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Too Close for Comfort: Syrians in Lebanon
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[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 13 May 2013.] Too Close for Comfort: Syrians in Lebanon Executive Summary Syria’s conflict is dragging down its neighbours, none more perilously than Lebanon. Beirut’s official policy of “dissociation” – seeking, by refraining from taking sides, to keep the war at arm’s length – is right in theory but increasingly dubious in practice. Porous boundaries, weapons smuggling, deepening involvement by anti-Syrian-regime Sunni Islamists on one side and the pro-regime Hizbollah on the other, and cross-border skirmishes, all atop a massive refugee inflow, implicate Lebanon ever more deeply in the conflict ...
Keep Reading »Amidst a Violent Conflict, Syria’s Students Struggle for an Education
[The following article was originally published on Tadween Publishing's blog. For more information on the publishing world as it relates to pedagogy and knowledge production, follow Tadween Publishing on Facebook and Twitter.] In a rare public appearance, Bashar Asad visited Damascus University on 4 May to dedicate a statue to the martyrs from Syrian universities who have been killed in the country’s two-year ongoing violence. While Asad’s appearance is undoubtedly a calculated political move, there is no question that the state of education in Syria has been devastated by the conflict that has consumed the ...
Keep Reading »إطلال المشتاق أو غريب على الخليج
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1 يتسلل التاريخ إلى الجغرافيا المنبسطة على الشاشة الصغيرة أمامي على متن الطائرة التي أسرَتْ بي من برلين إلى أبو ظبي. أو لعلي أنا الذي أبلّل الخارطة الضوئية بأرقي وكوابيسي، فيستيقظ التاريخ ويهتف بالأحمر القاني، مذكّراً بجبروته. فهذه الأسماء، ذات الرنين الموسيقيّ، مثل «ماردين»، التي تقع اليوم في تركيا، تحيلني إلى حكايات سمعتها عن هجرة أجداد جيراننا منها إلى الموصل في بدايات القرن الماضي. ثم انتقالهم بعدها، بعقود، إلى بغداد. والآن صار للأحفاد حكاياتهم أيضاً. يستعيدون فيها هجرتهم بعيداً عن سماء العراق وأرضه إلى كندا. تاريخ يلعب بالبشر ويبعثرهم كأنه يلقي بالنرد على الخرائط. أغفو لدقائق ثم أستيقظ بالقرب من تلعفر التي تردد اسمها كثيراً في الأخبار في السنين الأخيرة، هي ...
Keep Reading »New Addition to the Syrian Islamic Front
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The Haqq Battalions Gathering, a militant group in the Hama province,announced in mid-April 2013 that they are joining the Syrian Islamic Front(SIF). This is the first time since the SIF’s creation in December 2012 that an independent outside organization of any consequence decides to join the front. Previously, some small local factions had been co-opted into SIF member factions, but the Haqq Battalions are joining as full members. The Syrian Islamic Front The SIF is one of Syria’s largest and most powerful Islamist militant alliances. It’s smaller but seems more cohesive than the large Syrian Islamic Liberation Front network (SILF), ...
Keep Reading »Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey
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[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 30 April 2013.] Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey Executive Summary Turkey has struggled to find the right response to the Syrian civil war, which has brought shellfire, bombs, militias, refugees, sectarian tensions, and uncertainty to its southern border. It has so far generously welcomed at least 300,000 Syrians. But this number could triple this year and prove unsustainable, with Turkey and the international community slow to work together, the Syrian conflict in a stalemate, and Syria tu
Keep Reading »O.I.L. Media Roundup (April 24)
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[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 "Hebron Clashes Follow Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh Funeral," BBC News Following the funeral of a Palestinian detainee who died in Israeli custody, Hebron has witnessed violence between Palestinians protestors and Israeli troops. "Guantanamo Hunger Strike Holds, Half Of Detainees Involved: ...
Keep Reading »Beyond the Western Saharan Debate
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Following the French military intervention in Mali earlier this year in January, and the hostage crisis in Algeria that soon followed, major world powers briefly oriented their regional focus towards the Maghreb and Sahel regions. In the midst of the escalating conflict in Mali, pundits pointed to Morocco’s geopolitical position as an ally of France and the United States for a source of stability in the Maghreb and its neighboring regions. For example, in an op-ed in the New York Times, Anouar Boukhars argued, “Morocco has the will, the influence and the capability to contribute to conflict resolution in the region.” Conveniently omitted from this argument is ...
Keep Reading »Costs of War
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[The following project was created by the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. Shown here is a selection of the project's content. Click here to access the website in full.] Costs of War 330,000 Killed by Violence, $4 Trillion Spent and Obligated The wars begun in 2001 have been tremendously painful for millions of people in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, and the United States, and economically costly as well. Each additional month and year of war will add to that toll. Moreover, the human costs of these conflicts will reverberate for years to come in each of those four countries. There is no turning the page on the wars ...
Keep Reading »Palestinian Refugees from Syria in Lebanon
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[The following report was issued by American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) in April 2013.] Palestinian Refugees from Syria in Lebanon A Vulnerable Community Following their expulsion from Palestine in 1948, many Palestinian intellectuals, businessmen, and craftspeople fled to Syria and established themselves as an integral part of Syrian society. Today that life has been broken and many Palestinian refugees from Syria have joined the ranks of Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees, who some call the “forgotten people.” Living in dark, cramped rooms without heat, these refugees have no respite from the fresh memories of the Syrian war and ...
Keep Reading »بربري في روما
"لقد حرّرتُ الملايين من البربريّة." جورج بوش، الغارديان، ١٥ حزيران، ٢٠٠٨ ١ “هل ستذهب إلى بلدك هذه الإجازة؟“ سألتني إحدى زميلاتي قبل سنوات في المصعد قبل العطلة الربيعيّة. وكانت الحرب الأهلية في بغداد أيامها في أكثر مراحلها دموّية. إنه سؤال مشروع، بالطبع، لكن عندما يكون المرء من بغداد، فإن صياغة جواب مناسب تصبح عملية صعبة ومعقدة. الجواب الذي خطر لي في تلك اللحظة هو: هل شاهدت الأخبار في السنين الأربع الماضية؟ إنها الزميلة التي تعرف تمام المعرفة من أين أنا. ولكنني مستنزف ومتعب ولا أرغب في الدخول في حوار أعرف تفاصيله مسبقاً، ولا في مراقبة آثار الشعور العابر بالذنب في موقف محرج. عليّ أن أغفر لزميلتي. هكذا هو الحال في روما. الأخبار عن الحروب التي تخوضها ...
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تتلصص ذاكرتي، البطيئة في النمو، على آذان من سطور الماضي المحمل بأتربة الطفولة، الذي تحول لطين هو الآخر بسبب " طاسات " الماء المنسكبة كل يوم خلف ظهر أحلامي. لفرط خوف والدتي على أحلام بناتها. ها أنا أسير ببطء شديد، أحاول تهدئة بعض الحروف المدونة قرب الارض التي ألتهمها سغب الارصفة. أحاول التمسك بنملة، لأبرحها ضرباً. والتوجه لجدار وشم على جسده شعارات البعث وفدائيي صدام. أعود للحادية عشر خريفاً! أردد في ذهني القاتم: هل جلبت أحذية كافية لتعيلني على الجري في هذه السنة المدقعة بخمر البكاء؟. . . والصراخ !! البكاء وحده لا يكفي، فالتوابيت بحاجة لتمزيق جسدها الخشبي، والعلم الذي أجهل وجوده في حياتنا، هو فقط لأجل احتضان شهدائنا، هو متواجد فقط للوقوف في ساحة مدرستي كل ...
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Death from the Skies: Deliberate and Indiscriminate Air Strikes on Civilians
[The following report was issued by Human Rights Watch on 10 April 2013.] Death from the Skies: Deliberate and Indiscriminate Air Strikes on Civilians Summary Since late July 2012, Syrian government forces have carried out air strikes from fighter jets and helicopters against cities, towns, and neighborhoods under the control of opposition forces. These attacks have killed more than 4,300 civilians according to one Syrian group documenting casualties, injured thousands of people, and ...
Keep Reading »Uncounted and Unacknowledged: Syria's Refugee University Students and Academics in Jordan
[The following report was issued by the University of California Davis Human Rights Initiative and the Institute for International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund.] Uncounted and Unacknowledged: Syria's Refugee University Students and Academics in Jordan The following is a brief preliminary report on the status of refugee academics and university students from Syria residing in Jordan prepared by a multidisciplinary research collaboration between the University of California Davis ...
Keep Reading »Widespread Middle East Fears that Syrian Violence Will Spread
[The following report was issued by the Pew Research Global Attitudes Project on 1 May 2013.] Widespread Middle East Fears that Syrian Violence Will Spread As concern mounts about the Syrian government’s possible use of chemical weapons against its own people, publics in the Middle East – especially the Lebanese – are extremely worried about violence spreading to neighboring countries. Nonetheless, a new survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted before news emerged of alleged use of ...
Keep Reading »Month-by-Month Summary of Developments in Syria (Updated)
[The following monthly summaries on developments in Syria were compiled and published by the International Crisis Group (ICG). Jadaliyya Reports will update this post each month as subsequent monthly summaries are issued.] April 2013 Opposition further consolidated foothold in south with seizure of military base near Daraa 3 April, while regime forces mounted successful counter-attacks in Damascus, Homs, 14 April broke 6-month rebel siege of Wadi al-Deif and Hamidiya military compounds ...
Keep Reading »Aid Inside Syria: Too Little, But Not Too Late
[The following report was issued by Refugees International on 24 April 2013.] Aid Inside Syria: Too Little, But Not Too Late Two years after the Syrian revolution began, there is much wider recognition of the dire humanitarian needs inside the country, and support for expanding cross-border aid activities is increasing. The United Nations, a handful of international non-governmental organizations, and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent all have humanitarian operations inside Syria. The Syrian regime, ...
Keep Reading »A Who's Who of Fighters in Gaza
[The following report was issued by IRIN , a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on 15 April 2013.] This month, tensions have escalated in Gaza following the first Israeli air strikes since a ceasefire was signed in November 2012. Despite the November ceasefire, which ended eight days of sustained conflict, the past month has seen both rocket fire aimed at Israel by Gazan armed groups and incursions by Israeli tanks into Gazan territory. Gaza, which has ...
Keep Reading »On Iraq War Revisionism: Kanan Makiya and the Arab Revolutions
Commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq by those responsible for waging it has taken largely unapologetic form. Donald Rumsfeld tweeted about the “long, difficult work of liberating 25 mil Iraqis,” and that those who “played a role in history deserve our respect and appreciation.” He ostensibly includes himself in this group. Paul Wolfowitz suggested that “we still don’t know how all this is all going to end,” hopeful that Iraq might possibly follow the model of ...
Keep Reading »A Camera’s View Finder Confronts a Gun Sight
[All photos by Mohammad al-Azza.] “We were joking,” said Mohammad al-Azza from his hospital bed, “but I couldn’t take the joke.” My husband and I had called and woken up our friend, a photographer and documentary maker, recovering after an Israeli soldier shot him in the face—and these were his first drowsy words after accepting our well wishes. A day earlier, on 8 April, Mohammad was injured while photographing an Israeli raid into his community of Aida Refugee Camp—located on the outskirts of ...
Keep Reading »إحتلال بغداد: ملف خاص
في اليوم التاسع من شهر نيسان عام ٢٠٠٣ أسقط جنود الاحتلال الأمريكي تمثال صدّام حسين في ساحة الفردوس أمام عدسات الإعلام العالمي. وأصبحت تلك اللحظة، رسمياً، نهاية نظام البعث في العراق وبداية عهد الاحتلال الأمريكي. ولعل العقد الذي مر به العراقيون منذ تلك اللحظة هو الأكثر تعقيداً وعنفاً في تاريخهم الحديث. ولازالت الجراح، القديمة، والجديدة، كما الأسئلة، مفتوحة وعميقة. أعدّت ”جدلية“ هذه الباقة من النصوص التي تستذكر اللحظة وتبعاتها: أحمد سعداوي، ”طعم الحرية والخيبة“ كريم رسن، ”من دفتر الحرب“ علي ...
Keep Reading »طعم الحريّة والخيبة
مشاعر غامضة انتابتني وانا أستمع لأحدى الإذاعات الدولية وهي تقوم باعادة بث لمقاطع من نشرات أخبار كانت قد بثتها قبل عشر سنوات بالضبط، كجزء من متابعتها لمسار تقدم الجيش الاميركي في احتلال العراق، والذي انتهى بسقوط نظام صدام حسين. هذه المقاطع من نشرات الأخبار التي أتذكر جيداً أنني استمعت الى بعضها، أعادتني إلى راديو الترانزستور الصغير الذي كنت اضعه على أذني في الليالي المظلمة التي لم يكن يكدرها سوى صوت الصواريخ الاميركية البعيدة وهي تسقط على "أهداف" في بغداد، وكنا نحسب أن بعضها، هذه ...
Keep Reading »كتب: علي عبد الأمير عجام: حنين بغدادي
["كتب" هي سلسلة على صفحات "جدلية" نستضيف فيها المؤلفين والمؤلفات في حوار حول أعمالهم الجديدة ونرفقه بفصل من الكتاب] علي عبد الأمير عجام، "حنين بغدادي" دار الأديب، عمان، ٢٠١٣. جدلية: كيف تبلورت فكرة الكتاب وما الذي قادك نحو الموضوع؟ علي عبد الأمير عجام: حين عدت الى بغداد في نيسان (ابريل) العام 2003 هالني الخراب العميم الذي سببه الغزو الاميركي بما في ذلك احد اكثر فصوله مأسوية : نهب مؤسسات الدولة العراقية وحرقها، فضلا عن تحول المعالم الاساسية للمدينة، الشوارع ...
Keep Reading »O.I.L. Monthly Edition (March 2013)
[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on the Occupations, Interventions,and Law (O.I.L.) Page. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of O.I.L.-related topics. The pieces reflect the level of critical analysis and diversity that Jadaliyya strives for, but the views are solely the ones of their authors. If you are interested in contributing to Jadaliyya, send us your ...
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