On Nationalism and Exclusion
A great quote on nationalism and exclusion by Jacob Talmon, taken from The Myth of Nation and Vision of Revolution, The …
Category Archives: note-to-self
Islamic Feminism Conference, Shimla
Since I love Islamic feminism and because events such as ‘Indian Muslim Women’s Struggles for Equality, Justice and Empowerment,’ hosted …
Jordan, Rentierism and Reform
A rather interesting document courtesy of Marwan Muasher of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, A Decade of Struggling Reform Efforts in Jordan: …
If Women Ruled Politics
In a similar vein to the previous post, following the 1929 Palestinian Arab Women’s Congress in Jerusalem, in which calls …
The Revolution of the Youth
Or is it? Although today’s workshop ‘Arab Youth Politics: Challenges and Aspirations’ primarily aimed to gage the involvement of the …
Jordanian Protests
Continue in earnest. Spanning four successive Fridays the protests have ended more or less peaceably. Comprising of Islamist and Leftist parties, …
The Inexorable March of Neo-Orientalism
The following article by Soumaya Ghannoushi insightfully addresses the media’s inability to disassociate Islam with war, instability and repression. An …
On Ahmed Saad
Over the coming months random, short bursts of blogisms will emerge with links – though they may be the hallmark …
Net Study of Lebanon
An interesting titbit: IPSOS study on internet users in Lebanon, here.
Al Wihdat Riots
On Friday night:
