Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) articles from June 2008

Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) archives from June 2008

Abdelwahab M. Elmessiri 1938-2008.(In memoriam)
June 22, 2008... On 3 July 2008 Abdelwahab M. Elmessiri, a true twentieth century polymath, an astounding defender of intellect and history, and a methodologically innovative Arab scholar passed away. The death of the author of the most important Arabic...

The internationalization of the communal conflict in Darfur and its regional and domestic ramifications: 2001-2007.
June 22, 2008... THIS ARTICLE ADDRESSES THE COMMUNAL conflict in the Darfur region of Western Sudan focusing mainly on the genesis of the conflict, its process and the different attempts made at its reconciliation. Furthermore, the essay discusses primarily the...

The US-market-oriented qualifying industrial zones: economic realities and scope of benefits (1996-2006).
June 22, 2008... DURING THE 1980S AND 1990S EXTENSIVE projections were made about the potential benefits that would accrue to the Middle East from normalization between Israel and the Arab countries. In fact, in writings on the Middle East economy during these...

A "middle power" in action: Canada and the partition of Palestine.
June 22, 2008... INTRODUCTION CANADA PLAYED A KEY ROLE in the drafting of the United Nation's Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947. Supreme Court of Canada Justice, Ivan C. Rand, was a central figure in drafting the United Nations Special Committee on...

The serpent's egg.(Jerusalem 1913: The Origin of the Arab-Israeli Conflict)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Amy Dockser Marcus. Jerusalem 1913: The Origin of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Penguin Books, USA 2007. Paper $15.00. 207 pages. And therefore think him as a serpent's egg--Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous--And kill him in...

Suzanne Gauch. 2007. Liberating Shahrazad: Feminism, Posteolonialism, and Islam.(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Suzanne Gauch. 2007. Liberating Shahrazad: Feminism, Posteolonialism, and Islam. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2007. Paper $ 20.00. 224 Pages. Liberating Shahrazad: Feminism, Postcolonialism, and Islam is a collection of...

Mervin Sabrina (ed). Le Hezbollah. Etats des lieux.(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Mervin Sabrina (ed). Le Hezbollah. Etats des lieux. Paris: Actes Sud, 2008. Paperback, no price indicated. 363 pages. In her foreword, Sabrina Mervin defines the perspective outlined in the book: understanding the "Party of God" as a...

Farid Younos. Democratic Imperialism: Islamization vs. Democratization.(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Farid Younos. Democratic Imperialism: Islamization vs. Democratization. AuthorHouse, 2008. Hardcover $25.00. 218 Pages. Democratic Imperialism: Islamization vs. Democratization was passionately and astutely written during a time where chaos...

Nancy L. Stockdale. Colonial Encounters among English and Palestinian Women 1800-1947.(BOOKS IN BRIEF--SUMMER 2008)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Nancy L. Stockdale. Colonial Encounters among English and Palestinian Women 1800-1947. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2007. 246 Pages. Hardcover $ 59.95. Nancy L. Stockdale set out to investigate unexplored areas of English...

Jeremy Salt. The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands.(BOOKS IN BRIEF--SUMMER 2008)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Jeremy Salt. The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2008.468 Pages. Hardcover $ 29.95. Something is wrong with the way the West has dealt with the Middle...

Joel Kovel. Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine.(BOOKS IN BRIEF--SUMMER 2008)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Joel Kovel. Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine. Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press. 2007. 320 Pages. Paper $26.95. Kovel, discusses the origins of Zionist ideology and its capitalist roots and calls for a...

Mohammed Ayoob. The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion and Politics in the Muslim World.(BOOKS IN BRIEF--SUMMER 2008)
June 22, 2008... Mohammed Ayoob. The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion and Politics in the Muslim World. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, 2008. 213 Pages. Paper $22.95. The interaction between religion and politics in Islam must not be...