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of Contents for MERIA Journal Volume 10, Number 2 (June
2006): Table
of Contents for MERIA Journal, French edition, Volume
1, Number 1 (Spring 2006): Sommaire
du Journal MERIA, édition française, Volume
1, Numéro 1 (Printemps 2006) : 1. PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST A. Books Muhsin al-Musawi, Reading Iraq: Culture and Power in Conflict (I.B.Tauris Publishers, April 2006). 216 pages. HB: £30.00. ISBN: 1845110706. The book explores the profound connection between identity and power in Iraq's history and in doing so provides a context for understanding today's complicated struggles. For further information, click here. Babak
Ganji, Politics of Confrontation: The Foreign Policy of the USA
and Revolutionary Iran (I.B.Tauris Publishers, April 28, 2006).
328 pages. HB: £30.09 + P&P, David J. Goldberg, The Divided Self: Israel and the Jewish Psyche Today (I.B.Tauris Publishers, April 2006). 288 pages. HB: £12.50. ISBN: 1845110544. The book grapples with the dilemmas of contemporary Jewishness with characteristic candor, and sketches the emerging fault lines in the Jewish sense of identity. For further information, click here. Jubin M. Goodarzi, Syria and Iran: Diplomatic Alliance and Power Politics in the Middle East (I.B.Tauris Publishers, April 2006). 368 pages. HB: £31.00 (on sale). ISBN: 1845111273. Jubin M. Goodarzi provides the readers with the first in-depth study on the Syrian-Iranian nexus, which traces the origins and development of the strategic partnership between Damascus and Tehran from 1979 until the present. For further information, click here. B. Journals, Newsletters, Papers HaMizrah HeHadash, Vol. 46 (May 2006). The volume is dedicated to the topics of "Islam: Society and Law." For further information, contact: orient@mscc.huji.ac.il. Mideast Monitor, April/May 2006 issue. The issue is available online at: http://www.mideastmonitor.org. To be notified of the publication of new issues of Mideast Monitor, fill in a mailing list form at: http://www.mideastmonitor.org/maillist_survey.htm. Nonproliferation Issues (NPI) (May 9, 2006). This is a current digest of nonproliferation, arms control, and international security literature. The latest issue can be accessed at: http://www.firstwatchint.org. Mohsen Sazegara, "The Point of No Return: Iran's Path to Democracy," Policy Focus No. 54 (April 2006). To download a free PDF of the Policy Focus, go to: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=235. 2. WEBSITES/GROUPS ONLINE A. General For a complete list of Washington Institute publications, visit: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateI04.php. For the newly released State Department Country Reports on Terrorism for 2005, visit: http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/c17689.htm. For a Middle East and North Africa overview from the report, visit: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/65472.pdf. For a link to the special briefing on the report, visit: http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/rm2/65482.htm. For a recent update on the Middle East Institute upcoming events, visit: http://mideasti.org/programs/programs_events.php. To see the Saban Center Monthly Bulletin, April 2006, visit: http://www.brookings.edu/sabancenter. To see a report for the American Congress on "Arab League Boycott of Israel," visit: http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/65777.pdf. B. Iran "Managing the Atom-Iran News" is a site that provides a wide spectrum of news and opinion related to Iran's nuclear program. For further information, visit: http://www.managing-the-atom.org. For
an audio link to the Iran-Israel Relations panel held at UC Hastings
College of Law, visit: The
official text of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to President Bush is
available in both Persian and English from the Iranian President's
site: To view in Persian, visit: http://www.president.ir/ahmadinejad/cronicnews/1385/02/19/index-f.htm#b4,
or 3. FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO E-MAIL PUBLICATIONS 4. FUNDING/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/WRITING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Funding/Grants/ Fellowships and Employment The
National Endowment for Democracy (NED) invites applications to its
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program for 2007-2008. The program,
based at NED's International Forum for Democratic Studies in Washington,
D.C., offers five month fellowships for practitioners to improve
strategies and techniques for building democracy abroad and five
to ten month fellowships for scholars to conduct original research
for publication. Projects may focus on the political, social, economic,
legal, and cultural aspects of democratic development and may include
a range of methodologies and approaches. The program is intended
to support practitioners and scholars from new and aspiring democracies,
though distinguished scholars from the United States and other established
democracies are also eligible to apply. Practitioners should have
substantial experience in democracy promotion. Scholar applicants
should have a doctorate or academic equivalent and a working knowledge
of English. The fellowship year begins October 1 and runs through
July 31, with major entry dates in October and March. Application
Deadline: November 1, 2006. For further details, visit: http://www.ned.org.
Application instructions, visit: Writing Opportunities Disability Studies Quarterly (Summer 2007) International Section is calling for papers in Hebrew and Arabic. This section of DSQ aspires to provide a varied account of research, personal narratives, descriptions, and analysis on the state of affairs of disability in Israel/Palestine to an English-reading public. Although the readership is international, and inquiries are welcome in Hebrew and English, papers must be submitted or translated into English. Authors of various disciplines, including applied professions, humanities, social sciences, and law are welcome. Papers should employ a disability studies perspective as the overarching theoretical frame. More information can be found on the DSQ Web site at: http://www.dsq-sds.org/principles.html. Time frame for publication: July 2007. Abstract due: September 2006. Draft of full paper due: March 2007. Final papers due: mid-April 2007. Please send 500-word abstracts to both editors at: lbenmosh@maxwell.syr.edu and scolliga@mcla.edu. 5. RESEARCH QUERIES-PLEASE HELP Seeking information on migration in the United Arab Emirates during the age of globalization, that is the last 20 years. In particular, seeking relevant publications, websites, journals, and migration theories. Please contact Dr. Wolfgang Deckers, at: deckerw@richmond.ac.uk. 6. SCHOLARS AND AUTHORS ALERTS 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES May 23, 2006. Haifa, Israel. The Meir and Miriam Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf Studies will hold an international colloquium entitled "The Jewish Communities of the Persian Gulf: New Themes in Their Modern History." The colloquium will be held at 4:00PM in The Sammy & Aviva Offer Observatory, Eshkol Tower. To view invitation, visit: http://gulfc.haifa.ac.il/media/invitation.pdf. For further information, visit: http://gulfc.haifa.ac.il. August 3-5, 2006. London, England. School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. The Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF), International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS), and the London Middle East Institute (LMEI) in association with Persian Cultural Foundation (PCF), Foundation for Iranian Studies, Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS), and the Institute for Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, invite participants for their upcoming Sixth Biennial Conference On Iranian Studies. This conference includes contributions in all fields of Iranian studies, especially new areas of investigation and/or novel approaches to traditional fields. For further information, visit: http://www.iranheritage.com/sixthbiennial/accommodation.htm. September 17, 2006. Haifa, Israel. The International Forum for the Literature and Culture of Peace (IFLAC) is calling for artistic submissions and participation for its upcoming 6th Annual Congress. IFLAC has been dedicated to building bridges of culture between Palestinians and Israelis since 1999. For further information, visit: http://www.iflac.com, or contact: kristina.barger@gmail.com. MERIA
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