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Turkish Politics and the People has been taking shape over the past six years. From a theoretical point of view, it rethinks populism as a phenomenon rooted in particular ways of visualizing politics and society and as one that, in turn, promotes parti..

In the morning of 10 July 2020, an expectant crowd gathered outside the Hagia Sophia museum, a World Heritage Site laden with political and religious meaning and marked by controversy. The Byzantine basilica, a cultural icon of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, served as the imperial cathedral unti..

Before the recent reversal, Iranian women had long been banned—and still are—from spectatorship in a number of sports. Taking our cue from Sahar’s case and its connection to the ban, we locate Sahar at the epicenter of what we call a "politics of pity." We argue that the mediatization of Sahar’s..

[This statement was released on 23 November 2015.]

In light of recent events and revelations, we, as faculty and graduate student members of CUNY for Palestine, reiterate our unequivocal support for students to organize for social justice, and to protest against injustices, withou..

[Text by Sinan Antoon, photos by Andy Spyra from November 2014 and March 2015.]

The fall of Mosul and other towns on the Nineveh plain in northern Iraq to ISIS this past summer was a monumental tragedy. It forced hundreds of thousands of Iraqis to flee their homes. Iraqi Christians, togeth..

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Photos by Andy Spyra and Younes Mohammad. Text by Andy Spyra.

In early October this year Younes and I left Erbil, the Kurdish capital of northern Iraq, heading straight to the border crossing at Fish Khabour, located in the triangle between Turkey, Iraq, and Syria. Six hours later..

[This report was originally published by Bahrain Watch on 31 July 2013.]

Bahrain Government Using Fake Twitter..

[This report was originally published by Bahrain Watch on 13 March 2013.]

[The following press release and report were issued by the Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition (MACLC), and its partner organizations the Creating Law Enforcement Accountability and Responsability (CLEAR) project of CUNY School of Law, and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education..

[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 following press release was issued by Bahrain Watch on 6 February 2013.]

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An EU resolution passed in October 2012, which condemned human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates, caused outrage among defenders of the Emirati regime and gave hope that human rights may play a greater role in EU foreign policy. Several months on, has this resolution proved to be anythin..

Photographs taken in early 2012 by Andy Spyra. Text essay by Sinan Antoon.

The plight of Christians in the Arab world attracts disproportionate attention in the “West” mostly to score political and “civilizational” points. Nevertheless, it is a serious problem that deserves g..

[The following press release was issued by Bahrain Watch on 25 July 2012.] 

UK COMPANY HELPS BAHRAIN GOVT SPY ON ACTIVISTS

Malicious E-Mail Attachments Sent to Activists Steal Pas..