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Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck. “Islamists and the Challenge of Pluralism.” (1995)
The author discusses the two main contending perspectives on the subject of.…
August 14, 2017
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Malti-Douglas, Fedwa. “A Woman and Her Sufis.” (1995)
Based on the 1994 Kareema Khoury Distinguished Lecture in Arab Studies. The author explores issues of gender and the Islamic.…
August 14, 2017
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Lukman, Rilwanu. “OPEC in the 21st Century.” (1997)
Written by Rilwanu Lukman (Secretary-General of OPEC), based on a February 1997 speech presented at CCAS, this piece examines political and economic forces shaping the future of…
August 14, 2017
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Stowasser, Barbara Freyer. “A Time to Reap: Thoughts on Calendars and Millennialism.” (2000)
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…
August 14, 2017
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Various. “The Al-Aqsa Intifada: Causes and Implications for U.S Interests.” (2000)
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.…
August 14, 2017
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Oweiss, Ibrahim M. “A View on Islamic Economic Thought.” (2002)
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…
August 14, 2017
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Muhawi, Ibrahim. “Contexts of Language in Mahmoud Darwish.” (2009)
This paper, which emerged from Dr. Muhawi's January 2009 lecture at the Center's commemoration of the life and work of Mahmoud Darwish, explores three contexts of language in…
August 14, 2017
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Orfalea, Gregory. “Obama’s First 150 Days.” (2009)
Mr. Orfalea details measures Obama has taken to reach out to the Arab world and analyzes his ability to effect positive change in the region. Starting with Obama's first day in…
August 14, 2017