Vol. 8 No. 019 (2025): Issue 019

Cover of العدد 19, Almuntaqa

Issue 19 of Almuntaqa (2025) includes the following studies and articles: “Editor's Note”; “From Taxation to Dispossession: Land Governance and the Colonization of Palestine” (Munir Fakher Eldin); “Protecting the Syrian Family: Community Reconstruction and the Unseen Consequences of War” (Araa Al Jaramani); “The Illusion of the Tunisian Exception: Civil Society and Democratic Transition” (Mehdi Mabrouk); “The Role of Urban Transformation in Saudi Arabia’s Nation-building: The Case of al-Balad, Jeddah” (Rufei Li); “Cyberpunk Urban Fantasies in the Gulf: The Line as an Incubator of Modernization in Saudi Arabia and Beyond” (Federico Cugurullo, Isobel Lee, Rebecca Weir); “Jerusalem: A Closed City” (Jerusalem Story Team); “The Whitewashing of History in a Time of Genocide” (Mostafa Minawi); “Social Media Use, Trust, and Surveillance in the Arab Region: Insights from the Arab Opinion Index (2024-2025)” (Laila Omar, Wajd Beshara, Nour Chibani); “Beersheba Region, Southern Ottoman Palestine: Land, Society, and State” (Mansour Nasasra); “Death Between Society and Culture” (Habib Nahdi).

Published: 2025-01-01

المقالات

  • From Taxation to Dispossession: Land Governance and the Colonization of Palestine

    Author: Munir Fakher Eldin (Author)
    8-26

    This study examines the history of land governance in Palestine from the late Ottoman era to the Israeli occupation that began in 1948, focusing on the structural transformations that shaped...

  • Protecting the Syrian Family: Community Reconstruction and the Unseen Consequences of War

    Author: Araa Al Jaramani (Author)
    27-44

    Since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution in 2011, international and local organizations have played an active role in responding to civilians’ needs. However, their activities have largely...

  • The Illusion of the Tunisian Exception: Civil Society and Democratic Transition

    Author: Mehdi Mabrouk (Author)
    45-62

    Tunisia’s democratic transition has attracted considerable scholarly attention, and is often portrayed as a notable exception. However, the reversal of most democratic gains in the decade...

  • The Role of Urban Transformation in Saudi Arabia’s Nation-building: The Case of al-Balad, Jeddah

    Author: Rufei Li (Author)
    63-76

    The built environment of Jeddah’s Historic District, known as al-Balad, has undergone significant transformations since the mid-19th century, shaped by several rounds of conservation. Drawing on...

  • Cyberpunk Urban Fantasies in the Gulf: The Line as an Incubator of Modernization in Saudi Arabia and Beyond

    Author: Federico Cugurullo, Isobel Lee, Rebecca Weir (Author)
    77-88

    The Line is a futuristic city under construction in Saudi Arabia. This study examines its development as an incubator of modernization, seeking to transform the socio-cultural and...

Editorial Note

  • Editor's Note

    5-6

    Critical Studies on Land, Family, Civil Society, Urban Transformation, and Digital Futures in the Arab World.

Arab Opinion Index Analysis

  • Social Media Use, Trust, and Surveillance in the Arab Region: Insights from the Arab Opinion Index (2024-2025)

    Author: Laila Omar, Wajd Beshara, Nour Chibani (Author)
    115-129

    Drawing on data from the 2024-2025 Arab Opinion Index, this report explores evolving public attitudes toward social media across Arab countries. It examines how individuals use digital platforms...

Book Reviews

  • Beersheba Region, Southern Ottoman Palestine: Land, Society, and State

    Author: Mansour Nasasra (Author)
    131-135

    Ahmad Amara, Beersheba Region, Southern Ottoman Palestine: Land, Society, and State (Doha/Beirut: ACRPS, 2024), pp. 344.

  • Death Between Society and Culture

    Author: Habib Nahdi (Author)
    136-139

    Ahmed Zeineldin, Death Between Society and Culture (Doha/ Beirut: ACRPS, 2024), pp. 223.

Reflections

  • Jerusalem: A Closed City

    Author: Jerusalem Story Team (Author)
    90-110

    For millions of Palestinians, Jerusalem is a closed city. Entry is largely forbidden and only occasionally allowed for brief, limited periods with an entry permit granted at Israel’s behest....

  • The Whitewashing of History in a Time of Genocide

    Author: Mostafa Minawi (Author)
    111-113

    The essay reflects on the author's teaching experience at Hebron University in al-Khalil, Palestine, on the use of Ottoman archival records in the writing of Palestinian history.