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Historical Realities of Concept Pop: Debating Art in Egypt
Today, every phenomenon of culture, even if a model of integrity, is liable to be suffocated in the cultivation of kitsch. Yet paradoxically in the same epoch it is to works of art that has fallen the...
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Aloha Aina: Notes From The Struggle in Hawai’i
In late November 2014, I had the honor of visiting the occupied Kingdom of Hawai’i as an invited guest. I prepared for the trip with ample readings J. Kehaulani Kaunaui both wrote and shared with me,...
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Soma, Ermenek, Yirca: Can Anti-Coal Activists Defend Coal Miners and Olive...
The coal-mining town of Soma in the western Aegean region of Turkey hardly made headlines until last May. A mining disaster that took the lives of 301 mine workers in Soma on 14 May 2014 brought...
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Hassan Khan: Taraban
Taraban is inspired by two Egyptian songs by Youssef El Manialawy from the early 20th century. Hassan Khan worked with a group of singers and musicians to develop a piece that employs the same modes...
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Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers
The Senate Select Intelligence Committee report on torture has revived debate worldwide about the US use of torture in the aftermath of 9/11. Some have applauded the report—including organizations...
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سجن النساء يجتاز اختبار بكدال ويتجاوزه
أمتعنا الثلاثي مريم ناعوم (كاتبة السيناريو)، كاملة أبو ذكري (المخرجة)، نيللي كريم (البطلة) هذا العام في رمضان بمسلسل "سجن النسا" كما أمتعونا العام الماضي بمسلسل "ذات". والمسلسل هذا العام مأخوذ عن...
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Latin America’s Lesson for the United States: Prosecute the Torturers
The Senate Select Intelligence Committee report on torture has revived debate worldwide about the United States use of torture in the aftermath of 9/11. Some have applauded the report—including...
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Maghreb Media Roundup (December 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....
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The Shoebox Is on the Other Foot: Turkey's Year of Retaliation
Which date is more useful for explaining the arrests of prominent Turkish media figures that occurred earlier this month: 4 April 2009—when the Turkish religious leader Fethullah Gülen first issued a...
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استراتيجية النظام السوري أثناء الانتفاضة: محادثة لـ “الوضع” بين خضر خضور...
خضر خضور باحثٌ في مركز كارنيغي للشرق الأوسط في بيروت. يناقش في هذه المقابلة استراتيجية النظام السوري أثناء الانتفاضة مستقصياً الفرق بين النظام والدولة، والجدل المؤيد للمعارضة والمضاد لها، وديناميات...
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Requiem for Tunisia’s Revolution?
The Arab uprisings seemed to herald a fatal rupture in orientalist narratives, challenging as they did essentialized renderings of the region as one mired by "authoritarian resilience" and failures to...
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Egypt Media Roundup (December 22)
[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...
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Roznama 3: Competition and Exhibition for Young Egyptian Artists
Roznama is a periodical visual arts competition and exhibition for early career Egyptian artists. Its goal is to encourage contemporary artworks, which are different from orthodox forms taught at local...
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Last Week on Jadaliyya (December 15-21)
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...
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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (December 23)
[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...
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Turkey Media Roundup (December 23)
[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...
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Syria Media Roundup (December 23)
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New Texts Out Now: Jean-Claude David et Thierry Boissiere, Alep et ses...
Jean-Claude David et Thierry Boissière, dir., Alep et ses territoires. Fabrique et politique d’une ville (1868-2011).Beyrouth-Damas: Presses de l’Ifpo, 2014.Jadaliyya (J): Qu’est-ce qui vous a fait...
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Al-Sayyab: Two Poems
[Badr Shakir al-Sayyab (1926-1962), one of Iraq’s most important modern poets and a pioneer of modern Arabic poetry, died fifty years ago today.]Two PoemsBadr Shakir al-SayyabTr. Sinan AntoonThe River...
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On the Margins Roundup (December)
[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...
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