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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (June 18)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ap@jadaliyya.com by ...  Read More »

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Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula Roundtable: Unpacking Knowledge Production and Consumption

[This is one of seven contributions in Jadaliyya's electronic roundtable on the symbolic and material practices of knowledge production on the Arabian Peninsula. Moderated by Rosie Bsheer and John Warner, it features Toby Jones, Madawi Al-Rasheed, Adam Hanieh, Neha Vora, Nathalie Peutz, John Willis, and Ahmed Kanna.] ...  Read More »

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Questioning Sectarianism in Bahrain and Beyond: An Interview with Justin Gengler

In popular accounts of politics in the Arabian Peninsula in this post-Arab uprisings era, "sectarianism" has been an omnipresent signifier for conflict and unrest. The term commonly acts – implicitly, because it is never qualified or defined – as both a description of political contestation and, ...  Read More »

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O.I.L. Media Roundup (March 25)

 [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 ...  Read More »

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Open Sesame: Memories from a War-Torn Generation

Open Sesame Curated by Ola El-Khalidi apexart, Manhattan   17 January -- 2 March 2013   Through a small collection of objects, maps, letters, and photographs, Open Sesame leads viewers back in time to 2 August 1990— the morning Iraq invades Kuwait. The exhibit pieces together the miscellaneous ...  Read More »

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Mona Kareem on Blogging and Dissent in Kuwait

[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 motivated you to start blogging?  Mona Kareem (MK): I blogged anonymously starting from 2006 ...  Read More »

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Bedoon Children Arbitrarily Arrested (Video)

On 4 October 2012, Kuwaiti security forces arbitrarily detained five Bedoon [stateless] children in or around their homes in Timaa’ hours after a peaceful protest there had come to an end. In this short documentary, "Without (Bedoon) Guilt," Group 29 records the forgotten story of these children, and the ...  Read More »

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أطياف الربيع العربي فوق بيروت

 لطالما شكلت المطالب المعيشية في لبنان مادة للنكايات السياسية ليس إلا. وكثيراً ما ارتضت الحركة النقابية اللبنانية التي كان الاتحاد العمالي العام يشكل فصيلها الأبرز، أن تتحول إلى ما يشبه الأداة في يد قوى سياسية تستخدمها ساعة تشاء، وتلوك خطابها المطلبي، قبل أن تتخلى عنها وعن المطالب التي رفعتها، عند أول ...  Read More »

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Arrested Bedoon Activist Goes on Hunger Strike

  [The following letter from detained Kuwaiti activist Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli was published in translation by BedoonRights.org. The original Arabic text can be accessed here.]  I send this message to the free Kuwaiti people, To His Highness the Emir, And to the Bedoon heroes: My ...  Read More »

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Kuwaiti MPs Propose a New Bedoon Law

[The following report was originally issued by BedoonRights.org on 19 January 2012.]  On Sunday, 20 January, a new proposal will be made in the parliament regarding the Bedoon issue. According to MP Khaled AlShlaimi, the law will include 17 articles. The law will define a Bedoon as a ...  Read More »

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المثليّات المضمرة في أغاني رباب والخليج العربي

[تنشر هذه المقالة ضمن إتفاقية شراكة وتعاون بين "جدلية" و"معازف"] الخطاب المشفّر للأغنية الأنثويّة العربيّة    تتبدّى لنا في تجربة المغنية رباب (1958-2010) عراقيّة الأصل وكويتيّة الانتماء، بعد مسيرة تجاوزت الثلاثين عاماً في الحقل الثقافي على مستوى الشعر والموسيقى والغناء، وبعد ...  Read More »

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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (January 1)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ap@jadaliyya.com by ...  Read More »

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Security Forces Attack Protesters in Kuwait

[The following is a Human Rights Watch report on security forces using violence against protesters in Kuwait.] Kuwait security forces have on several occasions used what appears to be excessive force to disperse largely peaceful protesters at a series of demonstrations over participation in the country’s political ...  Read More »

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A Battle For Legitimacy: Gauging Kuwait's Electoral Results

On 1 December, Kuwait held an historic parliamentary election. What was extraordinary about the poll was that it took place despite a boycott by Kuwait’s main opposition groups, who represent a broad ideological spectrum and include many political veterans. As a result, Kuwait witnessed what appears to be the lowest ...  Read More »

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Demonstrations and Arrests for Bedoon Rights Activists in Kuwait (Video)

[The following report was issued by Bedoon Rights on 12 December 2012. The video, included at the bottom of the report showing a recent protest march for Bedoon rights, was posted on Youtube by MediaBidoon and is not a part of the original report.] Two Bedoon Activists Sentenced to 2 Years in Jail and ...  Read More »

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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (December 11)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ap@jadaliyya.com by ...  Read More »

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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (November 15)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating about the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup ...  Read More »

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Ahmad Muhammad Al-Khatib: A Profile from the Archives

[”A Profile from the Archives“ is a new series published by Jadaliyya in both Arabic and English in cooperation with the Lebanese newspaper, Assafir. These profiles will feature iconic figures who left indelible marks in the politics and culture of the Middle East and North Africa.] Name: ...  Read More »

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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (October 30)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ap@jadaliyya.com by ...  Read More »

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سياسة الاستئثار واقتلاع الجذور

استهوتني قصة المشاريع العقارية الضخمة والمدن الجديدة التي سيطرت على النشاط الاقتصادي في دول الخليج العربية، لأنها تجسد في طياتها كل أوجه الخلل المزمنة التي تواجهها المنطقة. فيتجسد الخلل السياسي والاستئثار بالسلطة في الفساد الذي استشرى في صفقات الأراضي وعمليات ردم البحر (الدفان) الذي تطلبته هذه المشاريع، بالإضافة إلى ...  Read More »

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A Boiling Kettle: Kuwait's Escalating Political Crisis

Power-sharing is always a messy affair. Under the best of circumstances, striking a balance between competing forces is a perpetual work in progress, with political actors continually vying for control of the driver’s seat. In advanced democracies, the structural checks and balances built into the system limit the ...  Read More »

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المدن الجديدة في الخليج العربي و«الخلل السكاني»

يشكل الوافدون جزءاً كبيراً من سكان الخليج، لكن قلّما يتم التطرّق إليهم في الإعلام. وقد زاد عدد الوافدين بشكل هائل في دول مجلس التعاون على مدى السنوات الأخيرة، فكانت نسبة نموهم السنوية أكثر من ضعف نسبة النمو السنوية للمواطنين، حيث ارتفعت أرقامهم من نحو عشرة ملايين في العام 2000 إلى ستة عشر مليوناً في العام 2008. أصبح ...  Read More »

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ملف من الأرشيف :أحمد محمد الخطيب

[”ملف من الأرشيف“ هي سلسة تقوم ”جدلية“ بنشرها بالعربية والإنجليزية بالتعاون مع جريدة ”السفير“ اللبنانية. الملفات ستكون لشخصيات أيقونية تركت أثراً عميقاً في الحقل السياسي والثقافي في العالم العربي.]     الإسم: أحمد الشهرة: الخطيب إسم الأب: محمد إسم الأم: وضحة الخبيزي تاريخ ...  Read More »

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المدينة و«الدفان» في الخليج العربي

كتب الروائي الراحل السعودي عبدالرحمن منيف رائعته «مدن الملح» في ثمانينات القرن الماضي، والتي تم منعها في بعض دول الخليج. ولو كان الأمر في حكمي، لجعلت «مدن الملح» المادة الرئيسية في مناهج التاريخ الدراسية في دول المنطقة، لأنها ببساطةٍ، أفضل ما حاكى واقع الخليج وشبه الجزيرة العربية في عصر النفط، العصر الأبرز في تاريخها ...  Read More »

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Joint Letter to Kuwaiti Emir on Bidun Rights

[The following letter was issued by Refugees International, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International on 27 September 2012.]  His Highness Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah Al Diwan Al Amiri Seif Palace – Building 100 State of Kuwait Your Highness, We write to you regarding the more than 100,000 stateless ...  Read More »

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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (October 5)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ap@jadaliyya.com by ...  Read More »

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Kuwaiti Government Official Condemns Twitter

[The following statement was issued by the Arab Network for Human Rights Information on 13 August 2012.]  ANHRI denounced  the statements of the Under Secretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information (Suleiman Hamoud), in which he attacked the use of the social network website Twitter, saying that ...  Read More »

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August Culture

Jadaliyya's second summer bouquet features an essay by the new co-editor of the Culture Page, Maymanah Farhat, fiction from Lebanon, poetry from Egypt, a remembrance of the great Ghassan Kanafani, and an interview with two Kuwaiti filmmakers. Maymanah Farhat, "Portrait of America: Kehinde Wiley at the Jewish ...  Read More »

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Interview With Kuwaiti Filmmakers

[With a desert to one side and an ocean to another, living in Kuwait can offer very strange experiences. The skies are never blue, approaching a disconcerting beige, and the night bathes in the surrealistic orange glow of street lamps. The ministries and government buildings have the facades of Soviet prisons, and ...  Read More »

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An Invisible Nation: The Gulf’s Stateless Communities

The issue of statelessness in the Gulf is as old as the post-colonial oil states from which they are actively being excluded. Until the 1980s, the status of the Bedoon was not seen as a political issue, with the fledgling governments more concerned with state building functions than with further limiting citizenship ...  Read More »

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Jadaliyya’s Maghreb Page will deliver exclusive coverage on Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and the Western Sahara. As the role of the Greater Maghreb has been pivotal in the regional movements, it is imperative that coverage remains consistent and relevant. Jadaliyya will offer incisive analysis--in Arabic, French, and English--through an academic and critical perspective.

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Algeria:

Population 34,994,937
GDP $251.1 billion
Unemployment
10%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 24.3%
Military Expenditures
3.3% of GDP (World Rank: 37)
Health Expenditures
5.8% of GDP (World Rank 114)

Libya:

Population 6,597,960
GDP 
$90.57 billion
Unemployment 
30%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): n/a
Military Expenditures
3.9% of GDP (World Rank: 26)
Health Expenditures
6.6% of GDP (World Rank: 89)

Mauritania:

Population 3,359,185
GDP 
$7.242 billion
Unemployment 
30% (2008); Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 67%
Military Expenditures
5.5% of GDP (World Rank: 12)
Health Expenditures
5.7% of GDP (World Rank: 121) 

Morocco:

Population 32,309,239
GDP 
$163 billion
Unemployment 
9.2%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 21.9%
Military Expenditures
5% of GDP (World Rank: 16)
Health Expenditures
5.5% of GDP (World Rank: 128)

Tunisia:

Population 10,629,186
GDP 
$100 billion
Unemployment 
13%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 30.7%
Military Expenditures
1.4% of GDP (World Rank: 109)
Health Expenditures
6.2% of GDP (World Rank: 100) 

Western Sahara:

Population 522,928
GDP 
$906.5 million
Unemployment 
n/a; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): n/a
Military Expenditures
n/a
Health Expenditures
n/a

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