ما الذي تبقى من دمشق؟
في صباح أحد الأيام، أثناء زيارة قمتُ بها مؤخراً إلى دمشق ـ والتي كانت زيارتي الأولى في عام ـ ذهبتُ إلى الجامع الأمويّ، أحد أقدم المساجد في العالم. كان هذا البناء المذهل في ما مضى من الزمان معبداً...
View ArticleMilitants Kill Twenty-Five Egyptian Policemen in Sinai
Egyptian police conscripts were attacked and killed on Sunday near the Egypt-Israeli border in the Sinai Peninsula.At least twenty-five Egyptian policemen were killed when suspected militants ambushed...
View ArticleNour Party Condemns MOI For Deaths of Brotherhood Detainees
The number of Muslim Brotherhood detainees killed on Sunday has risen to thirty-seven, the state-run Middle East New Agency reported Monday. The victims were allegedly killed when they tried to escape...
View ArticleLast week on Jadaliyya (August 12-18)
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 ArticleThe Invention of Throne Day
Since the Middle Ages, ruling dynasties in Morocco have resorted to political religious rituals to legitimize and affirm their power. The Moroccan monarchy’s ritual complex reached its height under...
View ArticleEgypt News Update (19 August 2013)
[This is a collection of news updates on Egypt compiled from multiple sources by the editors.]Morsi Detention Renewed For Murder ChargesThe prosecutor general extended former President Mohamed Morsi’s...
View ArticleDiscourse Polarization and the Liberal Triumph in Egypt
I cannot profess to be more than a close observer of Egyptian politics and history. I hope my Egypt interlocutors allow me to make some observations about what might end up concerning all of us who...
View ArticleHead of Muslim Brotherhood Arrested
Mohamed Badie arrested in apartment in Nasr City.The Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, was arrested on Tuesday morning according to the state owned Al-Ahram newspaper. Badie, who...
View ArticleBeyond The Voice of Battle
No matter how many times you witness it, the transformation is still a dizzying one. Kiosks that once vended chocolate and cigarettes, deployed as a gunman’s shield. Shop window shutters framing...
View ArticleFirst Brotherhood Official Statement On Supreme Guide Arrest
Brotherhood spokesman publishes on his Facebook page the first official statement on the arrest of their Supreme Guide Mohamed Badei.In their first official statement since the arrest of their Supreme...
View ArticlePress Freedoms: More of the Same
Report shows press freedom violations today are a stronger and redirected version of Morsi’s policies.In the lead up to the 30 June protests that eventually led to the ouster of former President...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (August 20)
[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 ArticleTurkey Media Roundup (August 20)
[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 ArticleGreek Translation of Jadaliyya's 'To Willingly Enter the Circles, the Square'
[This article was originally written by Wiam El-Tamimi and published by Jadaliyya in English. It was translated into Greek by Ariadne Alavanou and published by Barikat.]Μία Πλατεία Ασφαλής για...
View ArticleGreek Translation of Jadaliyya's 'Sexual Violence in Egypt: Myths and Realities'
[This article was originally written by Mariam Kirollos and published by Jadaliyya in English. It was translated into Greek by Kostis Tsioulakis and published by Barikat.] Σεξουαλική Βία στην Αίγυπτο:...
View ArticleMutual Opportunism in Ugandan–Israeli Relations
Israel’s relations with Uganda over the past five-plus decades epitomize how military ties and business investments ebb and flow with the currents of regional politics. These are halcyon days for...
View ArticleDARS Media Roundup (August 21)
[This is a bi-weekly roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Resistance and Subversion in the Arab world and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of...
View ArticleNew Texts Out Now: Adel Iskandar, Egypt in Flux: Essays on an Unfinished...
Adel Iskandar, Egypt in Flux: Essays on an Unfinished Revolution. Cairo and New York: The American University in Cairo Press, 2013.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Adel Iskandar(AI): The...
View Articleنكبة فانهيار فنضال طبقي
نكبة فانهيار فنضال طبقي!أحدثت النكبة في سنة 1948 وما أعقبها من تداعيات تغييرات جذرية في مسيرة الحركة العمالية الفلسطينية داخل مناطق 1948. فقد أدت إلى تشريد أغلبية العمال العرب شأنهم شأن أغلبية الشعب...
View ArticleFrom Revolution to War on Terror: Reflections on Post-3 July Egypt
There is no doubt that the toppling of President Mohamed Morsi on 3 July 2013 was a watershed event in Egyptian history. On the one hand, it demonstrated the continued possibility of mass collective...
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