MERIA News Volume 6, Issue 5

Issue 5/June 2002

Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin

Assistant Editors, Cameron Brown, Elisheva Rosman-Stollman, Joy Pincus

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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 activities)

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES

IMPORTANT NEWS:

1. PERSIAN GULF BOOK: GLORIA is pleased to announce the publication of another book from its Middle East project: Barry Rubin (ed.), The Region at the Center of the World: Crises and Quandaries in the Contemporary Persian Gulf (Frank Cass, 2002). 320 pp. $57.50/39.50 pounds. ISBN: 0-7146-5267-9. This book surveys and analyzes the contemporary problems and issues of the Gulf region in order to show the nature of current conflicts and the likely direction of future ones. CONTENTS: Politics and conflict in the new Gulf, Barry Rubin; Imperfect alliances - will the Gulf monarchies work together?, Turki al-Hamad; What wealth cannot buy - UAE security at the turn of the century, Sean Foley; The enigma of political stability in the Persian Gulf monarchies, Daniel L. Byman and Jerrold D. Green; Kuwait and the economics of socio-economic change, Shafeeq Ghabra; Saudi Arabia - elements of instability within stability, Daryl Champion; The Gulf States and the American umbrella, Jon B. Alterman; Contradictions in US policy on Iraq and its consequences, Amin Tarzi; Saddam's State, Iraq's politics and foreign policy, Amatzia Baram; Living with a nuclear Iran?, Michael Eisenstadt; Iran and weapons of mass destruction, Seth Carus; The internal struggle over Iran's future, Abbad Samii. ISBN: 0 7146 5267 9 (cloth) PRICE: Ł39.50/$57.50 PAGES: 320 To order go to the publishers' website: <http://www.cassbooks.com/> and do a search on "Gulf" or contact the publishers at: Frank Cass Publishers Crown House, 47 Chase Side, Southgate, London N14 5BP Tel: +44 (0)20 8920 2100 Fax: +44 (0)20 8447 8548

2. ISTANBUL INTRIGUES By Barry Rubin, Bosphorus University Press <http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/istanbul_intrigues.html> This is the new English edition of the book on Turkey during World War Two. Based on extensive use of archives and dozens of interviews with participants, Istanbul Intrigues combines new information on that period as well as telling the story of individuals caught up in that complex and exciting era. The book covers the Allied and Axis struggle over winning Turkey's support; covert efforts to liberate Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary, the role of journalists, the rise and fall of spy networks, the attempts to rescue Jews, and other events. In addition, the book analyzes Turkish policy and the positions of the key Turkish leaders, using British, American, and German archives. It recounts the earnest but often bumbling way that the United States started its own intelligence agency as well as how the region slipped into the Cold War. To order, write to us at: <gloria@idc.ac.il> or contact the publisher at: <bupress@buvak.org.tr> or Bogazici Universitesi Yayinevi Bogazici Universitesi Kuzey Kampus ETA B Blok Zemin Kat Etiler-Istanbul tel&fax: +902122578727

     TURKISH EDITION OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY BOOK: Barry Rubin and Kemal Kirisci, GUNUMUZDE TURKIYE'NIN DIS POLITIKASI. This is the Turkish edition of a comprehensive survey and analysis of contemporary Turkish foreign policy, a GLORIA Center project, published by Bosphorus University Press. For information on the English edition or to order:
<http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/turkey_world_politics.html>
     To read description in Turkish:

<http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/turkey_world_politics_turkish.html> Information on the Turkish edition: paperback, 13,5X21cm, viii+396pp, index, ISBN 975-518-170-9, 15$. To order: Bogazici Universitesi Yayinevi. Bogazici Universitesi Kuzey Kampus ETA B Blok Zemin Kat Etiler-Istanbul tel&fax: +902122578727. e-mail: <bupress@buvak.org.tr>

1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST

A. Books

* Books with this mark are offered at a 10% discount to MERIA readers. Please state "MERIA reader" when ordering.

'Abdel Khaleq 'Abdallah, al-Mubadarat wa al-istijabat fi al-siyasah al-kharijiyah li dawlat al-imarat al-'arabiyah al-mutahidah / (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $5.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com>; <http://www.boustanys.com>

Linda Boxberger, On the Edge of Empire: Hahramawt, Emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s-1930s (SUNY Press, 2002). (paper) ISBN: 0-7914-5218-2. To order: <http://www.sunypress.edu>.

Ka Busia, Africa in Search of Democracy (2002). 200 pp. + index. To order: Please send $10 per copy in cash or check/draft to: World Book Center, Ground Floor, Rakhi Mahal 209, Sir D V Road, Churchgate, Mumbai-400020, India. Tel: 91-22-2027299; Fax: 91-22-2844891; <bciwbc@yahoo.com> .

Toby Dodge and Richard Higgot (eds.), Globalization and the Middle East: Islam, Economy, Society and Politics (Royal Institute of International Affairs, 2002). (paper). ISBN: I-86203-134-7. To order: <http://www.riia.org>.

Caesar E. Farah, The Sultan's Yemen: Nineteenth-Century Challenges to Otoman Rule (IB Tauris, June 2002). 39.50 pounds (hardcover), 392 pp. ISBN 1-86064-767-7. For further information and to order: <http://www.ibtauris.com> .

Prof. Dr. Emine Gursoy-Naskali and Erdal Sahin (eds.) Bagimsizliklarinin 10. Yilinda Turk Cumhuriyetleri (Turkic Republics After 10 Years Of Independence) Azerbaijan-Kazakistan-Kirgizistan-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan (Haarlem, Holland: Birinci Baski, 2002). ISBN 90-804409-7-3. To order: <sota@WANADOO.NL> or fax: + 31-23-529-28-83.

Clive Jones, Sailing Without an Anchor ? Contemporary Determinants of US Policy in the Gulf (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $3.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com> <http://www.boustanys.com>

Dr. Peter Jubser, al-Nizam al-Siyasi al-Isra'il (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $3.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com><http://www.boustanys.com>

Deniz Kandioti and Ayse Saktanber (eds.), Fragments of Culture: The Everyday of Modern Turkey (IB Tauris, 2002). ISBN 1-86064-427-9. To order: <http://www.ibtauris.com>.

Khudayr Hassan Khudayr, Azmat al-Diyun al-kharijiyah fi al-duwal al-'arabiyah wa al ifriqiyah (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $15.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com> <http://www.boustanys.com>

Tal'at Ahmed Muslim, al-thawabit wa al mutaghairat fi al- sira' al-'arabi al-isra'ili wa shakl al-harb al-muqbilah (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $3.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com><http://www.boustanys.com>

Magnus Norell, A Dissenting Democracy: The Israeli "Peace Now" Movement (Frank Cass, 2002). 166 pp. (paperback) $24.40. ISBN 0-7146-8187-X. for further information and to order: <http://www.frankcass.com>.

Terje Tvedt, The River Nile and Its Economic, Political, Social and Cultural Role: An Annotated Bibliography (Centre for Development Studies, 2002). 541 pp. Costs and shipping: USD 120 / NOK 1100, Postage and packing per order: Norway: USD 8 / NOK 75; World:USD 24 / NOK 210. For further information and to order: <http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/orderframe.htm> or: Centre for Development Studies, Stromgt. 54, 5007 Bergen, Norway. Fax: +47-55-58-98-92; <post@sfu.uib.no>.

Barry Rubin and Kemal Kirisci (eds.), Gunumuzde Turkiye'nin Dis Politikasi (Bosphorus Press, 2002). viii+396 Pages, $15.00 (Paper). ISBN: 975-518-170-9. To order: Bogazici Universitesi Yayinevi, Bogazici Universitesi Kuzey Kampus ETA B Blok Zemin Kat Etiler-Istanbul, tel&fax: +902122578727, <bupress@buvak.org.tr><http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/turkey_world_politics_turkish.html>

Ahmad Shikara, Iran, Iraq and Turkey: Strategic Impact on Gulf Security (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $3.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com><http://www.boustanys.com>

Reda 'abd al-Jabbar al-Shimari, al-Bi'ah al-tabi'iyah fi duwal majlis al-ta'awun li duwal al-khalij al-'arabiyah wa al-istratijiyah al-matlubah (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $5.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com><http://www.boustanys.com>

Robert S. Snyder, The United States and Iran: Analyzing the Structural Impediments to a Rapprochement (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $3.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com><http://www.boustanys.com>

Amr Thabet, al-ihtiwa' al-muzdawaj wa ma wara'uhu .. ta'amulat fi al-fikr al-istratiji al-amriki (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $5.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com><http://www.boustanys.com>

Eric Watkins (ed.), The Middle Eastern Environment (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies, 1995). 256 pp. 20 pounds (paperback). ISBN 1-898565-03-1. For further information and to order: <http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jpap/mideast.htm> .

The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, Leadership and Management in the information Age (Cairo: Boustany, 2002). $20.00. For further information and to order: Boustany's Publishing House, Attn. Mrs. Fadwa Boustany, 4 Aly Tawfik Shousha st. 11371 Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt. Tel.: 00202-5908025; Fax: 00202-2623085; <boustany@boustanys.com><http://www.boustanys.com>

B. Journals, Newsletters. Papers

Turkish Studies (3.2) will be published in October 2002. Table of Contents is available on-line: <http://tsi.idc.ac.il/ts/toc6.html>

Summer 2002 Middle East Quarterly table of contents is on-line: <http://www.meforum.org/meq/current.shtml> .

2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE

A. General:

The North Africa Journal. News site. Also includes business and economic issues. Note certain sections have mirror pages in French: <http://www.north-africa.com/one.htm>.

Human Rights Watch, Middle East section. Includes current events and links to individual countries: <http://www.hrw.org/mideast/index.php>.

The Institute of Ismaili Studies site. Available in Farsi and Arabic: <http://www.iis.ac.uk/>.

Kurdish Links. Link categories include: Kurdish News, Links and Resources; Kurdish Organizations, Institutes and Political Parties; Journals and Newspapers; Good Home Pages: <http://www.abo.fi/~owahlbec/kurds.htm>

The Youth Movement for Peace and Democracy site (Afghanistan). Site includes latest developments and a profile of theYMPD (and its opponents), publications: <http://uk.geocities.com/ekhawari/>

Middle East Overview. Speech by Dr. Abdelouahed Belkeziz, Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, 12 September 2001: <http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2001/html/10247.htm>

Omar Dair, Authoritarian rule in a plural society: the Republic of Yemen (MSc dissertation, School of Oriental and African Studies, London (September 2001). The paper is available on-line, divided in two: <http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/pol/daair1.htm>; <http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/pol/daair2.htm>.

B. Research Resources:

Chapter 3 of Martin Kramer, Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America, is available on-line: <http://www.ivorytowers.org/page832320.htm>. The site also includes links to articles dealing with the controversy surrounding the book.

Model Arab League of St Martin's College (coordinated by Dr. Richard Langill). Includes a selection of links for further research: <http://homepages.stmartin.edu/fac_staff/rlangill/Model%20Arab%20League.htm>.

US State Department Background Notes. Includes: Background Notes, maps for particular geographical regions: <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn>.

US Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. The annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report, released May 2002 by the Secretary of State and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism: <http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2001/html/>.

Elbis bibliography: Democratization in the Middle East and North Africa: <http://www.ids.ac.uk/eldis/ggov/mest_mes.html>.

Annotated Bibliography- Palestinian Islamic Jihad & Ramadan Shallah: <http://www.la.utexas.edu/chenry/aip/fall01/bibs01/msg00011.html>.

Middle East-related New York Times articles: <http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/middleeast/>.

EIA (Energy Information Administration, USA), Country Analysis Briefs. Briefs may be viewed by country or by topic: <http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/>.

C. Israel and the Palestinians

Britain's Department for International Development (DFID) development role in Jordan. Includes: The Jordan Country Strategy Paper (contains more detailed information about DFID's development objectives and commitments).(PDF format): <http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Pubs/files/jordan_csp.pdf>. The 2000 Jordan Annual Plan and Performance Review (MS Word format):

<http://www.dfid.gov.uk/AboutDFID/files/APPRs/appr_jordan.doc>.

New URL and format for Petra news agency. Site includes news in English and Arabic, useful links, photos and general information: <http://www.petra.gov.jo/>.

Israel Special Forces page has been updated. Includes detailed information on special units of the Israel Defense Forces, including photos, insignias, equipment: <http://www.isayeret.com>.

D. Egypt and Syria

Democratization in the Middle East and North Africa: Bibliography. A partly annotated bibliography of recent literature, by Svend Erik Lindberg- Hansen. Copenhagen: Centre for Development Research, , September 1994 (CDR Library Paper, no 94.3): <http://www.ids.ac.uk/eldis/ggov/mest.html>.

Syrian Human Rights Committee site. Includes reports, documents, and a journal (Justice). (English and Arabic): <http://www.shrc.org/english/index.shtml>

3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS

The Turkish Radio Hour has several lists on Turkey. To subscribe send a blank e-mail to any of the following addresses: <TurkC-L-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> (Turkish Culture); <TrkNwsE-L-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> (distributes news in English from World press. Two or more e-mails a day. Includes the Anatolian Agency news); <TrkNwsT-L-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> (distributes news in Turkish. Two or more e-mails a day. Includes the Anatolian Agency news); <TTbuLk-L-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> (distributes the Anatolian Agency news in Turkish. Daily dispatches); <TEbuLk-L-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> (Anatolian Agency news in English. Daily dispatches).

MEMRI's Iraq News Wire Service (MEMRI IRAQ NW™) is delivered by email twice a month and will focus on political, military, ideological, and economic developments relating to Iraq, with an additional focus on speeches delivered by Iraqi leaders and opposition figures. To subscribe, send an email to: <memri@kongmail.com> and enter only the word "IRAQ" in the subject line. For further inforamtion: <http://www.memri.org> or: <http://www.memri.org/iraq.html>.

4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

Mediterranean Programme, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, is announcing its Fourth Annual Mediterranean Programme Summer School to take place in Florence, August 25 - September 5, 2002. The topic this year is: Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Area, Demographic, Economic, Legal, Political and Social Dimensions. Deadline for applications: June 14, 2002. For further information and application forms: <http://www.iue.it/RSC/MED/Med-summer2002.htm>.

The Sir William Luce Memorial Fund is calling for applications for May 2003. The Fellowship is hosted by the University of Durham for a period of three months from the beginning of May. The Fellowship, tenable jointly in the Institute for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies and Trevelyan College, will entitle the holder to full access to departmental and other University facilities. It also carries a grant, accommodation and all meals for the duration of the Fellowship. The Fellow is expected to deliver a lecture on the subject of his or her research, which will form the basis of a paper to be published in a special edition of the Durham Middle East Papers series. Deadline: June 31, 2002. Applicants should send a CV and a short description of their research to: The Secretary, Sir William Luce Memorial Fund, Institute for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3TG, United Kingdom.

Clio's Psyche: Understanding the 'Why' of Culture, Current Events, History, and Society (published by Psychohistory Forum) is calling for papers for a special issue titled: Psychology of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Terrorism in the Middle East. Articles should be 500-1500 words, preferably personalized, without psychoanalytic/psychological terminology or jargon and without foot- or endnotes Articles will be refereed. The editors reserve the right to reject any inappropriate submissions. Paper abstracts and authors biographies should be submitted by August 1, 2002. Article deadline: September 15, 2002. Contributions should be submitted by e-mail as a Microsoft "Word" for Windows or rich text format (*.rtf) file to: <pelovitz@aol.com> .

Alternatives, a new Turkish Journal of International Relations, is calling for papers. Topics include: The Theory of International Relations, Social Theory, Case Studies in order to elaborate theoretical contributions in political science and international relations. Research papers are peer-reviewed. Other forms of submission are also welcome, such as commentaries and book reviews. To submit via email: <alternatives@fatih.edu.tr> For further information: <http://alternatives.journal.fatih.edu.tr>

The International Journal of Human Rights (Frank Cass) is calling for papers. Contributions dealing human rights (broadly defined) may include: review articles, commentaries and forums (or debates). For further information: <http://www.frankcass.com/jnls/hr.htm>. To submit research articles: Frank Barnaby (Editor), Brandreth Station Rd, Chilbolton Stockbridge, Hants SO20 6AW, UK; Tel.: 0044(0)12-64-860-423 or: <frank@barnabyc.fsnet.co.uk>. To submit commentaries, review articles, forums: Associate Editors Dr Tim Dunne Tel.: 01970-622856; <tjd@aber.ac.uk>; Dr Nicholas J.Wheeler Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth SY23 1PJ, UK. Tel: 01970-622852 or: <njw@aber.ac.uk> .

The UIA is pleased to announce the second round of its Doctoral Thesis Prize. For further information: <http://www.uia.org/prize/prizndx.htm>.

5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP

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

Asma Barlas, "Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur’an (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2002). Starting with a historical analysis of religious authority and knowledge, Barlas shows that the patriarchal meanings ascribed to the Qur'an are a function of who has read it, how, and in what contexts. She goes on to reread the Qur'an's position on a variety of issues in order to argue that the Qur'an affirms the complete equality of the sexes, thereby offering an opportunity to theorize radical sexual equality from within the framework of its teachings. For further information: <http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/barbel.html> .

Uri Bialer, "Top Hat, Tuxedo and Cannons: Israeli Foreign Policy From 1948 to 1956 as a Field of Study," Israel Studies (vol. 7, no. 1), 2002, pp 1-80. For numerous complex reasons Israel's foreign policy is a relatively recent field of historical study. Nevertheless, as the review article demonstrates the fruit of the extant research has provided solid foundation for a beginning of a proper historiography which will eventually rise. The survey focuses on the parameters of the national security strategy that have determined Israel's multi-faceted activity since the end of the War of Independence for gaining regional and international recognition, increasing immigration, and acquiring arms, financial aid, oil, and water. In contrast to the fragmented and horizontal focus of previous studies, this study is the first attempt to cast light on the basic principles of Israeli foreign policy between 1948 and 1956, through the perspective of the entire range of its operational goals. The emerging picture reveals that Israel was more concerned with solving problems of survival, stemming from its conflict with the Arab world than with attempts to solve it. The article can be accessed online at: <http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/is/>.

Pinar Ilkkaracan(ed.), Women for Women's Human Rights - New Ways (WWHR), Women and Sexuality in Muslim Societies (Istanbul, 2002). The volume brings together female researchers, academicians, activists, authors, poets and caricaturists from different countries who illuminate various aspects of women's sexuality with analysis, research, literature and personal accounts. The contributors explore issues around: Islam, sexuality and sexual politics; pleasure, desire and love; virginity, marriage and control of women's sexuality; eroticism, love and sexuality between women; sexual harassment, rape and sexual abuse; diverse practices, diverse strategies. Contributors include: Fatima Mernissi, Evelyne Accad, Leila Ahmed, Mervat F. Hatem, Deniz Kandiyoti, Rubina Saigol, Ayesha M. Imam, Mihri Hatun, Forough Farroukhzad, Alifa Rifaat, Ramize Erer, Bouthana Shaaban, Ipek Ilkkaracan, Gulsah Seral, Dilek Cindoglu, Pinar Ilkkaracan, Lucy Carroll, Arsalus Kayir, Rais Nur, Aylin Ayar & Yasemin Elmas, Shama, Akhadar Assfar, Surina Khan, Vahme-Sabz, Nawal El Saadawi, Rim Zahra, Amira Sonbol, Afiya S. Zia, Shahla Haeri, Lama Abu-Odeh, Ayse Duzkan & Filiz Kocali, Vildan Yirmibesoglu, Suzanne Ruggi, Albadeel Coalition, Ayse Gul Altinay, Nahid Toubia, Aida Seif Al-Dawla. To order: Women Ink, (USA): <wink@womenink.org> , or: Fax: +1-(212) 661 2704; (UK): Al Saqi Bookshop: <orders@alsaqibookshop.com> , or:

Fax: +44-(0)20-7229-7492.

Michael Rubin, a short photo essay about northern Iraq the Carnegie Council recently posted on their website: <http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/rubin.html>.

Sanford R. Silverburg (ed.). Palestine and International Law: Essays on Politics and Economics (Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Co., Publishers, 2002). ISBN 0-7864-1191-0. Thirteen essays in two parts, 10 dealing with political and international legal aspects of Palestine, 3 with economic topics. Authors are international in background and cover a wide range of perspectives on the topic of Palestine. A selected bibliography on international legal aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is appended. Those interested in the substance of the book may contact the editor at: Dr. Sanford R. Silverburg, Dept. of Political Science, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC 28144-2488, USA; <ssilver@catawba.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.]

June 13, 2002. Ramat Aviv, Israel. The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and the Suleyman Demirel Program for Contemporary Turkish Studies. Lecture by HE Ambassador Ilter Turkmen on: Turkey in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities. Tel Aviv University, S. E. Hofien Auditorium (Hall 105), 4:15 pm. For further information: 972-3-6409100 or: 6409646.

June 13, 2002. Ramat Gan, Israel. Bar Ilan University, The Argov Center for the Study of the Jewish People. Conference titled: The Lebanon War and its Effect on Israeli Society and Politics (in Hebrew). 9:30 am. Feldman Conference Center, Bar Ilan University.

June 27, 2002. Ramat Aviv, Israel. The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Geogres A. Keller Annual Lecture. HE Ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles (British Ambassador to Israel) will speak on: Israel and the Palestinians: A European View. Tel Aviv University, Bar Shira Auditorium, 6:15 pm. For further information: 972-3-6409100 or: 6409646.

August 25 - September 5, 2002. Florence. Fourth Annual Mediterranean Programme

Summer School, Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Area, Demographic, Economic, Legal, Political and Social Dimensions. Institut Nationale d'Etudes Demographique (INED, Paris) and Mediterranean Programme - RSCAS - European University Institute (Florence). For further information and application forms: <http://www.iue.it/RSC/MED/Med-summer2002.htm>.

September 27, 2002. Koc University, Istanbul. Koc University and Turkish Studies Journal. One day conference titled: The Turkish Economy at the Crossroads: Critical Perspectives on the 2000-2001 Financial Crisis. Papers presented at the conference will form the basis of a special Issue of Turkish Studies, edited by Barry Rubin and Ziya Onis, to be published in 2003. For further information: Ziya Onis <zonis@ku.edu.tr>

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