[The following list is a compilation of the reports, statements, and other materials featured on the Jadaliyya Reports Page this past week.]
Jadaliyya Co-Editor Sinan Antoon Awarded National Translation Prize for Darwish Translation Sinan Antoon, a co-founder and co-editor of Jadaliyya, was unanimously chosen to receive this award for his translation of Mahmoud Darwish`s In the Presence of Absence.
Bahraini Medical Professionals Arrested and Imprisoned for Legitimate Exercise of Medicine The Gulf Center for Human RIghts calls for the immediate release of six arrested medical professionals in Bahrain. The supposed charges for the six date back to the doctors` assistance to pro-reform protesters in the spring of 2011.
On the 2012 National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference On 2 November 2012, student activists from across the country will gather at the University of Michigan to discuss the changing dynamics of advocating for Palestinian self-determination on college campuses.
Inaugural Issue in Journal on Postcolonial Directions of Education Postcolonial Directions in Education studies the diverse aspects to education in former colonies, for example, multiculturalism in education, the promotion of local linguistic and literary traditions, and the culture of empire in education.
Text of Manal El-Tibi`s Resignation Letter to Egypt`s Constituent Assembly In this letter, human rights activist Manal El-Tibi explains her reasons for resigning her position on the Rights and Freedoms Committee of the Constituent Assembly, the body responsible for drafting the new Egyptian constitution. El-Tibi cites the lack of motive for true systemic change of the constitution as the main reason for her resignation.
Appeal to Defend Freedoms of Expression and the Press in Jordan The Coordination Group of Electronic Websites, an organization representing the Jordanian press sector, opposes a proposed amendment to Jordanian law that allows increased censorship of "online publications," which could be interpreted to include both online news sources and blogs.
HRW Call for Investigation and Punishment for Lebanese Army Attackers on Migrant Laborers Human Rights Watch calls for the investigation of the abuse of seventy-two Syrian, Egyptian, and Sudanese male migrant workers by army officers in Beirut.
Report Back on The Freedom Bus: First Palestine Freedom Ride The Freedom Bus, a new initiative in the West Bank inspired by the Freedom Rides of US South, summarizes each stop on its first tour.
The Struggle for Palestinian Rights Is Incompatible with Any Form of Racism or Bigotry: A Statement by Palestinians Electronic Intifada reiterates its firm opposition to all forms of racism, including both Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, in all efforts to achieve equality and justice for the Palestinian people.
Tentative Jihad: Syria`s Fundamentalist Opposition International Crisis Group addresses the strain of Salafism in the Syrian opposition movement: specifically, from where the movement arose, how conservative it is, and how it should be addressed by the majority opposition and the West.