Introduction to the QM35 issue by Maria-Àngels Roque, Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
Today’s regional dynamics are not very encouraging for the idea of a shared Mediterranean space: tensions around migration management have not diminished; conflict in Syria and instability in Libya undermine mutual understanding in the region.
Despite the military defeat of Islamic State, many Iraqi and Syrian Christians are still unsure about their future in the Middle East. IS seems not to be the main challenge to the presence of Christian communities, but rather one of its symptoms.
The old town of Belchite became a battlefront during the Spanish Civil War, changing hands three times. First it fell to the Fascists and later it was re-conquered by the Republican Loyalists, before finally being retaken by those who went on to win...
La photographie est une technique reproductive jeune de 179 ans. Le 7 janvier 1839 est la date conventionnelle retenue pour dater ce medium
Le terme rrways est le pluriel de rrays, un emprunt à la langue arabe qui veut dire chef et maître
The Arab Spring put forward a number of demands. It is therefore not surprising that a number of minority groups actively participated in the uprisings, calling for end of oppression and the recognition of their rights.
The manipulation of sectarian divides by state and non-state actors and persecutions faced by ethnic and religious groups make the question of minorities a key issue for the balance in the MENA region.
European economic integration seems to have found its limits, and even more so in a time of tense uncertainty experienced today by Europe as a result of recent events, such as the triumph of Brexit in the United Kingdom
La representación de la sexualidad en el cine magrebí ha pasado de ser un disfraz alusivo a las injusticias de la política patriarcal a denunciar los males que sufren las mujeres.
A pesar de los avances, imperan unos tabús –homosexualidad, sexo prematrimonial, maternidad fuera del matrimonio, aborto– que forman una cultura de la censura respaldada por la ley.
En los últimos años, la cuestión de la homosexualidad en el islam está de actualidad. La razón es que de la conjunción de ambos temas se puede obtener ventaja política tanto en los países de mayoría musulmana como en la retórica occidental...
Todo análisis histórico de la representación del deseo entre personas del mismo sexo en la literatura árabe debe tener en cuenta la evolución de la percepción social de ese deseo.
