Dealing with the post-Beirut melancholy

Seemingly small detail, but compare this with the first phase of the genocide & IDF confidently and unveiled documenting their own atrocities

Looking for good texts showing how things like nationalism, class consciousness etc are reflected in cultural production (music, popular literature...) in the Middle East context. For example: aspects of Arab nationalism in Umm Kulthum's lyrics or something in this direction...

This reminded me to share again this cover of the 1968 issue of »al-Tarīq« on the literature or resistance in Palestine (adab al-muqāwama)

Ich habe für die aktuelle Ausgabe der Blätter einen Beitrag zum Friedensprozess in der Türkei geschrieben — ein Frieden zwischen Versprechen und Kriegslogik, zwischen Handlungsspielraum und kolonialer Kontinuität. Jetzt auch ohne Bezahlschranke online verfügbar ⤵️ Blätter

Lesen! By Rosa Burç

There is an argument for the election being a step forward, there is also argument for legitimate concerns being raised by HR organisations. To dismiss them as Assadist, ISIS is setting a dangerous precedent of shutting down legitimate criticism/concerns

All eyes on Aleppo

Ich hab einen Artikel geschrieben zu dem Fall Nelson und der mangelnden staatlichen Aufklärung von „Suiziden“ in Gewahrsam

the right thoughts for today

Two years into the war, 85% of Gaza’s built-up area lies damaged, with North Gaza enduring the highest level of destruction at 95%, marking near-total erasure. This accounts for 67% of building structures and 91.5% of institutions (1276 out of 1395) across the strip, the latest

Has anyone read this? Good/mid/bad? Any alternatives for authoritative readings on Arab Nationalism?

Only two more books to read until I start writing my own I promise

Ahhhh I've just found out that al-Ādāb has been digitalised by AUB and found the Khoury piece 🤲🏼

Fathi Ghabin's 1980 painting "Identity," one of his great works, was pulled from the rubble of his home in Gaza. Ghabin died in February 2024 from respiratory illness. The Israelis prevented his evacuation from the Strip, where life-saving oxygen was scarce.

As I reported yesterday the PKK has announced it is withdrawing its last remaining forces from Turkey. The group says the government must now take legal steps to prove it is sincere about solving the Kurdish issue. These would cover amnesty for eligible fighters including Ocalan.

I've only read the introduction so far, but this is already so good! It will also be really helpful for my own work & the question of how to conceptualise leftist intellectual production in 60s-80s Beirut and beyond

Question for the Fanonians: who has written something good on the role of culture, literature & intellectuals in Fanon's thought?