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Saudi Women Respond to Exclusion from Voting: Baladi Campaign [My Country Campaign]
[The Baladi Campaign was launched by a group of women activists from across Saudi Arabia after the Saudi government announced in March that it would deny women their right to political participation in the upcoming September 2011 elections. The government justified its ban on female voters on the same premise used to prevent them from voting in the 2005 elections: lack of institutional preparedness. Several Saudi women have recently challenged this ban by showing up at voter registration offices in different Saudi cities demanding voter identification cards. To my knowledge, only two women were able to register their names, both in Khobar in the Eastern ...
Keep Reading »Syrian Embassy's Response to NYT Interview with Rami Makhlouf
[The following statement was issued by the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Washington D.C. in response to a recent New York Times article that extensively quoted Syria's leading businessman and cousin of President Bashar al-Asad, Rami Makhlouf, on developments in Syria. The original article can be found here.] PRESS OFFICE May 12, 2011 Statement regarding the recent NY Times interview with Mr. Rami Makhlouf The New York Times published today the following letter from the Ambassador of Syria in Washington in regards to their interview with Mr. Rami Makhlouf: “I wish to inform you that Rami Makhlouf, a businessman whom you interviewed at length, is a private ...
Keep Reading »Verses of Bahrain and the Revolution Poet
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The following is a nine-minute documentary about Ayat al-Qurmuzi, a poet who was detained during the Bahraini uprising. The short film was produced as part of the Solidarity Campaign with Female Prisoners of Conscience in Bahrain. Despite official statements that the state of emergency will be lifted as of June 1, 2011, Bahrain citizens continue to be brutalized through a combination of detentions, arrests, torture, and political trials.
Keep Reading »Bahrain, Kingdom of Silence
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An eerie silence and a paralyzing sense of fear currently grip Bahrain. Since mid-March, when tens of thousands of protesters last took to the streets demanding political reform, Bahraini security and military forces have engaged in an ongoing, systematic, and brutal campaign to crush the country’s pro-democracy forces. The crackdown has been sweeping and shocking. Dozens of activists have been killed. Hundreds more have been imprisoned and tortured. Bahrain’s leading independent newspaper, al-Wasat, is expected to close down on May 10. Provocative government actions belie claims that all the monarchy seeks is to re-establish law and order. It is apparent, instead, that ...
Keep Reading »Bashar al-Asad to Announce Amending Article 8 of the Constitution?
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[The following was reported by Syria Now on May 5, 2011. The original Arabic version of the story can be found here. Translation by Ziad Abu-Rish.] News source: President Bashar al-Asad will soon announce amending Article 8 of the constitution . . . but no formation of religious parties allowed in Syria. The Lebanese newspaper, al-Banaa, reported that sources close to decision-making circles in Syria claim that President Bashar al-Asad will soon announce amending Article 8 of the constitution, which [currently] limits rule of the state to the Socialist Arab Ba'th Party, to include all parties affiliated with the National Progressive Front. The Front will also be ...
Keep Reading »Syria: Quickly Going Beyond the Point of No Return
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[Below is latest from the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Syria] Syria: Quickly Going Beyond the Point of No Return The situation in Syria is quickly going beyond the point of no return. By denouncing all forms of protest as sedition, and dealing with them through escalating violence, the regime is closing the door on any possible honourable exit to a deepening national crisis. With little the international community can do, the optimal outcome is one whose chances are dwindling by the day: an immediate end to the violence and a genuine national dialogue to pave the way for a transition to a representative, democratic political order. Over the past several weeks, ...
Keep Reading »Declaration of Municipal Elections Boycott by Group of Saudi Writers and Intellectuals
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[The following statement was recently released in Arabic by a group of Saudi writers and intellectuals in regards to the upcoming municipal elections in the Kingdom. The Saudi Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs announced on March 22, 2011, that municipal elections would be held on September 22, 2011. Translation by Ziad Abu-Rish. The Arabic version of the statement can be found here.] Announcement of Boycott of the Saudi Municipal Elections After the experience of the 2005 municipal elections and the postponement--without explanation--of the elections that were supposed to be held in 2009, it was announced that municipal elections would be held by the end of this ...
Keep Reading »Radical Islam in Gaza
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[Below is the latest from the International Crisis Group (ICG) on the Gaza Strip. For the full ICG report, click here.] Radical Islam in Gaza Executive Summary The recent Israel-Hamas escalation returns a spotlight to Gaza and the Islamist movement’s relationship with more militant organisations. Gaza arouses multiple concerns: does Hamas seeks to impose religious law; has its purported Islamisation stimulated growth of Salafi-Jihadi groups; and will al-Qaeda offshoots find a foothold there? Hamas faces competition from more radical Islamist groups, though their numbers are few, organisation poor, achievements against Israel so far minor and chances of threatening ...
Keep Reading »Revolt in Egypt: An Interview
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[The below excerpt is from a New Left Review interview with Hazim Kandil on the origins, course, and future trajectory of the Egyptian Revolution. For the full interview, click here] Mubarak has gone, but the apparatuses on which his dictatorship rested have not vanished. The armed forces currently hold ultimate power, in the shape of the Supreme Military Council. How should the Egyptian military be characterized, and what role is it now likely to play? When a regime has come to power through military force, either by coup or conquest, it typically issues into a tripartite structure, with a division of labour between its three component parts, each crystallizing into ...
Keep Reading »Draft Program of The Popular Socialist Coalition Party (Arabic)
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[This draft program was released by Egypt's Popular Socialist Coalition Party.] نجحت ثورة 25 يناير بما طرحته من شعارات تلقائية منحازة الى الحرية و العدالة الاجتماعية، و محاربة الفساد الذى استشرى فى جسد الوطن، في مواجهة تحالف الرأسمالية والاستبداد السياسي الذي حكم مصر على مدى عقود. كما بشرت الثورة بميلاد وطنى جديد يحكمه قانون يساوى بين ابنائه بصرف النظر عن الجنس أو الدين أو المعتقد السياسى. ولقد جاءت الثورة لتسلط الضوء من جديد على واقع الحياة السياسية البائس فى بلادنا الذى اخضع الاحزاب و النقابات و الجمعيات الاهلية للسلطة الحاكمة واجهزتها الامنية. ان معطيات اللحظة الثورية الراهنة تفتح الطريق واسعاً أمام جماهير المصريين لإنجاز مهمتهم التاريخية في رص صفوفهم وتأسيس ...
Keep Reading »Nagm to Nasrallah
Many supporters of Hizbullah's resistance are at a loss when it comes to its position on the Syrian regime and the uprisings. The following video is from a Tunisian satellite channel whose show "WIthout Flattery" hosted a discussion with various Arab poets on the state of the Arab world. In it, popular Egyptian poet Ahmad Fouad Nagm, a long-time supporter of resistance, addresses a message to Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah. Below is an English translation/transliteration of Nagm's words. Translated ...
Keep Reading »Saudi Women: "I Will Drive Myself Starting June 17"
[The following announcement was originally released in Arabic, and can be found here. Translation by Ziad Abu-Rish and Khuloud.] Us women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are the ones who will lead this society towards change. While we failed to deliver through our voices, we will not fail to deliver through our actions. We have been silent and under the mercy of our guardian (muhram) or foreign driver for too long. Some of us barely make ends meet and cannot even afford cab fare. Some of us are the heads ...
Keep Reading »Stay Human Convoy Headed for Gaza
[The following press release was submitted to Jadaliyya on May 10, 2011] PRESS RELEASE "The Stay Human Convoy is leaving for Gaza 11 May 2011" The Stay Human convoy (CO.R.UM convoglio Restiamo Umani) will be in Gaza from 11th to 18th May. The people behind this group are individuals, associations and movements which have always been close to the people of Palestine and who feel it is necessary to react to the murder of Vittorio Arrigoni. The delegation of eighty (80) people consists mainly ...
Keep Reading »Bahrain: Arbitrary Arrests Escalate
[The following report was released by Human Rights Watch on May 4 and 5, 2011, in both English and Arabic, respectively.] (Washington, DC) - Security forces arrested two former members of parliament from Bahrain's largest opposition group, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests were the first targeting elected representatives of the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, which won the popular vote in October 2010 elections, since the large-scale crackdown against protesters and opposition members began ...
Keep Reading »Art for Change at the Square for Change in Yemen
[This post was sent to Jadaliyya by Woman from Yemen.] Walking through the old city in Sana'a there is no doubt that art is alive and is a part of our culture. Architectural beauty is not only appreciated but expected as well. The Revolution has revealed many hidden talents. "We have talent, but the Revolution gave us the opportunity to express them" said Khallad al-Faqih, member of al-Fajr Youth Coalition. Artists have used these talents to promote principles of the Revolution and ...
Keep Reading »The Arab Uprisings and US Policy (Panel Video)
On Thursday, April 28th, 2011, the Middle East Policy Coucil held a one-day conference on Capitol Hill in Washingtong D.C., "featuring a discussion of the populist movements sweeping across the Arab world, their regional and global consequences, and how they are impacting U.S. interests and policy choices." Jadaliyya Co-Editor Bassam Haddad was one of the speakers at the conference, as were Anthony Cordesman (Center for Strategic International Studies), Barak Barfi (New American ...
Keep Reading »A Damascene Diary
This account of events in Damascus, Syria, on Friday April 1st 2011 was originally published in Al Quds al ‘Arabi on April 7th, 2011. *** I will infiltrate the dreams of the killers. I will ask them: did you look into their eyes when your bullets closed in on their chests? Did you glimpse the hole of life? Before Damascus’ sky darkens, why don’t you look at the smooth red circles around their foreheads and stomachs, where our eyes will come to rest? Here in Damascus, the killers’ eyes will soon be ...
Keep Reading »Statement by Mother of Vittorio Arrigoni
[The below statement was originally issued in Italian by Bretta Arrigoni, mother of Vittorio Arrigoni. Translation by Sabastio Nascirmento.] One has to die to become a hero, to hit the headlines and to have TV crews around the house, but does one have to die to stay human? I recall Vittorio in the Christmas of 2005, detained and incarcerated in the Ben Gurion Airport, the scars left by the handcuffs that cut his wrists, the denial of any contact with the consulate, the farcical process. And I recall ...
Keep Reading »Saleh's Speech on Mixing the Sexes and Its Implications
[This post was sent to Jadaliyya by Woman from Yemen.] Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh recently used another political tool to try and suppress the pro-change protests. Like many leaders worldwide, he used "women" as a tool against his opponents. His brief statement on the prohibition of mixing between women and men (English text of President's speech) along with the smear campaigns on national TV against women implies that women in pro-change square are "loose" women. This is a ...
Keep Reading »List of Demands by Youth of March 15 in Dar'a, Syria
[This statement was originally issued in Arabic by Dir'a's Youth of March 15. The English translation was made available by The Angry Arab News Service.] Leadership of the Glorious Revolution of the Youth of 15 March, Diraa – Syria To the Syrian people; to the descendants of Salih al-Ali, Sultan Pasha al-Atrash, Ibrahim Hananou; to all the free people of Syria in all the provinces of Syria; to all the sons of the proud Arab tribes; to the Kurdish brothers; and to all the sects and ...
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