Esoteric Islamic Political Activism: The Nur Movement Under Kemalism in Turkey
On the Nur movement in Post-Ottoman Turkey and its representation of a lesser-known nuance of Islamic political activism in the modern Middle East.
Manufactured Consent to Surveillance Capitalism: The Erosion of Democratic Agency
An article examining how, in the
digital age, media ownership is now concentrated within
a circle of tech conglomerates, whose digital surveillance
interests have become inextricably tied to American
state power-
this relationship has created a world in
which the political agency of the voter has been eroded.
The Panopticon and the Laboratory: Palestinians Under the Gaze of a Surveillance-Based Military Industrial Complex
The current military industrial complex is defined by the rapidly developing technological innovations of the last two decades–namely artificial intelligence, systems, and their extension into algorithmic warfare. This article examines how the Israeli-American network of surveillance instrumentalizes Palestinians as data sources and test subjects to further the innovation of algorithmic warfare and solidify the Israeli war economy.
Punishing Dictators: The Risks and Dilemmas of Transitional Justice
When does publicized justice become theatre? And how does that perpetuate the occurrence of atrocities? This article explores the considerations and limits to justice when it comes to punishing dictators for crimes against humanity.