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Violence, Resistance, and Pleasure in Fadi Zaghmout’s “The Bride of Amman” By Dr. Viktoria Pötzl
Dr. Viktoria Pötzl does a great job analysing “The Bride of Amman” in this academic paper. Abstract As Fadi Zaghmout’s novel deals with different forms of violence, resistance and pleasure, readings of these contingently interdepend with gender, sex, sexuality and desire by the novel’s flaunty display of Jordanian and Egyptian society at its worst. In…
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المادة ٣٠٨ الجديدة للمرأة الأردنية: ازني وتزوجي!
بعد عمل حقوقي مجتمعي لعدة سنوات وازدياد الأصوات المطالبة بإلغاء المادة ٣٠٨ من قانون العقوبات التي كانت تسمح بإسقاط عقوبة الإغتصاب عن الجاني إن تزوج من ضحيته، قام المشرّع الأردني بتعديل المادة لتلغي اسقاط العقوبة عن المغتصب. وهذا انجاز جيد نفرح له. ولكن المادة، وللأسف، تتمسك بالعقوبة في حالة “الرضا” ، أي بحالة الجنس خارج إطار الزواج…
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Theeb is off to the Oscars: Interviewing Producer Nadine Toukan
When they announced the short list of The Best Foreign Film for Oscars this year, a national euphoria hit Facebook. It was one of those moments, when everyone felt proud. “Theeb” reached the Oscars, a Jordanian film that has been gaining praise world wide, winning awards here and there and demonstrating how far the film…
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The Arab Observer interviews Mutasem Subeih: “Ana 197” and the issue of identity
If there is one measurement that would predict the success of a person in a certain field, it would be his/her passion. Mutasem Subeih is one of those people, who along with his writing and creative talent, shows a strong passion and perseverance towards carving a career as a writer. We met first time last year…
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Starting off as a Jordanian blogger, I never dreamt of the day I will be launching my book in UK. And It just happened!
On my way back to Dubai after a week of touring UK to launch “The Bride of Amman”. I have to admit, when I first wrote the novel, this hasn’t been in my wildest dreams. Getting published in Arabic is a hassle, having a successful book is a feat, getting it translated into English is…
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The Bride of Amman – upcoming UK tour!
UK trip schedule is ready.. we are having events in London, Oxford, Bristol, Cheltenham and Brighton to launch “The Bride of Amman” Join me and Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp The Bride of Amman: Sexual freedoms and body rights in the Middle East Join Fadi Zaghmout as he discusses civil rights and gender politics in the Arab…
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مقابلتي مع كاتيا خوري على محطة الإم تي في حول كتبي: جنة على الأرض وعروس عمان
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