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Deadline for Applications: M.A. in Middle East and Islamic Studies at George Mason University
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The Middle East Studies Program and the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University announce the deadline for applications for the Fall/Spring 2013-2014 academic year: 15 March 2013. Click HERE for more information Click HERE to apply The aim of this degree program is to reposition the study of the Middle East and Islam within a global context to help students better analyze particular issues in light of current events and shifting historical ...
Keep Reading »Call for Applicants: Rachel Corrie Scholarship Program
The Palestinian American Women Association (PAWA) of Southern California established the Rachel Corrie Scholarship (RCS) Program to commemorate the life of American peace activist Rachel Corrie. It is in her honor and legacy that PAWA hopes to inspire future activists. The goal of the Rachel Corrie Scholarship Program is to empower young female activists in becoming leaders in their community by cultivating their cultural and ...
Keep Reading »NGO Conference Calls for Regional Human Rights Reform
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[The following press release was issued by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights on 25 February 2013, following the conclusion of a NGO seminar on human rights issues throughout the Middle East.] An NGO high level strategic conference urges the Arab League to adopt an effective human rights protection system as an urgent requirement to meet expectations of the peoples and address major violations of and threats to universal human rights in the Arab region. In a ...
Keep Reading »Event -- International Women's Day: Youth Activism, Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (9 March 2013, Garden Grove, CA)
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International Women's Day: Youth Activism, Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) 9 March 2013, 6:00 p.m. Garden Grove, California The Palestinian American Women’s Association (PAWA) of Southern California presents "Youth Activism, Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) on International Women's Day, featuring keynote speaker Professor Nada Elia, activist and professor of Gender and Global Studies. Also featuring: Live Entertainment ...
Keep Reading »Reports Roundup (March 2)
[The following list is a compilation of the reports, statements, and other materials featured on the Jadaliyya Reports Page this past week.] Sexual Violence Against Women and the Increasing Frequency of Gang Rape in Tahrir and Its Environs Nazra for Feminist Studies addresses the rise of sexual violence in Egypt's Tahrir Square from a feminist perspective, arguing that women's issues are first and foremost political issues. Physicians for Human Rights: Rights ...
Keep Reading »London Event -- Algeria, Mali: Another Chapter in the “Global War On Terror”? (9 March)
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Algeria, Mali: Another Chapter in the “Global War On Terror”? 9 March 2013, 4:30 p.m. Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, London As the dreadful hostage crisis at the BP-operated In Amenas gas plant in Algeria came to an end on January 19th, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron claimed, like George Bush Jr and Tony Blair before him, that the country faced an "existential" and "global threat" to "our interests and way of ...
Keep Reading »United Nations OHCHR Calls for Investigation into Death of Palestinian Prisoner Undergoing Israeli Interrogation
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[The following press release was issued by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 27 February 2013.] The United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, today called for an international investigation on the death of Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat while undergoing interrogation in an Israeli facility. “The death of a prisoner during interrogation is always a cause for concern, but in ...
Keep Reading »Call for Submissions: Mamilla International Poetry Festival (7 - 9 September, Ramallah & Jerusalem)
The Mamilla International Poetry Festival 7 - 9 September 2013 Ramallah & Jerusalem Encouraged by renewed hope for the preservation of the ancient Mamilla Cemetery, ARCH joins hands with the Mahmoud Darwish Foundation and Museum and the Campaign to Preserve Mamilla Jerusalem Cemetery in organizing the Mamilla International Poetry Festival. ARCH (Alliance to Restore Cultural Heritage in the Holy City of Jerusalem), the Mahmoud Darwish Foundation and Museum, and ...
Keep Reading »International Judicial Observation Mission Report on the Trial against Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab
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[The following report was issued by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders on 14 February 2013.] International Judicial Observation Mission Report on the Trial against Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab Introduction Between September and December 2012, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), ...
Keep Reading »Don'ti Mixi: A Song by The Great Departed (Video)
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The following song/video was released by a recently formed Lebanese band, The Band of the Great Departed (Sandy Chamoun, Imad Hsheishou, Abed Qbeisi, Ali Al-Hout, and Khaled Soubeih). The song was inspired by Egypt's President Morsi. During a recent talk in Germany, Morsi mixed Arabic and English while speaking, despite having an interpreter. Hence the title and lyrics of their song, which play on this issue and the Egyptian accent: "Don’ti ...
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