Issue 14/October 2000
Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Assistant Editors, Ozgul Erdemli and Cameron Brown

CONTENTS (Please credit if quoting; ask permission to reprint):

IMPORTANT NEWS: CALL FOR ARTICLES FOR MERIA JOURNAL, Vol. 4, No. 4 (December 2000).   

1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST

2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE

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:  CALL FOR ARTICLES FOR MERIA JOURNAL, Vol. 4, No. 4 (December 2000). We are now seeking articles for the next issue of MERIA Journal. Please submit articles or proposals as soon as possible to Barry Rubin, editor <besa@mail.biu.ac.il>. Articles should be between 4,500 and 7,000 words, with endnotes in plain text at the end. MERIA Journal is the world's largest Middle East journal reaching the audience of those most interested and involved in the contemporary region.

1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
A. Books

Gareth Winrow, "Dialogue with the Mediterranean: The Role of NATO's Mediterranean Initiative" (New York and London: Garland, 2000). 

Gareth Winrow, "Turkey and the Caucasus: Domestic Interests and Security Concerns" (London: The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Central Asian and Caucasian Prospects paper, ISBN 1 86203 116 9) <contact@riia.org>. 

Rafael Medoff and Chaim I. Waxman, "Historical Dictionary of Zionism Number 31 in the Religions, Philosophies and Movements Series" (Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2000- ISBN 0-8108-3773-0) <www.scarecrowpress.com>.

Steven Heydemann, "War, Institutions, and Social Change in the Middle East" (Univ. California Press; 2000). 

Cahiers d'etudes sur la Mediterranee orientale et le monde turco-iranien CEMOTI No. 28 (1999) <paksoy@franklin.edu>.

Mamdouh Nofal, "The Palestinian Histories: The Search for State" (in Arabic) (The Palestinian Institute for the Study of Democracy, 2000) <http://www.muwatin.org>.

"Gulf Security: Opportunities and Challenges for the New Generation" (Whitehall Paper, Royal United Services Institute) <http://www.rusi.org/whi_pap1.html>, <membership@rusi.org>. 

Recent publications from CAMES <http://www.aub.edu.lb/cames>: Farid el Khazen, "The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon, 1967-1976" (Harvard University Press and I.B. Tauris, 2000).

Khaled Hroub, Hamas: Political Thought and Practice, published by the Institute for Palestine Studies, is a full-length study of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the development of its political ideology. [329 pp., $29.95 (cloth); $16.95 (paper)]. For more information or to order: <http://www.ipsjps.org>.   

Hilal Khashan, "Arabs at the Crossroads: Political Identity and Nationalism" (University Press of Florida, 2000).

B. Journals, Newsletters, Papers.

Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 54, No. 1, (Fall 2000). Special issue on "Turkey: A Struggle Between Nation and State":  <http://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/current.html>.

Middle East Intelligence Bulletin, Vol.2, No.8 (September 2000): <http://www.meib.org>.
Table of Contents of "Palestine History": <http://www.palestinehistory.com/text/index.html>.

Cames Newsletter (Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies at the American University
of Beirut): <http://www.aub.edu.lb/cames/newsletter.htm>, <CAMES@aub.edu.lb>. 
Farideh Farhi, "Internal Developments in Iran: An Update": <http://www.mideasti.org>. 

2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE
A.General:

Annual Report of the US State Dept on International Religious Freedom: <http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/irf/irf_rpt/irf_nea.html>.

Center for Arab & Middle Eastern Studies, American University of Beirut (CAMES): <http://www.aub.edu.lb/cames/>. Arab Political Documents from CAMES: <http://www.aub.edu.lb/cames/apd.htm>. 

Citizen's Rights Center, The Arab Thought Forum's link between the Citizen and the Authority: <http://www.multaqa.org/programs/democratic/citizens-right-center/citizens-right.html> 

Center for Economic Research's new site contains policy papers, reports, and statistics <http://www.review.uz>.  

The Times of Central Asia, daily newspaper can also be accessed from the above site or <http://www.times.kg>. 

Good page on population trends in the Middle East, "The Middle Eastern City; An Urban
Management Perspective Twentieth Century Urbanization: Problems and Prospects": <http://www.ibun.edu.tr/vcd5/oemsos/sosyoloji/cv_middle.html>. 

Arabic online news: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/news/>. 

Free Media's 1999 reports on all Middle East countries' records on press freedom. <http://www.freemedia.at/archive97/wpf_mena.htm>. 

The U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Country Analysis
Brief for Iran: <http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/iran.html>.

A useful set of maps can be found from Le Monde Diplomatique <http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/maps/> on a wide variety of contemporary issues and situations.

EURAMES good list of European conferences: <http://www.hf-fak.uib.no/smi/eurames/eurconf.html>. 

Revue du Liban. Lebanese weekly newsmagazine: <http://www.dm.net.lb/rdl/3759/index.html>.

B. Israel/ Palestinians
BBC magazine sites:
"Mideast peace process--Camp David II and after": <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/middle_east/2000/mideast_peace_process/default.stm>. 
"Palestinians and Israelis - issues under consideration": 
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/middle_east/2000/peace_in_the_balance/default.stm>. 
"Middle East timeline": <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/middle_east/2000/mideast_peace_process/newsid_340000/340237.stm>. 
"Land and Conflict--interactive map": <http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/special_report/1999/05/99/israel_elections/map/default.stm>. 

Yasir Arafat site in Arabic: <http://www.p-p-o.com/m1.htm>, in English: <http://www.p-p-o.com/ENG/defulte.htm>, in Hebrew: <http://www.p-p-o.com/hebrow/defultxh.htm>. 

Amnesty International Palestine site (In Arabic): <http://www.amnesty-palestine.org/first.htm>.

Interview with Abu Mazen, PLO Executive Committee Chairman From "Middle East Times": <http://metimes.com/2K/issue2000-36/opin/i_hope_there.htm>. 

Answersleuth finds articles on Israeli-Palestinian Relations:
<http://www.answersleuth.com/politics/israeli_palestinian_relations.shtml>. 

C. Lebanon/ Syria
All 128 new Lebanese MPs by district, and some links to biographies of prominent
individuals: <http://www.idrel.com.lb/lgppa/plt2000.htm>.

"Who's Who in the new Lebanese parliament" from Groong - Armenian News Network: <http://xecutrix.usc.edu/news/msg21007.html>.

UN and South Lebanon site on humanitarian mine action, emergency relief, humanitarian assistance, and socio-economic rehabilitation and development: <http://www.un.org.lb/south/south.html>.

Syrian FM Sharaa' Interview from the official Syrian news agency, SANA: 
<http://www.sana-syria.com/English3/fm_sharaa198.htm>. 

3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS

For free subscriptions previously announced see past issues of MERIA News.

4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

Lebanese Studies Association's Best Paper Award. Entries should critically examine some aspect of Lebanon and Lebanese Studies, including but not limited to Lebanese history, culture, society, literature, art, film, architecture, and politics. Submissions in English, French, and Arabic will be considered. Deadline: October 7, 2000. <Sheehi@Duke.edu>.

CANMES--the Canadian Commmittee of the Middle East Studies Association--provides limited amounts of travel support for graduate students presenting papers at MESA 2000 and other Middle East-related conferences. Information and an application form can be found at: <http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/programs/icas/canmes/canmes4.html>.

CANMES methodology workshop for graduate students attending the November 2000 annual conference of MESA, exploring challenges faced by students undertaking thesis research in and on the Middle East. To facilitate participation, CANMES will offer several travel support supplements of about $150. Deadline: October 15. <rex@brynen.net>.

The Conference Program Committee of Association for Israel Studies invites scholars to propose and organize thematic sessions for its 17th Annual Meeting (May 15-17, 2001, hosted by the Center for Israeli Studies, American University, Washington D.C.) Deadline: December 15, 2000. Send suggestions to <ais@american.edu>. If the theme falls between two areas please send your proposal to <gshafir@ucsd.edu>. 

5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP