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The Middle East Women's Studies Review

| March 22, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Association for Middle East Women's Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

As many of you already know, this issue marks the end of the Middle East Women's Studies Review. As editor for over six years, I want to thank all the AMEWS members who contributed to the Review! I have really enjoyed having the opportunity to work with and get to know so many of you. In this last issue I have included a number of excellent book reviews, a report on WLP's activities by Abby Jenkins, as well as a lead article co-written by Tarek Maassarani and myself, providing an analysis of the current situation in ...

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