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Cities Media Roundup (November 2015)
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Mukhtars in the Middle: Connecting State, Citizens and Refugees
Lebanon’s political set-up differs significantly from that of the region’s monarchical and authoritarian countries. Its consociational system is both remarkably protracted in its sectarianism and...
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The Ambiguous Encampment of the World
Michel Agier (ed.), Un monde de camps (A World of Camps), (Paris: La Découverte, 2014). The refugee camp is a topic of interest for many social scientists coming from different disciplines such as...
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Cities Media Roundup (December 2015)
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La question du patrimoine en Algérie
Dès les débuts de la décennie 2000, le patrimoine s’impose dans le débat public. Il fait l’objet d’une rencontre annuelle organisée généralement le 16 avril ; une date qui correspond à la fête du...
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اللاجئون السوريّون في المدن الألمانيّة: آليّات إعادة توطينهم وآثارها على...
تتطرّق هذه المقالة إلى سكن اللاجئين السورييّن المقيمين في ألمانيا. بناءً على تجربتي في المعيشة في مخيم للّاجئين في مدينة كولن والمواد المتوفرة المتعلّقة بالموضوع تتطرق هذه المقالة بالدرجة الأولى إلى...
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Decoding an Urban Myth: An Inquiry into the Socio-Economics of Van Number 4...
It has been called a #lifestyle on social media (#اسلوب_حياة). The van number 4 has become a social phenomenon, as well as an economic one. Here, we call it an intersection between contradicting places...
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Snapshot: Amman
I feel compelled to snap a picture of every angle, corner, and inch of whatever I lay my eyes on, especially within the urban environment. Much has changed in Amman over the years with the construction...
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Art Dubai: The Shifting Architectures and Expedient Geographies of the Art World
Museums have historically acted to tether artworks and artifacts to territorial conceptions of place. Meanwhile, as conduits to the flow of artworks across borders according to the imperatives of a...
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The Rise and Decline of a Heterotopic Space: Views from Midan al-Tahrir
“We are fortunate—the world is fortunate—that we had the Tahrir days, that for eighteen days we lived the dream, and so we know—absolutely—that life can be that dream.” (Soueif 2012:187) Centrally...
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إطلاق حملة بعنوان «مدينتي ومن حقي البقاء فيها» من أجل دعم قضية المستأجرين في...
جانب إدارة التحرير والصحافيين في وسيلتكم الإعلامية الموقّرة لقد قامت مجموعات متعددة بالعمل سوياً على إطلاق حملة بعنوان «مدينتي ومن حقي البقاء فيها» من أجل دعم قضية المستأجرين وإلغاء قانون الايجارات...
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“This Land is their Land”: Egypt’s Military and the Economy
The Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) is widely reputed to play an influential, even massive, role in the national economy. The EAF runs a parallel economy that produces a wide array of consumer products...
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Call for Papers: Graduate Student Conference on Social and Political Change...
Call for PapersAvenues of Social and Political Change: Five Years of Contention in the Middle East and North Africa April 8, 2016The Graduate Center, City University of New York365 Fifth Avenue, New...
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Cities Media Roundup (January 2016)
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إسرائيل في القدس الشرقية: من الحسم الجغرافي إلى الحسم الديموغرافي
حسمت إسرائيل سيطرتها الجغرافية على القدس الشرقية، وهي تتجه الآن شيئاً فشيئاً إلى حسم سيطرتها الديموغرافية في المدينة لمصلحة أغلبيةيهودية فيها. فبحسب تقديرات رسمية إسرائيلية فإن ما يزيد على 320,000...
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Report: The Welfare of Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon
The World Bank and the UNHCR released a new report entitled The Welfare of Syrian Refugees Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon, co-authored by Paolo Verme, Chiara Gigliarano, Christina Wieser, Kerren...
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(Auto)-Mobility in the Global Middle East
They believe, O Tramway, that we are powerless against you and that we cannot do without you – MISTAKE – the automobiles are there and the oil too.Listen to me, O Tramway; it’s too much even when you...
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New Texts Out Now: Ward Vloeberghs, Architecture, Power, and Religion in Lebanon
Ward Vloeberghs, Architecture, Power, and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2015.Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?Ward...
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Conference: AUB City Debates 2016: March 2-4
The yearly City Debates conference is organized by the graduate programs in Urban Planning, Policy and Design (MUPP-MUD) at the American University of Beirut. This year's City Debates stems from a...
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(Auto)-Mobility in the Global Middle East (Part 1)
They believe, O Tramway, that we are powerless against you and that we cannot do without you – MISTAKE – the automobiles are there and the oil too.Listen to me, O Tramway; it’s too much even when you...
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