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By kersplebedeb, on January 28, 2013, at 2:30 pm Politically, sexual violence constitutes both a form of terrorism against its target, and an act of affirmation for the rapists and those who identify with them. It is not normally a form of “horizontal violence” – that would imply that other than this unfortunate slip-up, perpetrator and target would both share the same class position and interests. The prevalence of sexual violence, and its intractability, speaks against this naive theory.Rather than depoliticizing this question, sexual violence should be understood as a form of oppressive violence meant to either establish or defend hierarchies between people. Keeping some people – overwhelmingly
. . . → Read More: Sketchy Thoughts: The Gendered Body Public: Egypt, Sexual Violence and Revolution
By Shawn Whitney, on December 14, 2012, at 5:59 pm <!–[if gte mso 9]>
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By CuriosityCat, on December 9, 2012, at 1:31 pm Egypt in turmoil
The latest draft constitution that President Morsi is trying to force through contains restrictions on the right of Egyptian women to participate in the economy of that country:
Article 10 is also quite problematic for women’s rights. It retains elements of the 1971 Constitution, stating “The state shall provide free motherhood and childhood services and shall balance between a woman’s obligations toward the family and public work. The state shall provide for special care and protection for single mothers, divorced women and widows.”
In a report released on November 30th, Human Rights Watch said, “The state’s
. . . → Read More: CuriosityCat: Egypt: Significant economic argument for protecting women’s rights
By LeDaro, on December 9, 2012, at 11:24 am Morsi, the Egyptian president, was doing well after negotiating the cease-fire between Gaza and Israel, showed he and his country were playing a constructive role in the region. Though, after that, he seemed to think he was Superman, that he could do anything. He made decrees, tried to overturn the will of the Egyptian people and make himself dictator. This has not worked.
Now, he’s in deep trouble himself. The people are speaking out as protests have erupted across the country. Hasn’t Morsi learned from Tahrir Square and the protests that saw the ouster of Hosni Mubarak?
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By Shawn Whitney, on December 7, 2012, at 4:57 pm The situation is moving fast in Egypt and it’s hard to get a sense for what is happening on the ground. News media is reporting that President Morsy, 24 hours after saying he would change nothing, has agreed to postpone the constitutional referendum scheduled for December 15.
No details have yet emerged, and it may well be a headline-grabbing claim covering up an unacceptable half-measure, but
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By CuriosityCat, on December 5, 2012, at 2:09 pm Egypt on the brink
Check Aljazeera if you want to find out what is happening in the streets of Cairo right now. CNN and MSNBC are asleep at the switch yet again. Mobs are moving through the streets, with violent clashes breaking out. Morsi mobs have torn down tents of the opposition and forced them to flee. Opposition mobs laid siege to the Presidential Palace but were then drive off by rock throwing Morsi mobs. Many have been wounded; one opposition protestor had an ear cut off. Aljazeera showed a mob moving through the dark streets with a . . . → Read More: CuriosityCat: Egypt: Civil war starting?
By CuriosityCat, on December 3, 2012, at 12:26 am Whither Egypt?Egypt is in turmoil, with secular forces facing Islamic forces in the streets, and mobs gathering outside the High Court:But the credibility of the referendum was questioned when the national Judges Club indicated late Sunday that the ju… . . . → Read More: CuriosityCat: Egypt: Will the colonels now step in?
By Shawn Whitney, on November 23, 2012, at 11:38 am Not alone any more: Egyptian protestors in Tahrir last year
In some ways what just went down in Gaza was business as usual. Israel provoked a mini-war with Gaza killing a leading Hamas politician (who was, in fact, the chief negotiator for a long term ceasefire with Israel) after engaging in its “normal” policies of drone flights, missile strikes and, of course, economy-crippling embargoes. In
By The Mound of Sound, on November 22, 2012, at 4:19 pm Did Benjamen Netanyahu just rebuild America’s relationship with Egypt?After the fall of the brutal, murderous Mubarak regime, many American pols seemed genuinely distraught when a candidate from the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Morsi, was elected the f… . . . → Read More: The Disaffected Lib: Is America Now Okay With the Post-Mubarak Egypt?
By CuriosityCat, on November 18, 2012, at 10:52 pm Gaza stripSome reports have spelled out the terms Israel has tabled for a ceasefire in Gaza.Here is one summaryof those rumoured terms:According to reports in Cairo, these are the conditions for a ceasefire set forth by Israel: 1. A lull for a pe… . . . → Read More: CuriosityCat: Israel’s terms for a Gaza ceasefire?
By Shawn Whitney, on November 1, 2012, at 10:46 am There can be little doubt that the Arab revolutions have already transformed the Middle East and look set to continue and deepen that transformation. Dictators in Tunisia, Yemen and, most spectacularly thus far, Egypt have gotten the boot. In Tunisia and Egypt the working class played a sizeable role in their ouster and this has led to a labour spring involving the explosive growth in independent
By Jay Cables, on September 13, 2012, at 12:05 am Sam Bacile, an alleged California property developer is reportedly behind the film The Innocence of Muslims that sparked recent attacks on US missions in Libya and Egypt. Bacile – a self-described Israeli Jew – claims the movie cost $5 million to make. It was allegedly financed by 100 mysterious donors.
There are questions about who “Sam Bacile” really is. There is little background about him on the web, no available pictures in any of the major search engines on last check and no apparent record of him having a California real estate license. There has been speculation that “Bacile”
. . . → Read More: Drive-by Planet: ‘The Innocence of Muslims’: Bacile film all about insult and provocation
By Bill Longstaff, on August 29, 2012, at 2:41 pm Egypt and Iran have barely been on speaking terms for some time. An Egyptian leader hasn’t visited Tehran since the Islamic revolution in 1979. But new president Mohamed Morsi intends to change that. This week he is attending the Non-Aligned Movement summit hosted by Iran.
Apparently, Morsi’s visit will be short and largely symbolic but he intends, nonetheless, to lay the foundation for a new
By Daniel, on August 23, 2012, at 11:52 am Share this: This past August, the General Council of the United Church of Canada, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, adopted a motion urging its members to boycott goods produced in West Bank settlements. The proposal was part of a larger, rather one-sided report prepared by the church’s Working Group on Israel/Palestine Policy. It aimed to put [...]
By thescottross.blogspot.com, on July 12, 2012, at 11:05 pm Canadians aren’t too envious of Greeks, Italians, and Egyptians right now, but maybe they should be.
Though Canada has a relatively better economy and a stable political system, the other countries in the world facing crises have something Canada seems to be lacking, a resolve to make things better.
Facing financial collapse Greeks, who already work more hours than any other European country, are only adding more hours to their work week, some health professionals are even working for free. People across the country are becoming more informed, getting more politically active, and making their voices heard. These Greeks,
. . . → Read More: The Scott Ross: Canadians Should Envy Greeks
By Song of the Watermelon, on June 25, 2012, at 2:43 am
It’s official. More than one year after the overthrow of hated dictator Hosni Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi has won Egypt’s run-off presidential election with 51.7 percent support. This outcome was widely known ever since last weekend’s vote wrapped up. What was unknown was whether Egypt’s military rulers, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, would allow Morsi to take power. Apparently they will.
What did the Brotherhood have to do to achieve this concession? Party officials reportedly spent the week after the vote negotiating with the military, and some have speculated that Morsi’s victory would be conditional
. . . → Read More: Song of the Watermelon: On Egypt’s Presidential Election
By Christine, on May 22, 2012, at 7:55 am Sami Yusuf ‘s I am your hope, a new song for Egypt. * SamiYusufOfficial.com
By Bill Longstaff, on May 16, 2012, at 2:19 pm Since the Arab Spring of a year ago, support for democracy in Egypt has remained strong according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Most Egyptians remain optimistic about the future and two-thirds prefer democracy over any other form of government.
As support for democracy remains strong, so does support for Islam. The most popular political organization is the Muslim Brotherhood with 70
By Michael Lithgow, on April 28, 2012, at 7:41 pm
Al Jazeera’s Artscape presents a wonderful short documentary on Abeer Soliman, an Egyptian storyteller and performance artist whose work changed after the uprising.
By The Mound of Sound, on April 26, 2012, at 3:25 pm Egyptian women are fighting for the block of their country’s proposed “farewell sex” law.
The provision would allow men to have sex with their wives, or their bodies, up until six hours after death.
The idea that marriage remains valid, even after death, came from Moroccan cleric Zamzami Abdul Bari, who spoke about it in May 2011. He also said women have the same right to have sex with their dead husbands.
Over my dead body! Oh, never mind.
By Shawn Whitney, on February 13, 2012, at 1:52 pm This is an excellent talk on the role of workers in the ongoing Egyptian revolution and the state of the revolutionary struggle in Egypt today. Fascinating, inspiring – and sobering – stuff.
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