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April 3, 2009

Links for March 23rd through April 3rd

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March 13, 2009

Links for March 9th through March 13th

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March 3, 2009

Links for March 1st through March 2nd

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March 2, 2009

Dance of Death: ‘Waltz with Bashir’ and Sympathy for the Killer—رقصة الموت: «فالس مع بشير» والعطف على القاتل

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I spent some time over the past week translating this excellent critique of the film “Waltzing with Bashir” by As`ad AbuKhalil (aka, the Angry Arab).  Aside from butchering the title of the article and completely failing on one complicated parenthetical statement, I seem to have done pretty well.  It was rather difficult, but quite rewarding.  I don’t think I’ve ever even read anything of this length in Arabic, let alone translated it.  The translation—in addition to being here below the fold, with some handy hyperlinks for those unfamiliar with the many names and historical events that appear in the article—can also be found on the original authors site, here.  I also recommend this film review that appeared on Electronic Intifada.  (more…)

February 27, 2009

Links for February 25th through February 27th

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February 22, 2009

Links for February 21st through February 22nd

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February 21, 2009

Links for February 21st from 14:18 to 16:22

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Links for February 17th through February 21st

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February 8, 2009

The Kidnapping of Philip Rizk—إختطاف فيليب رزق

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Sarah Carr has written an excellent eyewitness account and brief analysis of the kidapping of Philip Rizk, a German-Egyptian AUC graduate student in the Middle East Studies program.  He was abducted by state security forces (أمن الدولة) coming home from a march to Qalubiyya.  I generally would have just added this link to my usual Delicious feed, but I think this article deserves special attention for its effectiveness in pointing out the sickness of the Egyptian state.  At the same time, I want to be careful not to overstate the importance of the lack in the myriad Egyptian security forces of what has come to be know as “professionalism”.  I remain unconvinced that a “professional” police or military force, operating under “the rule of law” is a substantial improvement over an “unprofessional” one.  At least in the case of the latter, we can more easily discern the true face of power without the mask of a civilized demeanor.  It is for the same reason that Arab members of Israel’s Knesset have in some sense looked optimistically at the swing to the right in the legislative body, saying “the mask will fall and the real face [of Israeli democracy] will be revealed”.

If you are one of those people with the right connections (وسطة), please feel free to bring them to bear to help secure Philip’s release.

To stay abreast of news on Philip’s case, you can follow Hossam ElHamalawy’s Delicious feed on the subject.

February 7, 2009

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February 3, 2009

Links for February 1st through February 3rd

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January 30, 2009

A conversation about this image—مناقشة عن هذه الصورة

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What follows is a conversation about the above image, which I’ve been using as my profile picture on Facebook.  The other party agreed to have his/her words reproduced here without her/his name attached:

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January 29, 2009

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January 28, 2009

Links for January 26th through January 28th

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