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Post-Ben Ali Partisan Developments in Tunisia: The Guarantor of Pluralism in...
It was early afternoon at the Congress for the Republic (CPR) headquarters in downtown Tunis, known amongst its members as Hezb el Koujina — literally, the Kitchen Party. Mr. Mohammed Abbou, standing...
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El Haqed: Examining Morocco's Judicial Reform in 2012
On 9 September 2011, Mouad Belghouat, a 24 year old Moroccan rap musician, was passing out fliers to advertize for a demonstration in his impoverished neighborhood outside the cosmopolitan city of...
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Maghreb Media Roundup (April 26)
Algeria "Quand le FMI sollicite l'Algerie" The IMF is soliciting Algeria in hopes that it can assist the cash-strapped international institution. "Islamist Party funding stirs up controversy in...
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Syria Media Roundup (April 26)
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Press Release: Front Line Defenders Demand "Proof of Life" as Abdulhadi...
[The following press release was issued by Front Line Defenders on Thursday, 26 April 2012, as Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s status and whereabouts remain unverified. Today marks the 79th day of his hunger...
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اليسار في الزمن الثوري
تحمل الثورات العربية إلى اليسار مزيجاً من التحدي الوجودي والفرصة التاريخية. والفيصل بين الإثنين هو قدرة اليسار على التعلّم من الدروس البليغة التي تحملها العملية الثورية، وبلورة مشروعه ودوره فيها،...
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نعم لمقاطعة الانتخابات الرئاسية
حتى تاريخ كتابة هذه السطور، نعد نحن المواطنون المصريون الذين ننوي مقاطعة الانتخابات الرئاسية الوشيكة أقلية. يتهمنا الكثيرون بالسلبية وأرى أن قرارنا هو عين الإيجابية بلا شك. بل إنني أرى أن من كانوا معنا...
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Urban Space in Contemporary Egyptian Literature
Mara Naaman, Urban Space in Contemporary Egyptian Literature: Portraits of Cairo. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. [This review was originally published in the most recent issue of Arab Studies...
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Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja: "Free Bird"
[The following is an animation narrated by Zainab Al-Khawaja after a phone call with her dad and before she was arrested on 21 April 2012 for protesting the Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain. Abdulhadi...
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On the Ground in Basra: An Interview with Hashmeya Muhsin al-Saadawi
Iraqi unions demonstrated yesterday on May Day 2012 at a difficult historical moment. Still operating without a labor law that sanctions their organizing, and under the consolidation of Prime Minister...
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New Texts Out Now: Mohammad Salama and Rachel Friedman, Locating the Secular...
Mohammad Salama and Rachel Friedman, “Locating the Secular in Sayyid Qutb.” Arab Studies Journal Vol. XX No. 1 (Spring 2012). Jadaliyya (J): What led you to write this article? Mohammad Salama and...
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New Texts Out Now: Roger Owen, The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life
Roger Owen, The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2012. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Roger Owen (RO): I was intrigued by news reports from...
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Another Take on 'The Malian Crisis as Seen from Algeria'
"The Malian crisis seen from Algeria," by Thomas Serres (19 April 2012) presents an analysis of Algerian perceptions of the upheaval in northern Mali. This analysis is insufficient in explaining...
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عن الوضع الحالي في سوريا: مقابلة مع هيثم منّاع
(الجزء الأول) في السابع والعشرين من نيسان وضمن أعمال المؤتمر الذي نظمته جدلية بالتعاون مع جامعة لوند، أجرى محرر جدلية بسام حداد مقابلة مطولة مع هيثم منّاع، أحد أبرز رموز المعارضة السورية المستقلة ومؤسس...
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''I'm Getting Arrested,'' Therefore I Exist!
It was in the early morning hours of 13 March 2012 that Egyptians on Twitter were alerted by a message sent from fellow tweep Mostafa Sheshtawy’s phone. He had been picketing at the German University...
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Ezzedine Errousi, a Moroccan Prisoner of Conscience, Released: 134 Days on...
On 1 December 2011, Ezzedine Errousi, a Moroccan student from the city of Taza, was taking part in a student union protest on the Taza University campus. The students staged a peaceful protest against...
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Politics at the Tip of the Clitoris: Why, in Fact, Do They Hate Us?
What baffles me most about Mona Eltahawy’s Foreign Policy article is that it does not accomplish the task it sets out for itself; it does not, in fact, answer its foundational question: Why do they...
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Internet Censorship, Human Rights, and Democracy in Tunisia: Julian Assange...
In the third episode of The World Tomorrow, broadcasted on Russia Today, Julian Assange interviews Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki. Marzouki speaks about his experience in prison and exile under...
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Syria Media Roundup (May 3)
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الشيوعي العتيق إسحاق الشيخ يعقوب
الطريق إلى الشيوعية عبر النفط... أصدر الكاتب إسحاق الشيخ يعقوب (مواليد 1927) من أدب السجون كتاب"المساءلة"(دار الفارابي، 2011) بعد أن أصدر سيرته الذاتية في عمل موسع بمجلدين "إني أشم رائحة...
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