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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (May 22)
![[Nabil Rajab in a protest in Bahrain last year. Image by Saeed Saif]](/content_images/3/sm_nabil2.jpg "[Nabil Rajab in a protest in Bahrain last year. Image by Saeed Saif]")
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ap@jadaliyya.com by Monday night of every week.] Regional and International Perspectives Saudi Arabia and Iran: Is trouble brewing? Inside Story on Al-Jazeera English examines the implications of a union between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for Iran. Bitter Frenemies: The Not-Quite-Alliance Between Saudi Arabia and Turkey Meliha Benli Altunisik analyzes the improving ...
Keep Reading »O.I.L. Media Roundup (21 May)
![[E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse, home to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ]](/content_images/3/sm_3423183118_bb1af20e2a_o.jpg "[E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse, home to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ]")
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Occupation, Intervention, and Law and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the O.I.L. Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each biweekly roundup to OIL@jadaliyya.com by Monday night of every other week] News "Progress for Prisoners' Movement: Palestinian Prisoners' Mass Hunger Strike Concludes After Agreement Is Reached", Addameer Surveys the circumstances leading up to the agreement made by around 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners with the Israeli Prison Service to end the end their mass hunger ...
Keep Reading »"We are All Palestinian Prisoners": Exclusive Interview with Artist Hafez Omar (VIDEO)
![[The original viral image designed by Hafez Omar to support the Palestinian prisoner hunger strike]](/content_images/3/sm_waterSalt2.jpg "[The original viral image designed by Hafez Omar to support the Palestinian prisoner hunger strike]")
Hafez Omar, the young Tulkarm-based artist and activist, is the man behind many of the images we have come to associate with online Palestinian and Arab revolutionary campaigns--from the hunger striker Khader Adnan's stencil with a lock for a mouth to the late Egyptian Azharite Sheikh Emad Effat killed by the military police in Cairo in December. His most recent design, that of a faceless, blindfolded Palestinian prisoner became a Facebook sensation as thousands adopted it and other variations of the image to raise awareness about the countless prisoners observing a hunger strike in Israeli jails in protest of harsh conditions and inhumane detention procedures. Within ...
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![[Image from Maraya]](/content_images/3/sm_cover.jpg "[Image from Maraya]")
تبحث شركة لافانت لابوراتوريز{مختبرات المشرق}، الناشرة لمجلة شهرية فكرية جديدة مستلهمة من الربيع العربي، عن محررين في مجالات الاقتصاد والأخبار وشبكة الإنترنت لمكاتبها في بيروت ولندن. على المتقدمين أن يكونوا متمكنين من اللغة العربية، ويفضل المتخرجين حديثاً من الجامعة. وأن يكونوا مهتمين بقضايا المواطنة والعدالة الاجتماعية وهي أسس المجلة. الرواتب مغرية في محيط عمل تقدمي ومنفتح وحيوي. على المهتمين إرسال سيرة مهنية كاملة مع رسالة تقديم و نموذج من كتاباتهم أو بورتفوليو إلى العنوان التالي: jobs@maraya.info
Keep Reading »Maghreb Media Roundup (May 17)
![[Algerians question parliamentary election outcome. Image from Lyes Alfou/ Magharebia]](/content_images/3/sm_algelections.jpg "[Algerians question parliamentary election outcome. Image from Lyes Alfou/ Magharebia]")
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Maghreb and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Maghreb Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to maghreb@jadaliyya.com by Sunday night of every week.] Algeria "Algeria’s Legislative Election 2012: Indifference, Fraud and Continuity" In-depth analysis of Algeria's election results and the prospects of losing parties reactions. "Islamists threaten ‘Tunisia option’ to bring change to Algeria" Allegations of election ...
Keep Reading »Syria Media Roundup (May 17)
![[Syrians chant slogans during a demonstration in the al-Hamra neighborhood in Homs, Syria, May 11, 2012. (Image by Anonymous/AP Photo.)]](/content_images/3/sm_apphoto.jpg "[Syrians chant slogans during a demonstration in the al-Hamra neighborhood in Homs, Syria, May 11, 2012. (Image by Anonymous/AP Photo.)]")
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Syria and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Syria Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to syria@jadaliyya.com by Monday night of every week] Regional and International perspectives Urban Warfare: the Modern Arab Scourge Rami Khoury ties the regional phenomena of urban warfare to “the absence of fairness and equal opportunity in the public life.” Why Does the Syrian Opposition Remain Fractured? Keep Reading »
Artistic Depictions of Arab Women: An Interview with Artist Lalla Essaydi
![[Les Femmes du Maroc #35 by Lalla Essaydi. Image provided by artist]](/content_images/3/sm_Fullscreencapture516201290758PM.bmp.jpg "[Les Femmes du Maroc #35 by Lalla Essaydi. Image provided by artist]")
The intersection of gender, perception, identity, and space have, for centuries, collided to illustrate a skewed depiction of Arab women. The art of Orientalism brought about imagined scenes of women in harems, hidden in seclusion behind veils and walls. As these images continue to shape Western perception of Arab women, Moroccan-born artist, Lalla Essaydi, reclaims and deconstructs these images. In her exhibit, Lalla Essaydi: Revisions, at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, through her experiences as an Arab woman living in the West, she presents her past. Samia Errazzouki (SE): What themes does your show Lalla Essaydi: Revisions at ...
Keep Reading »Egypt Media Roundup (May 14)
![[Detainees march on May 6th. This image was originally posted to Flickr by Al Hussainy Mohamed.]](/content_images/3/sm_7003849538_e09bbcb633.jpg "[Detainees march on May 6th. This image was originally posted to Flickr by Al Hussainy Mohamed.]")
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Egypt and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Egypt Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to egypt@jadaliyya.com by Sunday night of every week.] “'I'll believe it when I see it': SCAF rule in Egypt approaches its scheduled end” Dina Ezzat questions SCAF’s promises to step down after the inauguration of Egypt’s next president. “Government greed: Poor Egyptian farmers pay the price” Yasmine Fathi investigates cases of uprooting slum dwellers by land-hungry authorities. “#Monazarat : The Day ...
Keep Reading »Syria Media Roundup (May 10)
![[Syrian inspectors investigate the crater in front of a damaged military intelligence building where two bombs exploded, Qazaz neighborhood, Damascus, Syria, May 10, 2012. Image by Bassem Tellawi/AP Photo]](/content_images/3/sm_AP_DamascusBlastMay10.jpg "[Syrian inspectors investigate the crater in front of a damaged military intelligence building where two bombs exploded, Qazaz neighborhood, Damascus, Syria, May 10, 2012. Image by Bassem Tellawi/AP Photo]")
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Syria and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Syria Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to syria@jadaliyya.com by Monday night of every week] Regional and International perspectives "Crunch Time in Syria: The UN Protocol`s Jihadist Problem," Sharmine Narwani on the foreign fighters engaged in an ideological struggle in Syria. "As-Saḥāb Media presents a new video message from al-Qā’idah’s Dr. Ayman al-Ẓawāhirī: 'Onward Oh Lions of Syria,'" Keep Reading »
Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (May 8)
![[Saudi tank at a weapons exhibit at Janadriyya Festival, Riyadh, 2012. Photo by Rosie Bsheer]](/content_images/3/sm_childintank.jpg "[Saudi tank at a weapons exhibit at Janadriyya Festival, Riyadh, 2012. Photo by Rosie Bsheer]")
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ap@jadaliyya.com by Monday night of every week.] "Bahrain protest leaders appear in court for retrial," a Reuters article on the trial of thirteen Bahraini protest leaders that was adjourned because two defendants were too ill to attend. "Kuwait finance minister under fire, faces grilling," Kuwaiti opposition MPs filed two requests to investigate Finance ...
Keep Reading »About Last Night
Last night the sound of gunfire punctuated the Beirut soundscape. Supporters of the anti-Syrian and majority Sunni Future Movement clashed with members of the pro-Assad and Sunni Majority Arab Movement. The fighting, which was most intense around the Beirut Arab University, continued until the early hours of the morning. The area around the Beirut Arab University is mixed. For the last several decades, “mixed” used to refer to Christian and Muslim co-habitation in this city, but today it is increasingly ...
Keep Reading »Egypt Media Roundup (May 21)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Egypt and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Egypt Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to egypt@jadaliyya.com by Sunday night of every week.] “SCAF constitutional declaration expected to give president right to dissolve parliament" SCAF outlines roles of president, parliament and the army in a new constitutional ...
Keep Reading »Al-Jazeera's (R)Evolution?
In March of 2011, an unusually forthright editorial by an anonymous writer made its way into The Peninsula Qatar, an English language daily bankrolled by a member of the emirate’s ruling family. At the time of publication, protesters had already toppled the presidents of Tunisia and Egypt, uprisings were in full swing in Libya and Yemen, and in the Persian Gulf, Bahrainis were gearing up for what would prove to be a bloody battle, only days after the op-ed ran. “Businesses and institutions are treated ...
Keep Reading »Beating the Drums of Orientalism
The US occupation of Iraq, coupled with its attendant deployment of sectarianism as a political technology, has foreclosed the possibility of non-sectarian modes of seeing, or critiquing political life in Iraq. In "Shiites and Sunnis in post-US Iraq: separate and unequal; some predict dissolution of country," the five contributors, four of whom are writing from Iraq, adopt this lens in reflecting on the contentious relationship between Sunnis and Shias in Iraq. In the article, originally ...
Keep Reading »Prelude to an Uprising: Syrian Fictional Television and Socio-Political Critique
As antigovernment protests gripped Syria in 2011 and 2012, observers celebrate a new generation of activist artists and their innovative forms of creative dissent. The wall of fear that had long curtailed artistic expression has collapsed, they argue, with youthful satirists moving beyond the despair and complaisance of older cultural producers to flood the internet with caustic caricatures and enliven demonstrations with imaginative tactics. Articulated in the international media and echoed in scholarly ...
Keep Reading »On Syria and Its Neighbors: Jadaliyya Co-Editor Bassam Haddad Featured in CNN Panel Column
[The below panel column by Nicole Dow was published on CNN.com on Wednesday 16 May 2012 under the title "Syrian outcome could alter its neighbors' futures." It features four perspectives on the uprising in Syria and its regional implication, one of which is provided by Jadaliyya Co-Editor Bassam Haddad.] Syrian outcome could alter its neighbors's futures As events continue to unfold in Syria, the future of this Arab nation remains unknown. There are many questions. Will the regime of ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (May 15)
Saudi-Bahrain Proposed Unity "Gulf states 'need time to study' union plan," an article on the vague proposal of a union among the Gulf states to replace the Gulf Cooperation Council, by Elizabeth Dickinson in The National. "Gulf unity plan on hold amid Iranian warning," a news report on the proposal of unity among the Gulf states, by Ian Black in The Guardian. "Saudi-Bahrain unity deal draws fierce criticism," an article on the protests against the proposed unity ...
Keep Reading »Egypt's Presidential Duel an Epic Moment (Video)
Millions of Egyptians were glued to their TV sets on Thursday evening, 10 May 2012, watching the first-ever televised debate between the two presidential candidates leading opinion polls in recent weeks. The live telecast—two weeks before the country’s first multi-candidate Presidential elections—was an opportunity for Egyptians to learn more about the two expected election front runners‘ visions for “the new Egypt” and hear their stances vis-a-vis issues like security and the relationship between ...
Keep Reading »Iranian Cyber-Struggles
From the Green Movement in Iran in 2009 through the Arab revolts that began in 2011, social media have held center stage in coverage of popular protest in the Middle East. Though the first flush of overwrought enthusiasm is long past, there is consensus that Facebook, Twitter and other Web 2.0 applications, particularly on handheld devices, have been an effective organizing tool against the slower-moving security apparatuses of authoritarian states. The new technology has also helped social movements to ...
Keep Reading »Egypt Media Roundup (May 7)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Egypt and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Egypt Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to egypt@jadaliyya.com by Sunday night of every week.] “Military sources: Suspects say public figures instigated Abbasseya events” Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, Nawara Negm, Mohamed al-Zawahiri and 56 other individuals are accused of ...
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