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O.I.L. Media Roundup (17 June)
[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 ... Read More »
إصلاح بروتوكول باريس في عامه العشرين: أسئلة وأجوبة لإرضاء الإصلاحي العنيد
"على طول برج المراقبة، رصد الأمراء المشهد، والنساء يرحن ويجئن والخدم حافي الأقدام. بعيداً في الخارج، مُواء القط البرّي، اقترب فارسان، وعَوَت الرياح. (بوب ديلان، "على طول برج المراقبة") يأتي هذا المقال، كغيره من المقالات التي ستنشر خلال هذه السنة دون شك، ليذكرنا أن عام 2013 هو ذكرى مرور عقدين ... Read More »
Debunking the Myth of the Zionist Left
Tikva Honig-Parnass, False Prophets of Peace: Liberal Zionism and the Struggle for Palestine. Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2011. Aharon Cohen, a senior member of MAPAM, the Israeli United Workers Party, observed in 1948 that “a state based on national enmity and the rule of one people over another will certainly breed ... Read More »
New Texts Out Now: Daniel Neep, Occupying Syria under the French Mandate
Daniel Neep, Occupying Syria under the French Mandate: Insurgency, Space, and State Formation. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Daniel Neep (DN): Scholars who work on state formation have tended to have little to say about the phenomenon of ... Read More »
Linah Alsaafin on Social Media and Palestine
[This post is part of an ongoing Profile of a Contemporary Conduit series on Jadaliyya that seeks to highlight distinct voices primarily in and from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.] Jadaliyya (J): What do you think are the most gratifying aspects of Tweeting, and Twitter? Linah Alsaafin (LAS): ... Read More »
O.I.L. Monthly Edition (May 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 ... Read More »
Fourth National BDS Conference (8 June, Bethlehem University)
Fourth National BDS Conference (Palestinian Boycotts, Sanctions, Divestment National Committee [BNC]) Saturday, 8 June 2013 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Bethlehem University In light of the latest spectacular growth of the BDS movement around the world in the academic, cultural and economic domains, this ... Read More »
Alone: Palestinian Children in the Israel Military Detention System (Video)
The following video was produced by Defense of the Children International (DCI). It depicts Israel's methods and practices of detaining Palestinian children. Quotes from the Video "Since 1967, Palestinians from the West Bank have lived under Israeli Military law. This Law is different from the civil law applied ... Read More »
O.I.L. Media Roundup (5 June)
[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 ... Read More »
Roundtable Introduction: Beyond Dominant Narratives on the Western Sahara
In the past few decades, both media and academic scholarship have marginalized the Western Saharan conflict, rendering it largely insignificant within regional and global political imaginations. Beginning as a post-colonial dispute between regional powers in the 1970s, the conflict developed and was exacerbated as ... Read More »
The Last Colony: Photo Essay on Western Sahara
[This is one of seven pieces in Jadaliyya's electronic roundtable on the Western Sahara. Moderated by Samia Errazzouki and Allison L. McManus, it features contributions from John P. Entelis, Stephen Zunes, Aboubakr Jamaï, Ali Anouzla, Allison L. McManus, Samia Errazzouki, and Andrew McConnell.] [The photos above ... Read More »
Lost in the Debate: Beyond Dominant Narratives on the Western Sahara Roundtable
[This is one of seven pieces in Jadaliyya's electronic roundtable on the Western Sahara. Moderated by Samia Errazzouki and Allison L. McManus, it features contributions from John P. Entelis, Stephen Zunes, Aboubakr Jamaï, Ali Anouzla, Allison L. McManus, Samia Errazzouki, ... Read More »
Global Geopolitics of the Western Sahara: Beyond Dominant Narratives on the Western Sahara Roundtable
[This is one of seven pieces in Jadaliyya's electronic roundtable on the Western Sahara. Moderated by Samia Errazzouki and Allison L. McManus, it features contributions from John P. Entelis, Stephen Zunes, Aboubakr Jamaï, Ali Anouzla, Allison L. McManus, Samia Errazzouki, ... Read More »
The Cost of Authoritarianism: Beyond Dominant Narratives on the Western Sahara Roundtable
[This is one of seven pieces in Jadaliyya's electronic roundtable on the Western Sahara. Moderated by Samia Errazzouki and Allison L. McManus, it features contributions from John P. Entelis, Stephen Zunes, Aboubakr Jamaï, Ali Anouzla, Allison L. McManus, Samia Errazzouki, ... Read More »
US Policy Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Beyond Dominant Narratives on the Western Sahara Roundtable
[This is one of seven pieces in Jadaliyya's electronic roundtable on the Western Sahara. Moderated by Samia Errazzouki and Allison L. McManus, it features contributions from John P. Entelis, Stephen Zunes, Aboubakr Jamaï, Ali Anouzla, Allison L. McManus, Samia Errazzouki, ... Read More »
The Last Colony: Beyond Dominant Narratives on the Western Sahara Roundtable
[This is one of seven pieces in Jadaliyya's electronic roundtable on the Western Sahara. Moderated by Samia Errazzouki and Allison L. McManus, it features contributions from John P. Entelis, Stephen Zunes, Aboubakr Jamaï, Ali Anouzla, Allison L. McManus, Samia Errazzouki, ... Read More »
مقابلة مع القيادي في حركة الجهاد الإسلامي خالد البطش
يرى القيادي البارز في حركة الجهاد الإسلامي خالد البطش، في حوار طويل مع "مجلة الدراسات الفلسطينية"، أن التحولات في العالم العربي ستكون في نهاية المطاف لمصلحة القضية الفلسطينية، لأن الكيان الصهيوني خسر في معظم البلاد العربية مَن كان مسانداً له وحامياً طوال 60 عاماً، ولأن المجتمعات العربية عندما تكون حرة وصاحبة ... Read More »
آخِر الســاميين
[حجبت إدارة موقع الجزيرة بالانجليزية مقالة جوزيف مسعد "آخر الساميين" بعد أن كانت قد نشرتها في الذكرى الخامسة والستين للنكبة، وذلك إثر ضغوطات سياسية من جهات صهيونية. إلا أن الجزيرة عاودت نشر المقالة عقّب النقد الشديد الذي لاقته واتهامها بالانصياع لأجندات سياسية مناوءة للقضية الفلسطينية.] منذ ... Read More »
Just Another Open Letter in The Wall: Pink Floyd's Roger Waters' Letter to Alicia Keys
[The following letter from Pink Floyd's co-lead vocalist and basist Roger Waters was published on 29 May 2013 by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). It was written as a follow-up and in support of Alice Walker's letter to Alicia Keys emploring her to boycott Israel and ... Read More »
Open Letter from Alice Walker to Alicia Keys Regarding the Boycott of Israel
[The following letter from author, poet, and activist Alice Walker to singer-songwriter and actress Alicia Keys was originally published by the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) on 29 May 2013.] Dear Alicia Keys, I have learned today that you are due to perform in Israel very soon. ... Read More »
Right of Return Conference at Boston University: Realizing Return In Practice
On 6-7 April 2013, activists, scholars, and community members converged at Boston University to participate in the Right of Return Conference at Boston University. The last Right of Return Conference took place in Boston more than a decade ago, and featured the late Edward Said as its keynote speaker. ... Read More »
Between Hamas and the PA: An Interview with Islamic Jihad’s Khalid al-Batsh
The following are excerpts from an interview conducted in Cairo on 11 July 2012 with Khalid al-Batsh, a senior official of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Gaza chair of the “Freedom Committee,” established under the Fateh-Hamas reconciliation agreement of May 2011. The full interview covered a range of issues, ... Read More »
جـمـهـوريـة الـفـوبـيـا: الأمراض النفسية تستوطن الـعـراق
... والكآبة والفصام يعمّان ويستقران يوما بعد يوم، وقودهما الحرب والإحباط والعنف. أما أنواع الفوبيا الاخرى فتتحكم بسلوك الفرد العراقي. من هو المريض يا ترى، ومن هو «العادي»، وما هي العادية؟ 6 ملايين مريض... على الاقل وتشير نتائج أول إحصاء علمي للأمراض النفسية في العراق أجري عام 2006، بالتعاون مع منظمة ... Read More »
يافا والموسيقى و"فوائد" النكبة
تنشر هذه المادة ضمن إتفاقية شراكة وتعاون بين ”جدلية“ و“معازف“ معازف: عند حدوث النكبة كان عمرك ١١ سنة، وكنت - بفضل علاقات والدك مع الموسيقيّين - معرّضاً للمشهد الموسيقيّ في فلسطين ذاك الوقت. هل يمكنك أن تصف لنا المشهد الموسيقي في فلسطين قبل النكبة؟ الياس سحاب: ولدت في مدينة يافا بأواخر العام 1937، أي ... Read More »
O.I.L. Media Roundup (24 May)
[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 ... Read More »
Islamists and Transitional Justice
Suddenly, and in the same week, three of the largest Islamist movements started talking about transitional justice, demanding its implementation at once. Spokesman for the Salfist front, Hisham Kamal, asserted, "Mubarak should have been tried for all his crimes from the start, not only for killing ... Read More »
مسخ الذاكرة
” بلاد العجائب - فنانون إسرائيلييون وفلسطينييون - الصراع السياسي في الفن“ هو عنوان المعرض الذي أقيم في العاصمة الألمانية برلين بين شهري كانون الثاني ونيسان الماضيين في صالات مختلفة، قبل أن ينتقل إلى البرلمان الأوربي في العاصمة البلجيكية بروكسل ومنه إلى مدن أوربية أخرى. يشارك في المعرض خمسة وثلاثون ... Read More »
Association for Asian American Studies Resolution to Support the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
[The following resolution was issued by the General Membership of the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) on 20 April 2013. Below the text of the resolution is a letter issued by the President of the AAAS on 3 May 2013 explaining his support for the resolution.] Resolution to Support ... Read More »
From al-Araqib to Susiya: Forced Displacement of Palestinians on Both Sides of the Green Line
On Nakba Day, 15 May 2013, Palestinians marked the passing of sixty-five years since the massive forced expulsion of Palestinians from their national homeland. The Nakba commemorations demand reflection not only on the “catastrophe” of the loss of life, land, and property in 1948, but also on Israeli policies ... Read More »
Picturing Algeria
Pierre Bourdieu, Picturing Algeria. Edited by Franz Schultheis and Christine Frisinghelli. New York: Columbia University Press, 2012. [This review was originally published in the most recent issue of Arab Studies Journal. For more information on the issue, or to subscribe to ASJ, click here.] In a poignant interview ... Read More »
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Egypt Elections Watch Update
A Jadaliyya and Ahram Online Initiative
As part of the Egypt Elections Watch (EEW), Jadaliyya and Ahram Online, with the Center of Contemporary Arab Studies (Georgetown University) and the Middle East Studies Program (George Mason University) as co-sponsors, will produce articles/posts/profiles on a weekly basis, covering organizations, political parties, coalitions, relevant laws and procedures, and profiles of key individuals related to the Egyptian elections. This is in addition to news updates summarizing major developments surrounding the lead-up to the election, such as emerging or shifting alliances, new political positions, and candidacy announcements. If you have questions, comments, contributions, and/or an eye-witness account, please email us at: eew@jadaliyya.com. For a listing of EEW’s team members please click here.
Coalitions
Democratic Alliance for Egypt
Egyptian Bloc
Islamist Bloc (Alliance for Egypt)
Revolution Continues Alliance
Parties
Al-Adl Party
Egyptian Current Party
Egyptian Social Democratic Party
Egyptian Tahrir Party
Democratic Workers’ Party
Free Egyptians Party
Freedom and Justice Party
Ghad Al-Thawra Party (Hizb Ghad Al-Thawra)
Al-Karama Party
National Progressive Unionist (Tagammu) Party
National Democratic Party Offshoots
Al-Nour Party
Reform and Development Party-Misruna
Socialist Popular Alliance Party
Al-Wafd Party
Al-Wasat Party
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Egypt Map and Stats
Population 82,079,636
GDP $497.8 billion
Unemployment 9%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 24.8%
Internet Users 20.136 million (2009)
Exchange Rate 5.6124 Egyptian pounds per US dollar
GDP Growth Rate 5.1%
Military Expenditures 3.4% of GDP (World Rank: 35)
Health Expenditures 6.4% of GDP (World Rank: 94)
Population Growth Rate 1.96%
Age Structure 0-14 years: 32.7%; 15-64 years: 62.8%; 65 years and over: 4.5%
Literacy 71.4%
Religious Demographics Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%; Coptic 9%; other Christian 1%
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