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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 ...
Keep Reading »Palestinian Youth Statement from Lebanon
![[Image from rally in Beirut, Lebanon.]](/content_images/3/sm_rally.jpg "[Image from rally in Beirut, Lebanon.]")
[The following statement was issued by supporters of a Palestinian youth group, from a rally in Beirut on 9 November 2012.] In his latest statement, Mahmoud Abbas, the term-expired president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), reiterated the PA’s commitment to the futile negotiations process and compromised Palestinian historical rights, foremost among them the Right of Return (RoR). Abbas’ recognition of the Zionist entity is a blatant violation of our right ...
Keep Reading »Bidayat: New Beginnings for All Seasons of Change
![[Cover of the Winter/Spring issue of Bidayat.]](/content_images/3/sm_jscreen-capture-4.jpg "[Cover of the Winter/Spring issue of Bidayat.]")
[The following article was translated from Arabic to English by Mark Marshall and Assaf Kfoury.] The idea for this journal emerged from our growing desire to be present and take an active role in the development and reinvigoration of an agenda for the Left in the Arab world. The final impetus for this journalistic venture was the outbreak of the popular Arab revolutions, with all the new beginnings that they contain and inspire. We believe that despite the inundation of ...
Keep Reading »Amnesty International Calls for End of Bahraini Ban on Protesting
![[Peaceful protests in Bahrain in 2011. Image by Mahmoud Al-Yousif via Flickr]](/content_images/3/sm_bahrainprotest123web.jpg "[Peaceful protests in Bahrain in 2011. Image by Mahmoud Al-Yousif via Flickr]")
[Amnesty International issued the following statement on 30 October 2012.] "The Bahrain government's ban on all rallies and gatherings in the country violates the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and must be lifted immediately," said Amnesty International. The Interior Minister announced the ban on Tuesday saying that rallies and gatherings were associated with violence, rioting and attacks on public and private property. He said that the ...
Keep Reading »Open Call for Submissions for the New “Journal of Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia“ (ACME)
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The Journal of Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia (ACME) is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the anthropological studies of all societies and cultures in the Middle East and Central Eurasia. Its scope is to publish original research by social scientists not only in the area of anthropology but also in sociology, folklore, religion, material culture and related social sciences. It includes all areas of modern and contemporary Middle East ...
Keep Reading »Gatekeepers and Evictions: Somalia's Displaced Population at Risk
![[Video of displaced persons camp in Mogadishu by Refugees International. Screenshot from youtube.com]](/content_images/3/sm_refugeessomaliacampweb.jpg "[Video of displaced persons camp in Mogadishu by Refugees International. Screenshot from youtube.com]")
[The following report was issued by Refugees International on 1 November 2012.] Gatekeepers and Evictions: Somalia's Displaced Population at Risk There are currently 1.36 million Somalis displaced within their own country. These internally displaced persons (IDPs) face major protection challenges, including abuse and aid diversion by camp gatekeepers, as well as the threat of forced evictions. These vulnerabilities are not new to Somalia’s displaced population, ...
Keep Reading »Beirut Event: The Silver Factory featuring Andy Warhol's 1967 Marilyn Monroe Series (13-17 November)
![[Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe Screen-print, 1967]](/content_images/3/sm_monroepinkweb.jpg "[Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe Screen-print, 1967]")
Q Contemporary's The Silver Factory 13 - 17 November 2012 Beirut, Lebanon To celebrate its 3rd anniversary, Q will revive the American swinging sixties by re-creating Andy Warhol’s New York studio The Factory in Beirut, featuring one of Warhol’s most iconic works of art: the original Marilyn Monroe series from 1967. Andy Warhol (1928 -1987) was a leading artist in the visual art movement known as Pop Art, a genre that emerged in America and elsewhere ...
Keep Reading »Who Will Win the Presidential Election? Lecture by Michael McDonald
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This lecture was held at George Mason University on Monday, 5 November 2012--nearly one week after it was cancelled because of hurricane Sandy. It was sponsored by the Department of Public and International Affairs and the Middle East Studies Program. Professor McDonald is a leading authority in his field and runs the widely popular website United States Elections Project. His bio can be found here.
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