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[This is a monthly roundup of news articles and other materials related to artistically inclined topics challenging cultural hegemony in the region, and beyond. It does not reflect the views of the Vox Populi Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send recommendations for inclusion in the Vox Populi Media Roundup to voxpopuli@jadaliyya.com, mentioning “Roundup” in the subject line. We also welcome your submissions to the Vox Populi Page.]


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UAE's paid social media influencers will need licence under new media rules

New move by the National Media Council seeks to regulate e-commerce and publishing.

We Need More Positive Images of Arab Women; Why I started the hashtag #ArabGirlMagic.

Not long ago, I group-texted my Arab girlfriends to suggest we share images of ourselves under the hashtag #ArabGirlMagic. I wanted to start a digital celebration of our uniqueness and reclaim our dignity. #ArabGirlMagic is obviously inspired by #BlackGirlMagic, a movement that was popularized by CaShawn Thompson in 2013. Like Thompson, I would like to celebrate the beauty of the women around me, the strength they have, and the inspiration they can be.

144% growth in tech firms run by Saudi women

A 144% growth has been recorded in women’s companies registered in Badir Program for Technology Incubators last year, according to the program’s CEO Nawaf Al-Sahhaf.

Visualising the invisible: Arab women artists reveal untold stories

Arab women artists talk to MEE about breaking stereotypes, pushing boundaries, and succeeding where politicians have failed.

8 Short Stories by Arab Women for International Women’s Day

Your gift for International Women’s Day is eight great short stories by Arab women, in translation, available free online.

The Middle East's women are championing their own change

Despite setbacks for women's rights around the globe in 2017, some of the most exciting reforms and positive momentum has emerged from the Middle East and North Africa.

The Iranian Film That Breaks the Taboo on Sexuality

Three young women and a young man from Iran embark on a journey of sexual freedom and happiness in their search for creative ways to overcome the restrictions of conservative Islamic society.

Mum's (in) the word: challenging a 'sexist' Arabic root

A leading Middle Eastern brand has teamed up with linguists to introduce a more gender-balanced term for 'parenthood', away from its current paternal-root.

CSI Tagamoa: The Sherlock Holmes of Egyptian Bawabs

Step into my mistake of a world and read the story of a night full of thrilling intrigue, tense action, shabasheb, and my mom slapping a dude.

The Last Palestinian Kaffiyeh Maker

A video about the Al Hirbawi factory in the West Bank, which is the last remaining institution to produce kaffiyeh locally.

Art Dubai Galleries

The 2018 edition of the fair presented an intimate and diverse line-up of 105 galleries from 48 countries, making this edition the fair’s largest and most globally diverse to date. Alongside 77 returning galleries, the fair welcomed 28 first-time exhibitors from around the world.

Vibrant art scene inspires cooperation, competition in Gulf

The countries of the Middle East are using art to remodel their national identities. Billions of dollars have been spent on colossal building efforts and massive acquisition programs in an effort to expand the cultural sector in the Middle East, especially in the Gulf. Art acquisition now appears to be part of a geopolitical strategy by Gulf countries to use their hydrocarbon money to purchase cultural clout and establish themselves as international cultural centers.

Meet the 'fearless' drag queens of Beirut

A buzzing drag scene is evolving in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, where homosexuality is still technically illegal.

Arabic

أبعاد سياسية وثقافية وراء قرار مجموعة "أم بي سي" توقيف عرض المسلسلات التركية

قررت مجموعة "أم بي سي" الإعلامية السعودية وقف بث المسلسلات التركية على قنواتها رغم الشعبية الكبيرة لهذه الأعمال، على وقع تزايد التشنج في العلاقات بين أنقرة وبلدان عربية عدة. وقال المتحدث باسم المجموعة مازن حايك لوكالة فرانس برس "سنحاول استبدال المسلسلات التركية بانتاجات عربية بجودة عالية تجسد قيم المنطقة وتقاليدها".

رسميا.. "عبدالعال" يحيل قانون مكافحة جرائم الإنترنت لـ"اتصالات النواب"

أحال الدكتور علي عبدالعال،  رئيس مجلس النواب المصري، مشروع قانون قانون مكافحة جرائم تقنية المعلومات، المُعد من الحكومة، بشكل رسمي للجنة الاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المعلومات بالبرلمان.

بي بي سي: سنناقش مع السلطات المصرية شكواها من وثائقي عن حقوق الإنسان

يتناول وثائقي بي بي سي الإجراءات المشددة ضد المعارضة في مصر خلال الأعوام الأربعة الماضية، ويشير إلى عدد من حالات انتهاك حقوق الإنسان، من بينها حالة مدون وناشط معروف سُجن للتظاهر السلمي، وشاب سُجن وعُذب لارتدائه قميصا عليه عبارة تنتقد التعذيب.

"مصر سيكون لديها فيسبوك خاصّ بها قريباً جداً"... لماذا وكيف؟

صرح وزير الاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المعلومات المصري مؤخراً خلال كلمته في ورشة عمل نظمتها وزارة العدل المصرية أن "مصر سيكون لديها فيسبوك خاص بها قريباً جداً".

للحلم بقية: مجموعات نسوية شابة تكسر المركزية و تخلق حراكاً جديداً

أتاحت ثورة يناير 2011 فرصة للعديد من النساء من مختلف الأعمار والخلفيات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية والثقافية، التواجد بأشكال مختلفة داخل المجال العام في مصر، ومن ضمن تلك الأشكال كان ظهور المبادرات النسوية الشابة في العديد من المحافظات، حيث انطلقنّ من الوعي بأن ما تواجهه النساء من عنف وتمييز ضدهنّ في المجالين الخاص والعام راجع لكونهنّ نساء، ثم تطور هذا الوعي لرؤية ورسالة، وأهداف واضحة لمحاولة نشر الوعي بقضايا النساء.








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Vox Populi Roundup (September/October)

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UAE cuts sentences for Singaporeans jailed for cross-dressing: A pre-operative transgender woman and a man, both from Singapore, have been jailed in the United Arab Emirates for cross-dressing.

Saudi Arabian 'honesty' app takes internet by storm: Sarahah has so far drawn 85 million registered users, and rocketed to the top of the Apple app store.

This controversial Instagram star was arrested and abused for being 'too feminine' in Kuwait: The man, who goes by the name King Luxy on Instagram, was handcuffed and taken to the hotel where he was staying on his two-week trip to the Gulf state.

Saudi Arabia women hail end of driving ban: Campaigners in Saudi Arabia have hailed King Salman's decree allowing women to drive for the first time.

Syria’s World Cup soccer bid mesmerizes a divided nation badly in need of hope: As Syria’s soccer team stepped onto an Iranian pitch late Tuesday for an unprecedented shot at its first World Cup entry, the fans who packed cafes across the region could have been forgiven for keeping their hopes in check.

Egypt’s rainbow flags affair is more about dictatorship than sex: When the sight of a few people waving rainbow flags at a pop concert becomes an act of “moral terrorism”, when it plunges a country into hysteria and the government responds by arresting dozens of people on suspicion of being gay and orders the media to show them no sympathy, it’s time to ask why.

Istanbul's Hobbit House: recycled refuge where children are in charge: Hidden in the back streets of old Istanbul, the Hobbit House is no ordinary children’s centre. For a start, the children are in charge. Secondly, many are refugees from the war in Syria. Thirdly, the entire three-storey building has been renovated using recycled material.

Activists Aren't Backing Down After Egypt's Massive LGBTQ Crackdown: As queer Egyptians face arrest and police entrapment, activists there told us it's more important than ever to fight government disinformation and propaganda, any way they can.

Saudi label Rotana drops star-studded 'diss track' targeting Qatar, which backfires hilariously on social media: A Saudi record label has attempted to rile up support for the Riyadh-led boycott of neighbouring Qatar by releasing a "diss track" - and it has backfired stupendously on Twitter.

Egypt’s social media star makes waves with plain talk: Fatma Abdelsalam's video-blogging series on social media, titled “Kalam Badeehi” (“Common Sense Talk”), is attracting millions of viewers in Egypt.

Media in the Middle East: A new study shows how the Arab world gets and shares digital news: Two-thirds of respondents in the countries studied said they get news from social media every day.

Saudi Arabia arrests 46 for stirring divisions: state media: Saudi authorities said on [October 4th] they had arrested 22 people, including a Qatari national, for using social media to spread dissent. Another 24 people were detained in the northern Hail region for stirring tribal divisions, the state news agency SPA reported.

Lebanon's revival of Arab music traditions: In the mountains above Beirut, one organisation is breathing life back into a treasured period of Arab music history.

Saudi Tv surprises with Oum Kalthoum concert broadcast for the first time: A Saudi-led TV channel has aired a 45-minute concert of Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum in a first for 30 years.

Arabic

الشذوذ... كل الشذوذ هو إعلامنا!

زينب حاوي تنتقد صفحة «وينييه الدولة؟» الفايسبوكية ومنشورها «مشهد مرعب في جونيه +18» الذي يُهاجم المثلية الجنسية بأسلوب يتسم برهاب المثلية.

"كيف منحكي عنها؟" المثلية في العالم العربي
الدكتور سائد عطشان، الناشط في مجال حقوق الفلسطينيين وحقوق المثليين يطرح بعض المصطلحات والصيغ التي يمكن الاستعانة بها عند الحديث عن قضايا المثلية الجنسية باللغة العربية.

مآلات الشلل الأدبية
يكتب فوّاز حداد عن واقع  الشللية بالأدب والفن العربي وكيف تستظل بطغيان السلطة السياسية.

"شارع بودين".. الحيوات الغريبة للاجئ السوري
يصف  الكاتب السوري عبد الحكيم شباط  في روايته "شارع بودين" مجتمع الهجرة العربي في برلين ومعاناته وتناقضاته.

مصر: المشهد الثقافي والإعلامي في قبضة النظام الأمني
يُسيطر على  المشهد الثقافي المصري حالياً إجراءات قمعية كإغلاق مكتبات، ومصادرة أعمال أدبية وفكرية، وإلغاء ندوات، وحبس مثليي الجنس.

في الخط والفن العربي الحديث: للحديث بقية وشجون

يتناول بطرس المعري فن وتشكيلات الخط العربي ويشير للتيار الحروفي وانتاجاته التي ترضي السوق "اللا تشخيصية" أو تغري المستشرقين.

نجوم الدراما مستمرون بدعم المنتخب: «الفرحة سورية»

يدعم نجوم الدراما السورية من مذاهب سياسية متعددة جهود الفريق السوري للتأهل لمونديال روسيا 2018 وتم إطلاق أغنية سورية بعنوان «الفرحة سورية» لتواكب هذا الحدث.

"تونس مسرح حر": مهرجان للمشهد البديل
ين
طلق مهرجان جديد بعنوان "تونس مسرح حر" الذي يكرّس فعالياته للمشهد الثقافي البديل في تونس  ما بين 12 و21 من تشرين الأول/ أكتوبر الجاري.