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Issue 6/July 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:
Please note we have closed old email boxes. All correspondence to us should
be only to <gloria@idc.ac.il> and to no other addresses.
Call for papers for MERIA journal. We are seeking articles for MERIA Journal,
Vol. 6, No.3 (September 2002), the world's largest e-journal on the Middle East.
Please send queries and manuscripts to Barry Rubin at <gloria@idc.ac.il>.
The GLORIA Center's Turkish Studies Institute (TSI) News has been started as
a newsletter on developments in Turkish studies, starting with more than 1000
readers. For a free subscription or to be included on the TSI/TESEV Worldwide
Directory of Turkish Studies Scholars, write <gloria@idc.ac.il>
Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal is now indexed in
CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts as well as Cambridge University's
Index Islamicus. We welcome arrangements with other abstracting services
regarding our articles.
NEW BOOKS FROM GLORIA:
Barry Rubin, The Tragedy of the Middle East (Cambridge University Press,
September, 2002). $28.00 (hardcover). ISBN: 0521806232. This book develops an
alternative way of understanding the Middle East's recent history and
contemporary events there. It suggests the centrality of regimes strong enough
and able to use certain "trump issues" to block reform. Only in the
Middle East have dictatorial rulers found ways to win ongoing mass support for
themselves despite the failure of their domestic and foreign policies. It
contrasts the Middle East to trends elsewhere in the world. The 1990s is viewed
as an experimental period in which new ideas and alternative strategies were
considered but ultimately rejected in a return to old patterns of conflict and
stasis. For more details on the book or to order visit <http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/tragedy.html>,
CUP customer service at: 1-800-872-7423, or: <http://us.cambridge.org>.
Barry Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin, Anti-American Terrorism and the Middle
East: Understanding the Violence (Oxford University Press, 2002). $30.00
(cloth). ISBN: 0-195-15715-X. This book is intended for classroom use as well as
general reading. Contact the publisher for information on examination copies and
the future paperback edition. Anti-Americanism, terrorism, and Middle East
politics came together in an explosive mix that killed 3,000 Americans on
September 11, 2001. Yet these factors have long been one of the central issues
for U.S. foreign policy as well as events in that region. The seizure of
American diplomats as hostages in Iran during the 1970s, the hostage-takings and
attacks on U.S. installations in Lebanon in the 1980s; and bombing assaults on
Americans in east Africa, Saudi Arabia, New York, and other places in the 1990s
all contributed to a growing verbal and armed offensive against the United
States and its citizens. This book examines these forces through the words of
leaders and ideologues. Anti-Americanism and the doctrines of Middle East
revolutionary movements are described in the words of Iranian leader Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomayni, whose followers seized American hostages; Egyptian cleric
Umar Abdul Rahman, involved in the first attack on the World Trade Center; and
Syrian president Hafiz al-Asad, whose government backed hostage-taking and
bombings of Americans in Lebanon. The rise and worldview of Usama bin Ladin and
his al-Qa'ida terrorist group are examined in full, revealing the full passion
of his hatred for America as the center of a conspiracy to dominate the world
and destroy Islam. Al-Qa'ida operations are described by participants, including
al-Qa'ida's bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and preparations
for the September 11 attacks. A wide range of responses to these events from the
Middle East is highlighted, showing the range of factors cited for hating
America. Finally, the U.S. government reaction to the attacks is provided in
detail, including a flurry of executive and congressional orders to fight
anti-American terrorism. Only primary sources are used, many of them in
translation or appearing in print for the first time. For further information
and to order: <http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/anti-american_terrorism.html>,
Tel.: 1-800-451-7556, <http://www.oup-usa.org>, US Mail: Oxford University
Press, Attn: Order Department, 2001 Evans Road, Cary, NC 27513, USA.
Barry Rubin (ed.), Islamic Fundamentalism in Egyptian Politics (Second
Edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2002). 240 pp. $22.95 (paper). ISBN 1-4039-6074-7.
This is a study of the role of Islamist groups in Egypt from the rise of the
Muslim Brotherhood to the present, including the rebellion of the 1990s and the
birth of al-Qa'ida. It discusses the wide variety of movements and ideologies,
the reasons for their failure to seize state power, and the strategies of
governments to counter them. The new edition analyzes how internal debates,
coupled with the defeat of the anti-government insurgency, led many Egyptian
radical Islamists to join Usama bin Ladin and focus on attacking America. It
includes excerpts and an analysis of the writings of Ayman al-Zawahiri, a
veteran leader of the Egyptian movement who became Usama bin Ladin's right-hand
man and helped plan the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. For
further information: <http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/egyptian_politics.html>.
to order: (US) Tel.: 1-800-221-7945, ext. 270 for customer service; (UK):
Macmillan Direct Customer Services, Brunel Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21
6XS. Tel: 01256-302699; Fax: 01256-364733; e-mail: <orders@palgrave.com>.
Barry Rubin, Istanbul Intrigues (New Edition, Bosphorus University Press,
2002). xx+334pp., index, $12 (Paperback). ISBN 975-518-158-X. Based on many
interviews and archival research, Istanbul Intrigues is a book on war,
diplomacy, and espionage in Turkey and the Balkans during World War Two. It
covers the story of the Allied and Axis struggle to win Turkey's support; the
rise and fall of spy networks, and covert warfare in the Mediterranean and
Balkans. The remarkable cast of characters in this true story includes: Stalin's
chief murder expert, the young Vatican emissary who later became Pope John XXIII;
Hungarian leaders secretly negotiating peace with the Allies; an eccentric
American ex-governor who considered himself the world's greatest superspy; and
the British ambassador's valet who became the greatest German agent of
the war (though his information was ignored). For further information and to
order: <http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/istanbul_intrigues.html>;
Email: <gloria@idc.ac.il> or contact the publisher: Bogazici Universitesi
Yayinevi, Bogazici Universitesi Kuzey Kampus ETA B Blok Zemin Kat Etiler-Istanbul,
Telfax: +902122578727; <bupress@buvak.org.tr>.
NEW BOOKS IN TURKISH
Barry Rubin (ed.) Radikal Islam (ASAM, 2002). For further information and to
order: Recep Uysal <kitapdagitim@avsam.org>; or: ASAM - Avrasya Stratejik
Arastirmalar Merkezi, Konrad Adenauer cad. No. 61, 06550 Yildiz Cankaya, Ankara,
Turkey. Tel: 90-312-491-60-70; Fax: 90-312-491-60-99.
Barry Rubin and Kemal Kirisci (eds.), Gunumuzde Turkiye'nin Dis Politikasi
(Turkish language version of Turkey in World Politics) (Bosphorus University
Press, 2002). For further information and to order: <http://gloria.idc.ac.il/publications/books/turkey_world_politics_turkish.htm>.
NEW GLORIA PROJECTS:
Announcing a new project at the Gloria Center: "The Project for the
Study of Islamist Movements" directed by Dr. Reuven Paz, a senior fellow at
the GLORIA Center. <http://gloria.idc.ac.il/islam/index.html>. This
project deals with the involvement of Islamist groups in world issues and
crises, as well as the development of new organizations in the growing Muslim
communities of Europe and the America. Using primary Arabic and Islamic sources,
its activities will include research papers, meetings, and possibly an annual
report. To receive free occasional mailings of articles and research papers,
write to: <gloria@idc.ac.il> with "subscribe islamist papers" in
the subject line.
1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
A. Books
Caroline Attie, Lebanon in the 1950s (IB Tauris, Palgrave, 2002). 288 pp.
(cloth) $59.50. ISBN 1-86064-467-8. For further information and to order:
<http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Henry T. Azzam, The Arab World Facing the Challenge of the New Millennium
(British Academy Press, Palgrave, 2002). 240 pp. (cloth) $59.50. ISBN
1-86064-816-9. For further information and to order: <http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Brian Beeley (ed.), Turkish Transformation: New Century New Challenges (The
Eothen Press, 2002). $22.95 (paperback). ISBN 0-906719-34-8. For further
information and to order: Independent Publishers Group, Tel.: 1-800-888-IPG1 (US
only) or: <http://www.ipgbook.com>.
Charles E. Butterworth and I. William Zartman (eds.), Between State and Islam
(Cambridge University Press, 2001). 228 pp. (paperback) 13.95 pounds. ISBN
0-521-78972-9. For further information and to order: <http://www.cambridge.org>.
Peter Caram, The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing: Foresight and Warning (Janus
Publishing, 2002). $24.95 (paperback). ISBN 1-85756-586-X. For further
information and to order: Independent Publishers Group, Tel.: 1-800-888-IPG1 (US
only) or: <http://www.ipgbook.com>.
Joseph Cirincione with Jon B. Wolfsthal and Miriam Rajkumar, Deadly Arsenals:
Tracking Weapons of Mass Destruction (CEIP, June 2002). 465 pp. $29.95
(paperback). ISBN 0-87003-193-7. To read an excerpt: <http://www.ceip.org/DeadlyArsenals>.
For further information and to order: Tel.: 1-800-275-1447; <http://www.ceip.org/pubs>.
Juan Cole, Sacred Space and Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of
Shi'ite Islam (IB Tauris, Palgrave, 2002). 224 pp. (paperback) $22.50. ISBN
1-86064-736-7. For further information and to order: <http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Thomas Diez (ed.), The European Union and the Cyprus Conflict: Modern
Conflict, Postmodern Union (Manchester University Press, Palgrave, 2002). 256
pp. (cloth) $74.95. ISBN 0-7190-6079. For further information and to order:
<http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Fred Halliday, The International Relations of the Middle East (Cambridge
University Press, September 2002). 228 pp. (paperback) 13.95 pounds. ISBN
0-521-59741-2. For further information and to order: <http://www.cambridge.org>.
Fred Halliday, Two Hours that Shook the World: September 11, 2001, Causes and
Consequences (Saqi Books, Palgrave, 2002). 240 pp. (paperback) $17.95. ISBN
0-86356-382-1. For further information and to order: <http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Clement M. Henry, Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle
East (Cambridge University Press, 2001). 280 pp. (paperback) 13.95 pounds. ISBN
0-521-62631-5. For further information and to order: <http://www.cambridge.org>.
David Patrick Houghton, US Foreign Policy and the Iran Hostage Crisis
(Cambridge University Press, 2001). 228 pp. (paperback) 15.95 pounds. ISBN
0-521-80509-0. For further information and to order: <http://www.cambridge.org>.
Samir Khalaf, Cultural Resistance: Global and Local Encounters in the Middle
East (Saqi Books, Palgrave, 2002). 320 pp. (cloth) $47.50. ISBN 0-86356-824-9.
For further information and to order: <http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Samir Khalaf, Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon (Columbia University
Press, Middle East Studies, 2002). 224 pp.$32.50 (cloth). ISBN 0-231-12476-7.
For furtherinformation and to order: <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup>.
George Joffe (ed.), Jordan in Transition (Palgrave, 2002). 367 pp. (cloth)
$59.95. ISBN 0-312-29538-3. For further information and to order: <http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Peter Marsden, The Taliban: War and Religion in Afghanistan (Palgrave, 2002).
192 pp. (paperback) $19.95. ISBN 1-84277-167-1. For further information and to
order: <http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Benny Morris, The Road to Jerusalem: Glubb Pasha, Palestine, and the Jews (IB
Tauris, Palgrave, August 2002). 320 pp. (cloth) $35.00. ISBN 1-86064-812-6. For
further information and to order: <http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Neamatollah Noujumi, The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Mass
Mobilization, Civil War, and the Future of the Region (Palgrave, 2002). 272 pp.
(paperback) $18.95. ISBN 0-312-29584-7. For further information and to order:
<http://www.palgrave-usa.com>.
Barry Rubin, The Modern Middle East (Cambridge University Press, December
2002). 320 pp. (hardcover) 25.00 pounds. ISBN 0-521-80623-2. For further
information and to order: <http://www.cambridge.org>.
Gershon Shafir, Being Israeli: The Dynamics of Multiple Citizenship
(Cambridge University Press, 2001). 228 pp. (paperback) 15.95 pounds. ISBN
0-521-79672-5. For further information and to order: <http://www.cambridge.org>.
Sam Weems, "Armenian: Secrets of a 'Christian' Terrorist State."
$35.90 (including postage within the US). For further information and to order:
<http://www.stjohnpress.com>; <http://www.turkishforum.com>.
B. Journals, Newsletters. Papers
European Journal of International Law (13-1, 2002). Table of contents in now
on-line: <http://www.ejil.org/journal/Vol13/No1/index.html>.
Martin Kramer, The Camera and the Burqa, (2002). The article can be accessed
on-line at: <at http://www.meforum.org/article/177>.
Gal Luft, The Palestinian H-Bomb: Terror's Winning Strategy (Foreign Affairs,
August 2002): <http://www.foreignaffairs.org/articles/Luft0702.html>.
James Russell, "WMD Proliferation and Conventional Counterforce: The
Case of Iraq," (the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval
Postgraduate School, 2002): <http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/rsepResources/si/july02/middleEast2.asp>.
Joshua Teitelbaum, Dueling for Da`wa: State vs. Society on the Saudi Internet
(2002). The article can be accessed on-line at: <http://www.dayan.org/Teitelbaum.pdf>.
International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS), The
Responsibility to Protect (vol. 1 - report, vol. 2 - research, bibliography and
background) (IDRC, 2002). For further information and to order: Harriet Roos
<harriet.roos@dfait-maeci.gc.ca>; tel.: (613)944-7089; fax: (613)944-3029;
<http://www.idrc.ca/booktique>.
2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE
A.General:
Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century. Interactive maps showing general
trends, places and events, timelines, wars, systems of government, as well as
other categories: <http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm>.
The Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) site lists major international
terror groups: <http://www.ict.org.il/inter_ter/frame.htm>.
The Washington Post, War and Peace in the Middle East section. Includes:
review of latest news archives, outlook, editorials, photo gallery, full text of
Mitchell Report, State Department summits, and search by country in the region:
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/mideastpeace/>.
The Washington Post, One Land, Two Peoples section. Includes: maps,
resources, statistics: <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/flash/world/israel/IsraelHistory.htm>.
University of Frankfurt Turkish Studies Links: <http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/fb09/turkologie/links.html>.
The Turkish Times, a publication of Assembly of Turkish American Association.
Includes news, business, culture, local and opinion sections: <http://www.theturkishtimes.com>.
B. Iran
Global security has set up site dealing with the Bushehr power plant,
including satellite pictures: <http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/facility/bushehr.htm>.
BBC story about how the internet is empowering Iranian women: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2044000/2044802.stm>.
Christopher de Bellaigue, Who Rules Iran? (The New York Review of Books, June
27, 2002: <http://www.nybooks.com/articles/15523>.
Thomas Friedman, Iran's Third Wave (New York Times, June 16, 2002):
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/16/opinion/16FRIE.html>.
C. Iraq
UNSCOM reports to the Security Council on Iraq (25 January 1999): <http://www.fas.org/news/un/iraq/s/990125/index.html>.
Analyses Section from PBS package on Saddam Hussein: <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gunning/>Includes:
introduction, interviews, Gunning for Saddam, Secrets of Saddam's Life and
Leadership, readings, links, transcripts, discussion group, and links to related
reports (Spying on Saddam, and The Survival of Saddam): <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gunning/analyses/>
Eric Schmitt, U.S. Plan for Iraq Is Said to Include Attack on 3 Sides (The
New York Times, July 5, 2002): <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nyt/20020705/ts_nyt/u_s__plan_for_iraq_is_said_to_include_attack_on_3_sides>
D. Saudi Arabia
Into the Kingdom - PBS Saudi profile. PBS NewsHour special has links to
extended interviews with: Prince Faisal bin Salman, Prince Turki al Faisal,
Fatima Shaker (sociologist), and a profile of architect Sami Angwani:
<http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/saudi_arabia/index.html>.
F. Israel and the Palestinians
Institute for Policy Research & Development, new report on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict titled: 'The Impending Abyss: A Comprehensive
Assessment of the Past and Future Trajectory of the Israel-Palestine Conflict:
<http://globalresearch.org/view_article.php?aid=551455571>. The report can
also be viewed through the institute hoempage: <http://www.globalresearch.org>
Eleven letters and speeches by Yasser Arafat listed at the Negotiations
Affairs Department (NAD) of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). Site also
includes links: <http://www.nad-plo.org/speeches/arafat.html>.
ICT lists terror groups involved with the Arab-Israeli conflict (Palestinian,
Lebanese and Israeli. Also Iraqi and Syrian backed Palestinian groups):
<http://www.ict.org.il/ARAB_ISR/org.cfm>
3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS
The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies announces its
new electronic distribution list. To receive the latest on Dayan Center research
and publications, send an email to <listserv@listserv.tau.ac.il> with the
following line as content of the message: subscribe dayan-center. One can also
subscribe via the Center's site: <http://www.dayan.org>.
Foreign Policy Alert Primer. Selection of articles, reports, Web sites, and
other resources picked by FP editors dealing with a single topic of global
importance. Arrives approximately every other month. To subscribe: send an email
to <list@ceip.org> with only the words "subscribe fp-alert"
(without quotes) in the body of the message. Leave the subject line blank.
4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
The Middle East Department (DEMO) of the International Relations Institute of
the National University of La Plata, Argentina, is calling for papers for its
Fourth Conference on the Middle East. The conference will take place November
13, 2002 and is titled: The Middle East after September 11, 2001. Abstracts (400
words) must address one of the following panel themes: International Security;
Islamic Movements; Religion and Politics; Democratization in Muslim societies;
Terrorism and political violence; the Afghan War; the Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Process and the new Intifada; Multiethnic Relations; Human Rights in the region.
Deadline for abstracts: September 1, 2002. Deadline for papers: October 1, 2002.
All proposals should include: short abstract, working title, author's field,
address, institutional affiliation, phone/fax numbers, email address. For
further information: Pedro Brieger <pbrieger@wamani.apc.org> or: Sandra De
Rose <sderose@starmedia.com>; Telefax: (54-221)423-0628.
Harvard Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus is compiling a Dissertations
in Central Asian Studies database, an on-line resource which aims to include all
doctoral (or equivalent) dissertations in Central Asian/Eurasian Studies. To
submit information: <http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/CASWW_Diss.html> or
write to: <casww@fas.harvard.edu>.
Harvard Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus is collecting Central
Eurasia course syllabi for a database. If you have taught or taken a good course
on Central Eurasia recently, please send a copy of the syllabus (in any
language) and/or the contact information of the person who taught the course to:
<casww@fas.harvard.edu>. Ideally syllabi should be sent as attachments in
MS Word format. Paper versions can be mailed to: John Schoeberlein, Harvard
Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus, 625 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 262,
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP
Steven Uran <Steven.Uran@ehess.fr>
would like to find a reference for the following: during the 1990s, and
therefore concommitant with the Oslo negotiations process, a news report on the
organization in areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority, of
paramilitary training camps for Palestinian youths. Any other comment, advice or
complementary information is welcome.
6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles,
and
activities)
Ertan Efegil (ed.), Geopolitics of Central Asia in the Post - Cold War era: A
Systemic Analysis (Haarlem, Holland: Research Center for Turkestan and
Azerbaijan, May 2002). 400 pp. $35.00. Central Asia is an important player in
the post-cold war international system. Turkey, the Russian Federation, the
United States, China, Iran, the European Union and other major players have to
take into account the importance of the region in a new world order as well as
in the world energy politics. Radical changes in the region would affect not
only regional stability but also security of many other countries. Due to the
dymanic structure of the international system, the regional equilibrium is
changing, this book aims to determine trends in regional and world politics by
making some predictions. Prepared by young academicians, this work seeks to
answer radical questions about the region, policies of great powers and regional
states. For further information and to order: SOTA Postbus 9642 2003, LP Haarlem
The Netherlands, Fax: +31-23-5292883; email: <sota@wanadoo.nl>.
Efraim Inbar, The Israeli-Turkish Entente (King's College, 2001). 7 pounds.
The book argues that the entente with Israel was part of a reorientation of
Turkey's foreign policy as a result of the emergence of a new international
constellation, following the demise of the Soviet Union. While it was free to
adopt a more assertive foreign policy than before, Turkey perceived itself
encircled by areas of instability and threatened by dangerous neighbours. The
partnership is useful in dealing with a variety of common challenges, such as
the adversary relationship with Syria, the security risks emanating from Iraq
and Iran, particularly concerning weapons of mass destruction; Islamic
extremism; the future of Central Asia. Turkey and Israel also share a
problematic relationship with Europe and suspicions of a resurgent Russia.
Finally, the book evaluates the resilience of the new Israeli-Turkish entente in
light of domestic and international constraints and argues that despite the
potential limitations, the common interests are likely to make the entente
durable. For further information and to order: Mediterranean Studies Programme,
King's College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44-20-7848 2325,
Fax: +44-20-7848 2026.
Eliezer Tauber, Personal Policy Making: Canada's Role in the Adoption of the
Palestine Partition Resolution (Greenwood, 2002). 184 pp. $59.95 (hardcover).
ISBN 0-313-32107-8. Without the Canadian mediation between the two world blocs
in 1947, UN resolution 181(II) to partition Palestine would likely have failed
to secure the two thirds majority necessary for adoption by the General
Assembly. In fact, the Canadians were among the main initiators of the partition
plan and the establishment of a Jewish state. Tauber demonstrates that this
Canadian involvement was not an official government policy, but rather a private
initiative of some high-ranking Canadian foreign service officials who believed
partition to be the only practicable solution for the Palestine question. Thus,
due to humanitarian concerns, these officials followed an independent policy
against the express will of their prime minister. The results would forever
change the history of the Middle East. Tauber explores this little known aspect
of Canadian foreign policy. To order: <http://www.greenwood.com/books/BookDetail.asp?dept_id=1&sku=GM2107&imprintID=>.
Limore Yagil, Terroristes et Internet: Cyberguerre (Edition Trait d'Union,
Canada, 2002). 236 pp. $19.95, ISBN 2-922572-85-4. This book seeks to generate
public and political awareness regarding the new dangers threatening democratic
societies in the Western world today. It examines the new face of terror in the
age of the internet, various aspects of the information war, websites of
extremist Islam, the radical Left and Right, holocaust deniers and neo-nazis.
For further information and to order: <http://www.traitdunion.net>.
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.]
(Important note: The following are only new entries. For previously listed
events--including those for the following months--see previous MERIA News issues
at <http://meria.biu.ac.il>).
May 3 July 14, 2002. Barcelona. Fundaci? Antoni T?pies in association with
the Witte de With, Rotterdam; the Universidad Internacional de Andaluc?a (UNIA);
Arteleku, San Sebastian, and the Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart. Project
exhibit: Contemporary Arab Representations: Beirut / Lebanon. Group visits can
be arranged by telephone: 93-487-0315. Press service: Tel.: +3493-487-0315; Fax:
+3493-487-0009; <press@ftapies.com>.
July 2, 2002. Herzliya Pituach. Tel Aviv University, the Jaffe Center for
Strategic Studies and Keren Karev. Seminar titled: Israel's Media Strategy and
its Consequences: The Case of Jenin (in Hebrew. Second Session in English). 9:00
am. Dan Acadia hotel. For further information and to RSVP (required):
03-6409926/200.
August 30 - September 1, 2002. Odense, Denmark. Forum for Dialogue Between
Civilizations, University of Southern Denmark. International conference titled:
Continuing the Dialogue Between Civilizations - after September 11.
Registration (required) deadline: August 16 2002. For registration and further
information: <http://www.dialogue.sdu.dk>.
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