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Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (June 18)

Police Officer Leaks Video Interrogating A Detained Bahraini Youth

Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula Roundtable: Writing Histories of the Arabian Peninsula or How to Narrate the Past of a (Non)Place

The United Nations and Authoritarianism's Renewal in Yemen

أصداء الربيع العربي فــي المملكة السعودية

Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula: Introduction to the Roundtable

by Rosie Bsheer and John Warner

This electronic roundtable marks the one-year anniversary of Jadaliyya's Arabian Peninsula Page, in which time we have hosted work by activists, journalists, artists, and scholars that has made a significant intellectual—and, we hope, political—contribution. Despite the sophisticated, critical, and oft-politically engaged literature emerging from and about the Arabian Peninsula, however, the region remains marginalized, in multiple ways, within academic and popular analyses. ...

[غرافيني في القاهرة. مصدرالصورة السفير العربي]

من يكتب أدب الثورة؟

by Brahim el Guabli ابراهيم الكبلي

لكل ثورة أدباؤها ولكل حدث بديع في تاريخ الإنسانية من يشتغلون على تدوينه، بشتى الوسائل المتاحة، حتى يخلد ويبقى إرثاً لا تطاله أيادي التقادم. ولأن رسالة الأدب، في المحصلة، تتجاوز الحيز الجغرافي الذي يُولَدُ فيه، ليعانق الانشغالات الإنسانية بمعزل عن المكان الذي احتضنه واللغة التي ...

Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula Roundtable: Knowledge In the Time of Oil

by Madawi Al-Rasheed

[This is one of seven contributions in Jadaliyya's electronic roundtable on the symbolic and material practices of knowledge production on the Arabian Peninsula. Moderated by Rosie Bsheer and John Warner, it features Toby Jones, Madawi Al-Rasheed, Adam Hanieh, Neha Vora, ...

Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (June 18)

by Arabian Peninsula Page Editors

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ap@jadaliyya.com by ... Read More »

Police Officer Leaks Video Interrogating A Detained Bahraini Youth

by Jadaliyya Reports

[The Bahrain Center for Human Rights published the following report on the forced confession of a young Bahraini on 12 June 2013 and urged the “international community” to put pressure on the government of Bahrain to investigate the rampant use of torture in prison and to free all political prisoners.] The ... Read More »

Call for Papers -- Transgressing the Gulf: Dissidence, Resistance, and Potentiality in the GCC States (9-10 September, Exeter)

by Jadaliyya Reports

Transgressing the Gulf: Dissidence, Resistance, and Potentiality in the GCC States 9-10 September 2013 University of Exeter A two-day symposium sponsored by the Centre for Gulf Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter,   9-10 September 2013. What do we talk of, when we speak of ... Read More »

Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (June 11)

by Arabian Peninsula Page Editors

Gulf 2013: The Constant and the Changing

by Jadaliyya Reports

[The following is the executive summary of the new publication Gulf 2013: The Constant and the Changing published by the Gulf Centre for Development Policies. For the Arabic version, click here.] Executive Summary This work focuses on developments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) over the past two years. It ... Read More »

Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (June 4)

by Arabian Peninsula Page Editors

The Myth of the "Yemen Model"

by Atiaf Z. Alwazir

Shortly following the internationally-funded uncontested election in Yemen, a high-ranking western diplomat berated me for not voting. When I asked him, "would people in your country be happy with a one-person election?" He responded: "people in my country are not trying to kill each other!" While ... Read More »

[The following report was originally published by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights on 17 May 2013.] Injuries, Arrests and House Raids: Case of a Bahraini Family The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern at the continuing police of the Bahraini authorities in violating the rights of children, ... Read More »

Bahrain's "Blogfather" Emerges from Hiding

by Jadaliyya Reports

[Jason Stern wrote the following blog post about Ali Abdel Imam for the Committee to Protect Journalists.] For two years, Bahrainis have been asking "Where is Ali Abdel Imam?" And now finally, they have an answer. The prominent opposition blogger suddenly emerged from hiding last week, announcing he had ... Read More »

Bahrain: The Return of the National Security Apparatus with a New Face

by Jadaliyya Reports

[The following statement was issued by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights on 7 May 2013.] Bahrain: The Return of the National Security Apparatus with a New Face Introduction Royal Decree No. 14 of 2002 established the National Security Apparatus, which was an ... Read More »

Prominent Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab Reportedly Missing

by Jadaliyya Reports

[The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) issued the following urgent appeal after failing to confirm the status and whereabouts of Nabeel Rajab.] The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express grave concern over the news of the removal of Nabeel Rajab from his cell ... Read More »

Human Rights Activist Waleed Al-Shehhi Arrested in UAE

by Arabian Peninsula Page Editors

[The following report was originally published by the Gulf Center for Human Rights on 13 May 2013.] On 11 May 2013, human rights defender and online activist Waleed Al-Shehhi was arrested by the State security apparatus in Ajman. Waleed Al-Shehhi has been active in defending the 94 detained human rights defenders and ... Read More »

Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (May 14)

by Arabian Peninsula Page Editors

Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (May 8)

by Arabian Peninsula Page Editors

Arabian Peninsula Monthly Edition (April 2013)

by Arabian Peninsula Page Editors

[This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on the Arabian Peninsula. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of Arabian Peninsula-related topics. The pieces reflect the level of critical ... Read More »

Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (April 30)

by Arabian Peninsula Page Editors

Open Letter to UK Prime Minister David Cameron Regarding UAE President's Visit

by Jadaliyya Reports

[The following letter was issued by a group of human rights organizations, including the Alkarama Foundation, on 25 April 2013. UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom today.] Dear Prime Minister, We are writing to urge you to express the UK government's ... Read More »

Salman al-Awdah: In the Shadow of Revolutions

by Madawi Al-Rasheed

There is nothing that prompts us to encourage revolution as it is enshrined in danger...It just comes when profound reform has stumbled.— Salman al-Awdah Like all of us watching the Arab world in the last two years, Saudi Islamists (I refer throughout to the Salafi Islamists) were taken by surprise when the Arab ... Read More »

Stained Glass Transparency: Bahrain's Latest Obfuscation of International Human Rights Accountability

by Jadaliyya Reports

[Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) issued a report written by Andrea Gittleman, JD and Alex Lee on 25 April 2013 in response to the Bahraini regime canceling the planned visit of UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.] Bahrain has again indefinitely postponed a visit by the UN’s special rapporteur on torture, ... Read More »

Irish Lawyers for Human Rights Call for Expulsion of Bahrain Attorney General from International Association of Prosecutors

by Jadaliyya Reports

[The following report was issued by CEARTAS (Irish Lawyers for Human Rights) on 15 April 2013.] Report on Bahrain's Attorney General Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain and his position in the International Association of Prosecutors Executive Summary This report, using evidence widely available, ... Read More »

من يكتب أدب الثورة؟

by Brahim el Guabli ابراهيم الكبلي

Another Al Islah Member Disappeared as the “UAE94” Trial Continues

by Jadaliyya Reports

[The following report on the disappearance of Emirati Al Islah movement member Abdulwahed Al Shuhi appeared on Al Karama website on 22 April 2013.] On 26 March 2013—the day of the fifth hearing of the “UAE94”—Abdulwahed Al Shuhi, a member of the Al Islah movement, was arrested at his office in Dubai by police ... Read More »

Bahrain Tells UN Torture Expert to Postpone Visit—Again

by Jadaliyya Reports

[The following post was written by Fahad Desmukh for Bahrain Watch on 23 April 2013.] For the second consecutive time, the Bahraini government has told the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to delay his planned visit to Bahrain. A statement on the state-run news agency yesterday said that Bahrain’s Minister for Human ... Read More »

Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (April 23)

by Arabian Peninsula Page Editors

Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula: Introduction to the Roundtable

by Rosie Bsheer and John Warner

Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula Roundtable: Thinking Globally About Arabia

by Toby C. Jones

Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula Roundtable: Knowledge In the Time of Oil

by Madawi Al-Rasheed

Theorizing the Arabian Peninsula Roundtable: Capital and Labor in the Gulf States: Bringing the Region Back In

by Adam Hanieh

About the Arabian Peninsula Page

Despite its regional and global significance, the Arabian Peninsula has played a tangential role in the study of the modern Middle East. Jadaliyya’s Arabian Peninsula Page seeks to further the debates on the region and its eighty million inhabitants from a myopic focus on statistics, conjecture, and religious violence to one on people and communities, everyday hardships and popular struggles, culture and politics. It will bring together scholars, writers, artists, bloggers, journalists, activists, and photographers who work on or live in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The goal is to provide an open and collaborative space for the production of knowledge on a region that has largely escaped critical engagement.

AP Twitterers to Follow

Bahrain
@MARYAMALKHAWAJA
@abdulemam
@NABEELRAJAB
@AhrarAlbiladEng
@abdulemam
@chanadbh
@angryarabiya
@BiladDetainees

Saudi Arabia
@Sharqiyah
@SaudiDetainees
@Saudiwoman
@WaleedSulais
@salman_alodah
@mujtahidd
@ahmed
@abualkhair
@ana3rabeya

Kuwait

@BedoonRights
@monakareem

United Arab Emirates

@sultanalqassemi
@Ahmed_Mansoor
@ECHRIGHTS

Yemen
@WomanfromYemen
@alguneid
@BaFana3
@yennews1
@almuslimi
@HindAleryani
@supportYemen
@YusraAIA

Oman
@omanammar

Arabian Peninsula Map and Stats

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BAHRAIN

Population:                                                   1,261,835
GDP ($ US billions 2009):                                      20.6
GDP Per Capita ($ US billions 2009):              17,609
Health Expenditure per capita ($ US 2009):      1,108
Military Expenditure (% of GDP 2008):              3.0
Adult literacy rate (% age 15+):                            86.5
Internet Users (2010):                                     694,009

KUWAIT

Population:                                                    2,736,732
GDP ($ US billions 2009):                                   109.5
GDP Per Capita ($ US billions 2009):               41,365
Health Expenditure per capita ($ US 2009):      1,416
Military Expenditure (% of GDP 2008):                  3.0
Adult literacy rate (% age 15+):                            93.3
Internet Users (2010):                                   1,100,000

OMAN

Population:                                                    2,782,435
GDP ($ US billions 2009):                                 46.9
GDP Per Capita ($ US billions 2009):                 17,280
Health Expenditure per capita ($ US 2009):         497
Military Expenditure (% of GDP 2008):                  7.6
Adult literacy rate (% age 15+):                            81.4
Internet Users (2010):                                 1,741,804

QATAR

Population:                                                    1,758,793
GDP ($ US billions 2009):                                 98.3
GDP Per Capita ($ US billions 2009):                 61,532
Health Expenditure per capita ($ US 2009):    1,715
Military Expenditure (% of GDP 2008):                2.3
Adult literacy rate (% age 15+):                           89
Internet Users (2010):                                   1,213,567

SAUDI ARABIA

Population:                                                  27,448,086
GDP ($ US billions 2009):                                   372.7
GDP Per Capita ($ US billions 2009):       15,711
Health Expenditure per capita ($ US 2009):       714
Military Expenditure (% of GDP 2008):              8.0
Adult literacy rate (% age 15+):                            82.9
Internet Users (2010):                                 11,253,715

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Population:                                                    7,511,690
GDP ($ US billions 2009):                                 270.3
GDP Per Capita ($ US billions 2009):                13,901
Health Expenditure per capita ($ US 2009):      1,520
Military Expenditure (% of GDP 2008):            4.3
Adult literacy rate (% age 15+):    88.7
Internet Users (2010):                                 5,859,118

YEMEN

Population: 24,052,514
GDP ($ US billions 2009):                                      26.4
GDP Per Capita ($ US billions 2009):              1,130
Health Expenditure per capita ($ US 2009): 64
Military Expenditure (% of GDP 2008):              4.4
Adult literacy rate (% age 15+):                          54.1
Internet Users (2010):                                  2,609,698

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