Issue 12/November 2003 

Editor, Prof. Barry Rubin 

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

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. SCHOLARS AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS (writers report on their books, articles, and activites)

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES

IMPORTANT NEWS:

MERIA JOURNAL

     Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum, Senior Research Fellow at Tel-Aviv University's Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, is spending his sabbatical at the GLORIA Center as a Visiting Senior Research Fellow. Dr. Teitelbaum will be working on a book about the Saudi Arabian National Guard.

GLORIA CENTER PUBLICATIONS

     Barry Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin, Yasir Arafat: A Political Biography (Oxford University Press, 2003). $28.00. ISBN: 0195166892.  US orders online:
 <http://www.oup-usa.org/search/jsp/docread.jsp?k2dockey=http://www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0195166892.html@oup&querytext=yasir+arafat> or by calling the publishers at 1- 919-677-0977. UK orders: ISBN 082647232X, 18.99 pounds (hardcover), <ltaylor@continuumbooks.com>   or: The Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd, The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London, SE1 7NX, UK.  Tel: 44(0)207-922-0880, Fax: 44(0)207-922-0881. 
     Yasir Arafat stands as one of the most resilient, recognizable and controversial political figures of modern times. The object of unrelenting suspicion, steady admiration and endless speculation, Arafat has occupied the center stage of Middle East politics for almost four decades. Yasir Arafat is the most comprehensive political biography of this remarkable man.

1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST

A. Books

     Gary R. Bunt, Islam in the Digital Age: E-jihad, Online Fatwas and Cyber Islamic Environments, (London: Pluto Press, 2003), 248 pp. (paper), 14.99 pounds, ISBN 0-7453-2098-8. for further information and to order: <http://www.virtuallyislamic.com>.

     Katerina Dalacoura, Engagement or Coercion? Weighing Western Human Rights Policies towards Turkey, Iran and Egypt (London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 2003). 82 pp. ISBN 1-86203-140-1. For further information and to order: <http://www.riia.org/index.php?id=40&bid=105> .

     Raphael Israeli, Islamikaze: Manifestations of Islamic Martyrology (Frank Cass, 2003). 494 pp. (paper) 17.50 pounds. ISBN 0714683914. For further information and to order: <http://www.frankcass.com> .

     Raphael Israeli, War, Peace and Terror in the Middle East (Frank Cass, 2003). 256 pp. (paper) 17.50 pounds. ISBN 0714684201. For further information and to order: <http://www.frankcass.com> .

     Shirley V. Scott, International Law in World Politics: An Introduction (Lynne Rienner, February 2004). 325 pp. $24.95 (paper)  ISBN: 1-58826-199-9. For further information and to order:  <http://www.rienner.com> .

     A. Nuri Yurdusev, International Relations and the Philosophy of History: A Civilizational Approach (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003). For further information and to order: <http://www.palgrave.com> .

B. Journals, Newsletters. Papers

     Fall issue of Turkuaz magazine on the 80th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic is online: <http://www.turkuaz.us>  .

     Robert Kagan and William Kristol, Why We Went to War (Carnegie Endowment, 2003, Originally published in the Weekly Standard, October 20, 2003). Full text: <http://www.ceip.org/files/Publications/2003-10-20-kaganwklystandard.asp?from=pubdate>.
     Marina Ottaway, Building Potemkin Villages in Iraq (Carnegie Endowment, 2003). Full text: <http://www.ceip.org/files/Publications/2003-10-22-Ottaway-Iraq-commentary.asp?from=pubdate>.
     George Perkovich, Iran's Security Dilemma (Carnegie Endowment, 2003). Full text: <http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=2686>.
     Foreign Policy magazine, The Day After. Eight authors speculate on the “Day After” in several oppressed nations. From Cuba to Zimbabwe, what groups are likely to come out on top when the Big Man goes down? Full text:  <http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/misc.php?storyID=13932>.

     International Crisis Group (ICG), Iraq’s Shiites Under Occupation (Baghdad/Brussels, 9 September 2003). (PDF): <http://www.intl-crisis-group.org/projects/middleeast/iraq_iran_gulf/reports/A401120_09092003.pdf>.

     International Crisis Group (ICG), Algeria: Unrest and Impasse in Kabylia (Cairo/Brussels, 10 June 2003). Report is also available in French: <http://www.intl-crisis-group.org/projects/showreport.cfm?reportid=996>.

2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE

A.General:

     New site for the Program of Atlantic Security Studies (PASS). Includes policy papers: <http://www.pass-prague.cz>.

     Political resources on the Net. Political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media: <http://www.politicalresources.net> .

     EINnews.com. allows you to pick news by country, industrial reports or by special topic:  <http://www.einnews.com/>.

     Djibouti Post’s collation of Arab and ME political news. Contains links to Arab newspaper websites by country, key topics, related stories: <http://www.djiboutipost.com/s/arabpolitical/>.

     Al Ahram books supplement, 16-22 Oct 2003. Books are hyperlinked: 
<http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/660/books660.htm>.

B. Iraq

     CNN 2003 Iraq War maps. Includes US and Coalition, Iraqi military, oil fields, suspected WMD sites, regional map (neighboring countries), palaces, population (ethno-religious distribution), political divisions (the 18 districts of Iraq), terrain. Click on tabs embedded in maps for satellite images: <http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/maps/ns4/index.html>.

     A Selection of Official UN Documents 2002 regarding Iraq. Includes: Security Council Resolutions, Security Council Presidential Statements, United Nations Compensation Commission, Secretary General Reports, Security Council - Press Releases: <http://home.achilles.net/~sal/un-ros.html>.

     Iraqi Movement websites: SCIRI: <http://www.sciri.org/>; <http://www.sciri.btinternet.co.uk/English/english.html>. Iraqi Democratic Union (IDU):

<http://www.idu.net/main/index.htm>; Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK): <http://www.puk.org/>; Assyrian Democratic Movement (ZOWAA): <http://www.zowaa.org/default.htm>;

     Reports on movements or groups within Iraq: International Crisis Group Report: Iraq’s Shiites Under Occupation: <http://www.intl-crisis-group.org/projects/middleeast/iraq_iran_gulf/reports/A401120_09092003.pdf>; Earlier history of the Daw'a Party: <http://www.victorynewsmagazine.com/ShahidBaqirShiaPolitics.htm>; Ansar al-Islam report by Human Rights Watch: <http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/ansarbk020503.htm>; Global Security survey of Iraqi opposition: <http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/opposition.htm>.

C. Iran

     IAEA news update on Iran. Includes key documents, web resources, reports and statements: <http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Press/Focus/IaeaIran/index.shtml>.
     Carnegie's Non-Proliferation Program, Iran page. Includes daily news updates, comprehensive analysis, and original commentary on the latest developments in Iran. Also includes analysis pieces: <http://www.ceip.org/files/nonprolif/countries/country.asp?ID=2&country=Iran#iran>  . 

D. Israel

     Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Social Survey Table Generator. The results of the 2002 Social Survey are now available (in English). Table Generator allows users to create four-variable frequency and percentage tables based on the Social Survey Core Questionnaire: <http://www.cbs.gov.il/engindex.htm>, or: <http://207.232.30.10/Survey/surveyE.htm>.

     Ma’ariv Hebrew newspaper, new site in English: <http://www.maarivenglish.com/>.

3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS

To subscribe to Mediterranean Dialogue Military Newsletter, the organ of NATO's cooperative effort with Middle Eastern country, write: <john.dumond@shape.nato.int>.

4. FUNDING/SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

     JAMA'A Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Middle East at Ben Gurion Universtiy, Israel, is calling for articles for its student article competition. BA, MA and PhD students are invited to submit an article on a relevant topic (10,000 words) by November 2003. For further information and guidelines: JAMA'A Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Middle East Department of Middle East Studies, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105. Israel. Or: <jamaa@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>.

     Deadline for accepting papers to the Fifth Biennial Conference of the Society for Iranian Studies, to be held May 28-30, 2004 in Bethesda, Maryland, has been extended to: November 15, 2003. For further information: <http://www.iranian-studies.org>.

     Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Center For Women’s Studies in Famagusta, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is calling for papers for its First International Conference on Women’s Studies titled: Women's Studies in the New Milennium: “Does The Future Belong To Us?" to be held April 29-30, 2004. Deadline for abstracts: November 20, 2003. For further information: <gul.celkan@emu.edu.tr> ; <http://cws.emu.edu.tr/konferansall/konferansing.html> .

     Call for papers for an international conference to be held in the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, June 22-24, 2004 titled: The Turks and Palestine: A 1000 years of relations. The aim of the conference is to examine the role of the Turkish rulers, elites and peoples in the history of the country. The focus of the conference will be on the Ottoman period, but sessions will also be devoted to both the pre-Ottoman times, as well the role of modern Turkey. Special emphasis will be placed on relations between the Turks and the local population, Muslim, Christian and Jewish. Papers from the following disciplines are welcome: history, art history, archeology, literature, folklore, linguistics, law, historical geography, international relations, economics and other fields in the humanities and social sciences. Some subsidies for travel and stay in Jerusalem should be available. Deadline for proposals: December 1, 2003. For further information, and the submission of titles and abstracts (250 words): Prof. Reuven Amitai, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel; Tel.: 972-5883659; fax: 972-2-5883658; <amitai@h2.hum.huji.ac.il> .

     Turkish Studies (GLORIA/Frank Cass) is calling for papers for a themed issue on Turkish culture. Articles should be up to 7,500 words. Deadline: 1 January, 2004. Turkish Studies is a refereed journal. For further information or to submit an article: <http://www.frankcass.com/jnls>; <profbarryrubin@yahoo.com> .

     Insight Turkey is calling for papers for its Winter 2004 issue: Turkey and the Middle East. Topics may include: Turkey and one or more of its regional neighbors; The domestic dimension of Turkey's Middle East policy; An global actor’s view of the Middle East; An Israeli perspective of the current Middle East and/or Iraq; The Islamic World and the Middle East/Iraq; The Islamic World and Turkey; A role for the ICO?; Stability/Instability in Iraq; The Role of Multinational organizations in the Middle East; Terrorism. Deadline: January 10, 2004. Articles (in English) are best submitted by email attachment: <editor@insightturkey.com> .

     ECPR Standing Group on International Relations, Netherlands Congress Centre, The Hague, is calling for papers for its international conference to be held September 9-11, 2004. Contributions, particularly in a comparative vein, are invited on themes such as: what are the past and current relations between IR and the various sorts of Area Studies; how can research that draws upon IR as well as Area Studies enrich the empirical study of the international relations of specific; can lessons learned within a field such as Middle East Studies, be transferred in a fertile way into the general IR debates on identity, sovereignty, sub- and inter-state security. Suggestions for other related topics for panels or papers are welcomed. Proposals (including a short abstract (350 words) which demonstrates the wider relevance of the approach adopted as well as putting forward specific empirical or theoretical research) must be submitted electronically at the conference website: <http://www.sgir.org/conference2004>. Deadline: February 1, 2004. For further information on the Fifth Pan-European Conference: <http://www.sgir.org/conference2004/>, <http://www.sgir.org/conference2004/sections.htm>; or:  <mortenV@ps.au.dk>; <gat1@st-and.ac.uk>.

     Journal of Human Rights is calling for papers for a Special Issue on Human Emotion and Human Rights: Reassessing the Role of Negative Emotions in the Search for Justice, Co-edited by Thomas Cushman and Thomas Brudholm. All submissions are subject to review and revision. Deadline: May 1, 2004. Prospective authors should send queries and papers for consideration to: Thomas Cushman:  <JHR@wellesley.edu> . 

     American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies is calling for papers for its 2004 Conference entitled: Waging Peace, Waging Justice: A Multi-Faith Perspective, to be held at the American University, Washington DC April 2-3, 2004. Proposals should deal with the following subtopics: 1. Theoretical approaches to peace and justice in various religious scriptures and traditions; 2. Women, peace and justice; 3. Programs and actions of governments, international organizations, NGOs, as well as individuals in the attempts to establish peace and justice between contending religious groups, or between the government and groups that use religion to justify their actions against the government (rebellion, etc.); 4. The potential for inter-faith cooperation in the quest for peace and justice. Abstracts should be emailed as attachments to: <george.irani@royalroads.ca>; or mailed to: Professor George E. Irani, Conflict Analysis & Management Programme, Royal Roads University, 2005 Sooke Road, Victoria, B.C.  V9B 5Y2, Canada.

     Steven Morewood is editing a volume on The Italo-Abyssinian Crisis as a turning point towards World War Two and looking for a scholar who can cover the Arab dimension in  a chapter which will be based on original research and cover Arab reactions to the origins, onset and outcome of the crisis. Those interested should respond with their CV to: <MOREWOOS@hhs.bham.ac.uk> .

     The Journal of Middle Eastern and North African Intellectual and Cultural Studies is a newly established biannual publication in association with Binghamton University's Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies and the Middle East and North African (MENA) Program. Contributions must be submitted on an IBM-compatible disk in Microsoft Word (versions 7.0 or higher), as well as triplicate hardcopy, in publishable form, word-processed on one side of the page, double-spaced with standard margins. Contributions sent electronically or as attachments cannot be accepted.  Subscription rates: Individual one-year rate $30.00; institutions: $60.00 (plus $8.00 for subscriptions outside of the United States.) To submit articles, subscribe, or for further information: Prof. R. Kevin Lacey, Director, MENA Program, Binghamton University, LT 1117, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA.; <klacey@binghamton.edu>.

5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP 

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

Ali R. Abootalebi, Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and Global Politics at the University of Wisconsin: online interview with World Geography.  The interview can be read by members only of the World Geography site, at: <http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/home/feature/feature.aspx?isarchive=False&nav=&fulltext=&fsid=3&mid=574872>

     Garry Bunt, "Islam Interactive: Mediterranean Islamic Expression on the World Wide Web" chapter in: Shaping the Current Islamic Reformation, Barbara Allen Roberson (ed.), (London & New York: Frank Cass, 2003). ISBN 0-7146-8280-2. (Originally a special Issue of Mediterranean Politics, Vol. 7, No. 3, Autumn 2002 (London: Frank Cass & Co.).

     Raymond Hinnebusch, International politics of the Middle East (Manchester University Press, 2003). 240 pp. 14.95 pounds (paper). ISBN: 0-7190-5345-5. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Middle East international politics in the light of international relations theory. It assesses the impact of international penetration, including the historic formation of the regional state system, the continued role of external great powers, and the incorporation of the region into the international capitalist market.  It examines the region's distinctive dialectic between trans-state identities -- Arabism and Islam -- and the consolidation of a sovereign state system. It looks at the consequences of state formation for the ability of state elites to manage the external and domestic arenas in which they must operate; and it analyses the impact of the foreign policy process in individual states, notably the interaction between elites and the domestic constraints on them, on foreign policy outcomes. It then examines the regional struggle for power, showing how the interaction of nationalism and revolution with the regional balance of power, explains both the prevalence of conflict and war and the durability of the regional system. The last chapter assesses whether the post-bi-polar world has improved prospects for a more stable regional order.  The book combines theoretically informed analysis with a wealth of empirical data and case studies. for further information and to order: <http://catalogue.mup.man.ac.uk/acatalog/MUP_online_catalogue_International_Politics_88.html>.

     P R Kumaraswamy, “Problems of Studying Minorities in the Middle East,” Alternatives, Vol. 2 No. 2 (Summer 2003): http://www.alternativesjournal.net/kumar.htm>.

     Barry Rubin, "Wem Nützt der Arabische Antiamerikanismus?" (in English: "To
whom is Arab Antiamericanism Useful?) in the new book by editors Thomas Uwer
& Thomas von der Osten-Sacken, Amerika – Der “War on Terror” und der
Aufstand der Alten Welt (in English: America – the War on Terror and the
Uprise of the Old World) (ça ira-Verlag, 2003). To purchase the book,
contact the publisher at <ca-ira@t-online.de> . Tel. 0761 2859506; Fax. 0761
37949. To read the chapter online, go to: <http://meria.idc.ac.il/meria_translation/Amerika_war_on_terror.pdf>

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.]

     November 4, 2003. Bar Ilan University, Israel. The Integrative Seminar on Conflict Resolution lecture. Lior Lotan and Doron Hadar, Department of Hostage Negotiation, Israeli Defense Forces, will speak on: Church of Nativity ­ 38 Days of Negotiation (in Hebrew). Bar Ilan University, Building Moreshet Yisrael 605(Stern) Room 102, 18:00. For further information: <P.Confl@mail.biu.ac.il> .               

     December 5-7, 2003. Sussex, UK. Wilton Park conference: Post Iraq: what implications for Middle East security. The conference will examine the convergence, divergence and complementarity of US and European policies towards the region, including how military intervention in Iraq has affected regional security and the domestic policies of neighboring states, and how Western or other nations can help promote security and reform in the Middle East without appearing to impose a new imperialism, or damage the credentials of reformers in the region.  For further details: <http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk>.

     April 29-30, 2004. Famagusta, North Cyprus. Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Center For Women’s Studies. , First International Conference On Women’s Studies titled: Women's Studies In The New Milennium: “Does The Future Belong To Us?". Deadline for registration: February 2003. For further information and to download registration form: <http://cws.emu.edu.tr/konferansall/konferansing.html>; <gul.celkan@emu.edu.tr>.

MERIA is indexed in Cambridge University's Index Islamicus. 

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

MERIA offers you discounts on books and publications. We welcome special arrangements for our readers. To propose articles, items for publication, give others free subscriptions, or other correspondence, write: gloria@idc.ac.il 

 

Back to MERIA News Index

 

[MERIA HOMEPAGE]