Amir Tag Elsir (@amirelsir), longlisted for the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel 366, was previously shortlisted for his novel  The Grub Hunter (in 2011), which was translated into English by William Hutchins. Elsir was born in Sudan in 1960 and currently works as a physician in Doha, Qatar. He talked to ArabLit’s M. Lynx Qualey about his writing process, the.

By Noha Fathy This post first appeared on iGmena on 12 January 2013. The “Code Numérique” [information law] is a draft law that was released by the Moroccan government last month and opened for commentaries on the official website of the General Secretariat of the government. The draft law that is comprised of eight sections.

By Batir Wardam Last Thursday witnessed a unique meeting between the Prime Minister of Jordan and a group of representatives from a wide spectrum of institutions, experts, activists, and local community members who oppose the controversial nuclear program in Jordan. The increasing scope and tone of opposing a program that has always been labeled with.

By Lina Attalah This article appeared on Global Voices on January 9, 2014. He has two hours of fresh air and 22 hours of cell air. He discusses the constitution draft with other inmates from across the wall of his cell. And then he reads. He mostly reads. He is not receiving letters this time..

By Rasha Abdulla This article appeared on Global Voices on January 10, 2014. Prominent Egyptian activists Alaa Abd El Fattah, his sister Mona Seif, and ten others on January 5 received a one-year suspended sentence in a case in which they were accused of torching the headquarters of ex-Presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq’s campaign. This is one of many cases that.

by Naseem Tarawnah It’s official. Come May, Pope Francis will become the fourth pope to visit the Holy Land since biblical times. Fifty years ago, Pope Paul VI prompted the first Papal visit to the region, and went on to visit six continents to become the most travelled pope as of 1964. Three years later,.

Digital Citizen is a monthly review of news, policy, and research on human rights and technology in the Arab World. SyriaA coalition of more than 20 Syrian media organizations has launched a campaign demanding an end to abuses against media workers in the country, who face threats from both government entities and terrorist groups. A.

By Victor Salama. Translated by Global Voices. This post first appeared on Global Voices’ website on 29 November 2013.   Prominent Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah was arrested in his home at approximately 10pm on Thursday, November 28. An arrest warrant was issued for Abd El Fattah the previous Tuesday, following violent.

By Reem AlMasri A new Anti-Terror Law was drafted by the transitional Egyptian government this October and is currently being discussed. Although the Egyptian constitution was amended in 2007 to address the need to fight terrorism, a law regulating this amendment has not passed yet. Among many controversial articles and ambiguous definition of acts of.

By Siwar Masannat “Humankind is not nice (in variable ways) to women and queers,” professor Gayatri Spivak had once said. “This ranges from killing them to passive aggressive behavior.” Nothing rings more true to my ears, especially in Jordan, where systematic and institutionalized discrimination against women and queers dominate our social, domestic, professional, and legislative.