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الأم شجاعة": خطاب أسماء الأسد في عيد الأم"
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تسجيل "بروحك تحمي الياسمين"، بدقائقه الأربع عشرة، خلاصة أخرى لفترة حكم الأسد الثاني، وارث الكرسي والذعر. لم يسهُ المخرج الذي تعمد البطء في التصوير، إذ اختيرت الموسيقى الكلاسيكية، الهوليودية الاستخدام في سائر المشاهد، مثلما كانت سمفونيات ماهلر في تأبين الأسد الأول تخفي ضحالة الكلمات المتبادلة بين المعزّين. أسماء الأسد بين النساء كزوجها بين الرجال، في "قصر الشعب" الذي قصّت الجرافات أحد رؤوس قاسيون لينتصب الصرح ويشمخ عالياً فوق رؤوس الشعب. صدى كلامها يتطاول في قاعة مرمر، رحابتها تتلألأ في عرين الزوج وشقيقه وأبيهما الذي "ظلّ خالداً حتى مات". الراوي يفتتح الفيديو كليب ويختتمه بفصاحة المذيعين وإنشائهم، مثله مثل بطلة التسجيل التي تولي ظهرها ...
Keep Reading »The United Nations and Authoritarianism's Renewal in Yemen
![[Jamal Benomar, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, at a Friends of Yemen meeting. 6 March 2013. Image from flickr/Chatham House.]](/content_images/3/sm_Benomar.jpg "[Jamal Benomar, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, at a Friends of Yemen meeting. 6 March 2013. Image from flickr/Chatham House.]")
The United Nations' stewardship in post-conflict and transitional political environments appears increasingly ineffective in the face of spreading violence in Syria, the intensification of Bahraini regime repression, and the growing popular discontent with Morsi's authoritarian measures in Egypt. In an apparent bid to remain at least partially relevant in the Middle East, the United Nations has continued to present Yemen and the GCC Initiative as a successful model for post-"Arab Spring" transitions. What it has failed to realize is that this peaceful "transition" is increasingly fragile because the root causes of discontent that triggered the ...
Keep Reading »التحول الديمقراطي والمصير المجهول لمصر
![[غرافيتي القاهرة. تصوير حسام الحملاوي ]](/content_images/3/sm_grafhussam.jpg "[غرافيتي القاهرة. تصوير حسام الحملاوي ]")
أفرز الربيع العربي أوضاعاً لم يسبق أن واجهتها الدول العربية. من انتهاء حكم مبارك ووضعه في السجن ومقتل العقيد القذافي وخروج لعلي عبد الله صالح على غير ما أراد والآن سوريا تواجه الخطر الأكبر فمن مطلب التحول الديمقراطي، ربما تتجه نحو التقسيم بعد الحرب الأهلية الدامية. لقد أصبح من الشائع الحديث عن التحولات الديمقراطية فى الوطن العربي أو الشرق الأوسط بعد الربيع العربي. لقد أثر سقوط الأنظمة السابقة بشكل كامل على الحياة المدنية والسياسية والاجتماعية والاقتصادية وأدت هذه النتائج إلى بروز عناصر الخلل في الأحزاب والجماعات المعارضة التي لم يحالفها الحظ فى الفوز فى الانتخابات الرئاسية او التشريعية فى كلٍ من مصر وتونس. فالنظام الحالي فى مصر هو نظام يسيطر عليه ...
Keep Reading »Imperialist Liberalism and the Egyptian Revolution
![[Aerial view of the Washington Monument with the White House in the background. Photo by United States Navy (from Wikimedia Commons)]](/content_images/3/sm_WashDC.jpg "[Aerial view of the Washington Monument with the White House in the background. Photo by United States Navy (from Wikimedia Commons)]")
In the following lines, I level four criticisms against what I term the imperialist liberal trend of thought and how it deals with the January 25 Revolution. By “imperialist liberalism,” I mean that loose US-European academic tradition, whose defense of liberalism, especially of representative democracy and individual freedom, is inextricably tied to a colonial, Western-centric conceptual toolbox that sometimes reaches the limit of directly and unashamedly defending US global interests. First, placing the Egyptian revolution within a ready-made typology — derived partly from the study of the so-called Western classical revolutions and partly from the study of some ...
Keep Reading »New Texts Out Now: David McMurray and Amanda Ufheil-Somers, The Arab Revolts
David McMurray and Amanda Ufheil-Somers, editors, The Arab Revolts: Dispatches on Militant Democracy in the Middle East. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2013. Published in association with Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP). Jadaliyya (J): What made you compile this volume? David McMurray & Amanda Ufheil-Somers (DM & AU): MERIP recently published an edited volume with Verso on just the events in Egypt, examining the initial eighteen days of the uprising as well as looking back on the political and social shifts of the previous two decades that gave shape to the revolt: economic reforms and restructuring, the activities of organized ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (April 9)
![[Yemen's Counter Terrorism Unit. 12 January 2010. Image from flickr/Ammar Abd Rabbo]](/content_images/3/sm_YemenMilitaryCOUnterTerrorism.jpg "[Yemen's Counter Terrorism Unit. 12 January 2010. Image from flickr/Ammar Abd Rabbo]")
[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 Relations Saudi Arabia expels thousands of Yemeni workers Ian Black reports on the expulsion of thousands of workers in Saudi Arabia following new employment regulations, in The Guardian. Qatar gambles on Egypt power struggle Roula Khalaf examines Qatar’s economic and political influence in Egypt, ...
Keep Reading »Has Citizenship Got a Future in Egypt?
![[Demonstration in Cairo near the Maspero denouncing religious sectarianism. 8 May 2011. Photo by Hossam el-Hamalawy]](/content_images/3/sm_sedra_cath.jpg "[Demonstration in Cairo near the Maspero denouncing religious sectarianism. 8 May 2011. Photo by Hossam el-Hamalawy]")
The sectarian spectacle that dominated so much Egyptian television coverage – at least that of the private networks – on Sunday, was unprecedented in modern Egyptian history. Even at the lowest points of modern Coptic-Muslim relations, the Coptic Cathedral and Patriarchal headquarters have not experienced the sort of siege that was violently imposed by plainclothes assailants and their abettors in the police, as mourners commemorated the lives of four Christians lost to sectarian violence in the Qalyubiya village of Khusus a day prior. I say “spectacle” not to minimize the human cost of the siege – at the time of writing, two individuals were said to have lost their ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (March 2013)
![[Wired Freedom. 25 November 2005. Image from flickr/cofano]](/content_images/3/sm_WiredFreedom.jpg "[Wired Freedom. 25 November 2005. Image from flickr/cofano]")
[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on the Arabian Peninsula. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of Arabian Peninsula-related topics. These pieces reflect the level of critical analysis and diversity that Jadaliyya strives for, but the views are solely those of the authors. If you are interested in contributing to Jadaliyya, send us your post with your bio and a release form to post@jadaliyya.com. Click "Submissions" on the main page for more information.] Trial Observation Report: The United Arab Emirates 94 A report ...
Keep Reading »قراءة في كتاب: هوامش على دفتر الثورة
“هوامش على دفتر الثورة” للكاتب أحمد بلال، الصادر عن وزارة الثقافة -الهيئة العامة لقصور الثقافة/ القاهرة- مصر، 2012. أحمد بلال من مؤسسي اتحاد الشباب الاشتراكي المصري وعضو حزب التجمع وانتخب في شهر آذار الماضي، كعضو مكتب سياسي في التجمع، كما أنه يعمل كصحفي متخصص في الشأن الاسرائيلي في صحيفة المصري اليوم. يقوم أحمد بتصوير واقع الثورة المصرية وتبلورها من خلال تفاصيلها الدقيقة التراكمية على مدى سنوات، وينبه القارىء لعدة نقاط وأمور علينا أن ندركها لنفهم كيف تبلورت الثورة وكيف انطلقت وأين. يُهدي بلال كتابه إلى "كل الذين ناضلوا من أجل هذه الثورة، ولم يدركوها.. إلى كل من دفع ثمن هذه الثورة وفضل أن يكون جندياً مجهولاً في الميدان". ويحتل الشهداء في ...
Keep Reading »البناء المعرفي للسياسات الإعلامية في البلدان العربية أثناء المرحلة الانتقالية
تقوم برامج تدريب القيادات العليا بكلية الشؤون الدولية والسياسات العامة بالجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة، بتنظيم برامج تدريبية وندوات لنقاش الاحتياجات الراهنة في مصر والمنطقة. وقد قدمت عدة برامج عن الإصلاح الإعلامي، بما في ذلك، دور وسائل الإعلام في تغطية العملية الانتخابية؛ الإعلام والانتخابات؛ برنامج BRIDGE للإعلام والانتخابات؛ وتغطية الأخبار المالية والاقتصادية. برنامج "البناء المعرفي للسياسات الإعلامية في البلدان العربية أثناء المرحلة الانتقالية" تنظمه برامج تدريب القيادات العليا على مدار عامين 2012-2013 من خلال أربع جولات منفصلة. هذا البرنامج، الذي تم تقديم ثلاثة جولات منه، يهدف إلى المساهمة في اكتساب المعرفة وبناء القدرات في مجال إصلاح السياسات الإعلامية في ...
Keep Reading »Mahienour al-Masry and Twelve Other Activists Detained in Alexandria
![[Mahienour al-Masry. Photo from almasryalyoum.com]](/content_images/3/sm_mhynwr_lmsry.jpg "[Mahienour al-Masry. Photo from almasryalyoum.com]")
The Free Egyptians Party and the Socialist Popular Alliance Party called Saturday for a demonstration in front of the High Court at 5:00 pm to protest the detention of Mahienour al-Masry and twelve other activists in Alexandria. In a Facebook post, the two parties said that the protest will be in solidarity with the activists. Former MP Bassem Kamel said in a statement, "For whoever doesn't know Mahienour al-Masry, she is one of Alexandria's bravest revolutionaries. She played roles that men didn't do. She used to travel and collect money to pay for detainees' bails. She preferred to sacrifice for getting detainees released. We should stand by her and [the likes ...
Keep Reading »Spring of Fury in Egypt
![[Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (left) and late President Anwar al-Sadat (right). Photo from masrawy.com]](/content_images/3/sm_Sadat_Morsi.jpg "[Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (left) and late President Anwar al-Sadat (right). Photo from masrawy.com]")
In recent days President Mohamed Morsi and his government have drastically eroded what little hope observers had for Egypt's troubled political transition. The president's aggressive tone in public speeches has coincided with the escalation of violent "thuggery" under the aegis of an unreformed Ministry of Interior. Whereas analysts have rightly noted similarities between Morsi and the fallen regime of Hosni Mubarak, his style also recalls the turbulent second term of Anwar al-Sadat (1976-1981). Of course, Morsi came to office through an election. Beyond that, however, the parallels between him and Sadat mount quickly. Moreover, the parallels may soon ...
Keep Reading »New Texts Out Now: Adel Iskandar and Bassam Haddad, Mediating the Arab Uprisings
Adel Iskandar and Bassam Haddad, editors, Mediating the Arab Uprisings. Washington, DC: Tadween Publishing, 2013. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Adel Iskandar and Bassam Haddad (AI & BH): The idea for this book grew out of the splendid contributions to Jadaliyya from a number of authors who offered interventions on the role of media in the uprisings. With a dearth of critical examinations about the media and the representation of these movements, it became increasingly urgent to ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (April 16)
[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 Relations Saudi Arabia builds giant Yemen border fence A news report on the Saudi regime’s decision to build a 1,800 km fence ...
Keep Reading »Open Letter to Formula One Racers on Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain
[The following letter was issued by the undersigned group of human rights organizations on 10 April 2013.] Dear driver: In light of your participation in the upcoming Formula One race in Bahrain, we are writing to bring your attention to the ongoing human rights abuses and the more than one dozen prisoners of conscience currently detained in Bahrain, and to ask you to publicly support the Bahraini people in their peaceful calls for justice, freedom, and basic human rights. As you may ...
Keep Reading »Statement from Sami Issawi: Palestinian Prisoner On Hunger Strike for Over 240 Days
[The following statement was issued in late March by Samer Issawi. It was posted on his Facebook page by his lawyer Fawwaz Shloudy and translated into English by Shahd Abusalam.] Regarding the Israeli Occupation offer to deport me to Gaza, I affirm that Gaza is undeniable part of my homeland and its people are my people. However, I will visit Gaza whenever I want or I feel like it as it is within my homeland of Palestine, which I have the right to wander through whenever I like, from the very north to ...
Keep Reading »New Texts Out Now: Esam Al-Amin, The Arab Awakening Unveiled
Esam Al-Amin, The Arab Awakening Unveiled: Understanding Transformations and Revolutions in the Middle East. Washington, DC: American Educational Trust, 2013. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book, and how would you describe it? Esam Al-Amin (EA): The Arab Awakening Unveiled: Understanding Transformations and Revolutions in the Middle East is a collection of essays about the Arab uprisings and awakening movement, arguably the most important phenomenon that has taken place in the Middle ...
Keep Reading »Regime Crackdown in Bahraini Villages Surrounding Formula 1 Grand Prix
[The following report was originally published on 7 April 2013 by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights.] Bahrain: Escalated Crackdown in Villages Close to F1 Grand Prix Event in Preparation for Race The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern in regards to the escalated security measures, increased house raids and arbitrary arrests of citizens living in villages located near the Bahrain International Circuit, which is due to host the Formula One race on 21 April 2013. The BCHR ...
Keep Reading »The Necessity of Revolutionary Violence in Egypt
“All politics is a struggle for power; the ultimate kind of power is violence.” - C. Wright Mills Violence is related to notions of justice. In Egypt there are two forms of justice that we have been fighting for since 25 January 2011: social and retributive. Their absence has been compounded by the ongoing application of structural forms of violence against us: primarily economic and judicial. As a result, Egyptians increasingly see the state as having lost its monopoly over what Weber calls the ...
Keep Reading »'What Good Are Free Elections When A Country Is Destroyed?'
[More than two years into the uprising in Syria, important questions remain about a number of a dynamics concerning the present situation and future prospects in Syria. Below, Muhammad Dibu interviews Baderkhan Ali on the trajectory of the Syrian uprising, the aspirations of Syria's Kurdish community, and the prospects for the post-uprising period in Syria. The interview was first published on correspondents.org on 27 March 2013.] Muhammad Dibu (MD): There is a lot of talk about demands ...
Keep Reading »!موريتانيا :الشعب يريد إسقاط النظام
كان لإحراق المواطن التونسي محمد البوعزيزي نفسه يوم 17 ديسمبر/كانون الأول عام 2010 ، وما أعقبه من انتفاضة شعبية في وطنه تأثير كبير على نقاشات الموريتانيين. ولم يمض إلا شهر واحد حتى تحول النقاش من فعل البوعزيزي وثورة التونسيين إلى قيام المواطن الموريتاني يعقوب ولد دحود في يوم17 يناير 2011 بإضرام النار في نفسه أمام مجلس الشيوخ الموريتاني وتركه وصية على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي فيسبوك، دعـى فيها الشباب الموريتاني إلى ”الخروج والصمود في وجه النظام حتى تتحقق طموحاتهم، وطالب فيها بإلغاء جميع الرسوم والضرائب ...
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أرض الملّ الجليليّة كانت المنطقة التي أعلنتها إسرائيل منطقة عسكريّة مغلقة مصادرةً أكثر من 20 ألف دونم منها، في مخططٍ استيطانيّ لتهويد الجليل. كان هذا الإعلان شرارةً أطلقت يوم الأرض: اجتمعت القوى والهيئات السياسية والشعبية معلنة الإضراب العام في الثلاثين من آذارعام 1976، ما استنفر الجيش الإسرائيلي للتصدي للمظاهرات واقتحام القرى والمدن الفلسطينيّة، خاصةً مثلث يوم الأرض- عرّابة، دير حنّا وسخنين- لتنفيذ حملات اعتقال واسعة. رجال ونساء من مختلف الأعمار شاركوا في يوم الأرض بعنفوان وجرأة، مقدّمين منهم ...
Keep Reading »Please Help Keep Egypt Independent
Dear friends, After working hard for four years on developing Egypt Independent as a leading local independent English-language publication, we were notified by Al-Masry Al-Youm's management last month that our newspaper, in both its online and print forms, can no longer continue to exist due to financial difficulties. This decision comes at a time when private media is suffering greatly from the current economic crisis in the country, but also, and more importantly, from political ...
Keep Reading »Statement Supporting Topless Tunisian Feminist
[The following statement was published by FEMEN on 22 March 2013.] 19 year old Tunisian Amina who posted a topless photo of herself bearing the slogan “my body belongs to me, and is not the source of anyone’s honour” has been threatened with death. Islamist cleric Adel Almi, president of Al-Jamia Al-Li-Wassatia Tawia Wal-Islah, has called for Amina’s flogging and stoning to death saying Amina’s actions will bring misfortune by causing “epidemics and disasters” and “could ...
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