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Issue 9/July 2001 

Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin 

Assistant Editors, Cameron Brown, Elisheva Rosman-Stollman

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CONTENTS 

IMPORTANT NEWS: NEW BOOK--THE ISRAEL-ARAB READER AND OTHER BOOKS, CALL FOR ARTICLES TO MERIA JOURNAL

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:

The Israel-Arab Reader, edited by Walter Laqueur and Barry Rubin, has been widely used for courses and as a reference book on this issue. Almost 50,000 copies are in print. The new, revised and completely updated sixth edition will be published by Penguin Putnam on August 7, 2001. This paperback covers the Arab-Israel conflict and peace process from its inception to the present day. It is 560 pages long and costs $17.00. ISBN 0140297138. More information will be available shortly. To find out how to order copies, write <truejoy@netvision.net.il>.

Now available: The first MERIAbook in print. The first of three published books from the MERIA project. Barry Rubin and Kemal Kirisci (editors), Turkey in World Politics: An Emerging Multi-Regional Power, by Lynn Rienner publishers. A Turkish-language edition and an English-language paperback will soon be published in Turkey by Bosphorus University Press. Later this year, Frank Cass will publish Barry Rubin (editor), The Region at the Center of the World: Crises and Quandaries in the Contemporary Persian Gulf, (Frank Cass, 2001). Next year, SUNY Press will publish Barry Rubin (editor) Contemporary Islamist Movements in the Middle East.  These books will be available to MERIA readers at a 20 percent discount. For more information, write <besa@mail.biu.ac.il>.

MERIA Journal seeks articles for its next issue, Vol. 5, No. 3 (September 2001). See our site <http://meria.biu.ac.il> or write <besa@mail.biu.ac.il> with submissions or queries.

1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST

A. Central Asia/Central Eurasia resources.

1) The International Crisis Group's Central Asia Project produces a series of reports related to potential conflict in Central Asia, with a special focus on risk-reducing actions.  They are available at <http://www.crisisweb.org/>. One was just published on growing Islamism and another will soon appear on local economic crises and social unrest. To receive these reports for free or receive notification of new publications: <ICG-CAP@crisisweb.org> or <http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/ICG-CAP.html>.

2) The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) is a new, rapidly growing scholarly association aimed at fostering communication and high standards of scholarship in the social sciences and humanities focused on Central Eurasia. CESS holds an Annual Conference (you can still your abstract for the next CESS conference, 11-14 Oct. 2001 in Madison, Wisconsin, contact: Uli Schamiloglu <uschamil@facstaff.wisc.edu>) and has just issued a Call for Contributions for its new publication, the Central Eurasian Studies Review (contact: Virginia Martin: <martinvi@email.uah.edu>). For information on CESS membership, the Annual Meeting or CESR: <http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cess/>.

3) The CentralAsia-L Announcement List for Central Asia Studies distributes information about conferences, publications, jobs, grant opportunities, programs and other resources and opportunities in Central Asian studies. Members receive information via e-mail free of charge. Postings average 2-3 per day. For information: <CentralAsia-L@fas.harvard.edu>, or visit the webpage archive: <http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/CASWW_CentralAsia-L.html>.

4) Central Asian Studies World Wide site contains a wide range of information relevant to the study of Central Asia, including recent dissertations, scholars and institutions in Central Asian studies world wide, publications, Internet resources. Also includes information about a broad range of other resources, including the Ferghana-Valley discussion list, the AnthEurasia discussion list (for anthropology of the former Soviet Bloc), and the Central-Asia-Inst-List (for discussion of institution-building in Central Asian studies): <http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/>.

B. Books

Efraim Inbar, Israeli-Turkish Entente (London: King's College Mediterranean Program, 2001). For information on ordering, write <browne@mail.biu.ac.il>.

Daniel L. Byman, Shahram Chubin, Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Jerrold Green, Iran's Security Policy in the Post-Revolutionary Era (RAND, 2001). 113 pp. $15.00 (paperback) ISBN: 0-8330-2971-1. The text (in PDF format) is at: <http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1320/>.

Debbie Lovatt, Turkey Since 1970: Politics, Economics and Society (Palgrave, March 2001). 248 pp. 45.00 pounds (hardcover). ISBN:033375378X. <http://www.palgrave.com/catalogue/catalogue.asp?Title_Id= 033375378X#Description>.

The sixth edition of Iran Who's Who has been published in English. (552 pp. $80). To order: Echo of Iran, 4 Hourtab Alley, Hafez Ave, P.O.Box: 14155-1168, Tehran, Iran. Tel: 009821-6406441 or 009821-6468114, Fax: 009821-6464790 or e-mail: <info@echoiran.com>.

C. Journals, Newsletters. Papers

The June 6, 2001 Issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst: <http://www.cacianalyst.org/>.

Caspian Studies Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government organized a panel discussion entitled "Negotiations on Nagorno-Karabagh: Where Do We Go From Here?" on April 23, 2001. A report containing a summary and transcript of the panel discussion: <http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/Library.nsf/pubs/NKPanel>.

Blanka Hancilova, "Peace Pending in Nagorno-Karabagh: Recommendations for the International Community," (policy brief, Caspian Studies Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government): <http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/SDI.nsf/web/Caspian>.

Brenda Shaffer's keynote speech at the Evangelische Akademie, Loccum, Germany during the International Workshop: "Stability and Peace in the Caucasus: The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh," (May 2-4, 2000): <http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/SDI.nsf/web/Caspian>.  

2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE

A. General:

Graham T. Allison and Emily Van Buskirk prepared a case on U.S. policy on Caspian energy development and exports for a Kennedy School course. It can be downloaded: <http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/Library.nsf/pubs/CaspianCase>.  

Caspian Studies Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government special Nagorno-Karabagh page: <http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/SDI.nsf/web/NKSpecial>.

The Middle East Forum has a site with MEF Wires (summaries of public talks), information on MEF events, personnel, and so on: <http://www.meforum.org>. The site also includes a new archive for The Middle East Quarterly going back to 1994 and up to six months from the present: <http://www.meforum.org/meq.html>.

Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding has updated their site with newsletters, articles and highlights from their quarterly publication Focus and Briefings: <http://www.caabu.org/press/index.html>. The site also has a Documents section that includes UN Security Council Resolutions, the Oslo agreements, and EU statements: <http://www.caabu.org/press/documents/documents.html>. 

The Cultural Orientation Project: The United States Refugee Program helps refugees resettle in the United States, most refugees receive cultural orientation (CO) training. This site was established to create linkages between overseas providers of CO and domestic resettlement programs: <http://www.culturalorientation.net>.

Daniel Pipes has a site containing about 750 pages of materials by him going back to 1979, including articles, book chapters, and book reviews. It also includes a discussion forum: <http://www.DanielPipes.org>.

B. Iran and Iraq

Interview by Gary Sick to Eurasianet on the recent Iranian elections can be found at: <http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/qanda/articles/eav061101.shtml>.

Echo of Iran. Articles on Iran and monthly news bulletin: <http://www.echoiran.com>.

Informative site on Iraq covering topics such as: Social Structure and Relationships, History, Religion, Everyday Life, Some Cultural Differences, Iraqi Arabic and also contains a bibliography: <http://www.culturalorientation.net/iraqi/itoc.html>.

C. Israel and the Palestinians

Michele Gershberg, "CIA Chief Faces Tough Challenge to End Violence" (from Planetarabia.com): <http://english.planetarabia.com/content/articlePrint.cfm/103183/104208/>.

3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS

Daily newsletter for those interested in Central Asia and the Caucasus. To register: <http://www.caspianstudies.com>, or send blank email to: Safdari Cyrus <csafdari@yahoo.com>.

Middle East Quarterly has a free e-mail list which can be subscribed to by writing to: <MEQ@MEForum.org>. To receive his mailing list, subscribe: <http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dplist>. 

4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

Menachem Begin Legacy Center Prizes for research and seminar papers invites graduate students and faculty to submit papers regarding: Menachem Begin's life activities, legacy, Zionist struggle to establish the State of Israel, Irgun Tzvai L'eumi, Israel: a democratic Jewish State, Begin's Zionist teachings, 1978 Camp David Process, Social Justice, Ethics of Government. Three Prizes of 10,000 NIS each will be awarded on the masters or doctorate level; three prizes of 3,000 NIS each for seminar works. Deadline: 16 August 2001. For information and forms: <nfuksman@begincenter.org.il>.

Call for applications for The UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) Visiting Research Fellowships - the Middle East - program. In 2002, the fellowships are reserved for researchers from the Middle East and the program will focus on the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The fellowship program will begin January 2002. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend for their time in Geneva that will cover their living expenses. A return fare from the fellows' places of residence will also be paid. Deadline for applications: 14 September 2001. Requests for further information and for applications: Mr Olivier Brenninkmeijer, Fellowship Coordinator, UNIDIR, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, Tel: +41-22-917-1583, Fax: +41-22-917-0176, E-mail: <obrenninkmeijer@unog.ch.> or: <http://www.unog.ch/unidir>.

Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Committee for Selection of Outstanding Academic Works on Iran, is calling for dissertations and academic research works on Iran to be introduced at a ceremony which will be held by the middle of December 2001 in Tehran, Iran.  Research must be in one of the following categories: Socio-cultural Issues, Mass Media, History, Geography, Literature, Religion, Art, Sociology, Folklore, Ethnology, and Anthropology, and must have been produced between January 1995 and August 2001. Selected authors will receive a return ticket and will be provided with all costs during their stay in Iran. Papers may be submitted in English, French, German or Arabic. Deadline for receiving papers: September 30, 2001. For further information: Tel. 98-21-8905374, fax. 0098-21-890-1298 or email Dr. Abdollahyan: <habdolah@chamran.ut.ac.ir> or <pershad@neda.net>.

5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP

6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and activities)

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.]

June 23-September 2, 2001. Coventry. Syrian Artists - An exhibition of contemporary Syrian artists. For full details: Rosie Addenbrooke: 02476-832398 or John Hostler: 02476-888528. <http://www.middleeastuk.com/events/academic.htm>.

July 2-4, 2001. University of Exeter, Exeter. Exeter Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. Conference on Globalization and the Gulf. For further information: Mrs Lindy Ayubi, "Globalisation" Conference Assistant, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Old Library, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4JZ, UK. Tel: (44)01392-218164; Fax: (44)01392-264035; Email: <r.m.ayubi@ex.ac.uk>.

Until July 15, 2001. Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies University of Exeter, Exeter. Strokes of Genius, A touring exhibition of contemporary Iraqi Art with particular focus on the emerging generation comprising a selection of works by 34 Iraqi artists from around the globe as well as loans from the British Museum. For further information: Tel. (020)-7381-4321 or e-mail: <mfaraj@strokes-of-genius.com>.

July 15-18, 2001. University of Edinburgh, Scotland. British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) 2001 Annual Conference. The View From The Top: State And People In The Middle East. For further information: <http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/eiasime/brismes/>.  

July 16-18, 2001. University of Oxford, Oxford. ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies' Seventeenth International Conference: Palestinian Christianity 500-1000 AD. For further information: ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies, Oxford University, The Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, UK. Tel: 01865-514041; Fax: 01865-516824; Email: <aram@ermine.ox.ac.uk>; or Harvard University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Tel: 001-617-4955757; Fax: 001-617-4968904; Email: <coakley@husc.harvard.edu>. Website: <http://users.ox.ac.uk/~aram/>.  

July 18, 2001. CAABU. Dr Edwin Borman, Chairman of the International Committee of the British Medical Association, will speak about the effects of sanctions on Iraq: <http://www.caabu.org/events/event_calendar.html>.

September 1, 2001. St. Cathrine's College, University of Oxford,  Manor road, Oxford, England. Eleventh Session of the Project for Democracy in the Arab Countries. For further information and to RSVP: Khalid S. Al-khater <kskhater@qatar.net.qa>.

September 8 - 10, 2001 Canterbury, U. K. 4th Pan-European Conference at the University of Kent. A Mediterranean workshop will be held at the conference titled: Security and the Environment in the Mediterranean in the 20th Century. For further information: <http://www.afes-press.de/html/body_canterbury.htm>.

October, 2001. The British Museum, London. Levant Study Day. Title and speakers to be confirmed. For further information: Sam Moorhead, Education Department, The British Museum, London WC1B 3DG. Tel. 020-7323-8432 or: Jonathan Tubb, Department of the Ancient Near East, The British Museum, London WC1B 3DG. Tel: 020-7323-8623, Fax: 020-7323-8489. <http://www.middleeastuk.com/events/academic.htm>.

October 4-7, 2001. University of Malta, Malta. Foundation of International Studies, University of Malta, Valletta, Malta, Canada and the Saudi Geographical Society (SGS), in cooperation with The European Mediterranean Network for the Social Sciences (EUMENESS), jointly sponsored conference: Geographies of the Euro-Arab Encounter: Past, Present, and Future. To register and for further information and updates: <http://www.frw.uva.nl/ggct/awg> or: <tawg@chass.utoronto.ca.>.

October 12-14, 2001. Wiston House, Steyning, West Sussex. Iran: Future Policies. For further information: Wilton Park, Wiston House, Steyning, West Sussex. BN44 3DZ. Tel: 01903-815020. <http://www.middleeastuk.com/events/academic.htm>.

March 20–24, 2002. Florence. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies' Third Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting. For further information: <http://www.iue.it/RSC/MED/meeting2002/Welcome.html>.

Awards: Lycos, Top 5% Site; Arab E-Journal, Publication of the month; Selection, Scout Report for Social Sciences; Award, Newsbytes news wire; LinksGo Key Resource Award. MERIA is indexed in Cambridge University's Index Islamicus. 

Staff: Editor: Barry Rubin; Assistant Editors: Cameron Brown, Elisheva Rosman-Stollman. London representative: Lawrence Joffe. Canadian representative: Brent Sasley. Turkish representative: Ozgul Erdemli.

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