Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

McLoughlin of Arabia: memoirs of an interpreter

The Struggle for Worker Rights in Egypt (pdf) The Dynamics of Egypt’s Elections

إن مجموع ما يترجمه العرب سنويا يساوي خمس ما تترجمه اليونان، و لم يترجم العرب سوى 11000 كتابا منذ العصر العباسي (منذ ألف سنة) و حتى وقتنا الحاضر، و في إسبانيا وحدها يتم ترجمة أكثر من 11000 كتابا في العام الواحد! أما متوسط القراءة لكل فرد في المنطقة العربية فهو يساوي 10 دقائق في السنة بمعدل ربع صفحة مقابل 11 كتابا في السنة للفرد في أمريكا و 7 كتب في بريطانيا. تقرير الأمم المتحدة للتنمية البشرية 2009

Learning Arabic with Rosetta Stone?

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Political Prisoners in Iran; Tribute to Palestinian Poet (audio)

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Life as Politics: How Ordinary People Change the Middle East [a book]

1. The Myth of Scientific Miracles in the Quran 2. Erroneous Science and Contradictions in the Quran

رسائل متبادلة بين كارل ماركس وفريدريك أنجلس حول الديانة الإسلامية الثلاثاء 10 آب (أغسطس)  2010 http://alawan.org/article8166.html?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork  تتضمّن مقاربة ماركس وأنجلس للمسألة الدينية مجموعة من الإشكاليات المتّصلة بالفلسفة وتاريخ الأديان، منها ماهية الدين و نشأته ووظائفه، وتستند تلك المقاربة على مستوى منهج التحليل إلى المادّيتين الديالكتيكية والتاريخية. وتتمثّل النتائج الكبرى التي توصّل إليها الفيلسوفان في أنّ الآلهة مصنوعات بشرية وأنّ الدين ظاهرة تاريخية اجتماعية، وأنّه يؤدّي وظيفته في علاقة بالطبقة التي تستعمله، ممّا يعني أنّه يمكن أن يكون له دور تاريخيّ ايجابيّ حينا، ودور سلبيّ أحيانا أخرى، ولكنه في الحالتين يظلّ أفيونا يمنع المؤمنين به من إدراك الحقيقة، ويدفعهم ناحية بحور الأوهام، فالدين شمس وهمية تدور حول الإنسان ما دام الإنسان لا يدور حول حياته الواقعية.  وقد أخضع الفيلسوفان أديانا مختلفة إلى الدراسة منها الإسلام لاستنتاج تلك الأطروحات، وتمكّننا العودة إلى الرسائل المتبادلة بينهما بش

Nadim Mahjoub is of a Tunisian origin. He moved to London in 2000. He was an English teacher in Tunisia. Nadim completed his CELTA in London in 2005, taught ECDL and English before moving to teaching Arabic at International House. He was also a visiting lecturer at University of Westminster during the academic year 2009-10. Besides Arabic, Nadim speaks English and French fluently and he uses the communicative approach in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. Nadim also has some experience in interpreting. Contacts: Tel: 07552450082 E-mail: nadimmahjoub@gmail.com

Sociology Professor Asef Bayat taks about his recently published book, Life as Politics: How Ordinary People Change the Middle East , where he focuses on the diverse ways in which ordinary people, the subaltern- the urban dispossessed, women, the globalizing youth, and other urban grass roots- strive to affect the contours of change in their societies. Sunday on 1014.4 FM between noon and 1 or streamed on www.esonancefm.com The interview is taken from Voices of the Middle East and North Africa and was first broadcast on KPFA Radio, Berkeley, US.

What is going on in Iran today? Is there a revolution? What is the nature of the opposition movement and what is its future? Does it have any support from the West? And more questions will be answered by Maziar Razi, an Iranian with 37 years of militancy within the workers movement, founder of Iranian Workers Solidarity Network and spokesperson of the Iranian Revolutionary Marxist Tendency. Razi argues that in Iran today "we cannot even speak about a pre-revolutionary situation" drawing a parallel with the events of 1978-79. Sunday between 12:00 and 13:00 GMT on 104.4 FM or online: www.resonancefm.com To listen To download

Middle East Panorama will be reporting on a social gathering on Saturday February 13 in London, a gathering organized by the International Committee for the Third Option "to denounce", what the organizers call "recent executions in support of Iran uprisings and in memory of 120,000 brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for peace and freedom since 1981." Sunday between 12:00 and 13:00 GMT on 104.4 FM or www.resonancefm.com

Selection from previous shows - "The Myths of Zionism" by John Rose (May 2008) "Class and Sect in the Middle East" by Anne Alexander (Jan 2008) "Politics in the Cinemas of Hollywood and the Arab World" by Lina Khatib (August 2008)

The Quiet American in Yemen, elimination of subsidies in Iran, music from Morocco. Resonance FM Radio 17 January 2010.

Sounds and music from Istanbul, Turkey. Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or resonancefm.com (worldwide)

Between 26 of December 2008 and 18 January 2009 Israel carried out a military assault on Gaza . Here is a discussion that took place at the time between a Marxist (Heiko Khoo) and a Jewish supporter of Israel. The event took place at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London 04 January 2009, and recorded by Nadim Mahjoub. It was first broadcast on Resonance FM radio. Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or resonancefm.com (worldwide)

Arabs, Muslims and the Poverty of Liberal Thought' is a talk by Steven Salaita, author of "The Uncultured Wars". Steven Salaita, RAWI Executive Director, is Assistant Professor of English at Virginia Tech. His other books include "Anti-Arab Racism in the USA", "The Holy Land in Transit", and "Arab American Literary Fictions, Cultures, and Politics".

"The life and the music of Zohar Argov reflect the struggle of Mizrahim in Israel." In this week show Benjamin Rosendahl, a freelance journalist, translator and holder of a degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem talks about the time and music of Zohar Argov. Sunday between noon and 1pm on 104.4 FM (London) Or resonancefm.com (worldwide)