Stormy weather is looming over the Arab Spring of 2011. Revolutions in Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt, and elsewhere are seemingly in limbo as activists attempt to translate democratic ideals into institutional reality. These anti-authoritarian revolutions followed the still simmering “Green” upsurge in Iran. They transgressed national borders, challenged unique notions of identity, and exploded the paternalistic [...]
Hesham Sallam has a brilliant piece in Jadaliyya on the fate of workers under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Small strikes and demonstrations have been ongoing. But any insurrectionary actions calling for economic redistribution – christened fi’awi – are considered illegitimate by the government. Three months ago, on March 23, [...]
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