Israel’s Bombing of Syria: It’s Domestic Politics, Baby
Yazan al-Saadi* | 18 Mar 2013
A sign showing the distances to Damascus and a cut out of a soldier are seen at an army post from the 1967 war at Mt. Bental in the Golan Heights, overlooking Syria. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) On January 30, 2013, an Israeli strike inside Syria reportedly hit a convoy of anti-aircraft weapons heading to Lebanon according to Israeli and western news...Did the Media Kill the Revolution in Bahrain?
Mareike Transfeld* | 7 Sep 2012
On March 13, Government forces clear Pearl Roundabout, where protesters set up camp in February 2011. (credit: 14 February Media Committee/AP) In an article published in the Guardian on September 4, 2012, Glenn Greenwald critically assessed why CNN International did not air a CNN produced documentary on the Arab Sping called “iRevolution”. Amber Lyon, a journalist...Kazeboon – A Poem
Massoud Hayound* | 17 Jul 2012
Protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. (Photo credit: AP/Christophe Ena) The revolution was over before it started, read newspapers shipped down from the Metropole, to my grandparents’ homes in a North, made a Global South Remember? Oh je voudrais tant que tu te souviennes How...The 2011 Arab Uprisings & the Quest for Food Security in the Gulf
Yazan Al-Saadi* | 4 Apr 2011
In the lead up to the protests that have recently swept across the Arab world, those in the region, particularly in the Gulf, were in the grip of a major source of instability: food insecurity. Between 2009 and 2010, food security was a major concern for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States.[1] Although the GCC countries have enjoyed large reserves of oil and...Is The 2011 Libyan Revolution An Exception?
Mohammed Bamyeh* | 22 Mar 2011
After the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the strong man of the Middle East, on February 11, 2011, the Arab Spring appeared to be an unrelenting force. In the week following his downfall, three theaters of major rebellion—Libya, Yemen, Bahrain—quickly emerged, with Iran’s suppressed Green revolution resurfacing for a while as well. In the weeks that followed, mass...Who Decides?: Western Knowledge and Arab Revolutions
Magid Shihade* | 19 Feb 2013
Celebrations in Libya. [Image via Diario El Tiempo, All Rights Reserved]Much of this piece was written more than a year ago, when debates and discussions focused on two questions: 1. the proper term to describe...US Intervention & the Egyptian Revolution
Suzanne Adely, Corinna Mullin, & Azadeh Shashahani* | 6 Aug 2012
As world leaders met in New York last month to negotiate a first-ever international arms trade treaty, many human rights activists focused on the deteriorating situation in Syria and continued arms sales by Russia...European University Institute Call for Papers: Arab “Revolutions” in Perspective
Muftah Editors | 24 Jun 2012
The following is a call for papers from the 4th Mediterranean Reseaerch Meeting organized jointly by the European University Institite (EUI) in Florence and Mersin University in Turkey. The papers are for a workshop...Denied Existence: Libyan-Berbers under Gaddafi and Hope for the Current Revolution
Ishra Solieman* | 24 Mar 2011
Despite what Muammar Gaddafi would have you believe, Libya is not a homogenous nation but rather boasts a multicultural heritage evidenced by its rich historical sites and artifacts. The Amazigh, often referred...Why the Revolution Will Fly By Dubai
Syed Ali*Syed Ali | 18 Mar 2011
In an earlier piece in Muftah, I wrote about the reasons why migrant workers would not be joining the revolutionary movements that have emerged in other Arabian Gulf countries. In this piece, I extend that argument...
