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Beirut Event: هذا البحر لي - This Sea is Mine (28 August - 8 September 2012)
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An Excerpt from The Penguin's Song by Hassan Daoud
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[Born in the village of Noumairieh in southern Lebanon in 1950, Hassan Daoud moved as a child to Beirut, though like so many Lebanese families, his retained strong links to the village and returned there every summer. Daoud was educated in Beirut and studied Arabic literature at university. He embarked on a career as a journalist and worked as a reporter throughout Lebanon’s civil war. From 1979-1988 he wrote for the daily al-Safir, and then joined the staff of the London-based Arabic newspaper al-Hayat. He has focused on cultural reporting as well as on social issues. He is the editor of the ‘Nawafidh’ cultural supplement of the Beirut daily al-Mustaqbal. His work ...
Keep Reading »Families of Kidnapped Lebanese in Syria Cut Off Access to the Airport in Beirut
![[The Moqdad familly and eleven kidnapped Lebanese block the old airport road in Beirut. Image by Natalia Sancha.]](/content_images/3/sm_maqdefamillyand11kidnappedlebaneseblockoldairportroad15082012-23.jpg "[The Moqdad familly and eleven kidnapped Lebanese block the old airport road in Beirut. Image by Natalia Sancha.]")
In an irony of history, the old Lebanon, feared in the decade of the 1970s for its hijackers, is now the victim of kidnappings. The confusion is greater when Lebanese are kidnapped in Syria and Syrians are kidnapped in Lebanon as a deliberate proxy war between pro-Syrian regime groups in Lebanon, and detractor groups in Syria. [Families of the eleven Lebanese kidnapped respond to press and ask for immediate release of their relatives.] The media reports began to filter in on Wednesday afternoon with the news that either four or eleven of the Lebanese kidnapped last May in Syria had died after the shelling of Izaaz by the Syrian army. Relatives of the eleven ...
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قصائد أمامة حميدو كعب حذائي ينسدل كعب حذائي من شمس عين ثاقبة يتمايل في عباءة سرمدية تحيط به فراشات الوادي الزرقاء يحوم يتخبط في قدسية منمقة متتالية إيقاعها على ضفة أنهار أخرى ألمح ظلالك المتمايلة منتشية كالقبلات المنطبعة على سطح الماء متشكلة كآثار أقدام صغيرة مبتدئة متطفلة رائحتها حبوب زيتون مذاقها جليدي
Keep Reading »Syrian Refugees: Anxious Neighbors Stretched Thin
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[The following report was issued by Refugees International on 10 July 2012.] Syrian Refugees: Anxious Neighbors Stretched Thin Since early 2012, Lebanon and Jordan have seen a dramatic increase in the number of refugees crossing their borders as the Syrian government intensifies its crackdown on opposition groups. Despite the fact that neither country has signed the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1967 Protocol, both have accommodated those fleeing Syria, providing services and assistance despite their own strained resources. As host countries, Lebanon and Jordan are at a breaking point and need robust support – for both the host communities and the refugee ...
Keep Reading »Racism and Segregation at Lebanese Beaches (Video)
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Recently, the Ministry of Tourism in Lebanon issued a memorandum banning discrimination in the country's private pools and beaches. Such a ban came after many years of the barring of entry or other forms of discrimination against migrant domestic laborers and those assumed to be migrant domestic laborers. In an effort to monitor and encourage the implementation of this recent official ban on discrimination, the Lebanese group Anti-Racism Movement has produced the following two videos highlighting the continued and widespread practice of discrimination at private beaches in Lebanon. Flat Out Segregation at Lebanese Beaches (Part 1) In this video, a hidden ...
Keep Reading »Call for Papers: "Inverted Worlds" - Congress on Cultural Motion in the Arab Region (Beirut, 15 July Deadline)
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Congress on Cultural Motion in the Arab Region 4-9 October 2012 Beirut, Lebanon Organized by the Orient-Institut Beirut The Congress on Cultural Motion in the Arab Region, organized by the Orient-Institut Beirut between 4 and 9 October 2012, aims to explore arenas and manifestations of cultural change effective in the eventful and disruptive outbursts of the Arab Spring. It addresses the manners and means of articulation and self-imaging, the medial catalysts of change, the framing that encourages both mobilization and individual action towards change, and the tools and inspirations of nonviolent resistance. The metaphor of inversion relates to both the ...
Keep Reading »AUB President Responds to Criticisms of 2012 Honorary Degree Recipient Selection
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[The following letter was issued by the AUB Office of the President on 3 July 2012 in response to critiques of and opposition to a recent honorary degree recipient at the American University of Beirut (AUB). Click here to read "Open Letter from AUB Anti-Normalization Groups at the AUB Opposing 2012 Commencement Speaker."] Dear Members of the AUB Community, I would like to share with you a personal note, in view of several e-mails that have been circulating among the faculty and on the alumni listserv in the wake of the controversy surrounding the recent honorary degree ceremony at Commencement. In particular, I want to address the comments relating ...
Keep Reading »Nahr al-Bared, Palestinian Refugees, and Lebanese Politics: An Interview with Ghassan Makarem
![[A diagram showing a May 2009 progress report of rubble removal from Nahr al-Bared. This portion of the camp, which was the central section, was completely destroyed in 2007 by the Lebanese army. Image from UNDP.org]](/content_images/3/sm_UNDP-RR-Progress-05-03-09.jpg "[A diagram showing a May 2009 progress report of rubble removal from Nahr al-Bared. This portion of the camp, which was the central section, was completely destroyed in 2007 by the Lebanese army. Image from UNDP.org]")
The following is the translated transcription of a Skype interview that was conducted on Friday 22 June 2012. It features Lebanese activist Ghassan Makarem. The interview explores the particular events that transpired last week in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, locating them within the broader political and historical context of Lebanon. Makarem discusses both the current and 2007 events of Nahr al-Bared, highlighting similiarities and differences. Most importantly, Makarem addresses the general status of Palestinians in Lebanon, how this status has intersected with broader Lebanese dynamics, and the complicity of all major Lebanese political forces (on ...
Keep Reading »Open Letter from Anti-Normalization Groups at the AUB Opposing 2012 Commencement Speaker
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[The following open letter was organized by "anti-nomalization groups" at the American University of Beirut (AUB). It was originally published on the Sawt al-Niswa website on 21 June 2012. Click here to read the letter from the AUB Office of the President in response to this and other similar statements opposing the commencement speaker.] Can AUB find only those Complicit with Zionism to Honor? An Open Letter from anti-normalization groups at the AUB In the lead-up to last year’s AUB graduation, over one hundred of the university’s faculty members voiced their principled opposition to the bestowal of an honorary doctorate upon a former World Bank president ...
Keep Reading »Lebanon, the Sectarianization of Politics, and Genderalizing the Arab Uprisings: Interview with Maya Mikdashi
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The following interview with Jadaliyya Co-Editor Maya Mikdashi was conducted by Eugenio Dacrema for the Istituto per gli studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI), on whose website it was originally published on 21 June 2012. In the interview, Maya discusses developments in Lebanon as they related to the uprising in Syria. She also discusses Lebanese politics more generally as well the workings of gender politics in the Middle East. Eugenio Dacrema (ED): A Few days ago a new session of the National Dialogue council started in Beirut, hosted by the president Souliman. The list of issue which will be discussed is officially very long, but obviously the main issues are ...
Keep Reading »Syria's Creative Resistance
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Bashar al-Assad snores, his head twitching on a large white pillow. Suddenly, he wakes up. “The people want to overthrow me!” he screams, the pompom on his nightcap bouncing. A military officer approaches, pats him on the head and whispers gently, as if comforting a toddler: “Don’t worry, my dear Mr. President, nobody wants to bring you down. Go back to sleep.” “But I dreamed that the people don’t love me anymore!” “We all love you, Mr. President”, says the officer, “but you have to rest. Tomorrow is Friday and we have a lot of work to do!” Bashar lies back on his pillow and dozes off. “Sleep…sleep…let nothing disturb your dreams”, the ...
Keep Reading »The Economic and Human Toll of Syria's Worsening Refugee Crisis: Democracy Now! Interview with Omar Dahi
The following interview was conducted with Omar Dahi, a Syrian professor of economics at Hampshire College on August 14th, 2012 regarding the economic consequences of the uprising in Syria, especially in terms of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The escalating conflict in Syria has magnified the refugee crisis, both internally and in neighboring countries. More than 4,000 people entered Turkey in recent days, bringing the total number of Syrian refugees there close to 60,000. There are tens of ...
Keep Reading »ما هو الاستعمار الاستيطاني؟
في أسبوع الرابع من تموز في كل عام تقريباً تقوم عائلتي برحلة الساعات الإثنتي عشرة من منزلهم في ميشيغان إلى مكان يسمونه "المزرعة". امتلكت أسرتي هذه الأرض منذ أن أنشئت محمية " قبيلة باد ريفر" على بحيرة سوبيرير بموجب معاهدة 1854 بين أوجيبوي والولايات المتحدة. تملك عائلتي وثائق تثبت حقها في الأرض التي تحاذي نبع بير، ولكن، وحسب نصوص المعاهدة، فإن الولايات المتحدة تحتفظ بالملكية الكاملة للأرض وقد قامت بتأجيرها للسكان الأصليين وورثتهم مدى الحياة، طالما أن هؤلاء الورثة لم يخرقوا أياً من شروط ...
Keep Reading »ظاهرة حرق الدواليب تخترق قصور العدل: الحق في محضر العصبية
خلال الأشهر الماضية، شهد الرأي العام اللبناني نشوء ظاهرة جديدة مفادها قيام مجموعات بحرق دواليب وقطع طرق وأحياناً التسبب باشكالات أمنية بالغة الخطورة للضغط على القضاء لاتخاذ قرار معين. وقد تجلت هذه الظاهرة بشكل خاص مع توقيف الشاب شادي المولوي بتهمة انتمائه إلى تنظيم إرهابي مسلح. فقد أعقب ذلك اعتصام في ساحة النور مع قطع طرقات في أماكن متفرقة، فضلاً عن اشتعال المنطقة الفاصلة بين باب التبانة، جبل محسن (يراجع الإعلام في الفترة الفاصلة بين توقيفه في 12-5 والإفراج عنه في 23-5). وتبعاً لنجاح هذا الأسلوب، سارع ...
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Keep Reading »The Magic Of Your Eyes: Rima Khcheich Pays Tribute to Sabah
After Warda’s sad passing in May, fans of traditional Arabic music were left counting the few precious giants that remain from the era where Arabic music flourished—around the middle of the previous century. Fortunately, on the Lebanese front, Fairouz and Wadih Al-Safi are still performing, and so is another icon whose songs are experiencing a revival: the legendary Sabah. Born Jeanette Feghali in 1928 in the mountain village of Wadi Shahrour (earning her the nickname Al-Shahroura) Sabah ...
Keep Reading »New Texts Out Now: Akram Khater, Embracing the Divine: Gender, Passion, and Politics in the Christian Middle East
Akram Fouad Khater, Embracing the Divine: Gender, Passion, and Politics in the Christian Middle East. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2011. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Akram Khater (AK): This book was partly a happenstance, and came partly out of a keen awareness of a gaping hole in Middle Eastern scholarship. The happenstance is common enough in scholarly research. Tired of the texts I was reading at the Bibliotheque Nationale for my PhD dissertation, I turned to the Arabic ...
Keep Reading »Call for Participants: Arab Feminist Knowledge Production Meeting (Beirut, 27-31 July 2012)
Arab Feminst Knowledge Production Meeting 27-31 July 2012 Beirut, Lebanon What are We Calling for Exactly? Young women activist, writers, and feminists have been setting up alternative electronic media websites/blogs to provide more critical coverage and points of views on various issues in the Arab region, including gender issues, Islamophobia, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as well as the recent uprisings in the region. Many of these websites, journals, and even blogs do not have the space to ...
Keep Reading »نهر البارد واللاجئون الفلسطينيون والسياسة اللبنانية: مقابلة مع غسان مكارم
أجريت هذه المقابلة مع الناشط اللبناني غسان مكارم على السكايب، يوم الجمعة، ٢٢ حزيران، ٢٠١٢. وتتناول الأحداث التي كانت قد وقعت في مخيم نهر البارد للاجئين الفلسطينيين واضعة إياها في إطارها السياسي والتاريخي اللبناني الأوسع. يناقش مكارم الأحداث الحالية وأحداث ٢٠٠٧ مبيناً التشابهات والاختلافات. كما يتطرق مكارم أيضاً لوضع الفلسطينيين عموماً في لبنان وتقاطعاته مع الديناميات اللبنانية، بالإضافة إلى تورط كافة القوى اللبنانية (على اليمين واليسار) في العنصرية والتفرقة ضد الفلسطينيين في لبنان. يقيم مكارم في ...
Keep Reading »Hafez Al-Assad in 1976
People of my generation cannot (and should not) forgive and forget. What happened in 1976 changed the course of contemporary Lebanese history and prolonged the agonizing years of the civil war. In 1976, the PLO-Lebanese National Movement (LNM) coalition was on its way to defeat the pro-Israeli Phalanges militias in Lebanon, after they were the ones who started the civil war on behalf of Israel and the US. According to Newsweek magazine at the time, the PLO-LNM joint forces controlled more than 80 ...
Keep Reading »Hoda Barakat: Kingdom of this Earth
[With her latest novel, Kingdom of this Earth, Hoda Barakat enriches Lebanese literature with a gem of a novel, and, as other critics have noted, inaugurates a new aesthetics in novelistic writing in Arabic literature. Kingdom of this Earth relates the lives of the people of Bsharri, a small Maronite community in Mount Lebanon, during the period spanning from the beginning of the twentieth century until the eve of the Lebanese Civil War. The readers follow the life of these mountaineers who have such a ...
Keep Reading »Syrian Refugee in Wadi Khaled (In both Arabic and English)
هذا الشريط ضمن سلسة من الأفلام تنشرها ”جدلية“ بالإتفاق مع موقع ”العربي الحر“ ومن انتاجه. توثق هذه الأفلام الوثائقية القصيرة التي تتراوح مدتها بين دقيقتين إلى ثلاث دقائق لجوانب في الحياة اليومية لهؤلاء الذين تتحدث عنهم، وتبعات الثورات العربية سلباً وايجاباً على حياتهم. تتبع الكاميرات حيوات أفراد من أجيال وطبقات مختلفة، سواء كانوا من المدينة أو الريف، أغنياء أو فقراء. كما تحاول تتبع نشاطاتهم في مختلف المناطق العربية والتي يصعب عبور حدودها لأسباب معروفة. الشريط التالي تحت عنوان ...
Keep Reading »فحوص العار: عندما "يُغتصب" موقوف للتثبت من مثليته
بدأت القصة عندما ساق القدر ثلاثة شبان للعب "ورق الشدة" بالقرب من منزل النائب وليد جنبلاط في كليمنصو. أثار مشهد الشبان القوى الأمنية، فساقوهم للتحقيق معهم في أحد المخافر. لم يمض وقت طويل عندما تبين أن لا خلفيات سياسية، أو نوايا أمنية للموقوفين. انتفاء التهمة لم يكن كافياً للإفراج عن الشباب. لاحظ أحد الرتباء الأمنيين أن شكل أحدهم "ناعم"، فتم نقلهم إلى مخفر حبيش للتدقيق في احتمال تورطهم بمخالفات أخرى، ومنها المخدرات، أو المثلية الجنسية. لم يجد مكتب مكافحة المخدرات أي شبهة حول ...
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