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Issue 11/September 1999
Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Assistant Editors, Linda Sharaby and Cameron Brown
Issue 11/September 1999
Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Assistant Editors, Linda Sharaby and Cameron Brown
MERIA NEWS TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS: Redesigned homepage; MERIA Journal, Vol. 3, No. 4.
RESEARCH GUIDE: Sean Foley on the UAE
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
6. AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and activites)
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS: MERIA has completely redone its homepage, making it easier to use, adding over 30 items, updating our link list, and including a search engine that shows all listings for any word. Suggestions welcome. IMPORTANT: NOTE THE SLIGHTLY CHANGED ADDRESS: <http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/index.html>.
We are now seeking articles for the next issue of MERIA Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3 (December 1999) and welcome submitted items or queries. Write: <besa@ashur.cc.biu.ac.il>.
RESEARCH GUIDE: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
By Sean Foley
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has invested heavily in new information technologies. As a result, virtually all government agencies, newspapers, corporations, universities and cultural institutions maintain easily accessible websites in both English and Arabic. In addition, institutions and governments outside of the UAE support excellent sites that provide a researcher with accurate and up-to-date information on the UAEs politics, economics and culture. This article is a brief guide to these new resources.
A good place to start any project is Columbia Universitys Gulf/2000 Projecs Website <http://gulf2000.columbia.edu>, which provides useful information on the UAE economic and political institutions and links to a host of important websites. The most informative of these links are maintained by U Texas <http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/countries/uae.html> and the Abu Dhabi think-tank, the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies <www.ecssr.ac.ae>. This site provides an easy reference to every aspect of life, government and trade in the UAE. In addition, this site links to three "mega" sites: UAE Forever <www.uaeforever.com>, Arab Net <www.arabnet.com> and the UAE Interact <www.uaein teract.com/main.html>. UAE Interact is the broadest of these and connects to over 1,000 pages on-line.
Two other starting points are the Arab World On-Line page on the UAE <http://www.awo.net/country/ctrypgs/chuae.asp> and the Emirates Infosite <http://www.georgetown.edu/users/featherc/offramp/intro.html>. The first is run by the US-Arab Chamber of Commerce and provides basic information on the UAE: government contacts, trade statistics with the US, over 30 articles about the UAE and links to other UAE websites. The second is maintained by Charles Featherstone, a journalist with extensive experience in the UAE.It includes a brief overview of UAE history (with a bibliography) as well as links to UAE cultural, political, economic and media related websites.The Gulf News <http://www.gulf-news.co.ae/today/today.htm> is the best English-language daily linked to the Emirates Infosite, while Al Ittihad <http://www.alittihad.co.ae> is the best in Arabic. Both have good indexes and business sections.
In addition, several government agencies provide useful information and can be accessed by us-ing any of the aforementioned general sites.The UAE federal government supports relatively detailed websites for five of its ministries (finance and industry; economy and commerce; health; education and youth; and pension and social security) at <http://uae.gov.ae>.
The UAE's Federal National Council maintains an informative site <http://www.almajles.gov.ae> as do the governments of Abu Dhabi <http://www.admtp.com>, Ajman <http://www.ajmanfreezone.com>, Dubai <http://www.dm.gov.ae>, Fujairah <http://www.fujairah-tourism.com/index.htm> Ras Al Khaimah <http://www.rak-economic-dept.com/index.htm>, Sharjah <http://www.sharjah.gov.ae/scci/default.htm> and Umm Al Quwain <http://ns2.emirates.net.ae/uae /Map/ummalquwain.html>.
Finally, the U.S. government has a number of sites devoted to the UAE, such as the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Country Analysis brief for the UAE <http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/uae.html>. This site's discussion of the UAE's demographics, economic trends, political system and foreign affairs is a boon to all scholars. The EIA site also connects to several other U.S. government sites, including the US State Department <http://www.state.gov>, which contains a plethora of informative documents.The Library of Congress Country Guide to the UAE <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aetoc.html> is linked to the EIA site as well and provides good historical background. The CIA's World Fact Book <http://www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/tc.html> is also linked to EIA and provides easy access to basic statistics on the UAE.
The EIA site, however, does not have a link to records of the old U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (it merged with the State Department in April 1999). The former agency's reports cover all countries' arms procurements at <http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/acda/index.html>. These reports are critical to any scholar evaluating the UAE's military and strategic position.Please note that this site requires a PDF file reader to view most of its pages.
1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST Books: Barry Rubin, "The Transformation of Palestinian Politics: From Revolution to State-Building" is now available from Harvard U Press. To order or obtain additional information: <http://www.hup.harvard.edu> or call 800-448-2242.
Bernhard J. Trautner, "The Clash within Civilisations: Islam and the Accommodation of Plurality. Empirical Evidence and Contemporary Reformist Approaches." Institute for Intercultural and International Studies (InIIS), Bremen University/Germany, Working paper No. 13/99: <bjtraut@uni-bremen.de> or <http://www-user.uni-bremen.de/~bjtraut/>.
Turkish Democracy Foundation, "Effects of Terrorism and Organized Crimes on Development Process of Democracy and Human Rights." <http://www.demokrasivakfi.org.tr> or <tdv@demokrasivakfi.org.tr>.
"Strategic Assessment 1998: Engaging Power for Peace" available online, National Defense University: Chapter 4, on the Middle East: <http://www.ndu.edu/inss/sa98/sa98ch4.html>.
Geoffrey Kemp, "The Strategic Consequences of an Israeli-Syrian Peace" and "Iran's Mullahs Face a Moment of Truth": <http://www.nixoncenter.org> or write: <gkemp@nixoncenter.org>.
Journals:
Thunderbird International Business Review Vol. 41, Nos. 4-5,
July-November 1999, Islamic banking. Neil Adams: <dams@wiley.com>.
September 1999 Middle East Quarterly now available. For table of contents: <Mideastq@aol.com>.
Kurdish Life (Number 30, Spring 1999): <kurdishlib@aol.com>.
The Institute of Asian Culture and Development. International Journal of Central Asian Studies, vol. 3: Prof. Choi Han-Woo: <iacd@chollian.net> or visit: <http://www.centralasia.org>.
The Journal of Maronite Studies, Vol 3, Issue 3 (July 1999): <http://www.mari.org/jms> or contact Guita Hourani: <mari@cybernet.com.lb>.
Papers:
The paper presented by Dr. Lutz Wiederhold, Halle, at the Melcom
meeting in Liege on Halle's holdings as special area collection library
for Oriental Studies in Germany:
<http://www.uni-bamberg.de/unibib/melcom/programms.html>
or contact
<andreas.drechsler@unibib.uni-bamberg.de>.
2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE
A. General
Congratulations to the Gulf 2000 project on opening its new public
site. This is an important research development providing access to
hundreds of articles, papers, and exchanges on the contemporary Persian
Gulf. Gulf 2000, hitherto only a membership group, is the best source
for current information on that area: This will be a place well worth
visiting: <http://gulf2000.columbia.edu>.
Economist Intelligence Unit: <http://www.eiu.com>.
Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources: <http://www.etown.edu/vl> Wayne Selcher: <selcherwa@desupernet.net>.
The Human Rights Documentation Center: <http://humrts.huji.ac.il/>.
B. Maghreb
American Institute of Maghreb Studies:
<http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~gutelius/home.html>.
North Africa Magazine: <http://www.north-africa.com/one.htm>.
History of Libyan Jewry can be found at: <http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/LibyanJews/LibyanJews/libya.html>
U Pennsylvania African Studies Department has a very good collection of web sites on the Maghreb: <http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Algeria.html>; <http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Libya.html>; <http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Egypt.html>; <http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Morocco.html>; <http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Tunisia.html>.
A good search engine on Algeria in French: <http://www.algeriainfo.com/index.htm>.
La Vie Economique - Maroc (Magazine on Moroccan Economic Life): <http://www.marocnet.net.ma/vieeco/>.
Background to the Western Sahara conflict: <http://www.euforic.org/euconflict/guides/surveys/drafts/w-sahara.htm>.
Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Democratie (Moroccan political party): <http://www.rcd.asso.fr/>.
Sephardic Moroccan Page, an interesting site on the history and culture of Moroccan Jewry, is available at: <http://www.jewishglobe.com/Morocco/>.
Introduction to Francophone Maghrebi writers: <http://maghreb.net/writers/>.
Tunisia Online, a government-sponsored site, with a good link to Latest News: <http://www.tunisiaonline.com>.
C. Turkey
Turkish politics on the net, good page with links to every major
political figure and party:
<http://www.cc.columbia.edu/~sss31/Turkiye/politika.html>.
Discover Turkish politics: basic, yet complete overview of Turkey's Foreign Policy: <http://www.turkishnews.com/DiscoverTurkey/politics/foreign/>.
Turkish Forum, a discussion of Turkish foreign policy: <http://www.turkishforum.org>.
D. Palestinian
Conferences held at Al-Najah University:
<http://www.najah.edu/news/conf.htm>.
"State of the Peace Process" <http://www.southwestern.edu/~kotarskj/peace.html>.
WAFA {Palestine News Agency} now updated daily:
<http://www.wafa.pna.net>
WAFA in English is still under construction.
E. Israel
Abba Eban Centre for Diplomacy at Hebrew U:
<http://atar.mscc.huji.ac.il/~truman/eban.htm>.
Jerusalem Report, one of the best publications on Palestinian affairs, published by the Jerusalem Media Communications Center: <http://www.jrep.com>.
Jerusalem Quarterly, focusing on Jerusalem issues: <http://www.jqf-jerusalem.org>.
Books International, Israel section (useful for tracking down rare or out-of-print books) <http://www.booksinternational.com/SPO993E.htm>.
Feature articles on "Israel and the (nuclear) Bomb": <http://www.seas.gwu.edu/nsarchive/israel/index.htm>.
Neil Lazarus's website now includes updated information on Israeli policies, peace process, election results, and biographies for all Knesset members: <www.israelinfo.comevisit.com>.
F. Egypt
Al-Ahram Weekly: <http://web.ahram.org.eg/weekly>.
G. Jordan
Hashemite Family (useful background):
<http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/hash_intro.html>.
H. Saudi Arabia Press releases, newsletters, etc. from the Saudi Embassy in the U.S.: <http://www.saudiembassy.net>.
Frontline TV show on Bin Laden - good links, articles & interviews: <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/>.
I. Iraq Al-Iraqi, a list of media links: <http://aliraqi.com/Iraqi_Media/>
Iraqi National Congress (umbrella opposition group): <http://www.inc.org.uk>.
Guide to the Iraqi opposition (from the BBC): <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/crisis_in_the_gulf/decision_makers _and_diplomacy/newsid_218000/218984.stm>.
J. Yemen Yemeni Issues: <http://www.yemennet.com/issues/>.
Well-organised Yemeni American League: <http://members.aol.com:/yalnet/yemenis.htm>.
Good links via "Yemen on the Internet": <http://members.aol.com/yalnet/yemen.htm>.
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
The Jerusalem Media and Communications Center is giving two-week free trial subscriptions to Palestine Report Online: <http://www.jmcc.org/media/reportonline> or <palreport@jmcc.org>.
EJOS, Electronic Journal of Oriental Studies, covers Arabic, Persian and Turkic studies: <Machiel.Kiel@let.uu.nl> or <http://let.uu.nl/oosters/EJOS/>.
PRIME-INFO, Newsletter of PRIME-Peace Research Institute in the Middle East: <maiser@erzwiss.uni-hamburg.de>.
4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Proposals for the 2000 meeting of the American Political Science Association are due this November. Anyone interested in working on a proposed panel on religion and politics in the Middle East: Oliver Wilcox, U of Virginia: <fow2s@cms.mail.virginia.edu>.
The International Institute for Caspian Studies (IICS) is looking for manuscripts on a wide range of topics from transportation to politics to energy in the Caspian region. The book series will be published in Farsi with English and Russian abstracts. Selected articles will be published in English as well: <info@caspianstudies.com>.
International Journal of Central Asian Studies is looking for submissions. English and German are preferred, Russian and Turkish are acceptable in some case: <iacd@chollian.net> or <http://www.centralasia.org>.
The Common Ground Awards for Journalism in the Middle East will be given for one Arabic, one Hebrew, and one English-language article, which goes beyond the daily headlines to break down myths and stereotypes, opens windows into the other's society, provides insight into ongoing debates in the region, and exposes readers to new points of view in the Arab-Israeli context. Each winner will receive $1,000. Deadline Seotember 30, 1999: <twerner@sfcg.org>.
Travel grants are available for graduate students planning to present papers at MESA, Learneds, and CCASLS and other major North American conferences. Applicants may request a maximum of $750 (Canadian) each: <james.reilly@utoronto.ca>.
The Program on the Near and Middle East of the Social Science Research Council provides support for research and training in the social sciences and humanities, through the Predissertation Research and Training Fellowships and Dissertation Research Fellowships in the Social Sciences and the Humanities: <szanton@ssrc.org> or <http://www.ssrc.org>.
Fulbright Grant for Israeli Doctoral Dissertation Students for all science and the humanities. The US Israel Education Foundation (USIEF) offers to Israeli citizens [not open to dual US-Israeli citizens] a fellowship of $3,000 to supplement short-term research in the US. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Ms. Edie Kaufman: <macklj@mail.biu.ac.il> Tel: 03.5318559
Call For Papers on Religion and Society on Qajar Iran for a conference to be held from 4-6 September 2000 at the U Bristol, Bristol, UK: <r.m.gleave@bristol.ac.uk>.
Requesting proposals to take part in a project on economic networks and the political economy of fiscal policy reform for the European University Institute. Especially economists and scholars from the Arab Middle East. <http://www.iue.it/RSC/Proposals.htm> or e-mail <Heydeman@concentric.net>.
Masters in EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP STUDIES at the Scuola Superiore and the Jean Monnet Centre of the U Catania. The program is multidisciplinary and consists of lectures and teacher-students contact (550 hours), and a work placement period (150 hours). Full scholarships are available. For information on application procedure: Prof. Fulvio Attina: <euromed@mbox.unict.it> or <http://www.fscpo.unict.it/EuroMed/CJMmems.htm>.
The Lebanese Studies Association has announced its Second Annual Best Paper Award. The entries should critically examine some aspect of Lebanon, including but not limited to history, culture, society, literature, art, film, architecture, and politics. Submissions in English, French, and Arabic will be considered. Papers should be received by October 1, 1999: <stephen.sheehi@m.cc.utah.edu>.
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
Political jokes told in Egypt during the early 1960s are sought; pertinent subjects include Nasser and his regime, Yemen, the Soviets, Israel, and the U.S. J. Nadaner at <jndb@att.net>.
For my masters dissertation I am looking at how--if at all--the historical debate over the uprooting of the Palestinians in 1948 was presented in the British press on the 50th anniversary. The paper will also look at how the press framed this issue vis-a-vis coverage of the Israeli commemorations, examining media bias and the relationship/gulf between journalistic and academic treatment of the Palestinian nakba. If anyone has carried out similar research, has advice or is interested in hearing more please contact: <suzanneruggi@lineone.net>.
6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS
Olivier Roy, "Changing Patterns among Radical Islamic Movements" The Brown Journal of World Affairs, Winter-Spring 1999, Vol VI, Issue 1. The paper analysed two main trends of contemporary political movements. On one hand the mainstream Islamist movements have shifted from the struggle for a supranational Muslim community into a kind of Islamo-nationalism (Refah, FIS, Hamas, Iran etc.). On the other hand, the policy of conservative re-Islamization implemented by many states, even secular, in order to undercut the Islamist opposition and to regain some religious legitimacy, has backfired in producing a new brand of Islamic fundamentalism, ideologically conservative but sometimes politically radical. International Islamic terrorism has shifted from state- sponsored or domestic actions toward a de-territorialized, supra-national and Largely up-rooted activism, embodied by the networks linked to Usama Bin Laden: Olivier Roy: <oroy@compuserve.com>.
Daniel Lieberfeld, "Talking With the Enemy: Negotiation and Threat Perception in South Africa and Israel/Palestine" (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1999). This comparative analysis of the agreements between adversaries in South Africa in 1990 and in Israel/Palestine in 1993 draws on the author's interviews and on unpublished archival sources. The study highlights changed perceptions of threat among political elites and their constituents. As perceptions of an imminent threat to national survival receded, debate over national security policy became a focus of internal politics on the government sides in each case and prompted changes of leadership. The new leaders, F.W. de Klerk and Yitzhak Rabin, faced emerging threats at the national and international levels that made negotiation seem advantageous. The decisions of the opposition ANC and PLO are also analyzed in terms of changing threat perceptions and incentives for compromise. The book also evaluates developments since the breakthrough agreements. It concludes by identifying revised indicators of conflicts' "ripeness" for negotiated settlement and discussing their applicability to other cases of intense, protracted conflict. Queries to Daniel Lieberfeld: <dlieberf@bowdoin.edu>.
Amatzia Baram, "Building Towards Crisis: Saddam Husayn's Strategy for Survival" (Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Washington, DC, 1998). The book covers: Saddam Husayn's power base, Saddam Husayn's decisionmaking interacting with the UN and UNSCOM, and Iraq's relations with its immediate neighbors. An aspect which until now went largely unrecognized is the structure and components of Saddam Husayn's power base. Baram exposes the strong extended family, tribal and multi-tribal nature of the Iraqi internal security forces and, to a large extent, also of the army middle and senior command. The return to tribalism did not start in Iraq in the 1990s and has not been directed mainly in order to control the Shi'i tribes. Saddam Husayn and his two mentors, Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr and Khayr Allah Talfah returned to tribalism the day they came to power in Baghdad in July 1968. They reached the conclusion that the only way to stay in power was through tribal affinities and they harnessed at first their own tribe, then neighboring tribes to the cause. Most of these tribes have been Sunni Arab but some were Shi'i as well. They became the main core of the internal security apparatuses. Non-tribal Iraqis served in important positions too and they included Shi'ites and Kurds, but real power has always rested with internal security. <baram@research.haifa.ac.il>.
Dr. Kamal A. Beyoghlow, "The Strategic Implications of Chemical and Biological Weapons for Gulf Security." This paper analyzes the strategic significance and implications of chemical and biological weapons for Gulf security. Its main premise is that such weapons are unlikely in themselves to change the balance of terror in the region, but if bolstered with nuclear weapons, they can be formidable instruments of power in the hands of several regional players, including Iraq, Iran, Israel, Pakistan and India. Such a development is likely to have profound impact on relations between Gulf States. This paper argues that given the rapid change in information technology worldwide, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons are likely to evolve increasingly as destabilizing factors in the Gulf. The study advocates a nuclear, biological and chemical weapon free zone in the Gulf as a confidence-building measure and as a means to reduce regional tensions. <http://www.ecssr.ac.ae>.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES
[This only lists new
entries. For additional items, see MERIA News past issues on our
homepage. We welcome submissions of events.]
September 27-29 - European Association for Middle Eastern Studies Conference [EURAMES 1999] (Ghent, Belgium): <christopher.parker@ping.be> OR <sami.zemni@rug.ac.be>.
September 28 - ICC Auditorium Poetry reading commemorating the late Iraqi poet Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati. Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University. RSVP required: <ccasinfo@gunet.georgetown.edu>.
September 29 - Panel Discussion about "Arab Solidarity During Gamal Abdul Nasser's Era" (in Arabic). (Vienna, VA) <alhewar@alhewar.com> or visit <http://www.alhewar.com>.
September 30 - Mr. Nemir Kirdar, Chairman of Investcorp, "Globalization in the Arab World". Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University. RSVP required. Send e-mail to: <ccasinfo@gunet.georgetown.edu>.
October 1-2 - Islamic Finance: Challenges and Global Opportunities, the Third Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance (Cambridge, Massachusetts): <hifip@fas.harvard.edu> or <http://www.hifip.harvard.edu>.
October 8-10 - Beyond the Border: A New Framework for Understanding the Dynamism of Muslim Societies (Kyoto, Japan) Islamic Area Studies Project, U Tokyo: <i-inr@l.u-tokyo.ac.jp> or <http://bun.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IAS/>.
October 15-16 - Arabic as a Foreign Language in the New Millennium: Bridging Past, Present and Future (Detroit, Michigan). <ad5006@wayne.edu>.
October 25-29 - 580th Wilton Park Conference: How Best to Bring Lasting Stability to the Gulf? (London, UK) <heather.ingrey@wiltonpark.org.uk> or <http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/conferences/programmes/wp580.html>.
October 28- British-Yemeni Society and Anglo-Omani Society. Prof. Fred Halliday will speak on the development of relations between Oman and Yemen (his precise title will be given at the lecture). (London, UK) <http://www.al-bab.com/bys/Default.htm>.
October 29-31 - Sixth Annual Conference of the Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey (Egypt): <erf@idsc.gov.eg>.
October 31-November 5 - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The James Shasha Institute for International Seminars, "Israel at 2000". Jerusalem Hilton Hotel, Jerusalem. <shasha@vms.huji.ac.il>.
November 17 - British-Yemeni Society. Mr. Fuad Al-Nahdi, Editor of Q-News, a fortnightly newspaper for British Muslims, will speak on "The influence and impact of Yemenis in eastern Africa". (London, UK) <http://www.al-bab.com/bys/Default.htm>.
November 19-22 - The Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) will hold the largest annual gathering of Middle East studies scholars in North America at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference, which will include 120 panels and special sessions on varying aspects of Middle East studies, is estimated to have an attendance of 1600; registration is open to anyone. See: <http://w3fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/MESA99>.
The MESA Book Exhibit offers conference attendees a chance to examine the latest research, literature, textbooks, software, and videos on the Middle East, while providing publishers and authors an opportunity to display and sell their publications and other materials. Contact: <palmers@u.arizona.edu>.
In conjunction with MESA '99, a number of Associations will be holding annual business meetings. For a list of these meetings, see: <http://w3fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/MESA99/99mic.htm>
November 21-23 - Women in Palestine, International Conference of the Gaza community Mental Health Program: <pr@gcmhp.net> or <http://www.gcmph.net>.
December 2 - British-Yemeni Society, Society for Arabian Studies and Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Dr. St John Simpson will speak on "Vice or Virtue? Early Reactions to the Spread of Tobacco in Arabia". (London, UK) <http://www.al-bab.com/bys/Default.htm>.
December 3 - Confernece on "Turkey in the European Union: A Question of Image or Governance" organized by the Center for European Studies, Bogazici University (Istanbul, Turkey). Kemal Kirisci: <kirisci@boun.edu.tr>
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