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I wrote The Politics of Melodrama after realizing that Ihsan Abdel Kouddous’s wildly popular romantic serials operated on two levels. At first glance, they were cliff‑hangers that boosted the circulation of Rose El Youssef<..

Jadaliyya co-editor Noura Erakat joined Democracy Now! to discuss the unjust arrest and detainment of Columbia graduate and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, as well as the bipartisan complicity in perpetuating anti-Palestinian rhetoric responsible for the suppression of free speech amo..

Join us as we discuss Fady Joudah's new poetry collection, [ ... ],

Today, we are asked to watch, over and over again, the mass violation of Palestinian bodies, including sexualized torture, to consume testimonies of Palestinian women being raped while in Israeli military custody, to digest the public displays of women’s underwear in the bombed out streets and h..

The decision to embark on this book venture assumed the character of an ethical dilemma. Concurrently pursuing an academic trajectory in development studies, I found myself navigating diverse professional experiences, including being an economic advisor in Egyp..

Earth is Narrowing Around Us

Mahmoud Darwish

Earth is narrowing around us

Forcing us into the last passage

So we take off our body parts to pass through

Earth is squeezing us

If only we were its wheat to ..

President Biden repeated rumor as fact, giving further credence to reports that the Israeli government itself conceded it could not confirm. What’s worse, when asked, he then dug his heels in saying he viewed non-existent footage. These same horrendous claims are the core driving factors and con..

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the violence and destruction in Israel and Palestine.

On Tuesday, 20 June, Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani spoke with Houda Mzioudet about Tunisia’s escalating counter-revolution. This episode of Connections examines the autocracy established by President Kais Saied, and his resort to violent xenophobia to consolidate his position.

Join us on Tuesday, 20 June for a conversation with Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani and Houda Mzioudet about Tunisia’s escalating counter-revolution. This episode of Connections will examine the autocracy established by President Kais Saied, and his resort to violent xenophobia..

Over the years, my dreams, like my politics, have become less vivid, messier. I used to remember every detail in the mornings, but now I recollect my unconscious adventures throughout the day in waves of blurry plot points. I used to think everyone dreamed all night and remembere..

In the last several weeks leading up to the 75^th commemoration of the Nakba, we were reminded of the multitude of ways Israel continues its colonization of Palestine and its blatant disregard for Palestinian life. From the martyrdom of an imprisoned hun..

We write to you on behalf of the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) to express, in the strongest terms possible, our outrage regarding the death of Ayman Hadhoud, an economic researcher, who died in the custody of Egyptian authorities after his forced dis..

I came to this research on shari‘a as part of my career journey to understand the relationship between law, religion, and politics. The world has witnessed politicians and judges denigrate shari‘a.

The following letter was issued by the Middle East Studies Association on 10 February 2022 in response to the Egyptian government's detention of translators Kholoud Said and Marwa Arafa.

I translated this novel because there was an urgent need for Ihsan Abdel Kouddous to appear in English. Ihsan was one of the most prolific and popular writers of Arabic during the twentieth century. He wrote over twenty classic novels and six hundred short stor..

The proliferation of Amazigh culture for the sake of sustainability, maintenance, and resistance has taken assorted modes of expression and dissemination. While Amazigh intellectual production was slowed down by various factors, Berber/Amazigh music has thrived in the middle of a politically and..

On Wednesday, 4 August, Jadaliyya co-editor Mouin Rabbani  spoke with Tunisian researcher and journalist Houda Mzioudet about current developments in Tunisia. President Kais Saied’s 25 July dismissal ..