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CONTENTS
 
NEWS FROM THE GLORIA CENTER

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 activities)

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES

NEWS FROM THE GLORIA CENTER

MERIA Journal is creating a French-language edition scheduled to come out in April 2006. We are looking for good articles in French that deal with the politics, society, history, economics, and other areas of the modern Middle East (twentieth and twenty-first centuries). We encourage authors to submit proposals or queries. Please contact us (gloria@idc.ac.il) if you have ideas for articles or know of people who might be good authors, or if you would like to receive a free subscription to MERIA Journal in French. To see our guidelines for authors, visit http://meria.idc.ac.il/article-submissions.html. The deadline for submissions is February 2006. 

Journal MERIA(Journal d'etude des relations internationales au Moyen-Orient),edition francaise- la premiere edition est prevue pour Avril 2006. Nous cherchons des articles en francais qui etudient la politique, la societe, l'Histoire, l'economie et d'autres aspects du Moyen Orient moderne (le XXe et XXIe siecles). Nous encourageons les auteurs a soumettre leurs propositions et leurs questions. Merci de nous contacter (gloria@idc.ac.il) si vous avez des idees d'articles, si vous connaissez des auteurs qui pourraient nous convenir, ou si vous souhaitez vous abonner gratuitement ? MERIA en francais. Pour consulter nos directives concernant les auteurs, visitez http://meria.idc.ac.il/article-submissions.html. La date limite de propositions est fevrier 2006.

 
1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST 

A. Books 

Paul Aarts & Gerd Nonneman (Eds.), Saudi Arabia in the Balance: Political Economy, Society, Foreign Affairs  ( New York University Press, November 2005). 462 pages. HB: £50.00, ISBN:  1-85065-802-1. PB: £20.00, 1-85065-803-X. For further information, visit:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/185065803X/qid=1133542253/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-8960864-6689206.

Anastasia M. Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Gokmen (Eds.), Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey (Dogan Kitapחilik, September 2005). 350 pages. ISBN 975-293-372-6. This nonfiction anthology by 32 expatriate women from seven nations spans the entire country and the last four decades as scholars, artists, missionaries, journalists, entrepreneurs and Peace Corps volunteers assimilate into Turkish friendship, neighborhood, wifehood, and motherhood. For further information, visit: http://www.expatharem.com.

Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov (ed.), The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 2000-2005: The Shift from a Peace Process to a Violent Confrontation ( Jerusalem : The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 2005). For further information, contact The Association for Israel Studies at: AIS-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU.

Gawdat Bahgat , Israel and the Persian Gulf: Retrospect and Prospect ( Florida University Press, January 2006). Cloth: $59.95. ISBN: 0-8130-2908-2. To order and for further information, visit: http://www.upf.com.

M. Cherif Bassiouni (Ed.), Documents on the Arab-Israeli Conflict. This two volume set of books presents a comprehensive compilation of some 200 documents on the Arab-Israeli conflict and a variety of related issues that includes all the materials the researcher, analyst, and student of this conflict and region needs in a single text, covering the years 1897-2003. For further information, contact: HFenton@TransnationalPubs.com.

Daniel Byman, Deadly Connections: States that Sponsor Terrorism ( Cambridge University Press, July 2005). 370 pages. HB: £19.99. ISBN: 0-521-83973-4. For further information, visit: http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521839734.

Zaki Chehab , Iraq Ablaze: Inside the Insurgency (I.B.Tauris Publishers, December 2005). 220 pages. HB: £17.99. ISBN: 1845111109. For further information, visit: http://www.ibtauris.com/ibtauris/display.asp?ISB=1845111109&TAG=&CID=.

Anthony H. Cordesman, The Israeli-Palestinian War: Escalating to Nowhere ( Washington , D.C. : Greenwood Publishing Group in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, October 2005). 568 pages. HB: $74.95/£42.99. ISBN: 0-275-98758-2. For further information, visit: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/C8758.aspx. 

James L. Gelvin, The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War ( Cambridge University Press, October 2005). 312 pages. PB: £12.99 (also available in hardback). ISBN: 0-521-61804-5.  For further information, visit: http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521618045.

Fawaz A. Gerges, The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global ( Cambridge University Press, October 2005). 376 pages. HB: £16.99. ISBN: 0-521-79140-5. For further information, visit: http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521791405.

Karen J. Greenberg, Al Qaeda Now: Understanding Today's Terrorists (Cambridge University Press, November 2005).300 pages. PB: £13.99 (also available in hardback). ISBN: 0-521-67627-4. For further information, visit: http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521676274.

Nahum Karlinsky , California Dreaming: Ideology, Society, and Technology in the Citrus Industry of Palestine , 1890-1939 (SUNY Press, August 2005). 270 pages. HB: $45.00. ISBN: 0-7914-6527- 6. A multidisciplinary study of the citrus industry in Palestine before World War II. For further information, visit: http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=61152.

Anat Kurz, Fatah and the Politics of Violence: The Institutionalization of a Popular Struggle, ( Sussex Academic Press and the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, October 2005). 292 pages.  HB: £49.50/$69.50. ISBN: 1 84519 032 7. The book traces Fatah's growth and evolution through its different organizational phases, in which it alternated between embracing violent methods and pursuing political achievements through non-violent activity. For further information, visit: http://www.sussex-academic.co.uk/titles/middleeast/Kurz.asp.

Donna Rosenthal, The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land ((Free Press/Simon & Schuster, 2005). HB: $17.64. PB: $10.20. ISBN 0-7432-7035-5. For further information, visit: http://www.theisraelis.net/aboutbook.html.

William A. Rugh, Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics (Greenwood Publishing Group, February 2004). 280 pages. HB: $49.95/ £28.99. ISBN: 0-275-98212-2. For further information, visit: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/C8212.aspx.

William A. Rugh, American Encounters with Arabs: The "Soft Power" of U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Middle East (Praeger Security International, November 2005). 240 pages. HB: $49.95/£28.99. ISBN: 0-275-98817-1. For further information, visit: http://www.greenwood.com/psi/book_detail.aspx?sku=C8817.

Zvi Shtauber and Yiftah Shapir (Eds.), The Middle East Strategic Balance 2004-2005 ( Sussex Academic Press and the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, October 2005). 296 pages. HB: £55/$67.50, ISBN: 1 84519 107 2 5. PB: £25/$37.50, ISBN: 1 84519 108 0 3. The book includes six analytical chapters that focus on regional developments connected with Israel's strategic options. Among the prominent subjects examined are democratization processes in the Middle East, the ongoing instability in Iraq , Iran's approach to nuclear capability, international terrorism, developments in the Israeli-Palestinian arena, and rising oil prices. For further in formation, visit: http://www.sussex-academic.co.uk/titles/middleeast/shtauber.asp, or the JCSS website at: http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/balance/index.html.

Henry D. Sokolski and Patrick Clawson (Eds.), Getting Ready for a Nuclear-Ready Iran , ( U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, November 2005). 320 pages. ISBN: 1-58487-211-X. For further information, visit: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=629.

Justus Reid Weiner, Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society ( Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 2005), ISBN: 965-218-048-3. The monograph is available at:  http://www.jcpa.org/text/Christian-Persecution-Weiner.pdf. 

B. Journals, Newsletter, Papers

HaMizrah HeHadash, Vol. 45 (December, 2005). This volume of the annual journal of the Israel Oriental Society is dedicated to "Trends in the Historiography of the Middle East ." For further information, contact: orient@mscc.huji.ac.il.

Journal of Democracy, January 2006 issue will be available from January 15, 2006. To order or for subscription inquiries, contact: jlorder@jhupress.edu or visit: https://www.press.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/order.cgi?oc_id=32. For further information on the Journal, visit: http://www.journalofdemocracy.org/.

Nonproliferation Issues (NPI) (December 20, 2005). A current digest of nonproliferation, arms control, and international security literature. To read, go to: http://www.firstwatchint.org.

The International Studies Journal (ISJ), Vol. 2, No. 3 (Winter 2006) is now available. The journal seeks to promote the scientific purposes of international law, international relations, and political science. For further information, visit: http://www.isj.ir/english/index.htm. For inquiries, subscription information, or publication questions, contact: info@isj.ir.  

The Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Winter 2006) is now available. The journal deals with Middle Eastern affairs, publishing groundbreaking studies, exclusive interviews, insightful commentary, and hard-hitting reviews that tackle the entire range of contemporary concerns--from politics to economics to culture, across a region that stretches from Morocco to Afghanistan. For further information, visit: http://www.meforum.org/meq/issues.

Dan Brumberg, "Islam is not THE solution (or The Problem)," The Washington Quarterly. For further information, visit: http://www.twq.com/currentissue/index.cfm.

Patrick Clawson and Simon Henderson, "Reducing Vulnerability to Middle East Energy Shocks: A Key Element in Strengthening U.S. Energy Security." The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Policy Focus #49, November 2005. To read, visit:  http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/pdf/PolicyFocus49.pdf.

Anthony Cordesman, "Iraqi Force Development: Can Iraqi Forces Do the Job?" This report represents an in-depth analysis--historical and up-to-date--of the effort to build an effective Iraqi Security Force. For further information, visit: http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/051129_iraqforcedev.pdf.

Michael Eisenstadt and Jeffrey White, "Assessing Iraq's Sunni Arab Insurgency," a Washington Institute Policy Focus. Available at: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/pdf/PolicyFocus50.pdf.

Hillel Frisch, "Perceptions of Israel and the Peace Process in the Armies of Israel , Syria , Egypt and Jordan", Political Studies, Vol. 54 (2004), pp. 395-413. This article analyzes the robustness of realist, constructivist, and neo-liberal accounts and explores state elite perceptions of Israel and Zionism based on an analysis of articles which appeared in the three official armed force magazines of Egypt , Syria , and Jordan . For further information, contact: hfrisch@mail.biu.ac.il.

Hillel Frisch and Shmuel Sandler, "Religion, State, and the International System in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict," International Political Science Review, Vol. 25, No. 1 (2004), pp. 77-96. The article questions why conflicts between states and national movements continue to be "nationalist," concerned almost exclusively with self-determination and control over territory, rather than crusades on behalf of faith? For further information, contact: hfrisch@mail.biu.ac.il.

Omid Memarian, "Internet yearns to be free in Iran ," The San Francisco Chronicle. To read, visit: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/09/EDG7VG4KK31.DTL.  

Paul Rivlin, "The Russian Economy and Arms Exports to the Middle East," JCSS Memorandum No. 79. To read, visit: http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/memoranda/memo79.pdf.

Strategic Assessment, Vol. 8, No. 3 (November 2005), a publication of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies (JCSS), is now available. To read, visit: http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/sa/volume8_3.html.

Frederic Tellier,  "L'Iran d'Ahmadi Nejad," Le Debat (Gallimard). Available at: http://www.le-debat.gallimard.fr/.  

2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE 

A. General:

"The State of US Relations with the Muslim World," a forum at the University of Maryland on December 6, 2005. To view, visit: http:// www.bsos.umd.edu/sadat.

The UN General Assembly Resolution 56/183 (December 21, 2001) endorsed the holding of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in two phases. The second phase took place in Tunis , from November 16 to 18, 2005. To see the full texts of the Tunis Commitment and Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, visit: http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/scripts/archive.asp?lang=en&c_type=2|16.

To view sources on Western coverage and on developments in the Middle East , visit: http://www.tomgrossmedia.com and http://www.tomgrossmedia.com/mideastdispatches .

The Intelligence Summit is a non-partisan, non-profit neutral forum that uses private charitable funds to bring together for the first time the intelligence agencies of the free world and the emerging democracies. For further information, visit: http://www.intelligencesummit.org/. To read the Summit's newsletter, go to: http://www.intelligencesummit.org/news/. The Summit's blog is available at: http://intelligence-summit.blogspot.com/.

B. Iraq:

Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has launched an updated "Iraq Votes 2005" web page where one can find news, background, and analysis on the election, as well as English-language translations of Radio Free Iraq interviews and reports, and commentaries from the Iraqi press. For more information, visit: http://www.rferl.org/specials/iraqelections.

To view the United States' policy document on its analysis and strategy regarding Iraq today, visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/iraq_national_strategy_20051130.pdf.

"Iraq's Elections: Prelude to Dissolution or Last Chance at Nation-building?," a talk hosted by the Open Society Institute (OSI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) can be viewed at: http://www.csis.org/media/csis/events/051116_summary.pdf.

C. Iran:

The Foundation for Iranian Studies has launched a new fully bi-lingual portal on Iran (English & Persian). The portal provides access to a resource center built over 23 years. To visit, go to: http://www.fis-iran.org.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has launched a website dedicated to Iran's nuclear threat. The site can be visited at: http://www.aipac.org/iran/nuclear_status/expert_analysis.html.

For testimonies on the topic of Iran's nuclear ambitions and American policy options, visit: http://hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=295.

To see a daily briefing on Iran , visit: http://regimechangeiran.blogspot.com/2006/01/tuesdays-daily-briefing-on-iran.html.

The American Iranian Council (AIC) Update is an information resource for US-Iran relations and the efforts of the American Iranian Council to promote dialogue and understanding between the United States and Iran . To view the latest updates, visit: http://www.american-iranian.org.

D. Syria :

To see the full text of The Mehlis Report on the Hariri assassination II, published on December 10, 2005, visit: http://www.un.org/News/dh/docs/mehlisreport/ or http://www.mideastweb.org/mehlis_report2.htm. 


E. Saudi Arabia:

To visit The Center for Democracy & Human Rights in Saudi Arabia's website, go to: http://www.cdhr.info/.

3. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS 

Algeria Today, electronic Newsletter of the Algerian Embassy. To subscribe, contact: ambassadoroffice@yahoo.com, or visit: http://www.algeria-us.org/.

The Jerusalem Issue Brief, put out by the Institute for Contemporary Affairs (ICA) in Jerusalem , is dedicated to providing a forum for Israeli policy discussion and debate. To subscribe, send a blank email message to: brief4-subscribe@jcpa.org, or visit: http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief005-13.htm.

Mideastwire.com news service provides daily briefs translated into English from the Arabic and Persian media--these include all of the top newspapers, some satellite TV, and radio. Charge: around $8 per month. For further information, visit: http://www.mideastwire.com, or contact: noe@mideastwire.com.

4. FUNDING/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 

Funding/Grants/ Fellowships and Employment 

Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science, Department of International Relations, is seeking candidates with a relevant publication record and experience teaching in Turkish to teach international relations theory, security issues, and strategic studies. The candidate would be appointed at either assistant or associate professor level. For details, contact: Prof. Dr. Baskin Oran at: Baskin.Oran@politics.ankara.edu.tr.

Michigan State University, the James Madison College, is seeking an assistant professor level for 2006-07 at the Israel Studies faculty. Someone in one of the social sciences, in social history, or in Near Eastern or Israel Studies who can contribute to Jewish Studies and teach about modern Israel and who can also participate creatively in the public affairs curriculum of James Madison College is wanted. Candidates must have appropriate scholarly expertise in Israeli society, politics, and culture. Comparative approaches would be especially desirable. For inquiries and further details, contact: waltzer@msu.edu.     

March 21-25, 2007. Montecatini , Italy . The Mediterranean Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence ( Italy ) has issued a call to co-direct a workshop at the Eighth Mediterranean Research Meeting. Deadline for applications: February 10, 2006. For further information, visit: http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/Research/Mediterranean/mrm2007/Index.shtml.

The University of Saint-Joseph in association with the University Paris Dauphine and the University Paris 1 Panthיon-Sorbonne announce the 8th International French-Lebanese "Executive" MBA program in Paris , in partnership with the French National Foundation for Teaching and Business Administration. The program is part-time and lasts 18 months. Cost: $11,500, including educational materials. Application deadline: March 22, 2006. For more information, visit: http://www.mbaip.com.  

Writing Opportunities 

May 5-6, 2006. Washington , D.C. , USA . The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy call for paper proposals for its 7th Annual Conference, entitled: "The Challenge of Democracy in the Muslim World." The conference will examine the obstacles to democracy--both domestic and international--in the Muslim world.  Paper proposals are invited on seven broad topics, and must demonstrate the relevance of their topic in general to the challenges of democracy in Muslim societies. Both broad theoretical approaches and specific case studies are welcome. Please e-mail paper proposals (between 200-400 words) by January 15, 2006, to the Conference Coordinator, Sami Bawalsa, at:  sami@islam-democracy.org. For updates on the conference, visit: http://csidonline.org/.

May 28-31, 2006. Banff , Alberta , Canada . The Association for Israel Studies (AIS) invites proposals for organized panels and/or individual papers related to the general theme: "Disengagement in Broad Perspective," or to any aspect of Israel studies for its 22nd Annual Conference. Panels may consist of three or four papers, or may be organized as round-table discussions or "meet the author" sessions; panel organizers should provide a title as well as names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses of all participants, brief abstracts of their papers, and any requests for audio-visual equipment. Proposals for individual papers should include the same information. Proposals should be submitted electronically to the most appropriate member of the Program Committee. Deadline: February 15, 2006. For further information, visit: www.aisisraelstudies.com. On all other matters pertaining to arrangements for the annual meeting, contact: skeren@ucalgary.ca.

June 15-17, 2006. Ankara , Turkey . The Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of International Relations in Ankara , calls for proposals for pre-organized panels, roundtable, and individual papers for its fifth annual METU Conference on International Relations. The theme of the conference is "International Security" and aims to debate relevant key issues through an interdisciplinary approach with a particular emphasis on international security. Deadline for proposal and paper submissions: April, 14 2006. For further information, visit: http://www.ir.metu.edu.tr/conf, or contact: irconf@metu.edu.tr.

The Israel Democracy Institute, an Israel-Diaspora Institute is calling for papers for volume 12 of The Elections in Israel-2006. Scholars of Israeli politics and society are invited to submit articles written in either English or Hebrew. Deadline for submission of articles: June 30, 2006. For further information, contact Asher Arian, at: arian@idi.org.il, or Michal Shamir, at: m3600@post.tau.ac.il.
  
July 4-6 2006. Exeter , England . The Gulf Studies Programme at the University of Exeter is calling for papers for an interdisciplinary conference on the Gulf region ( Arabia , Iran , Iraq ) and its historical and contemporary connections with the wider world. Deadline: February 27, 2006. For more information, visit: http://www.huss.ex.ac.uk/iais/research/gulf.htm. For emailing paper/panel proposals and questions, contact:  J.Onley@exeter.ac.uk.

5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP 

6. SCHOLAR'S AND AUTHOR'S ALERTS

Rifat N.Bali, The "Varlik Vergisi" Affair: A Study of its Legacy--Selected Documents (Isis Press Istanbul , 2005). 426 pages. Price: $45. ISBN: 975-428-294-3. For further information, visit: http://www.theisispress.org/index_1.asp?id_resim=1749&id=&page.

Michael Dumper, (Ed.), Palestinian Refugee Repatriation: Global Perspectives ( London : Routledge, February 2006). For further information, contact: Mick.Dumper@exeter.ac.uk.

Arthur Goldschmidt and Lawrence Davidson, A Concise History of the Middle East (Westview Press, 2006). This will be the eighth edition of the book. For further information, contact: axg2@psu.edu.

Arthur Goldschmidt and Barak Salmoni (Eds.), Re-Envisioning Egypt , 1919-1952 ( American University in Cairo Press, November 2005). 528 pages. HB:  US$ 39.50/ LE 150.00/£23.50. ISBN: 977 424 900 3. This book is a volume of scholarly contributions about early twentieth century Egypt . For further information, visit: http://www.aucpress.com/cgi-aucpress/auc02/pager.cgi?catno=900_3.

Bill Rugh, American Encounters with Arabs: The "Soft Power" of U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Middle East (Praeger Security International, October 2005). 240 pages. HB: $49.95/£28.99. ISBN: 0-275-98817-1. For further information, visit: http://www.greenwood.com/psi/book_detail.aspx?sku=C8817.

Colin Shindler, The Triumph of Military Zionism: Nationalism and the Origins of the Israeli Right (I.B. Tauris Publishers, 2005). For further information, contact: The Association for Israel Studies at: AIS-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU.

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES

February 17-20, 2006. Crystal City , Virginia , USA . The Intelligence Summit, a non-partisan, non-profit neutral forum invites participants to attend its upcoming Summit , to be held at The Hyatt Regency Hotel. For further information or reservations, contact: info@intelligencesummit.org.

February 20, 2006. London , England . Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS ( School of Oriental and African Studies). The SOAS Jewish Society invite participants to its upcoming event: "The Political Earthquake: An Analysis of Israel's Upcoming Elections," with Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi (Research Fellow in Israel Studies at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies and at St. Antony's College, Oxford University), plus Tzvi Yehezkeli (Political Affairs reporter for Israel's Channel 10 News). For more information, contact: soasjsoc@gmail.com.

March 29, 2006. Baltimore , Maryland , USA . The Johns Hopkins University invites participants to its upcoming symposium, entitled: "Democracy in the Middle East ." For further information, contact Mr. Samuel Chester, at: scheste3@jhem.jhu.edu.

April 5, 2006. College Park , Maryland , USA . The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies, University of Maryland, invites participants to its upcoming event, entitled: "The State of Israeli Politics: A Dialogue between Barry Rubin and Benny Morris." For further information, visit: http://www.jewishstudies.umd.edu/events/index.html.

May 8, 2006. Ramat Gan , Israel . Bar-Ilan University . The Israel Oriental Society is calling for papers for its annual conference. The conference will be open to suggestions of new research on all aspects of Middle East , Islam, and Arabic studies, regardless of time and space. Proposal submission deadline: February 5, 2006. For more information, contact: orient@mscc.huji.ac.il.

June 4-10, 2006. Turkey . The Bogazici University, Harran University in Urfa, and the Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul will be holding a conference, entitled: "The History of Turkish-American Relations: 1833-1989." The conference is an opportunity for scholars from Turkey and the U.S. to examine the long and close history of the two countries and will produce volumes in Turkish and English that will serve as significant reference works of this historical For more information, contact: americanturkishconference@boun.edu.tr. 

MERIA Journal Staff
Publisher and Editor: Barry Rubin ; Assistant Editors: Cameron Brown , Keren Ribo, 
Yeru Aharoni. Turkish representative: Ozgul Erdemli  

  MERIA is indexed in the SOAS Library in London's Index Islamicus and CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. 

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