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Romancing the Throne: The New York Times and The Endorsement of Authoritarianism in Jordan
On 23 January 2013, elections were held for the seventeenth parliament of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. During the past several months, the monarchy and its allies hailed the 2013 parliamentary elections in Jordan as both the symbol and litmus test of the regime's commitment to "reform" in the country. Alternatively, the Islamic Action Front (IAF)—the political wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood and the leading political opposition group since at least the ...
Keep Reading »Getting Past the Brink: Protests and the Possibilities of Change in Jordan
![[Jordanian policemen prepare to disperse protesters blocking a main road during a demonstration against a rise in fuel prices in downtown Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, 14 Nov. 2012. Hundreds of Jordanians chanted slogans against the king and threw stones at riot police as they protested in several cities for a second day Wednesday amid rising anger over fuel price hikes. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)]](/content_images/3/sm_jordan_protests_11-14_jpv.jpg "[Jordanian policemen prepare to disperse protesters blocking a main road during a demonstration against a rise in fuel prices in downtown Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, 14 Nov. 2012. Hundreds of Jordanians chanted slogans against the king and threw stones at riot police as they protested in several cities for a second day Wednesday amid rising anger over fuel price hikes. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)]")
On Tuesday, 13 November 2012, protesters took to the streets across several cities in Jordan. The immediate spark for the protests was the government’s announcement that it would cut fuel subsidies as a means of addressing its budget deficit and securing a two billion dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund. Such cuts are poised to generate price increases of fifty percent for cooking gas, thirty-three percent for heating gas, and fourteen percent on lower ...
Keep Reading »Jordan's Current Political Opposition Movements and the Need for Further Research: An Interview with Tariq Tell (Part 2)
![[King Abdullah II and Queen Rania wave from a motorcade during an official celebration of the 10th anniversary of the king's accession to the throne in Amman, 9 June 2009. Image by Nader Daoud/AP Photo]](/content_images/3/sm_AP090609015178.jpg "[King Abdullah II and Queen Rania wave from a motorcade during an official celebration of the 10th anniversary of the king's accession to the throne in Amman, 9 June 2009. Image by Nader Daoud/AP Photo]")
The following is the second and final installement in a two-part interview on the history and politics of the Jordanian regime. The interview was conducted during the first two weeks of August 2012 with Tariq Tell, a Jordanian scholar and activist. In this second part, Tell discusses the positions of various contemporary socio-political forces towards the Hashemite regime and outlines important areas for much-needed further research on the history and politics of state ...
Keep Reading »On the Nature of the Hashemite Regime and Jordanian Politics: An Interview with Tariq Tell (Part 1)
The following is the first installment in a two-part interview on the history and politics of the Jordanian regime. The interview was conducted during the first two weeks of August 2012 with Tariq Tell, a Jordanian scholar and activist. In this first part, Tell discusses the history of the Hashemite regime and Jordanian state formation as well as the broad outlines of the political field that such a history has engendered. In the second part (click here to access) Tell ...
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![[On east side of Abdel Aziz street, as you are approaching Bliss Street. Beirut, 2011. Image by Ziad Abu-Rish]](/content_images/3/sm_rasbeirut5.jpg "[On east side of Abdel Aziz street, as you are approaching Bliss Street. Beirut, 2011. Image by Ziad Abu-Rish]")
On Abdel Aziz street, just across from Cafe Yunis as you are approaching Bliss Street. Beirut, 2012.
Keep Reading »Beyond US Exceptionalism: Stephen Walt and America's "Core Values"
![[Graffiti on Beirut's Bliss Street. Image by Ziad Abu-Rish]](/content_images/3/sm_waltresponse.jpg "[Graffiti on Beirut's Bliss Street. Image by Ziad Abu-Rish]")
In a recent post entitled “What’s going on in Israel,” Stephen M. Walt effectively undermines the “claim that Israel has always been interested in a fair and just peace.” Walt, like many others, notes the persistence of this “pernicious narrative.” On Israeli policy, he concludes the following: What is going on, in short, is slow motion ethnic cleansing. Instead of driving out Palestinians out by force – as was done in 1948 and 1967 – the goal is simply to make life ...
Keep Reading »The President, SCAF, and the Future of Egypt: Interview with Sarah Sirgany
![[Egyptian man who was part of Tahrir Square 24 June 2012 celebration of Mohammed Morsi's election as president. Image by Sabri Khaled via Flickr]](/content_images/3/sm_tahrircelebmorsi.jpg "[Egyptian man who was part of Tahrir Square 24 June 2012 celebration of Mohammed Morsi's election as president. Image by Sabri Khaled via Flickr]")
The following Skype interview was conducted on 29 June 2012 with Sarah Sirgany, an Egyptian journalist and editor at Egypt Monocle. In the first video, Sirgany discusses the presidential election outome while situating it within allegations of deal-making between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Surpeme Council for the Armed Forced (SCAF). She also identifies the key challenges facing the new president. In the secon video, Sirgany identifies the challenges facing ...
Keep Reading »نهر البارد واللاجئون الفلسطينيون والسياسة اللبنانية: مقابلة مع غسان مكارم
![[مصدر الصور وكالة فلسطين برس للأنباء]](/content_images/3/sm_nahralbared.JPG "[مصدر الصور وكالة فلسطين برس للأنباء]")
أجريت هذه المقابلة مع الناشط اللبناني غسان مكارم على السكايب، يوم الجمعة، ٢٢ حزيران، ٢٠١٢. وتتناول الأحداث التي كانت قد وقعت في مخيم نهر البارد للاجئين الفلسطينيين واضعة إياها في إطارها السياسي والتاريخي اللبناني الأوسع. يناقش مكارم الأحداث الحالية وأحداث ٢٠٠٧ مبيناً التشابهات والاختلافات. كما يتطرق مكارم أيضاً لوضع الفلسطينيين عموماً في لبنان وتقاطعاته مع الديناميات اللبنانية، بالإضافة إلى تورط كافة القوى اللبنانية (على اليمين واليسار) في العنصرية والتفرقة ضد ...
Keep Reading »Nahr al-Bared, Palestinian Refugees, and Lebanese Politics: An Interview with Ghassan Makarem
![[A diagram showing a May 2009 progress report of rubble removal from Nahr al-Bared. This portion of the camp, which was the central section, was completely destroyed in 2007 by the Lebanese army. Image from UNDP.org]](/content_images/3/sm_UNDP-RR-Progress-05-03-09.jpg "[A diagram showing a May 2009 progress report of rubble removal from Nahr al-Bared. This portion of the camp, which was the central section, was completely destroyed in 2007 by the Lebanese army. Image from UNDP.org]")
The following is the translated transcription of a Skype interview that was conducted on Friday 22 June 2012. It features Lebanese activist Ghassan Makarem. The interview explores the particular events that transpired last week in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, locating them within the broader political and historical context of Lebanon. Makarem discusses both the current and 2007 events of Nahr al-Bared, highlighting similiarities and differences. Most ...
Keep Reading »The Constitutional Court Rulings and Counter-Revolution in Egypt: An Interview with Lina Attalah
![[Egyptian soldiers stand guard during a protest in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Egypt's highest court, in Cairo on Thursday 14 June 2012. Image from AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)]](/content_images/3/sm_xxAP12061403305.jpg "[Egyptian soldiers stand guard during a protest in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Egypt's highest court, in Cairo on Thursday 14 June 2012. Image from AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)]")
With presidential run-off elections set to take place 16-17 June 2012, Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court affirmed the presidential candidacy of Ahmed Shafiq (Mubarak's last prime minister) and nullified the parliamentary elections from earlier this year (thus dissoliving parliament). Despite ongoing debates about the efficacy of parliamentary and presidential powers vis-a-vis SCAF and other unaccountable centers of power, the rulings represent a major victory for ...
Keep Reading »Bio
Ziad Abu-Rish is a doctoral candidate in the Department of History at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He currently serves as the Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Directors of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA). Ziad is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya Ezine. More of his Jadaliyya articles can be found here and here. You can follow him on Twitter at @ziadaburish.
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