The Death of Abdelqader Saleh
A spokesperson for the Syrian rebels’ Supreme Military Command just confirmed to me that Abdelqader Saleh, the military leader of the Tawhid Brigade in Aleppo, is dead.Saleh was one of the commanders...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (November 19)
[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 ArticleConstellations: Searching for the Global Suburb
Conference Review: A Suburban Revolution? An International Conference on Bringing the Fringe to the Centre of Global Urban Research and PracticeSuburbanization is the crucial aspect of twenty first...
View ArticleMOOCs Coming to the Arab World
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View ArticleNew Texts Out Now: Farha Ghannam, Live and Die Like a Man: Gender Dynamics in...
Farha Ghannam, Live and Die Like a Man: Gender Dynamics in Urban Egypt. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 2013.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Farha Ghannam (FG): The study of gender...
View Articleديوان النثر العربي لأدونيس في أربعة أجزاء
أمثلة في التحرّر من القواعديضيء العنوان الذي يستخدمه أدونيس لكتابه الجديد «ديوان النثر العربي»، الصادر في أربعة أجزاء عن دار بدايات، سوريا (2012)، آراء سابقة طرحها وتبناها الشاعر في كتاباته النظرية...
View Articleمصر بين فاشية مجهضة وأخرى محتملة
يدفع هذا المقال بأن ثمة شواهد عدة تشير إلى أن النظام السياسي الذي سعى الإخوان المسلمون لإنشائه في غضون السنة الماضية يحمل بالفعل بعض ملامح النظم الفاشية، وهو بالقطع نظام سلطوي، وأن الحراك الشعبي من...
View ArticleThe Conflict in Syria is a War on Development
Interview with Syrian Center for Policy ResearchAs Syria has descended into a brutal civil war much of the media coverage seems focused on military advances, the nature of the political and military...
View Articleبيت المقدس مهدوم
منذ أسبوع بالتمام، في 14 تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر، أقرت السلطات الإسرائيلية مشروعاً بدأته العام 2009 لإنشاء «حديقة قومية» في ما تسميه «القدس الكبرى» التي تضم الجزأين الشرقي والغربي من المدينة والمستوطنات...
View ArticleMaghreb Media Roundup (November 21)
[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 Articleجدار الفصل العنصري: خنق في الهوة وخلق للهوية
لا شك في أن جدار الفصل العنصري، الذي بدأ العمل عليه منذ العام 2002 على الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة، كان ضمن مشروع ممنهج لخلق واقع جديد، عبر اختراقه أراضي المحافظات الفلسطينية، عازلاً لبعضها، ومحاصراً...
View ArticleRami Abadir Performing at Cairo's El Genaina Theater
ZaatRami Abadir12 October 2013El Genaina Theater, Cairo Rami Abadir is an Egyptian musician, composer, producer and synthesist whose work consists of experimental and ambient electronic music. The...
View ArticleOn the Margins Roundup (November)
[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 ArticlePhotography Media Roundup (November 21)
[This is a bi-weekly roundup of articles on photography in the Middle East and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Photography Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You...
View ArticleTen Must-Watch Videos to Understand Egypt’s Urban Challenges
Right to Housing is an initiative that aims to link contemporary urban challenges with the notion of the “right to housing,” which if that right is constitutionally protected and guaranteed, urban...
View ArticleNothing to Declare: A Review
Dictaphone Group, Nothing to Declare, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 16-21 August 2013.The term “metaphor,” as an intellectual transfer between discursive planes, shares an etymological connection with...
View ArticleThe New Draft Egyptian Constitution: General Principles and Economic, Social,...
The fifty-member committee tasked with writing the constitution released on Friday a draft of its amendments of the 2012 constitution, dated 21 November.Mada Masr embarked on a process of reading the...
View ArticleLo sivano, ‘kine em?’—Ey sivan, biz kimiz?
Lo şivano, 'kîne em?'—Ey şivan, biz kimiz?Şivan Perwer, Irak’ta Saddam’ın, Türkiye’de ise 12 Eylül cuntasının Kürtleri topyekûn bertaraf etme politikası güttüğü 1980’li yıllarda bir soru sorarak öne...
View ArticleProtectors of the 'Failed State': 'Captain Phillips' and the Intrigue of...
Captain Phillips. Directed by Paul Greenglass. USA, 2013.Appearing in US theaters in mid-October, Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greenglass, has been a smash at box offices,...
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