Vol. 6 No. 012 (2023): Issue 012

Cover of العدد 12, Almuntaqa

Issue 12 of Almuntaqa (2023) includes the following studies and articles: “Understanding the Secession of Somaliland: History of the Formation and Failure of the Somali State (1960-1991)” (Suhaib Mahmoud); “Women's Rights and the Palestinian Authority” (Ayah Randall); “An Illusory Unity: Understanding the Construction of Kurdish Political Identity” (Seevan Saeed); “Migration and the Developmental Impact of Migrant Remittances on the Urban Space in Tunisia: What Development Dynamics?” (Chiheb Yahyaoui); “The Right to Education and Egypt's Prison Policies since 2013” (Saif Alislam Eid); “Popular Political Opinions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since 2011: Insights from the Arab Opinion Index” (Yara Nassar); “Democratic Transition and its Problematics: A Theoretical and Applied Comparative Study” (Sena Khateeb); “Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring” (Sofia Hnezla).

Published: 2023-09-01

المقالات

  • Understanding the Secession of Somaliland: History of the Formation and Failure of the Somali State (1960-1991)

    Author: Suhaib Mahmoud (Author)
    8-28

    This article examines the secession of Somaliland by exploring its historical, political, and legal foundations. It argues that secession was an inevitable result of the structural, political,...

  • Women's Rights and the Palestinian Authority

    Author: Ayah Randall (Author)
    29-44

    This study analyses the Palestinian Authority's (PA) policy on women's rights by tracing their historical development under both the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the PA. It...

  • An Illusory Unity: Understanding the Construction of Kurdish Political Identity

    Author: Seevan Saeed (Author)
    45-53

    This article re-conceptualizes the notion of Kurdishness by distinguishing between two different political identities – "traditional" and "new" – within the Kurdish struggle. Each identity has...

  • Migration and the Developmental Impact of Migrant Remittances on the Urban Space in Tunisia: What Development Dynamics?

    Author: Chiheb Yahyaoui (Author)
    54-75

    Historically, migration has served as a key factor determining countries' development strategies and monetary and financial policies. This article traces the developmental impact of remittances...

  • The Right to Education and Egypt's Prison Policies since 2013

    Author: Saif Alislam Eid (Author)
    76-93

    This study investigates the right to education in Egyptian prisons since the July 2013 coup and the challenges that put political detainees in opposition to many authoritarian policies. Hence,...

Arab Opinion Index Analysis

  • Popular Political Opinions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since 2011: Insights from the Arab Opinion Index

    Author: Yara Nassar (Author)
    95-110

    Alongside a volatile security situation in the West Bank, humanitarian circumstances in the Gaza Strip continue to deteriorate. In both territories, these dire conditions are driven by an...

Book Reviews

  • Democratic Transition and its Problematics: A Theoretical and Applied Comparative Study

    Author: Sena Khateeb (Author)
    112-117

    AZMI BISHARA, Democratic Transition and its Problematics: A Theoretical and Applied Comparative Study (Doha and Beirut: ACRPS, 2020). Pp. 624.

  • Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring

    Author: Sofia Hnezla (Author)
    118-122

    ASEF BAYAT, Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2021). Pp. 336.