Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) articles from September 2002

Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) archives from September 2002

Erratum.(Correction Notice)
September 22, 2002... In the Spring-Summer 2002 issue of ASQ, owing to a typesetter error, the quotation marks indicating direct quotations from the Byford article were omitted starting at the beginning of paragraph 3 on page 4 and ending at the end of paragraph 2...

Palestinian attitudes toward democracy and its compatibility with Islam: evidence from public opinion research in the West Bank and Gaza.
September 22, 2002... STUDENTS OF ARAB POLITICS OFTEN mention the need to consider the orientations of ordinary men and women, the so-called "Arab street." Unfortunately, however, systematic studies of the attitudes and behavior of ordinary citizens are rare....

The 'al-Aqsa Intifada' as a result of politics of transition.
September 22, 2002... THE VIOLENT CLASHES BREAKING OUT in the West Bank and Gaza in late October 2000-following the breakdown of negotiations in Camp David and the provocative visit at the Haram ash-Sharif by Likud-leader Ariel Sharon have shown a greater...

Turkish-Syrian relations revisited.
September 22, 2002... THIS ARTICLE SEEKS TO ANALYZE the problems between Turkey and Syria and what has caused these problems in the relations between the two countries, as well as critically analyzing the nature and severity of these problems. Of special critical...

The limitations of inter-group learning in confessional school systems: the case of Lebanon.
September 22, 2002... INTRODUCTION CONCERN WITH THE NATIONAL ROLE of education in Lebanon has been a roller coaster phenomenon over the last few decades of the country's political history, rising and falling with political changes and power-sharing formulas of...

Beyond colonialism and nationalism. (Review Essay).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Ahmida, Ali Abdullatif (ed.). Beyond Colonialism and Nationalism in the Maghreb: History Culture, and Politics. New York, N.Y.: Palgrave, 2000. 255 pages. Hardcover $55.00. The contributors to this interdisciplinary publication provide, in...

HAYATI: My Life--A Novel. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Miriam Cooke. HAYATI: My Life--A Novel. New York: Syracuse University Press, 2000. 152 pages. Hardcover $22.95. Hayati or "my life," an endearment in Arabic, uses artful prose to create stories shaped by the complexities of human...

Romantic Communist: The Life and Work of Nazim Hikmet. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Gosku, Saline and Edward Timms. Romantic Communist: The Life and Work of Nazim Hikmet. New York; NY: St Martin's Press, 1999. 367 pages. Hardcover $39.95. Nazim Hikmet has a well-deserved reputation as the leading Turkish poet of the 20th...

The Arab World: Facing the Challenge of the New Millennium. (Books in Brief).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Azzam, Henry T. The Arab World: Facing the Challenge of the New Millennium. London, U.K.: I. B. Tauris, 2002. Hardcover $59.50. The book contains useful figures and tables about the economies of the Arab world as a region and individual...

The Wound of Dispossession: Telling the Palestinian Story. (Books in Brief).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Christison, Kathleen. The Wound of Dispossession: Telling the Palestinian Story. Santa Fe, NM: Sunlit Hills Press, 2001. Paper $12.95. The work relies on 124 interviews of Palestinians in the U.S. (both citizens and non-citizens) conducted...

A History of Modern Yemen. (Books in Brief).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Dresch, Paul. A History of Modern Yemen. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Hardcover $59.00. This comprehensive history of twentieth-century Yemen traces Yemeni development since Imam Yahya and his dealings with both the Turks and...

The New Encyclopedia of Islam. (Books In Brief).(Book Review)
September 22, 2002... Galsse, Cyril. The New Encyclopedia of Islam. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2001. Hardcover, $89.95. This 534-page encyclopedia has detailed entries that explain the significance of religious terms from the exoteric (finding meaning...

ASQ Books Received 2001-2002.
September 22, 2002... ISLAM AND GENERAL SURVEYS Algar, Hamid. Wahabism: A Critical Essay. Oneonta, NY: Islamic Publications International, 2002. Paper $12.95. Bargach, Jamila, Orphans of Islam: Family, Abandonment, and Secret Adoption in Morocco. Lanham,...