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Papers constitute an in-depth look at a single issue relevant to the Arab world.

Is the Maghreb the 'Next Afghanistan'?: Mapping the Radicalization of the Algerian Salafi Jihadist Movement

By Noureddine Jebnoun

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Published 02/21/2008

A View from the Inside: Congressional Decisionmaking and Arab-Israeli Policy

  Palestine
By David Dumke

Download here. Dumke, a former congressional aid, uses congressional letters and memos to explore the in and outs of the debate over the Arab-Israeli conflict within the halls of the Capitol.

Published 12/01/2006

Theater and Radical Politics in Beirut, Cairo, and Alexandria: 1860-1914

By Ilham Makdisi

Download here. Makdisi examines the role of theater in disseminating radical ideas in Beirut, Cairo, and Alexandria at the turn of the century.

Published 10/01/2006

Research Cultures in Local and Global Contexts: The Case of Middle East Gender Studies

  Women and Gender
By Zeinab Abul-Magd, Aurelie Evangeline Perrier

Download here. This paper focuses on the present strengths and weaknesses of gender and women's studies across sub-regions and disciplines with an emphasis on approach and methodology.

Published 03/11/2006

Uncovered: Arab Journalists Scrutinize Their Profession

By Thomas Gorguissian, Rami Khouri, Salameh Nematt, Hafez Al-Mirazi

Download here. Dissects, uncovers and analyzes the state of the Arab media.

Published 09/30/2005

The US And Yemen: A Half-Century of Engagement

By Edward Prados

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Published 01/01/2005

Imperialism, Globalization and Internationalism: Some Reflections on their Twin Impacts on the Arab Middle East in the Beginnings of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries

By Roger Owen

Download here. Based on Professor Owen's Kareema Khoury Annual Distinguished Lecture in 2003.

Published 07/30/2004

The Search for Authenticity in Middle East Cultures: Religion, Community and Nation

By Sami Zubaida

Download here. This paper explores the question of cultural authenticity in the contexts of colonial expansion and domination.

Published 03/18/2004

A View on Islamic Economic Thought

By Ibrahim M. Oweiss

Download here. Originally presented at the Kareema Khoury CCAS Annual Distinguished Lecture series, this paper presents a survey of Islamic economic theory from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Published 02/27/2002

The Al-Aqsa Intifada: Causes and Implications for U.S Interests

  Palestine
By Conference Participants

Download here. An edited transcript of presentations made at an October 25, 2000 conference at CCAS on the roots and implications of the ongoing Palestinian uprising against Israel.

Published 10/25/2000

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