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NYC Event: Translating the Maghreb after the Arab Spring (NYC, 23 September 2012)
![[Satellite image of North Africa. Image from Google Maps]](/content_images/3/sm_20090314151643144.jpg "[Satellite image of North Africa. Image from Google Maps]")
Translating the Maghreb after the Arab Spring Sunday, 23 September 2012 5 – 6 pm Brooklyn Borough Hall Community Room (209 Joralemon Street) The PEN Translation Committee Presents North African Writing in the Wake of the Arab Spring. Noted translators, editors, and poets Pierre Joris (Exile Is My Trade: a Habib Tengour Reader), Deborah Kapchan (Gender on the Market: Moroccan Women and the Revoicing of Tradition), and Peter Thompson (A ...
Keep Reading »Open Letter Regarding the Detention of Zakaria Zubeidi
![[Entrance of the Freedom Theatre in Jenin, West Bank. Image by Guillaume Paumier. From Wikimedia Commons.]](/content_images/3/sm_800px-Entrance_of_the_Freedom_Theatre_in_Jenin_006_-_Aug_2011.jpg "[Entrance of the Freedom Theatre in Jenin, West Bank. Image by Guillaume Paumier. From Wikimedia Commons.]")
[The following letter was issued by a number of concerned individuals in response to the Palestinian Authority's detention and treatment of Zakaria Zubeidi, co-founder of the Freedom Theater.] Open letter regarding the detention of Zakaria Zubeidi, co-founder of the Freedom Theatre. For the attention of President Mahmoud Abbas: We the undersigned write to ask you to ensure the proper application of Palestinian law in the case of Zakaria Zubeidi, and all cases ...
Keep Reading »Conference: Aesthetics and Politics - Counter-Narratives, New Publics, and the Role of Dissent in the Arab World (Cairo, 16-26 Sep. 2012)
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"Aesthetics and Politics: Counter-Narratives, New Publics, and the Role of Dissent in the Arab World" is the theme of the International Summer Academy the research program Europe in the Middle East—The Middle East in Europe (EUME) of the Berlin-based Forum Transregionale Studien and the ‘Center for Translation Studies’ of the American University in Cairo are jointly organizing from September 16 — 27, 2012 at the American University in Cairo in cooperation with the ...
Keep Reading »The Economic Question for Palestinians in Israel (Jadal Issue 14, July 2012)
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[The following is the Table of Contents of the latest issue of Jadal, a quarterly journal published by Mada al-Carmel] Jadal Issue 14, July 2012 The Economic Question for Palestinians In Israel Editorial Mtanes Shehadeh Analytical Papers Towards Redefining the Economic Inferiority of the Palestinians in Israel Mtanes Shehadeh Viewpoints The Economic Structure and Options for the Palestinian Citizens in Israel Aziz Haidar From Economic Inferiority to Economic ...
Keep Reading »PACBI Thank You Letter to Mashrou' Leila
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[The following letter was issued on 7 September 2012 by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).] Dear Mashrou' Leila: We at the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) wish to salute you for your principled decision not to perform with RHCP, a band that insists on entertaining apartheid and violating the cultural boycott of Israel. You have set a precedent and set the bar ...
Keep Reading »Delivered into Enemy Hands: US-Led Abuse and Rendition of Opponents to Gaddafi's Libya
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[The following report is the latest from Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the relationship between the US rendition program and the now-deposed Qaddafi regime.] When rebel forces overtook Tripoli in August 2011, prison doors were opened and office files exposed, revealing startling new information about Libya's relations with other countries. One such revelation, documented in this report, is the degree of involvement of the United States government under the Bush administration ...
Keep Reading »US Democracy in Action: DNC Chairperson Forces Through Reversal on Democrat's Jerusalem Position (Video)
![[DNC Chairperson Villaraigosa looks back when he realizes he does not have enough votes to pass the amendment to the Democratic Party's national platform. Image from screenshot of below video.]](/content_images/3/sm_dncdncdnc.png "[DNC Chairperson Villaraigosa looks back when he realizes he does not have enough votes to pass the amendment to the Democratic Party's national platform. Image from screenshot of below video.]")
The following video shows the "vote" that occured on 5 September 2012 during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to amend the Democractic Party's national platform, which had previously been adopted at the DNC on 4 September 2012. Initially, and up until this "vote," the platform made no reference to "God" nor to "Jerusalem as the undivded capital of Israel." The video shows the manner in which the "vote" was conducted ...
Keep Reading »An Account from Young Moroccan Political Prisoners: Rape and Torture in Police Custody
![[A collage of the six Moroccan activists charged for belonging to the February 20th Movement. Image from Mamfakinch.]](/content_images/3/sm_ScreenShot2012-07-27at2.11.26PM.png "[A collage of the six Moroccan activists charged for belonging to the February 20th Movement. Image from Mamfakinch.]")
[The following report was originally published in French on Mamfakinch on 2 September 2012. It was subsequently translated into English. Both the English translation and original French version appear below.] Following the 22 July protest against the high cost of living and the increase in prices, which was violently repressed and disbursed by riot police, six activists from the February 20th Movement were arrested. Their names are Samir ...
Keep Reading »Serious Crackdown on Saudi Detainees and Their Families in Al-Hayer Prison
![[Protests over prisoner treatment in Al-Hayer]](/content_images/3/sm_karama.jpg "[Protests over prisoner treatment in Al-Hayer]")
[The following report was issued by Alkarama on 29 August 2012.] “The total number of detainees is nearly 30,000. Those imprisoned do not know when they will be out, as they are often not given any trials or sentences, and if they are tried and sentenced, then they are not released when the sentence expires. This is the situation of most political prisoners.” These are the words of more than five hundred Saudi women in a petition appealing for support to release ...
Keep Reading »Reports Roundup (September 1)
![[A boy outside his school after a bombing in Gaza, 2009. Image by Al Jazeera English via Wikimedia Commons.]](/content_images/3/sm_gazaboy.jpg "[A boy outside his school after a bombing in Gaza, 2009. Image by Al Jazeera English via Wikimedia Commons.]")
[The following list is a compilation of the reports, statements, and other materials featured on the Jadaliyya Reports Page this past week.] Egyptian Government Attempts to Suppress Media The Committee to Protect Journalists reports on government censorship, particularly at the state run Al-Akhbar newspaper. InCABI Statement on India-Israel Free Trade Agreement The Indian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel issues a statement ...
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