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الخروج من المعبد: توليفات في أنثروبولوجيا الغناء العربي
يصدر أحمد الواصل كتابه الجديد" الخروج من المعبد: توليفات في أنثروبولوجيا الغناء العربي" عن دار العين للنشر ، القاهرة، 2013. ويخص مجلة "جدلية" بمقدمة الكتاب. مقدمة الكتاب: زفير أبي الهول الطويل 1/ قالت فيروز أن أبا الهول صديقها أيْ: هما صديقا الصمت. اختارت أن تشدو بقربه على مسرح الصوت والضوء 1989. أنشدت له باسم القوة والعزم والأصالة "أهو دا اللي صار" التي كتبها يونس القاضي ولحنها سيد درويش. وسبقتها وردة لترفع عقيرتها فزاعة ضد الخيانة والذل وتمجد الوفاء وتنذر بدائرة الزمان على أرواح وأذهان فقدت صلتها بعقل الكون وإعلامه وتعطلت أجهزتها الشعورية والسلوكية في " لعبة الأيام"(1961) لعلي مهدي ورياض السنباطي الذي منح ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (February 2013)
![[Library at Princess Nora University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Image from pnu.edu.sa]](/content_images/3/sm_wiq30767.jpg "[Library at Princess Nora University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Image from pnu.edu.sa]")
[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. The 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.] GCC and the Sacred Right to Punish Rosie Bsheer and Bassam Haddad write about authoritarianism and repression in GCC ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (February 26)
![[Photo taken on February 26, 2011 during a protest in Washington, D.C. Image from Flickr/ABajooka.]](/content_images/3/sm_6244750755_580da09790_z.jpg "[Photo taken on February 26, 2011 during a protest in Washington, D.C. Image from Flickr/ABajooka.]")
[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 Dubai torture allegations: Britain puts economic interest before citizens Nesrine Malik provides a critique of the British government turning a blind eye to allegations of torture of three British tourists in the Gulf state, in The Guardian. Qatar criticizes EU over Syria ...
Keep Reading »Bahrain As I Remember It
![[An image from a protest in Bahrain on 14 February 2013. Image provided by author.]](/content_images/3/sm_photo1.JPG "[An image from a protest in Bahrain on 14 February 2013. Image provided by author.]")
On that day, 14 February 2011, there was a sense that things would change. The energy of the crowd was electric and contagious. The frustration that had built up for years unfolded in the form of peaceful protests in Pearl Square—the revolutionary space that had housed hundreds of thousands of Bahrainis for months, and had been subsequently destroyed by authorities. On that day, 14 February 2011, history repeated itself in Bahrain, as the sources of power repressed the majority through the forceful dispersion of protests, extrajudicial killings, the use of imported tear gas, arbitrary arrests, and systematic torture. Despite the hollow gestures of "reform" ...
Keep Reading »إعتقال تركي الحمد: تكريم القاتل وإهانة المبدع
لو بحثنا في كلِّ الأوصاف التي يمكنُ أن تنطبق على نظامِ الحكمِ في السعودية لوجدنا أنّه ليس سلطة تكرّم القاتل والمغتصب والإرهابي وقامع حرّية النّاس باسم "الأمر بالمعروف والنّهي عن المنكر" وإنما هو عبارة عن سلطة حكم تهين المبدع وتعتقله وتلاحقه وتعرضه الى أبشع وأحط حملات التشويه مثلما يُعذب ويَعتقل ويُلاحق من يطالب بالحرية والعدالة والمساواة في المجتمع ، لأنه خارج عن الملّة ومثير الموبقات والنّزوع نحو الغربنة والفساد والفسق والفجور والخروج عن طاعة ولي الأمر...الخ . وحين نُحصي الحوادث البشعة، التي تعزّز الصّفات أعلاه، التي حدثتْ في السعوديةِ وحظيت بتكريمٍ أو صمتٍ حكومي رسمي ومنذ أعتقال الكاتب والروائي تركي الحمد لوجدنا إنّ كلّ يوم يمرّ والسعودية تنتجُ فضيحة تعكسُ ...
Keep Reading »Film-Portrait of Dr. Saud Mukhtar Al-Hashimi, Human Rights Defender, Saudi Arabia
![[Alkarama Foundation logo. Image from alkarama.org]](/content_images/3/sm_AlkaramalogoTRUEweb.jpg "[Alkarama Foundation logo. Image from alkarama.org]")
The following video was produced by the Alkarama Foundation to highlight the work of Dr. Saud Mukhtar Al Hashimi, co-laureate of the 2012 Alkarama Award for human rights defenders. Once acclaimed by the Saudi government for his humanitarian work with children in Iraq, he became the target of the very same authorities when he started calling for constitutional reform and greater civil and political rights in his country. Accused of criticizing the government, he was arrested by the intelligence services along with eight other members of the Reformer movement on 3 February 2007 in Jeddah. After four years in detention without any legal procedure, he was sentenced on ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (January 30)
![[The King, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain. 28 November 2007. Image from flickr/Chris Price]](/content_images/3/sm_alKhalifas.jpg "[The King, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain. 28 November 2007. Image from flickr/Chris Price]")
[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 Looks to Lebanon for Regional Boost A news report on the Saudi-Lebanese relations in light of the Lebanese prime minister’s meeting the Saudi crown prince in Riyadh, on Al-Akhbar English. Qatar Leaks: The Business of Foreign Affairs Radwan Mortada writes on Al-Akhbar Newspaper’s ...
Keep Reading »Advocacy, Uprising, and Authoritarianism in Bahrain: An Interview With Ahmed Al-Haddad
![[Ahmed al-Haddad.]](/content_images/3/sm_Ahmed.jpg "[Ahmed al-Haddad.]")
Almost two years after the beginning of the February 14 uprising, the Bahraini regime is still struggling to crush the ongoing political and civil rights movement, all the while working to rehabilitate Bahrain’s “tainted” image. Media blackouts, relentless surveillance and scare tactics, arbitrary detentions, anti-protester violence, and expensive Public Relations campaigns have become daily occurrences. Yet on 20 January 2013, Bahraini authorities met with Amnesty International in order to showcase alleged human rights “strides” in Bahrain, and to show the regime’s (alleged) continuous efforts “to consolidate a legislative framework for human rights and promote its ...
Keep Reading »Palestine Refugee Family in Yemen Face Abuse Following Deportation from Saudi Arabia
![[Alkarama Foundation logo. Image from alkarama.org]](/content_images/3/sm_alkaramalogoweb.jpg "[Alkarama Foundation logo. Image from alkarama.org]")
[The following statement was issued by Alkarama on 2 January 2013.] The suffering of a family of Palestinian refugees continues after being forcibly deported from Taif, Saudi Arabia to Yemen in 2007. All the members of Al-Hadad family were recently detained by Yemeni security forces and then taken to Sana'a central Prison without any legal proceedings. Although some of the family members were released a week later, the father, Omar Eid Nimer Al-Hadad, and his son Mahmoud (20 years old) are still in detention despite orders from the General Prosecutor to release them. The Al-Haddad family was last detained on the 6th of October 2012 when Interior Ministry security ...
Keep Reading »O.I.L. Media Roundup (18 January)
![[A Soldier stands guard in a tower at Camp Delta at Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay. Image by Spc. Cody Black. From Wikimedia Commons.]](/content_images/3/sm_800px-US_Navy_091231-A-0285B-005_A_Soldier_stands_guard_in_a_tower_at_Camp_Delta_at_Joint_Task_Force_Guantanamo_Bay.jpg "[A Soldier stands guard in a tower at Camp Delta at Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay. Image by Spc. Cody Black. From Wikimedia Commons.]")
[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 "Clearing Palestinian Protestors from West Bank Site, Netanyahu Pledges to Build Settlement," Joel Greenberg The Washington Post reports both on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to construct further settlements in the West Bank and his government's forced eviction of Bab al-Shams, a ...
Keep Reading »Who Failed Rizana Nafeek?
![[Sri Lankan activists hold a demonstration in support of Rizana Nafeek in Colombo on 8 July 2011. Image from nationaturk.com]](/content_images/3/sm_NationalTurk.jpg "[Sri Lankan activists hold a demonstration in support of Rizana Nafeek in Colombo on 8 July 2011. Image from nationaturk.com]")
Rizana Nafeek was beheaded on 9 January, less than two days after a final appeal made by Sri Lankan President Rajapakaa. The several clemency appeals made by Sri Lanka, other states, and human rights organizations failed largely due to the disastrous interplay between Saudi’s flawed legal system and Sri Lanka’s miserly support for migrant workers. Saudi Arabia holds one of the world’s highest execution rates, ranking second after China in 2011. Amnesty is granted to convicts only by “forgiveness” from the victim’s family. In the case of migrant workers, this forgiveness generally entails bond money paid out by sending-nations. Consequently, appeals at the diplomatic ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (January 1)
![[Predator drone. Image from Flickr/Doctress Neutonia.]](/content_images/3/sm_4454261070_b264fda04d_z.jpg "[Predator drone. Image from Flickr/Doctress Neutonia.]")
[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.] Reports and Opinions UAE reports arrest of cell ‘plotting attacks’ A news report on the Emirati regime’s announcement that terrorist cells were planning attacks in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, on Al Jazeera English. GCC states slam Iran interference in region A news report on the Gulf Cooperation Council ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (March 5)
[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 UAE Islamists ‘pledge loyalty to Brotherhood’s leader in Egypt’ Ola Salem reports that members of the Emirati branch ...
Keep Reading »GCC and the Sacred Right to Punish
Beneath the thin veneer of modernity, lie the mundane practices of repressive rule in Qatar and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council states. Lest we forget. we are continuously reminded of the limits of GCC rulers’ tolerance, particularly in the face of critique from their national subjects. The recent case of Qatari “Jasmine” poet Mohammed al-Ajami, who initially received a life sentence for supporting the Tunisian revolution and criticizing authoritarian ruling elites, is not an outlier. Rather, it ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (February 19)
[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 Comment: UAE and Pakistan: harassing the ‘heretics’ Mohammad Taqi writes on the harassment of Shia Pakistanis in the ...
Keep Reading »Dear Bahrain... With Love
Valentine’s Day and the color red symbolize love. The world over, shops and streets are decked out with red decorations, red boxes, red wrapping paper, red cards, and red roses. In Bahrain, the color red also symbolizes love, just a different kind of love. Streets there are covered in red too, the red of the blood that has been shed over the past two years. The lost lives in the fight for freedom, justice, and democracy. Red roses on the graves of loved ones who were killed by regime forces. Valentine’s ...
Keep Reading »O.I.L. Media Roundup (February 12)
[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 "Pro-Palestine Speakers at Brooklyn College Attract Protests Outside", Vivian Yee The New York Times reports on a lecture by Judith ...
Keep Reading »HRW Statement on Sweeping Injustices in Saudi Arabia
[The following statement was issued by Human Rights Watch on 31 January 2013.] Correction: On 21 January 2013, a Saudi higher court decided not to charge website editor Raif Badawi with apostasy. The pending charges against Badawi include “insulting Islam through electronic channels,” which does not carry the death penalty. Saudi Arabia arrested hundreds of peaceful protesters during 2012, and sentenced activists from across the country to prison for expressing critical political and ...
Keep Reading »New Texts Out Now: Madawi Al-Rasheed, A Most Masculine State: Gender, Politics, and Religion in Saudi Arabia
Madawi Al-Rasheed, A Most Masculine State: Gender, Politics, and Religion in Saudi Arabia. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Madawi Al-Rasheed (MAR): First, the banality of superficial opinions on Saudi women that is so pervasive. In the public sphere, especially in the West, Saudi women are either superstars or victims of their own society and religion. I felt it was time to contribute to this debate from an academic perspective. I ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (January 22)
[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 Egypt lawyer Gizawi to get jail and lashes in Saudi Arabia A news report on the sentencing of the Egyptian human ...
Keep Reading »Depoliticizing Bahrain's Uprising: The Rhetoric of Human Rights
Various local, regional, and international parties concerned with Bahraini affairs have failed to translate the November 2011 report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI, also known as the Bassiouni report) into a political program similar to Yemen’s GCC Initiative. The United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council states had devised the Initiative in 2011 to quell the Yemeni uprising. Although the Gulf Initiative distorted and marginalized the results of the revolution in Yemen, some ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (January 15)
[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 Qatar increases aid to Egypt to $5bn A news report on Qatar’s financial aid to Egypt to boost its shrinking foreign ...
Keep Reading »Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (January 8)
[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.] Reports and Opinions UAE busts cell ‘linked to Egypt Brotherhood’ A news report on the arrest of ten people belonging to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, accused ...
Keep Reading »Statement Regarding the Saudi Ban on Migrant Organizations
[The following statement was issued by Migrante International on 11 December 2012.] Migrante Partylist today raised serious concern over a latest circular released by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to all Embassies and International Organizations prohibiting the establishment of organizations by migrants and expatriate nationals. The circular was dated October 17, 2012 and was released by the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh on December 10. The Saudi Ministry of Labor has then requested all diplomatic ...
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