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Introducing Al-Diwan

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Tadween Editors | 0 comments

Tadween Publishing’s blog is transforming into Al-Diwan. The move attempts to capture the spirit of a shift towards creating an open space for discussion.


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Revisiting JADMAG: Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Tadween Editors | 0 comments

Edited by Rosie Bsheer and John Warner

A number of significant developments in the region make this an opportune moment to revisit our first JADMAG, Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula, edited by Rosie Bsheer and John Warner. The contributing authors’ concerns that rentier state theory obscures the fundamental dependence of national petroleum economies on a global capitalist labor market have been reinforced by recent investigations into the scale of migrant worker deaths in Qatar, home of the 2022 World Cup.

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The (Ir)relevance of Academia? Academics Lash Back at Kristof for NYT Column

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Tadween Editors | 0 comments

Has academia become a wasteland of intelligence? This is not the first time such an argument has been brought to light. A recent column by Nicholas Kristof in the 
New York Times titled “Professors, We Need You!” has attracted a significant amount of attention from across the web over his argument that professors and the work they produce are becoming closed off from reality and do not have the practical impact they should.

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New JADMAG: “Resistance Everywhere”: The Gezi Protests and Dissident Visions of Turkey

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Tadween Editors | 0 comments


Edited by Anthony Alessandrini, Nazan Üstündağ, and Emrah Yildiz

On 20 June 2013, Jadaliyya launched the Turkey Page. “Resistance Everywhere”: The Gezi Protests and Dissident Visions of Turkey is the culmination of Jadaliyya’s coverage of this summer’s events in Turkey. This collection focuses on the Gezi Park protests, which erupted in late May 2013 and led to ongoing nation-wide resistance in opposition to the majority government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 

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New JADMAG: Gaza Revisited

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Tadween Editors | 0 comments

Edited by Noura Erakat


This pedagogy publication examines the November 2012 military offensive and unpacks historical legacies, legal questions, media portrayals, and political considerations. In doing so, the publication helps create a context for the attack and considers possibilities for the future of the conflict and the balance of power in the Middle East more generally.

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