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Some Panels from the Upcoming Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (Denver 2012)
![[Image from MESA Annual Meeting]](/content_images/3/sm_mesa12logo.jpg "[Image from MESA Annual Meeting]")
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) will be holding its forty-fourth annual meeting in Denver beginning this coming weekend, 17-20 November 2012. Over a span of four days, scholars and researchers from across North America, the Middle East, and beyond will present their work via an impressive and diverse array of thematic panels (see complete program here). In order to highlight some of the panels, below is a list of MESA 2012 Annual Meeting panels in which one or ...
Keep Reading »Timeline: Israel's Latest Escalation in Gaza
![[Skyline of Gaza burns during Operation Cast Lead. Image by Al-Jazeera English. From Wikimedia Commons.]](/content_images/3/sm_Gaza_Burns_-_Flickr_-_Al_Jazeera_English.jpg "[Skyline of Gaza burns during Operation Cast Lead. Image by Al-Jazeera English. From Wikimedia Commons.]")
Earlier today it was reported that Israel assassinated the leader of Hamas’ military wing, Ahmed Jabari, breaking a tentative truce with Palestinian fighters that had been in place since Monday. The truce followed an escalation in violence that began last Thursday in which six Palestinian civilians were killed, including three children, and more than fifty others injured. The IMEU offers the following timeline of the recent violence and a fact sheet on previous Israeli ...
Keep Reading »Letter to IMF From Egyptian Parties, NGOs, Syndicates and Political Movements
![[No to IMF loan. Image by @iTefa]](/content_images/3/sm_No_To_IMF.jpg "[No to IMF loan. Image by @iTefa]")
[The following letter was issued on 11 November 2012 in light of the ongoing negotiations between the government of Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It was issued by various organizations, political parties, movements, and syndicates to express their disapproval of this process.] Dr. Hisham Qandil Prime Minister of Egypt Magles El Shaab St., Kasr El Aini St.Cairo Ms. Christine Lagarde Managing Director International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street ...
Keep Reading »Joint Statement on the Revocation of Bahraini Citizenship from 31 People
![[King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, at whose order 31 individuals lost their Bahraini citizenship. Image by Julian Carroll, United States Navy, via Wikimedia Commons]](/content_images/3/sm_bahrainkingweb.jpg "[King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, at whose order 31 individuals lost their Bahraini citizenship. Image by Julian Carroll, United States Navy, via Wikimedia Commons]")
[The following statement was issued by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights on 7 November 2012.] The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express their grave concern over the King of Bahrain’s decision to revoke Bahraini citizenship from thirty-one individuals. This move is reminiscent of past government crackdowns in the 1980s, when the past Emir, Salman bin Isa ...
Keep Reading »Reports Roundup (November 10)
[The following list is a compilation of the reports, statements, and other materials featured on the Jadaliyya Reports Page this past week.] Trial of Israeli Attack on Freedom Flotilla Begins on November 6 IHH Humanitarian Relief foundation reports on the opening of the trial on Israel's attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla in Çağlayan Courthouse in Turkey. The suspects, which include several high-ranking individuals within the Israeli Defense Forces, will be ...
Keep Reading »Facebook Attempts to Shut Down the Voice of “The Uprising of Women in the Arab World”
[The following statement was issued by activists involved in The Uprising of Women in the Arab World on 7 November 2012 in response to attempts by Facebook to suppress their online activities. It was originally issued in Arabic, English, and French. This English version has been slightly edited for style. The Arabic version, along with an introduction and background to the issue, can be found on Beirut Walls.] On the morning of 7 November 2012, the five admins of The ...
Keep Reading »International Call Out: British CEO’s Actions Threaten Union Rights in Lebanon
![[Spinneys workers announce their independent union. Image by Farfahinne via Flickr]](/content_images/3/sm_7683460166_e8344c0d03_z.jpg "[Spinneys workers announce their independent union. Image by Farfahinne via Flickr]")
[The following call out was issued by Friends of Spinneys Workers on 9 November 2012 in reaction to attempts by Spinneys’ CEO and others to undermine recent successes by Spinneys workers in operating their recently-recognized independent union. For background on the struggle to form the independent union of Spinneys workers, read "Unionizing in Lebanon."] Employees at the Lebanese branches of the supermarket chain Spinneys are being fired from work, physically ...
Keep Reading »Draft Resolution Requesting Palestine Upgrade from Observer Mission Status to Observer State Status
![[Image from screen shot of website for Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations.]](/content_images/3/sm_plologounmission.jpg "[Image from screen shot of website for Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations.]")
[On 8 November 2012, the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations submitted a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly requesting an upgrade from Observer Mission status to Observer State status within the United Nations. Such an upgrade would represent the will of a majority of UN member states (132/193). It does not alter, however, the application for statehood still before the UN Security Council and at its ultimate discretion. The resolution ...
Keep Reading »Open Letter to Egyptian President Morsy from Mahmoud Salem, @SandMonkey
![[Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Image by Egyptian Government via Wikimedia Commons]](/content_images/3/sm_morsiportraitweb.jpg "[Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Image by Egyptian Government via Wikimedia Commons]")
[The following letter was published in Daily News Egypt on 5 November 2012.] Dear Morsy, Like many Egyptians, I was looking forward to your government’s attempt to implement its decision to close down shops at 10pm, out of the sheer comic value it would’ve presented. I set up an observation post in front of my building in Roxy Square, chairs, Shisha and all, to get a front row seat to the Tom & Jerry-style shenanigans that would take place the moment you tried ...
Keep Reading »San Francisco Event -- Teaching the Arab Revolts: Integrating Contemporary Middle East Protests Into Our Syllabi (17 November)
Teaching the Arab Revolts: Integrating Contemporary Middle East Protests Into Our Syllabi 17 November 2012 12:15 - 1:30 PM Hilton San Francisco, Golden Gate 4 Intended for those with and without Middle East specialties, this workshop provides tools for teaching the "Arab Spring." We will discuss and share syllabi and other resources related to the Arab Spring on: gender; religion; media; labor movements; mulitple causes of the revolts; incorporating areas ...
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