok farklı eylem biçimi ortaya kondu. Taksim Tramvay Durağı’ndan Emek Sineması’na defalarca yürüdük....
View Articleبحرينُ والديّ
أكتب هذا ليس بصفتي مدافعة عن حقوق الإنسان كما هو معروف عني، بل بصفتي إبنة والدين بحرينيين رسما لنا صورة مثالية للبحرين منذ أن كنا صغاراً نكبر في المنفى بالدنمارك. كوني قد ولدت في سوريا لوالدين ناشطين...
View ArticlePakistani Mercenaries Arrive in Bahrain
News comes from Bahrain that a detachment of Jordanian troops has arrived in Manama to work alongside Bahraini forces. They plan to quell the Tamarod movement, which takes to the streets on 14 August,...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (August 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 ArticleNew Texts Out Now: Toby Matthiesen, Sectarian Gulf: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia,...
Toby Matthiesen,Sectarian Gulf: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Spring That Wasn't. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 2013.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Toby Matthiesen (TM): I...
View ArticleSyria Media Roundup (August 16)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Syria and reflects a wide variety ofopinions. It does not reflect the views of the Syria Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may...
View ArticleMaghreb Media Roundup (August 16)
[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 Articleتمارين لمكافحة فقدان الذاكرة الإرادي أثناء التزام الكنبة
[ كتبت هذا المقال قبل عملية فض اعتصامات رابعة والنهضة بيومين، لكن تأخر نشره لأسباب مختلفة، ولأن الوقت مبكر لاستيعاب وكتابة تحليل مترابط لما حدث، وما يمكن أن يترتب عليه، أعيد نشر المقال المتأخر - اللا...
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