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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
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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
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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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A Time to Reap: Thoughts on Calendars and Millennialism
By Barbara Freyer Stowasser
Download here. Originally presented as the keynote address of the 1999 MESA Conference, on the eve of a predicted Y2K catastrophe, the piece reflects on the important effects that consciousness of time has had on the religions of the Middle East for centuries.
Published 07/01/2000
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Opec in the 21st Century
By Rilwanu Lukman, Secretary-General of OPEC
Download here. Based on a February 1997 speech presented at CCAS, this piece examines political and economic forces shaping the future of OPEC.
Published 06/01/1997
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Dual Containment: The Demise of a Fallacy
Iraq and the United States
By Hisham Melhem
Download here. Following his detailed analysis of the Clinton Administration's 'Dual Containment' policy toward Iran and Iraq, Lebanese journalist Hisham Melhem concludes that there can be no viable security or economic order in the Gulf if US policy is predicated on the simultaneous isolation of these two countries. He points out that Dual Containment has not only failed to achieve its objectives, but that the massive and permanent US military presence now required in the Gulf to maintain this policy has become a new source of regional resentment and tension.
Published 01/01/1997
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Rethinking the Roots of Modern Science: Arabic Manuscripts in European Libraries
By George Saliba
Published 01/01/1997
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Islam, Jerusalem and the West
By Walid Khalidi
Download here. One of the foremost scholars on the Arab World, Walid Khalidi, presents a succinct historical overview of the struggle for control of Jerusalem, and issues an impassioned call for 'all those committed to an honorable and peaceful solution [to] band together to stop in their tracks the forces of fundamentalism-Muslim, Christian, and Jewish-slouching toward their rendezvous in Jerusalem.' Based on his lecture at CCAS's April 1996 symposium, "Arab Jerusalem." Co-published with the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.
Published 01/01/1996
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The US and the Challenge of Democratization in the Arab World
East-West Relations
By Guilain P. Denoeux
Download here. The author offers a concise analysis of the factors influencing the low level of US support for democratization in the Arab world. He concludes that a deeper commitment by Washington to the democratic reform process will encourage friendly governments to broaden their support base and promote stability in the region.
Published 01/01/1996
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A Woman and Her Sufis
By Fedwa Malti-Douglas
Download here. Based on the 1994 Kareema Khoury Distinguished Lecture in Arab Studies. The author explores issues of gender and the Islamic revival.
Published 01/01/1995
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