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In a context where Israel’s genocidal carnage has been globally livestreamed and meticulously documented, repressing Palestine solidarity has become a state imperative. Forming an epicentre of resistance, as students and academics have testified, this is especially the case in universities in No..

The accelerating pace of innovation has been a defining theme in my research and professional journey, shaping how I understand and approach challenges in the Arab Gulf states. Innovation has not only transformed industries, economies, and societies globally bu..

This book, which is based on my doctoral dissertation, is a social biography of one of the most iconic figures in the history of the Arab world, the intellectual and educator Taha Hussein (1889-1973). Known as the “Dean of Arabic Literature” for his remarkable ..

The following letter was issued by the

After the explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate at the Port of Beirut on August 4, half of the port was completely destroyed and sections of the city adjacent to it have become uninhabitable. The explosion claimed th..

This book is about two journeys. It deals with the transition processes unleashed by the uprisings that took place in Egypt and Tunisia in 2011. The wave of unrest and popular mobilization is treated here as the point of departure of long and complex processes of cha..

There are many question marks over the impact of Taha Husayn’s works and intentions. Decades after his death, he continues to provoke heated reactions among many people, including Arab and Western scholars. Some glorify him as a first-class “enlighte..

We were motivated to edit this volume after spending the 2015-2016 academic year at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, which has a strong focus on European politics and integration. As North Africanists, we felt that it was important to think about ..

September 2017 marked the sixteenth anniversary of the start of the “war on terror.” While hashtags such as #NeverForget and #September11th were trending on Twitter, there was little mention of the victims of post-9/11 counter-terrorism laws and policies – namely, Muslims or those racializ..

[This statement was released by MLA Members for Justice in Palestine on 9 January 2017.]

At the annual convention of the Delegate Assembly of the M..

The Modern Language Association (MLA) will be voting on a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions at its upcoming convention, to be held 5-8 January 2017 in Philadelphia. This short documentary makes the case for MLA members ..

Call for papers, edited volume:

“North Africa and the Making of Europe: Governance, Institutions, and Culture”

We are seeking papers for an edited volume entitled “North Africa and the Making of Europe: Governance, Institutions, and Culture,” which is currently under contract ..

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[This statement was released on 15 April 2016.]

The Doctoral Students’ Council (DSC) of The City University of New York (CUNY) has adopted a

The Arab American Educational Foundation (AAEF) Lecture Series presents:

Beyond Exceptionalism: Institution Building and Political Organization in Early Independence Lebanon

A Lecture by Ziad Abu-Rish

Much of the academ..

Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions is a group of concerned scholars, part of the growing global movement calling for Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctio..

In the following interview with the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), Jadaliyya Co-Editor Ziad Abu-Rish discusses the history of state institutions in ..

[The following press release was issued by The National Associate of Chicana and Chicano Studies on 19 April 2015]

The National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies Annual Conference took place in San Francisco from April 15-18, 2015. The business meeting, open to all m..

[The following letter was issued by the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association on 25 February 2015]

Hosts of the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Gaza 

Børge Brende
Minister ..

Root Causes: What They Are Not

Tripoli’s conflict is not well understood. Media, and even many policy accounts, often focus on either a simplistic sectarian explanation or “Syrian spillover.” Yet, these two explanations are as inaccurate as they are common. Neither ..

On Israel and Palestine: Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israeli Institutions

In its best moments, anthropology is a discipline that is dedicated to social justice. It is a discipline that has historically stood up ..

In April 2013, the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) became the first United States academic body to pass a resolution boycotting formal relations with Israeli universities. In December, the

[The following press release and statement announcing the endorsement by over 250 anthropoligists of the movement to boycott Israeli academic institutions were issued on 1 October 2014 by the below-identifed group of anthropologists. Since it was first published on Jadaliiya, the number of s..

One either rejects the killing of non-combatants on principle or takes a more tribal approach to such matters. In the case of Israel and the Palestinians, the global outpouring of grief and condemnation over the killing of three Israeli youths in the occupied West Bank constitutes the moral equi..