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Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Managing Editor, Avi Rembaum
We thank the Center for International Policy and Communication
for its support for this project.
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B. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG ONLINE
C. GULF/2000: CHANGE, COMMUNICATION
AND COOPERATION IN THE GULF
The Gulf/2000 project is an effort to address major issues
concerning the gulf region on a multi-dimensional basis. It has
several objectives:
2. To organize a series of workshops where participants can get to know each other and become accustomed to an exchange of views on a gulf-wide basis. 3. To establish and maintain an electronic library, research facility and bulletin board on the Internet, accessible to all participants in the project. The creation of an "electronic community" permits participants to maintain contact on a continuous basis and is intended to promote an on-going dialogue among a larger group of experts than those able to attend the workshops. 4. To commission a series of research papers from experts in the field to examine long-term trends affecting the future stability and security of the Persian Gulf region. These papers serve as the intellectual agenda for the workshops and will be edited and published as a research text. 5. To consider policy alternatives that would promote regional security, stability and non-proliferation, and to communicate those proposals to the gulf states and influential external powers. Three international conferences have been held. The first was at the ENI training facility at Castelgandolfo, Italy, in July 1994. The second meeting, which focused on security issues, was held in March 1995 at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The third conference was held at the Rockefeller Foundation estate at Bellagio in northern Italy in late July 1995. Five to six papers were prepared by leading scholars for each of these conferences. One-half day of discussion was devoted to each paper. Thirteen of these papers are now being revised for publication as an edited volume, representing the present state of research on contemporary politics, economics and strategic issues in the Persian Gulf. The Electronic Library of The Gulf/2000 Project As part of this project, an electronic library has been created that is available to authorized members who have access to the Internet. There is no charge. Membership is limited to scholars and analysts with a professional interest in the Persian Gulf region. Regrettably, students and the public cannot be accepted for membership. The electronic library provides a wealth of research information, current affairs, and an opportunity to maintain contact with a wide range of individuals who study the gulf. The project presently has well over 100 members on five continents, including six countries in the Middle East and the gulf. Members of the library are also granted affiliate status in the Columbia University system. Therefore, in addition to the library itself, participants have access to a vast range of research materials that Columbia University makes available to its students and faculty.
Inquiries should be sent by e-mail to Gary Sick at:
D. Palestinian Refugee WEB Site The PRRN is a non-partisan scholarly project devoted to the dissemination of information on Palestinian refugees.
Submissions are welcome, and can be directed by:
E. BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY WEBSITE
The Birzeit University Website is split into 4 sections: 2. Birzeit and the World Wide Web - A brief history of information technology in Palestine, A brief history of Birzeit's Website development and where it is going, Software we use to make Birzeit's Website, Web training at Birzeit, Notes on using the Birzeit Website, People involved in the construction of Birzeit's Website. 3. Birzeit University Archives - Birzeit Newsletter Archive, Birzeit Human Rights Archive, Birzeit Press Release Archive*, Birzeit Photographic Archive, Birzeit Development Archive*, Friends of Birzeit University (UK). 4. The Palestine Archive - Becoming Palestine, Palestinian Architecture (RIWAQ), Palestinian School Education (EdNet), A Personal Diary.
For information on summer and winter courses in Arabic
and Palestine studies for internationals, e-mail PAS on:
For information about the human rights situation at the
university, contact the Human Rights Action Project at:
Or check out the Human Rights Archive:
COMPLETE GUIDE TO PALESTINE'S WEBSITES This page can be found at: http://www.birzeit.edu/palarc/iplinks.html
F. MSANEWS LAUNCHPAD
G. Jewish Resources in Computer Networking
and at the Global Jewish Information Network,
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4. NEW BOOKS AND ARTICLES OF INTEREST
CONTENTS
B. The Leonard Davis Institute has recently published the following papers in English:
Shamay Cahana, "Differing and converging views on solving
the Palestinian Refugees' Problems" For information on these and other publications, write the Institute at Alfred Davis Building, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel. email: msdavis@pluso.mscc.huji.ac.il
C. New Publications of the Dayan Center Middle Eastern Lectures, Number Two, 1997 Middle Eastern Lectures is a biennial publication of the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University. It disseminates outstanding lectures delivered by visitors to the Center. This issue opens with two lectures on Muslim dreams of restored economic independence. Charles Tripp considers the contemporary Muslim critique of capitalism, Timur Kuran surveys the utopian ideas of Islamic economics. Judith Miller complements this discussion with a firsthand report on three Islamists who would break the spell of the West. P.J. Vatikiotis compares the autocracy of monarchies and republics in the Middle East and finds striking similarities. Yezid Sayigh argues that even the end of the cold war and an Arab-Israeli peace cannot resolve the deeper crisis that besets the Arab world. Bernard Lewis dwells on a period of greater confidence, reflecting on traditional Muslim historiography. The two concluding lectures treat the cultural interaction of Muslims and Jews. Norman A. Stillman finds the common threads of a Judeo-Islamic civilization, and Dan V. Segre appreciates a Jewish scholar, Giorgio Levi Della Vida, who found inspiration in all three monotheisms.
CONTENTS:
ISBN: 965-224-023-0 1997 In Israel, order from the Moshe Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978 (e-mail: dayancen@ccsg.tau.ac.il)
Elsewhere, order from Syracuse University Press,
Newspapers and Periodicals of Jordan in the Press Archive of the Moshe Dayan Center The Press Archive of the Moshe Dayan Center is probably the most extensive collection of post-1950 Arabic press in the world. This catalogue of the Jordanian press is the first of a series covering the press of the various countries of the region. It includes details on 280 holdings in the collection, including all the major daily newspapers and weeklies, specialized journals, and newspapers of Jordanian provenance published abroad. The catalogue covers the East Bank since 1949, and the West Bank for the period 1949-67.
ISBN: 965-224-022-2 1996 Order this publication from the Moshe Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel (e-mail: dayancen@ccsg.tau.ac.il) Orders from outside Israel: add $1.00 postage and handling. |
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5. ABOUT MERIA MERIA SPECIFICATIONS The following explains the types of items we are seeking for MERIA News and MERIA Journal. These magazines are intended to serve your needs and will succeed only with your support. We especially request that you send us email addresses of people who might enjoy receiving these publications.
Inquiries are encouraged about submissions or any other
questions: write the editor, Barry Rubin, at: We also urge you to suggest the email addresses of others who might wish to receive these publications. Readers are welcome to download, print, or distribute items from these publications AS LONG AS PROPER CREDIT IS GIVEN. SUBJECT MATTER Appropriate subject matter includes anything relating to cultural, diplomatic, economic, literary, political, sociological, etc., aspects of the twentieth-century Middle East. This also includes the policies and relations of outside countries with the region. We are happy to include material on contemporary events and issues. The usual academic standards apply. The editors will judge material on its quality and appropriateness. All published material will be permanently archived on our site. We encourage preliminary queries, especially for longer articles. 1. MERIA NEWS A. book, report, and article announcements *We welcome announcements and brief summaries by the authors, editors, or sponsoring institutions on the publication of books, reports, or articles related to the modern Middle East. *We also seek book reviews which deal respectfully with new volumes, presenting the contents as well as providing critical evaluations. B. sites of interest *We welcome announcements and descriptions of relevant sites including information on new additions and resources of use to researching and understanding the modern Middle East. *Site reviews are also of interest. C. conferences *We invite meeting announcements and calls for papers aimed at encouraging participation in upcoming events. *We are also open to meeting reports which give an account of the discussion and papers presented, with information on how to obtain further details. Note: Conferences and seminars can also be organized through our own Virtual Middle East site, inquire for details. D. research queries and projects *Write brief descriptions of your current research *Submit any questions you have, cooperation you are seeking, need for bibliographic references, etc. E. opinion pieces *We will publish short opinion pieces on historical issues or contemporary regional developments. These should not excessively polemical. We are willing to "reprint" items as long as there are no copyright problems. F. analytical articles *We are interested in analytical articles on existing or historical issues relating to Middle East politics, society, history, etc., of between 1,000 and 5,000 words. We are willing to "reprint" items as long as there are no copyright problems. G. texts and documents *Interesting speeches, interviews, international agreements, economic or statistical data etc. *Summaries of material recommended for reading and references for obtaining them. H. responses to published items *Letters to the editor; debates, full-length responses. 2. MERIA Journal A. The main purpose of MERIA Journal is to publish longer, scholarly and serious analytical articles of 2500 to 7500 words, submitted to referees per the usual academic procedure. B. We are also interested in review essays, especially those comparing works on a different topic as well as regarding individual books. C. Depending on scheduling, items also suitable for MERIA News may be incorporated into MERIA Journal. D. responses to published items, including letters to the editor; debates, full-length responses.
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