Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) articles from June 1998

Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) archives from June 1998

Hassan S. Haddad: 1923-1998.(Obituary)
June 22, 1998... Hassan S. Haddad, the seventh president of the Association of Arab-American University Graduates and one of its founders, passed away in Chicago in May of this year from a long-standing illness. As per his request, he was cremated and his ashes...

Attacking Iraq and international law.
June 22, 1998... The crisis that occurred in the early weeks of 1998 passed without the threatened United States attack on Iraq taking place. But the legal issues remain in relationship to other military actions that had already occurred since the April 1991...

Missing the boat to self-determination: Palestine and Namibia in retrospect.
June 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION Since September 1993, despite well-meaning third parties and concerned facilitators, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process has taken place on a playing field which is not level and within a vacuum where no one else is allowed....

Jordan: a study of attitudes toward democratic changes.
June 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION Jordan's transition toward democracy has lead to the rise of a multiparty system, three parliamentary elections (1989, 1993, and 1997), and the enactment of new laws to protect political liberties. While it is important to...

Palestinian party affiliation and political attitudes toward the peace process.
June 22, 1998... The question of mass public opinion toward the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations and the use of armed struggle against Israel has received little empirical investigation. In an effort to remedy this situation, this study focuses on the...

War in the Gulf, 1990-1991: The Iraqi-Kuwait Conflict and It's Implications: Views from the Other Side.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Majid Khadduri and Edmund Ghareeb. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. 300 pp. Hardcover $35.00. Reviewed by Ayad Al-Qazzaz The first casualty of war is the truth. The Gulf War is an example par excellence of this point. Countless...

Arabs and Young Turks: Ottomanism, Arabian and Islamism in the Ottoman Empire 1908-1918.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Hasan Kayali. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. 291 pp. Paper $18.00. Reviewed by Caesar E. Farah In the words of the author, this volume "portrays the political, social, and ideological currents in the Arab-populated...

Science in Medieval Islam: An Illustrated Introduction.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Howard R. Turner. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1997 xx + 262 pp., 98 b& w photos, 3 maps, Timeline, Glossary, Bibliography of "works consulted," not matching the chapter headings, Index. Paper $19.95. Reviewed by George Saliba ...

The Arabs, Byzantium and Iran: Studies in Early Islamic History and Culture.(Review)
June 22, 1998... C.E. Bosworth. Variorum Collected Studies Series. Brookfield, VT.: Ashgate Publishing Company, 1996. XII+320 pages, index. Hardcover $89.95. Reviewed by Ali al-Taie Although a great amount of classical and modern literature exists on...