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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 ...
Keep Reading »Event: Proxy and Invisible Detention in the US Counterinsurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan (12 March 2013, Rutgers University)
Proxy and Invisible Detention in the US Counterinsurgencies in Iraq & Afghanistan 12 March 2013, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University presents "Proxy and Invisible Detention in the US Counterinsurgencies in Iraq & Afghanistan," a talk by Dr. Laleh Khalili, Reader in Politics of the Middle East SOAS, University of London. This talk examines the use of ...
Keep Reading »Spider Web: The Making and Unmaking of Iran Sanctions
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[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 25 February 2013.] Spider Web: The Making and Unmaking of Iran Sanctions Executive Summary With war a frightening prospect and fruitful negotiations a still-distant dream, sanctions have become the West’s instrument of choice vis-à-vis Iran. They are everywhere: in the financial arena, barring habitual commercial relations; in the oil sector, choking off Tehran’s principal source of currency; in the ...
Keep Reading »Unpunished Massacre: Yemen's Failed Response to the "Friday of Dignity" Killings
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[The following report was issued by Human Rights Watch on 12 February 2013.] Unpunished Massacre: Yemen's Failed Response to the "Friday of Dignity" Killings Summary On 18 March 2011, as popular revolts swept the Arab world, tens of thousands of demonstrators in Yemen held a protest that they proclaimed the Friday of Dignity. The biggest rally took place at Change Square, a sprawling protest camp in the capital, Sanaa. As the protesters ...
Keep Reading »Physicians for Human Rights: Rights Violations Still Common in Bahrain on Second Anniversary of Protest Movement
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[The following statement was issued by Physicians for Human Rights on 14 February 2013.] Two years after political protests first erupted in Bahrain, the government continues to routinely violate the human rights of protesters, PHR said today. In fact, the death toll from violent clashes that have marked the past two years continued to inch up today when security forces shot and killed a sixteen year-old boy participating in protests held to mark the second ...
Keep Reading »Sexual Violence Against Women and the Increasing Frequency of Gang Rape in Tahrir Square and its Environs
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[The following position paper was issued by Nazra for Feminist Studies on 4 February 2013.] Sexual Violence Against Women and the Increasing Frequency of Gang Rape in Tahrir Square and its Environs With this paper, Nazra for Feminist Studies offers a feminist theoretical attempt to understand the rise of sexual violence against women over the past few months. We believe that it is important to raise this issue so that different political actors, even well ...
Keep Reading »Palestine Awareness Week at UCLA (25-28 February, Los Angeles)
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Palestine Awareness Week (PAW) at UCLA Please join Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at UCLA for a week of educational events and activities highlighting the Palestinian cause and discussing how UCLA students can support Palestinian rights. This week will feature both day and evening events, and speakers from both in and outside the UCLA community. The events are co-sponsored by the Afrikan Student Union, Muslim Students Association, Queer Alliance, Incarcerated Youth ...
Keep Reading »Reports Roundup (February 23)
[The following list is a compilation of the reports, statements, and other materials featured on the Jadaliyya Reports Page this past week.] Misery Beyond the War Zone: Life for Syrian Refugees and Displaced Populations in Lebanon Doctors Without Borders reports on the humanitarian needs of the growing population of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and focuses on the change in the situation of this displaced population since a prior survey conducted in June 2012. Statement ...
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