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Issue 1/January 2002
Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin
Assistant Editors,
Cameron Brown, Elisheva Rosman-Stollman, Joy
Pincus
Please credit if quoting; ask permission to reprint
CONTENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS
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:
MERIA is happy to announce the start of its sixth year of publication. As you
probably have seen, MERIA is now a project of the Global Research in
International Affairs (GLORIA) Center. To learn about this Center and our
projects, visit <http://gloria.idc.ac.il>
We invite you to submit articles for MERIA Journal, Vol. 6, No.1 (March
2002), the world's largest e-journal on the Middle East. Please send queries and
manuscripts to Barry Rubin at <besa@mail.biu.ac.il>.
MERIA has now published a second book online. Barry Rubin, Modern Dictators:
Third World Coupmakers, Strongmen, and Populist Tyrants. It is a comparative,
cross-regional survey of dictatorships in the Third World. The Middle East
section focuses on Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. The book was originally
published by McGraw-Hill with a British edition by WH Allen and the paperback
from New American Library/Meridian. The book is produced in adobe/pdf, identical
with the printed version. See or download the book through: <http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/br/books/dictators.pdf>.
We are pleased to note that the first book put online, Cauldron of Turmoil, a
history and analysis of the modern Persian Gulf region, has been distributed
(downloaded) to 6,500 readers in the first nine months online!
MERIA Journal Vol. 5, No. 4 included a package of articles relating to the
aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. It included
items on U.S. policy, Usama bin-Ladin’s ideology, the debate within Islam,
Middle East reactions to the attacks, the question of sanctions on Iraq, and as
historical background a chronology on Americans or U.S. facilities struck in
previous terror attacks. For the complete package of articles see our site.
An updated version of our "Bibliography on Turkish-Israel
Relations" is at
<http://tsi.idc.ac.il/Bibliography.html>. We thank Engin I. Erdem for
additions based on his MA thesis's "From Rapprochement to Strategic
Partnership: Turkish-Israeli Relations in the 1990s." <http://tsi.idc.ac.il/Bibliography.html>.
1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
A. Books
The Israel-Arab Reader, Edited by Walter Laqueur and Barry Rubin (Sixth
edition), (NY: Penguin Putnam, 2001). 560 pages, ISBN 014-029713-8, PRICE: $17
US or $24 Canadian. This paperback covers the Arab-Israel conflict from its
inception a century ago to the present day, including material on the 2000 Camp
David summit, Clinton plan, and the new intifada. US orders: 1-800-253-6476,
fax: 1-201-896-8569; or Consumer Sales, Penguin Putnam Inc, 405 Murray Hill
Parkway, East Rutherford, NJ 07073-2136. To order online: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140297138/qid%3D/104-3142666-6438346>;
or: <http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=0FF1B8JAJT&mscssid=&sourceid=00380791633747049867&bfdate=07%2D13%2D2001+04%3A17%3A16&isbn=0140245626>.
Large discounts are available on multiple orders for classroom use.
Barry Rubin and Thomas A. Keaney (eds.), Armed Forces in The Middle East:
Politics and Strategy (London: Frank Cass: 2001). 560 pages, $57.50/35.10
pounds, ISBN 0-7146-5255-5. This book examines the area’s leading armed forces
and their role in both military and political affairs. Other chapters provide an
overview of the Middle Eastern militaries’ political role and strategic value;
of why Arab armies have performed poorly in warfare; and the part played by the
U.S. and Russia in regard to Middle East armies. To order from Europe: Cass
Publishers, Crown House, 47 Chase Side, London, N14 5BP. Phone: +44 (0)20 8920
2100, Fax: +44 (0)20-8447-8548. from the US: Cass Publishers, 5824 NE Hassalo
Street, Portland, OR 97213-3644. Tel.: 800-944-6190, Fax: 503-280-8832. Online:
<http://www.cassbooks.com/>. MERIA readers can receive a 20% discount.
Large discounts are available on multiple orders for classroom use.
Ada Aharoni (ed.), Women Creating A World Beyond War (IFLAC: The
International Forum for the Culture of Peace, 2001). $ 15.00, 156 pp. ISBN
965-7204-00-3. To order: <http://www.amazon.com> or: <adah@matav.net.il>
or: <http://tx.technion.ac.il/~ada/home.html>.
Royalties of this book are being donated to IFLAC Pave Peace.
Ali Aissaoui, Algeria: The Political Economy of Oil and Gas (Oxford: Oxford
Institute for Energy Studies, 2001). To order: Oxford Institute for Energy
Studies, 57 Woodstock Rd. Oxford OX2 6FA, UK.; Tel. +44-1865-311377; Fax.
+44-1865-310527; or: <publications@oxfordenergy.org>;
<http://www.oxfordenergy.org>.
Yossi Baidatz, Bashar's First Year (Washington Institute for Near East
Policy, 2001. Research Focus #41). 50 pp. with chronology. For further
information and to order: <http://www.washingtoninstitute.org>
.
Hans Gunter Brauch, Antonio Marquina and Abdelwahab Biad (eds.),
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership for the 21st Century (Basingstoke - London:
Collection Strademed, Vol 8. Macmillan Press, June 2000) 504 pp. 55.00 pounds,
ISBN 0-312-77838-3. (in English and French.) For further information and to
order: <http://www.afes-press.de/html/euromedbodynew__publi.html>.
Nathan J. Brown, Constitutions In A Nonconstitutional World: Arab Basic Laws
and the Prospects for Accountable Government (Albany: SUNY Press, 2001) $65.50
(hardcover), $21.95 (paperback). To order: SUNY Press, 90 State Street, Suite
700, Albany, NY 12207, USA; or: <http://www.sunypress.edu>.
Ismail Cem, Turkey in The New Century: Speeches and Texts Presented at
International Fora (1995-2001). (expanded 2nd Edition.) (Rustem Bookshop,
September 2001). To order: Rustem Bookshop, PO Box 239, Nicosia, Mersin 10,
Turkey; or: <http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupg/ga/icem.page/kitapnew.htm>.
Chaim Gerber and Elie Podeh (eds.) The New East (Jerusalem: The Israel
Oriental Society, 2002). Vol. 42 (Hebrew). This volume is in memory of Prof.
Chava Lazarus-Yaffeh and is titled: Church and State in Islam. For further
information and to order: 972-2-5883633; <ios19@hotmail.com>.
Gerhard Knies, Gregor Czisch, Hans Gunter Brauch (eds.) Regenerativer Strom
fur Europa durch Fernubertragung elektrischer Energie (Energiestudien 1, AFES-PRESS
Report No. 67. 1999, 164 S., 97 Bilder, 27 Tab.). (Proceedings on a workshop
organized by the Hamburger Climate Fonds (HKF) with support from the Institute
for Solar Energy Technology (ISET) at Kassel University on 30 September 1998 in
the conference centre of the German Physical Society in Bad Honnef.) $ 40.00,
Euro 35,00. ISBN 3-926979-71-2. (in German). For further information and to
order: <http://www.afes-press.de/html/euromedbodynew__publi.html>.
Antonio Marquina (Ed.), Mutual Perceptions in the Mediterranean - Unity and
Diversity (co-publication of UNISCI/Marcel Pons (Madrid) - Publisud (Paris) -
AFES-PRESS (Mosbach), December 1998). $ 40.00, Euro 35.00. ISBN3-926979-90-9.
(In English and French). For further information and to order: <http://www.afes-press.de/html/euromedbodynew__publi.html>.
Alisa Rubin Peled, Debating Islam in the Jewish State: The Development of
Policy toward Islamic Institutions in Israel (Albany: SUNY Press, 2001). ISBN
0-7914-5078-3. To order: SUNY Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY
12207. USA; or: <http://www.sunypress.edu>.
Margalit Shilo, Ruth Kark and Galit Hasan-Rokem (eds.), Jewish Women in the
Yishuv and Zionism: A Gender Perspective (Jerusalem: Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi, 2001).
462 pp. (Hebrew). For further information: <ruthkark@huji.ac.il>.
Leonard A. Stone, The Islamic Crescent: Islam and Politics. The book is
available on-line for free at: <http://eurasianpublications.8m.com/>.
The Splendour of Iran (London: Booth-Clibborn, 2001), three volumes. 350
pounds, ISBN 1-86154-011-6. To order: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 12 Percy Street,
London W1T 1DW, UK. Tel.: +44-(0)-20-7637-4255; FAX: +44-(0)-20-7637-4251;
email: <mailorder@booth-clibborn.com>.
B. Journals, Newsletters. Papers
Efficient Use of Limited Water Resources: Making Israel A Model State, Barry
Rubin (ed.). (BESA Center for Strategic Studies, 2001) 156 pp. $10, 40 NIS.
(English and Hebrew versions). To order: <browne@mail.biu.ac.il>. To see
the text online: <http://www.biu.ac.il/soc/besa/water.html>.
Spring/Summer 2001 issue of Global Dialogue: Iran at the Crossroads looks at
the Islamic Republic in light of President Mohammad Khatami's re-election:
<http://www.worlddialogue.org>.
New journal: Ankara Papers. Information/subscribe: <http://www.frankcass.com/jnls/Ank.htm>.
New journal: Review of International Affairs published by Eurasian Center and
Frank Cass. Information/subscribe: <http://www.frankcass.com/jnls/ria.htm>.
New journal: UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law (JINEL), first
issue to be published in Winter 2002. To subscribe, send payment ($40/year for
domestic and $45/year for international subscriptions (including Canada and
Mexico), check or money order payable to "UC Regents--JINEL" to: Chief
Business Manager, UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law, UCLA School of
Law, Box 951476, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476, USA. More information: <http://www.jinel.ucla.edu>.
Svante E. Cornell, Regine A. Spector, "Central Asia: More than Islamic
Extremists," The Washington Quarterly. To read this and other articles in
the issue: <http://www.twq.com> or: <http://www.twq.com/02winter/spector.pdf>.
Gal Luft, The Palestinian Security Forces: Capabilities and Effects on the
Arab-Israeli Military Balance (Ariel Center for Policy Research, Policy paper
131, 2001): <http://www.acpr.org.il/publications/policy-papers/pp131-xs.html>.
H.B. Paksoy, Identities: How Governed, Who Pays? (Lawrence, KS, 2001).
Full-text available at: <http://www.ukans.edu/~ibetext/texts/paksoy-7/>.
The Institute for Science and International Security, "The Iraqi Maze:
Searching for a Way Out," published in the Fall-Winter issue of the
Nonproliferation Review. The article is available at: <http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/npr/vol08/83/alb83.htm>.
"Proliferation 2001" Comprehensive Multimedia Resource on
Proliferation, Terrorism, Biological Weapons CD-ROM by Carnegie Endowment
includes video, audio and documents from its June 2001 Non-Proliferation
Conference: <http://www.ceip.org/files/projects/npp/resources/CDintermediatepage.htm>
or: Julie Shaw, 202-939-2211, <jshaw@ceip.org>.
2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE
A. General:
The Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) has updated
its site. <http://www.rieas.gr>.
British Foreign Ministry research paper: water in Middle East peace process:
<http://files.fco.gov.uk/info/research/watermepp.pdf>.
SOAS page for the Water Issues Group has many links and resources on this
topic: <http://www2.soas.ac.uk/Geography/WaterIssues/Home.html>.
Also Occasional Papers on this topic available as .pdf files: <http://www2.soas.ac.uk/Geography/WaterIssues/OccasionalPapers/home.html>.
Museum with No Frontiers, a project of EuroMed Partnership, online exhibit on
Islamic Civilization, Art in The Mediterranean: <http://www.mwnf.org/english/expo2.html>.
Kurdistan Economic Development site: <http://www.btinternet.com/~kurd.oil>.
"The Holocaust, seen from the Arab World": <http://www.legacy-project.org/symposium/index.html>.
B. Virtual Libraries and Resources
The Literature of Intelligence: A Bibliography of Materials, with Essays,
Reviews, and Comments: <http://intellit.muskingum.edu>.
Also covers individual countries, such as Israel: <http://intellit.muskingum.edu/intellsite/israel_folder/israeltoc.html>.
Middle East Virtual Library (MENALIB) compilation of internet resources for
Middle East and Islamic studies in the database ALMISBAH on 1,600 online
resources. Additional submissions accepted: <http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/>.
Mediterranean virtual library by AFES-PRESS. 7000 Mediterranean links: <http://www.afes-press.de/html/mediterranean_links.html>.
Kria LeKria, mini-portal, gathers articles in Hebrew from online and offline
newspapers, magazines, and journals <http://www.kria.co.il>.
C. Time lines and Chronology
Terrorism Chronology: <http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/actionupdate.cfm>.
Middle East Time Line: <http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/middleea.html>.
D. September 11 Terror Attacks and the War in Afghanistan
The Global Site section on Afghanistan. Includes links on education, women,
war, etc: <http://www.theglobalsite.ac.uk/middleeast/>.
Terrorism Threat Assessment, Countermeasures and Policy - U.S. Foreign
Policy Agenda, November 2001, Department of State, International Information
Programs: <http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/1101/ijpe/ijpe1101.htm>.
Historical Background on Afghanistan by Barnett Rubin: <http://www.asiasource.org/news/special_reports/rubin.cfm>.
Peter Tomsen, Geopolitics Of An Afghan Settlement, Perceptions, Journal of
International Affairs (Dec 2000 - Feb 2001, Volume 5, Number 4):
<http://www.omaid.com/english_section/in_the_press/geoPolitics_pTomsen_Feb01.htm>.
Experts of ARG (Afghanistan Research Group), Germany. Includes names and
emails of some experts in the field. A complete list is available for members:
<http://bglatzer.de/arg/index.html>
(English location).
Study of Islam Section of American Academy of Religion site on September 11
terror attacks. Site includes: Statements by leading American Muslim
organizations; Information on Afghanistan: <http://groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/response.htm>.
New content on the Learning and Teaching Support Network: Philosophical and
Religious Studies website. Gary Bunt, Studying Islam after 9-11: Reflections and
Resources: <http://www.prs-ltsn.leeds.ac.uk/relig_studies/discussions/islam/bunt1.html>.
E. Egypt, Syria and the Palestinians
Legal Research and Resource Center for Human Rights in Cairo. Includes links
to Egyptian NGOs, Resources, and Egyptian Media: <http://www.geocities.com/lrrc.geo/LRRC/list.htm>,
and link list to non-Egyptian groups and newspapers: <http://www.geocities.com/lrrc.geo/LRRC/internationalnews.htm>.
Syria Online is now titled Bab Souria: <http://babsouria.online.fr>.
Palestine Report new address: <http://www.palestinereport.org>.
F. Iran
Photos from Tehran, ca. 1988: <http://www.iranian.com/Arts/2001/November/Civilian/index.html>.
New Website titled "Iran & World". Contains links, contacts,
obituaries, maps, doctors, religion, news: <http://iranandworld.com/>.
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
The Israeli-Palestinian BitterLemons
site, Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints. Subscribe <http://www.bitterlemons.org>
or <bitterlemons@bitterlemons.org>.
4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, seeks papers for
its conference May 8-10, 2002, Education: Changing Times, Changing Needs: <http://www.emu.edu.tr/educationconference>
or <gul.celkan@emu.edu.tr>.
Palestinian-Israeli workshop with Harvard University at Galillee College in
Israel. scholarships to Palestinian participants covering tuition as well as
full board accommodation. Jan. 20-25, 2002. Participants will receive
certificates of participation from Harvard and Galillee College. 2 tracks:
Public Administration and Global Business Strategy. Tel: 972-4-9837-444; <http://www.galilcol.ac.il>.
Institute of Turkish Studies, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,
offers grants to post-doctoral scholars and graduate students for research and
study in Turkish Studies. For information and application forms: <http://www.turkishstudies.org>.
Melcom International, European Association of Middle East Librarians, seeks
papers for its Annual Conference May 27-29, 2002, in Paris. Categories include:
Acquisition policies and practices, Manuscript studies and rare material
collections, Cataloguing policies and practices, Libraries and new technologies.
Deadline: January 2002. Proposed titles of papers in English or French should be
sent to: Nathalie Rodriguez, Secretary, Melcom International, Bibliotheque
Interuniversitaire des Langues Orientales - 4, rue de Lille - 75007 Paris -
France. Tel.: +33-(0)1-44-77-95-05; Fax: +33-(0)1-44-77-87-30; <nrodrig@idf.ext.jussieu.fr>.
<http://
www.uni-bamberg.de/unibib/melcom/home.html>.
Call for Papers and Participation for the Center for Iranian Research and
Analysis (CIRA) Annual Conference April 26-28, 2002, Emory University, Atlanta,
Georgia. Theme Human Rights Discourse and Prospects of Change in Iran. Deadline:
January 15, 2002. proposal should include short abstract, working title, author’s
field, address, institutional affiliation, phone/fax numbers, and e-mail
address. To submit proposals or for further information: Dr. M. Hosein Abghari,
Division of Economics and Business, Morehouse College, 830 Westview Drive, SW,
Atlanta, Georgia, 30314, USA. Tel: 404-215-2618, Fax: 404-215-2719, <habghari@morehouse.edu>.
Call for Panels for Association for Israel Studies (AIS) Annual Meeting May
26-28, 2002, Vail Cascade Resort, Vail, Colorado USA. hosted by Institute for
the Study of Israel in the Middle East (ISIME) and will focus on Israel in the
Middle East. Deadline for panel proposals: January 31, 2002. A call for
individual papers will be sent out in early February. Proposals to: Alan Dowty:
<dowty.1@nd.edu>. For further
information: Association for Israel Studies, American University - Battelle-Tompkins
Hall, 4400 Mass. Ave. N.W. Washington D.C. 20016-8042, USA. Tel. 202-885-2630,
Fax 202-885-1083; <www.AISIsraelStudies.org>.
Journal of Iranian Research and Analysis seeks short papers on various
aspects of the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States and its
aftermath. Deadline: February 1, 2002. Further information: Hamid Zangeneh <hxz0001@widener.edu>.
Israel Oriental Society seeks papers for its annual Conference, May 7, 2002,
Haifa, Israel. Focus is on Egypt and Sudan. Deadline: February 14, 2002.
Proposals (300 words, in Hebrew) should include a short description of research
methods, sources and preliminary findings, Send to Nimrod Goren, Israeli
Oriental Society, Faculty of Humanities, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus,
Jerusalem, 91905, Israel.
The Iranian embassy in London announces an M.A. program in Contemporary
Iranian Studies given in Tehran geared to foreign nationals. Courses are in
English and/or Persian. Persian language classes are also offered. Deadline:
March 15, 2002. More information: School of International Relations, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, 12 Mina St., Shahid Bahonar Ave. Tehran, Iran. Tel:
(9821)280-2744, Fax: (9821)-280-2742, <macis@sir.ac.ir>.
Journal of Career Development International seeks papers for a special
edition on Career Development in The Middle East. Deadline: June 1, 2002. For
format and guidelines: <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/cdi.htm>;
editors: Dr. Geraldine Healy, <g.m.healy@herts.ac.uk>,
Tel. 00441-707- 285440; Dr. Mustafa Ozbilgin, <m.f.ozbilgin@herts.ac.uk>,
Tel. 00441-707-285446.
GEPANC (Groupe d’etudes politiques sur l’Afrique du Nord contemporaine is
organizing a conference: The clash of civilizations hypothesis: a reassessment.
Main research questions: Is Huntington’s hypothesis to be refined or to be
rebuilt in view of new or neglected empirical evidence pertaining to the
relationships between "the West" and "Islam"? What has been
the effect of the September 11 crisis in the global public forum? Two
multidisciplinary meetings for preparing a book. The first will be an
international Seminar in Rabat in June 2002. All paper proposals, including an
abstract, a provisional bibliography and a CV (English, French or Arabic),
should be sent to: Lise Garon, Chair of the GEPANC Departement d'information et
de communication, Faculte des lettres, 5419 - Pavillon Louis-Jacques Casault,
Universitי Laval, Quebec, Canada, G1K 7P4, Tel: (418)-656-2131 poste 7709,
Fax: (418)-656-7807 or: <Lise.Garon@com.ulaval.ca>.
UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law (JINEL), first issue to be
published in Winter 2002. Articles submitted as email attachment to: <jinel@orgs.law.ucla.edu>
or mailed on a 3.5" floppy disk and hardcopy to: UCLA School of Law, UCLA
Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law, 405 Hilgard Ave, Box 951476, Los
Angeles, CA 90095-1476, USA. For further information: <http://www.jinel.ucla.edu>.
The Journal of Human Rights, a new refereed journal published by Taylor and
Francis, seeks papers for its second volume. Submissions should be sent
electronically to: <JHR@wellesley.edu>.
Hard copy submissions, in duplicate, with diskette should be mailed to: Thomas
Cushman, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Pendleton East, Room
334, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481, U.S.A. Tel.: (781)283-2142; FAX:
(781)-283-3664. Ideas for special issues are welcomed.
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
Mollie Hughes <MollieH@chs-wa.org>
is trying to retrieve government documents on specific legislation such as the
Gecekondu Law, No: 775/1966, Gecekondu Amnesty Law No: 2981 of 1984, (City)
Planning Law, No: 3194/1985, the Mass Housing Law, No: 2985/1984, and the Public
Housing Law, No: 2946/1983. She is also searching for a Turkish government
publication that would do more than briefly describe the legislation.
Larry Rubin <lrubin@ucla.edu> is
looking for sources (books, articles) on Israel's military strategy in South
Lebanon against the Hizballah, including Hebrew sources.
6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles,
and
activities)
Ofra Bengio, Saddam's Word: Political Discourse in Iraq (Oxford University
Press). The book is now available in paperback. To order: <http://www.oup-usa.com>.
Judy Lash, Jerusalem Diaries: In Tense Times, (Jerusalem: Geffen, 2001). 184
pp. (softcover) $16.95. ISBN: 965-229-271-0. The author, a Jerusalem based
journalist, chronicles the past year of violence in Israel. To order: <http://www.israelbooks.com>
or <http://www.jerusalemdiaries.com>.
Joshua Teitelbaum, The Rise and Fall of the Hashimite Kingdom of Arabia (New
York University Press, 2001). A study of the tribal state created by Sharif
Husayn bin `Ali in the Hijaz, from its creation in the crucible of the Arab
Revolt in 1916 to its demise at the hands of Ibn Saud in 1925. To order: <http://www.nyupress.nyu.edu>.
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.]
January 3, 2002. Tel Aviv. Department of Middle Eastern and African Studies.
Lecture in The Middle East and Africa in the Age of Globalization series. Dr.
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman will speak about: Ethnic Minorities in the Age of Mass
Media: The Berbers of North Africa. 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm, Etinger Hall, Gilman
Building, Tel Aviv University (in Hebrew). For further information and to
register: Tel. 03-6409981, Fax. 03-6407294.
January 10, 2002. Tel Aviv. Department of Middle Eastern and African Studies.
Lecture in The Middle East and Africa in the Age of Globalization series. Dr.
Anat Lapodit-Farillia will speak about: MehmetFatih.com: Globalization and
Society in Turkey. 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm, Etinger Hall, Gilman Building, Tel Aviv
University (in Hebrew). For further information and to register: Tel.
03-6409981, Fax. 03-6407294.
January 13, 2002. Tel Aviv. Mortimer and Raymond Sackler Institute for
Advanced Studies. Prof. Bernard Lewis will speak on: "The Middle East and
the West" After All. 6:15 pm., Bar Shira Auditorium, Tel Aviv University,
Ramat Aviv. For further information: <http://www.tau.ac.il>.
January 17, 2002. Tel Aviv. Department of Middle Eastern and African Studies.
Lecture in The Middle East and Africa in the Age of Globalization series. Dr.
Yoav Alon will speak about: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Jordan and
Continuing Social-Economic Crisis. 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm, Etinger Hall, Gilman
Building, Tel Aviv University (in Hebrew). For further information and to
register: Tel. 03-6409981, Fax. 03-6407294.
January 24, 2002. Tel Aviv. Department of Middle Eastern and African Studies.
Lecture in The Middle East and Africa in the Age of Globalization series. Prof.
Chana Herzog will speak about: A Space of Their Own: Women in the Middle East.
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm, Etinger Hall, Gilman Building, Tel Aviv University (in
Hebrew). For further information and to register: Tel. 03-6409981, Fax.
03-6407294.
January 31, 2002. Tel Aviv. Mortimer and Raymond Sackler Institute for
Advanced Studies. Prof. Bernard Lewis will speak on: The Assassins - Then and
Now. 6:15 pm., Bar Shira Auditorium, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv. For
further information: <http://www.tau.ac.il>.
March 14-17, 2002. London. IFLAC: The International Forum for the Culture of
Peace annual conference on "Conflict Resolution Through Culture". To
participate, please send cheque or money order for 75 pounds (or $100) per
person, payable to: IFLAC: Bank Leumi, Horev Branch, No. 880, Haifa, Israel.
Account Number: 16738-49. Swift: LUMI ILIT TLV. Please send Registration Form
and a copy of bank receipt to: IFLAC c/o Prof. Ada Aharoni, P.O.Box 9934, 34341,
Israel, Tel: +972-4-8243230. Fax: +972-4-8261288, Accommodation are at The Royal
National Hotel, Russell Square, London WC1, (Please book your own room), Tel:
+44-020-7837-3655, Fax: +44-020-7837-4653, Email: <conference@imperialhotels.co.uk>.
For further information: <adah@matav.net.il>
or <http://techunix.technion.ac.il/~ada/home.html>.
May 8-10, 2002. Famagusta, North Cyprus. Eastern Mediterranean University
conference titled: Education: Changing Times, Changing Needs. The conference
aims to bring together professionals from around the world who are engaged in
different levels of educational institutions from elementary to tertiary to
discuss new trends, technologies, systems, and to share experiences. Deadline
for registration: April 30, 2002. For further information:<http://www.emu.edu.tr/educationconference>;
Fax: +90-392-365-1604, or: <gul.celkan@emu.edu.tr>.
May 26-28, 2002, Vail Cascade Resort, Vail, Colorado USA. Association for
Israel Studies (AIS) 18th Annual Meeting on Israel in the Middle East.
Participants will be housed at the Vail Cascade Resort. A special rate of $89 a
day (single or double) is offered to paid-up AIS members, and will be available
before and after the conference for those wishing to extend their stay.
Childcare will be available. For further information: AIS - Association for
Israel Studies American University - Battelle-Tompkins Hall, 4400 Mass. Ave.
N.W. Washington D.C. 20016-8042, USA. TEL. 202-885-2630, Fax. 202-885-1083; <www.AISIsraelStudies.org>.
May 27-29, 2002. Paris. Melcom International, The European Association of
Middle East Librarians, 24th Annual Conference. All participants travel by their
own arrangements. Personal invitation letters to attend the conference are
available. For further information: Nathalie Rodriguez, Secretary, Melcom
International, Bibliotheque Interuniversitaire des Langues Orientales - 4, rue
de Lille - 75007 Paris - France. Tel.: +33-(0)1-44-77-95-05; Fax:
+33-(0)1-44-77-87-30; <nrodrig@idf.ext.jussieu.fr>;
<http://www.uni-bamberg.de/unibib/melcom/home.html>.
September 9-12, 2002. Gutenberg-Museum, Mainz, Germany. First World Congress
of Middle Eastern Studies (WoCMES). Symposium titled: The History of Printing
and Publishing in The Languages and Countries of The Middle East. Participants
must register for the Congress. Those who have submitted abstracts will be
notified concerning their participation after 15 February 2002. Further details
regarding accommodation, conference fees, overall program and registration forms
can be found at: <http://www.wocmes.de>
or requested from the Secretariat: <wocmes@geo.uni-mainz.de>.
For further information: Dr Dagmar Glass <drglass@phil.uni-erlangen.de>
or <glass@rz.uni-leipzig.de>;
Dr Geoffrey Roper <gjr@ula.cam.ac.uk>.
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