AL-Mashriq

A Quarterly Journal of Middle East Studies

VOLUME 1 [2002-2003]

Volume 1, Number 1 [June 2002]

The Crisis in the Middle East: Zionist Intransigence and the Quest for Palestinian Statehood.Compiled by Adel Beshara
Corporate Americaand the Israeli Occupation Sam Bahour
Pros and Cons of Arab Economic Boycott of US Fahed Fanek
Gimme Some Truth Now: A walk Through Jenin Kathy Kelly
Jenin: Remember This Word Ramzy Baroud
Political Decay in the Arab World Dr. Lisa Anderson
Catholic Lebanon After 1930: State Unit Consolidation, High Culture and the Crisis in Identity Dr. Dennis Walker
A Legacy of Frustration: SSNP-Lebanese State Relations (1935-1938) Adel Beshara
Ibn Khaldun: Father of Economics Ibrahim M. Oweiss
Contesting the State Media Monopoly: Syria on al-Jazira Television Dr. Najib Ghadbian
Women in the Arab World: Where to? Dr. Nouha al-Hegalan
Arab Women's Contribution to Society, History, and Culture
C laims (poem) Lisa Majaj
The Fertile Crescent: Cradle of Civilization The Changing Alphabet Lucia Beck
Naji al-Ali (1936-1987): The Palestinian Cartoonist Par Excellence
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 1, Number 2 [Sept. 2002]

The War on Iraq: A Special Report
The War on Iraq: It's Happening Now Fran Shor and Jon Basil Utley
Vanishing Act: Making an Entire People just 'Disappear' Bobeck Modjtahedi
The Secret Behind the Sanctions: How the US Intentionally Destroyed Iraq's Water Supply Thomas J. Nagy
Sanctions Against Iraq are Genocide Prof. George Bisharart
What Everyone Should Know: The View from Australia Jack King
Bush Planned 'regime change' Neil Mackay
Naivity vs. Objectivity: Arab Historiography and the Palestinian Cause Maher Al-Sherif
American Zionists and Historiography James Zoghby
The Maronite Community of Cyprus: Past, Present and Future Andrekos Varnava
The Maronites of Cyprus Edward Bowron
The Aryan Dimension of Matthew Arnold's Approach to the Arab-Islamic Orient Dr. Muhammad A. Al-Da'mi
Historical Background to Greek Philosophy: The Syrian Connection Dr. Adel Beshara
Arab Feminism and Islam: Some Theoretical Considerations Rayyan Al-Shawaf
Rome vs. Carthage: The Day the World Trembled Lee Levin
Witness to horror - A journey back to Sabra and Shatila
The Splendor of Petra Maxine Rose Schur
Ain Al Sultan: A Spring of Peace Anne Fairbairn
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 1, Number 3 [Dec. 2002]

The Case for Palestinian Nonviolent Direct Action Dr. William J. Thomson
The Syria Accountability Act: The Wrong Move at the Wrong Time Nasser Salem
Can Saddam be Contained: History Says Yes Dr. J. Mearsheimer and Dr. S. M. Walt
Emerging Water Conflict in the Middle East? The Case of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers Hilal Elver
In the Land of Christ Christianity is Dying Grace Halsell
Christian Generosity Becomes a Rabbinical Nightmare Yair Sheleg
Saving May: The Story of how Sa'adeh tried to save May Ziadeh from the Ghoul Dr. Edmond Melhem
The Cedar Tree: 'Glory of Lebanon': A Case Study in the Use and Misuse of a Resource Benjamin Kasoff
Mesopotamia: Cradle of Democracy? Dr. Andrew Howard-Smith
The Invisible Lines of War: Families under Siege Susan B. Markisz
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 1, Number 4 [March 2003]

The War on Iraq: A Special Report: A Monument to Hypocrisy Edward Said
Jimmy Carter
Harvey Wasserman
Amin Saikal
Michael Moore
Scotty McLennan
George Bush, Sr.
David Krieger
Palestine, Jerusalem, and the Western Public Ra'afat Dajami
Some Basic Facts the Western Public should know
The Palestinian Intifada: Images and Words Dr. Adel Beshara
1958 Revisited: The Role of the SSNP Dr. Adel Beshara
The Shari'a and the Nation State: Who Can Codify the Divine Law Dr. Knut S. Vikør
The Problem of Desertification in the Middle East? Dr. Fouad Abo
The Role of Women in Arabic Literature Dr. Mona Mikhailis
Storytelling, the Meaning of Life, and the Epic of Gilgamesh Arthur A. Brown
'When on High': The Babylonian Epic of Creation Enuma Elish
Southern Lebanon's Archaeology: Alive and Free Penny Young
Assimilation: Australian Syrians and their Quest for Assimilation E. O. Schlunke
BOOK REVIEW

VOLUME 2 [2003-2004]

Volume 2, Number 5 [June 2003]

The legacy of Sykes-Picot: National and Political Crisis in the Fertile Crescent Dr. Adel Beshara
The Sykes-Picot Agreement (1916)
Sharon's secret agenda Jonathan Cook
The British occupation of Iraq: As British as afternoon tea
Mark Curtis
Too little too late! Straw blames imperialism for Middle East woes
Islam and the Secular State: Explicating the universal in formative Islamic norms Louay M. Safi
Reflections on the Coptic Question Tarek Heggy
Bahrayni Intellectuals and the recreation of a Gulf-centered national past and history Dr. Dennis Walker
The impact of the American Missionary on Syria during the Eighteenth Century Dr. Mounir Farah
The Syrian Protestant College: The pinnacle of missionary activity in Syria
The discovery of the Pulmonary Circulation revisited Dr. Ayman Soubani & Dr. Faroque Khan
New discoveries in Syria confirm theory on spread of early civilization Dr. James Nikosios
The splendor of Bilad al-Sham: Qalaat Saladin Carol Miller
My Jerusalem Baha Al Bukhari
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 2, Number 6 [Sept. 2003]

Lebanon's communal elite-mass politics: The institutionalization of disintegration Dr. Farid el-Khazen
Symbolic interaction and its relevance to Lebanon Dr. Munir Khuri
Myth and Reality: The two sides of Arab Nationalism Jessica West
Syrian Unity in the strategy and ideology of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party Inam Raad
Bahrayni Intellectuals and the recreation of a Gulf-centered national past and history II Dr. Dennis Walker
Khalil Hawi: A Graceful Poet from the Vineyards of Lebanon Fuad Said Haddad
Lucian of Samosata: Was he Syria's first rhetorician?
To Lucian of Samosata
Lucian: The Extra-Terrestrial!
Lucian's Works
Spicing the Conversation: The development of proverbs and its role in Arab culture Sheila K. Webster
Georges David Corm: 1896-1971 Artist of Homeland issues Dr. Andrew Beasley
To Sir with Love: A personal tribute to Dr. Edward Said Aida Qassim
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 2, Number 7 [Dec. 2003]

A Note on Confessionalism: Pluralism and Confessionalism in the Lebanon Ahmad Beydoun
Real Sectarianism versus Real Citizenship Mohammad Moussalli
Comparing Pluralisms: Minorities and Political Participation in the Middle East Eugene Sensenig-Dabbous
Problems of Studying Minorities in the Middle East P. R. Kumaraswamy
Palestine: How it all Started Sami Hadawi
Palestine in Western Public Opinion Promising Signs at Last! Dr. Adel Beshara
Democracy in Iraq: "American Style: Compiled by Dr. Adel Beshara
Ameen Rihani Commemoration
Ameen Rihani's Path Between the Scylla of Fanaticism and the Charybdis of Modernity John C. Hawley
Ameen Rihani's Concept of Poetry: A Precursor of Hadatha Atif Faddoul
Antun Sa'adeh's "First Lecture" Tr. Eveline Hitti
Muslim Upbringing: A Complex Package of Beliefs and Attitudes Rana Kabbani
Voices from the Homeland Aida Hasan
Maaloula: Star of Christendom Carol Miller
APPRECIATION
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 2, Number 8 [March 2004]

Zionism's "Security Wall": A Special Report
The Violence of Construction: Israel's Wall and International Law
Michael Kearney
The WALL Anne Gwynne
Taif Revisited: Confessional Appetites and Taif in Post-War Lebanon Nawaf Salam
Celebrating the Vision: Antun Sa'adeh (1904-2004) Dr. Adel Beshara
Sa'adeh and Syrian Nationalism Dr. Rabih Debs
Sa'adeh and Literature Dr. Edmond Melhem
Sa'adeh and the SSNP Oussama el-Mohtar
Sa'adeh and Lebanon Dr. Adel Beshara
Sa'adeh's Impact on Fairuz and the Rahbani Music Nour Shammas
Sa'adeh's Death and Plato's Dialogue Phaedo Compiled by Dr. Adel Beshara
Antun Sa'adeh: Testimonies Compiled by Dr. Adel Beshara
Trends in Arab Intellectual Thought in the 1960s Dr. Adel Daher
Islam and the Arab West's Commitment to Africanism Dr. Dennis Walker
The Rise and Fall of Al-Urwa al-Wuthqa Ahmad Hassoun
Palestine's Neglected Treasure Trove Laila Haddad
The Epic of Gilgamesh Maureen Kovacs
BOOK REVIEWS

VOLUME 3 [2004-2005]

Volume 3, Number 9 [June 2004]

Right of Return: Introduction Dr. Adel Beshara
Right of Return and International Law Abdul-Ilah As-Saadi
The Right of Return: Two-State Solution Sells Palestine Short Prof. George Bisharat
With Impunity Oussama El-Mohtar
War and Peace in Lebanon: The Anguish of Memory Sune Haugbolle
Was Israel Responsible for the Lebanese Civil War
A Week in the Life of Baghdad Anita Roddik
Judicial Independence in the Arab World Dr. Adel Omar Sherif & Dr. Nathan J. Brown
Gibran's Self and Other Through Mythology Mitri Boulos
Between Antun Sa'adeh and Sa'id 'Aql Dr. Dennis Walker
Children of Al-Mahjar: Arab American Literature Spans a Century Elmaz Abinader
Carrying the Past: The Syrio-Lebanese Emigration to Brazil Ernesto Capello
The Syrian Peddlers G. Bryan McKay
The Grandeur of Syria's Coastline Compiled by Dr. Adel Beshara
What Makes Hannibal Heroic Adil T. Baguirov
Zaki Nassif: The Master is Dead Dr. Adel Beshara
BOOK and OTHER REVIEWS
POEM

Volume 3, Number 10 [Sept. 2004]

The Wall - Not its Route - Creates Apartheid Jamal Juma'
More Ink on Paper: UN Resolution and the Wall Al-Mashriq
The Promise and Peril of Democratization in the Arab World Martin Gilbraith
The Promise of Arab Liberalism/Civil Society Tamara Cofman Wittes
Confronting the Bible's Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine Michael Prior, C.M.
The Wandering Jew in Victorian Britain Prof. Muhammed A. Al-Da'mi
Sa'adeh's Response to Phoenicianism Asher Kaufman
The Unveiling of the Antun Sa'adeh Memorial Statue Dr. Adel Beshara
Thus Speaks the Martyr: A Poem Ghattas al-Hakim
G. Bryan McKay Aspects of Christian-Muslim Relations in Contemporary Lebanon George J. Hajjar
Napoleon's Campaign in Syria and Historical Perception Robert K. D. Peterson
Women in the Syrian Tradition Susan Harvey
Hamoukar: the Oldest Known City? Dr. Hisham Abu Skakra
Contemporary Palestinian Art in Action Compiled by Dr. Adel Beshara
POETRY
BOOK REVIE

Volume 3, Number 11 [Dec. 2004]

Israel's Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Very Real Threat to Peace John Steinbach
Israel: Fingers on all Buttons Neil Sammonds
The Roadmap to Nowhere Compiled by Dr. Adel Beshara
Arab Nationalism and Political Culture: The Conflict of Minorities Nicole Woods
Arab Nationalism: The Weightier Critique of Antun Sa'adeh Dr. Adel Beshara
Syrian and Egyptian Particularist Thought: Continuity with Paganism vs Monotheistic Religion Dr. Dennis Walker
Gibran: The Craver for a Masterpiece Dr. Rabeeh Al-Dibs
WWI: How an Englishman Kept Four Thousand Syrians Alive Margaret Mcgilvar
The Fatimids in Palestine: The Unwitting Promoters of the Crusades Andrew S. Ehrenkreutz
The Syrian Fertile Crescent: Oldest Civilization Dr. Adel Beshara
Saint Moses in the Syrian Desert Gabriel Saiad Reynolds
The Eastern Influence in Harry Potter Ahmed Shablool
The Olives of Palestine: A Personal Journey Samia A. Halabi
BOOK REVIEW
POEM

Volume 3, Number 12 [March 2005]

Landscape Memory and the Israeli Erasure of pre-48 Palestine Theo Tsalamandris
Sectarianism: How to Beat the Problem Dr. Adel Beshara
The Assassination of Hariri Ramzi Baroud
Can Syria Keep its Islamist Genie in the Bottle? Ibrahim Hamidi
The Heresy of Christian Zionism Stephen Ziser
Imagine: A World Without Israel Jihad Al-Khazen
Syrian Intellectual Disputes in 19thC Egypt Dr. Yunan Labib Rizq
Dr. Khalil Sa'adeh: A Nationalist Crusader Dr. Adel Beshara
The Art of Storytelling in Syria Andrea Rugh
The Last Hakawati Barbara Nimri Aziz
Hindiyya and Her Spiritual Journey Avril M. Makhlouf
Hindiyya: Fact or Fiction Henry Harris Jessup
Arab Music: Unifier of Thought and Sentiment Prof. A. J. Racy
The Rababah Kevin Holmes
The Passing of Hisham Sharabi Dr. Adel Beshara
Baalbek: Where Time Stands Still Joanne Farchakh
Damascus Mark Twain
BOOK REVIEWS

VOLUME 4 [2005-2006]

Volume 4, Number 13 [June 2005]

The Balfour Declaration: Distorted Language and Devastated Lives Christopher Vasillopulos
The Balfour Declaration Reconsidered: The Cult of the Jealous God J. A. Miller
The Balfour Declaration: A History of Perfidy and Betrayal in the Middle East Dr. Robert John
The Possible Passages to Democracy in Egypt Dr. Hassan Nafaa
Imperial Politics and Feisal's Arab Government in Syria, 1918-1920 Murat Abus
The Battle of Maysalun Dr. Adel Beshara
Haykal's Response to Sa'udi Arabia and the Hajj Dr. Dennis Walker
The Personal Papers of Al-Sanhuri Mona Anis
Ways of Thinking: The Media, Orientalism and Literature in Translation Michael Hall
The Monastry of the Syrians in Wadi al-Natrun Jimmy Dunn
The Syrian Orthodox in Turkey: Witness to an Intense Spirituality Egidio Picucci
Petra: The Rose-Red Capital of a Forgotten People J. Reweck and T. S. Akasheh
Tales from Fertile Crescent History Dr. Adel Beshara
The Costumes of Syrian Phoenicia Sarah Khayyat
Hunno's Circumnavigation of Africa Dr. Richard Quirk
Ugaritic Narrative Poetry Edward L. Greenstein
The Conference of the Birds Paul Dolphin
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 4, Number 14 [Sept. 2005]

The American Way of Death Azmi Beshara
Bridge-builder Glimpses Behind the Terror Anne Fairbairn AM
US Policy-makers addicted to Love and to Being Feared David Ignatius
Don't Push Syria Away Joshua Landis
Pursuing the Persecutors Ibrahim Nafie
The God-man and the Antichrist between Blake and Gibran George N. El-Hage
Bitter Legacy:An Evaluation of Salem's 'Bitter Legacy aginst Antun Sa'adeh Dr. Adel Beshara
Awareness of the 'Master' in Ancient Syria Georgie Can'an
Ghassan Kanafani: A Rebel Born in the Womb of Despair Nejme K. Habib
Khalid Alwan: Beirut Rebel Al-Mashriq
Contesting 'Syria' Al-Mashriq
Assyria nd Syria: Synonymous Dr. Richard N. Frye
Assyria nd Syria: Synonymous? Dr. John Joseph
Kan yama kan Hanadi Loubani
The death of my husband: A Short Story Ghaleb H. Abu El-Faraj
BOOK REVIEW
POETRY

Volume 4, Number 15 [Dec. 2005]

Defying the Hegemon: Syria, the US and the Iraq War Dr. Raymond Hinnebusch
Invasion and Occupation Through Iraqi Eyes George Capaccio
Lebanon: Truth Postponed Hisham Safieddine
Stereotyping the 'Middler East' Dr. Tawfic al-Masri
Talal: The Sad Story of the King of Jordan Dr. Sami Moubayed
The Syriac Impact on Arabic Literature R. Y. Ebeid
Sa'adeh's Impact on Literature, Music and the Arts Dr. Edmond Melhem
Religion and State in Kawakibi's Thought Eliezer Tauber
The Orange and the 'Cross in the Crescent': Imagining Palestine in 1929 Dr. Tamir Sorek
What is Syria? Al-Mashriq
Syria: Land of Civilizations J. Maxwell Miller
Remembering the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Elisa Reina and G. Andrea
Misusing Anti-Semitism, Abusing History Prof. Norman G. Finkelstein
Contending Theories of International Relations: A Review Dr. Paul Salem
POETRY
BLACK AND WHITE

Volume 4, Number 16 [March 2006]

Representative Bureaucracy and National Integration in a Pluralist Society: The Iraqi Experiment with Arab-Kurdish Nationalism Dr. M. Al-Tikriti & Dr. E. Shihabi
Rebels, Terrorists, and Self-Restraint; Israeli Historiography of the Palestinian Arab Revolt 1936-1939 Theo Tsalamandris
Gazan Christians and Moslems have faith in their relations Dr. Edward Spungle
Myths and Realities: The Untold Story of Syrian-Israeli Negotiations in 1949 Thuraya Ismail
William Morris and the Arab-Islamic East Dr. Muhammed A. Al-Da'mi
Desert vs. Mountain: Natural and Cultural Conflicts in Tayeb Salih's
Season of Migration to the North' Muna Al-Alwan
Faji´at Hubb: A Tragic Story with a Moral Theme Dr. Edmond Melhem
On Translation: The Shimmer and Glimmer of the Middle East
Gretchen McCullough
Poem: Palestinian Am I E. Yaghi
BOOK REVIEW

VOLUME 5 [2006-2007]

Volume 5, Number 17 [June 2006]

A problem in American foreign policy: Palestine John Gunther Dean
Disenchanted Worlds: Secularization and Democratization in the Middle East Dr. Majid Tehranian
The Arab World: The Intellectual Underpinnings of 'Democratic Transformation' Alex Maroya
The Meaning of Stones Dr. Abdel Wahab Elmessri
Michel Kilo and Me Hind Aboud Kabawat
The Limits of Reconciliation: Rihani's View of State-Zionism Christopher Vasillopulos
Ibn Khaldun's Response to 'Akhbar' Aziz al-Azmeh
Orientalism and its Relevance Today Bani-Aadam Chami and Sobhi Albadawi
'The Syrian Social Nationalist Party: An Ideological Analysis': A Reliable Reference? Dr. Adel Beshara
The Disappearing Cedar E. W. Bealsz
A River Called 'Rebel' J. Fitchett and M. Deford
Holy Images: Women in the Syrian Tradition Susan A. Harvey
The Hymn of the Robe of Glory Al-Mashriq
Iraqi-Australian Art in Action: A Celebration of Creativity Anne Fairbairn AM
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 5, Number 18 [Sept. 2006]

Israel's Atrocities during its 2006 War on Lebanon
A problem in American Foreign Policy II: The Bush Doctrine Tom Regan
The Coming Collapse of Zionism Kathleen Christison
Israel and Racism: Inseparable Alies or Myth? M. Junad Alam
The De-Zionization of the American Mind Dr. Jean Bricmont
U.S. Agribusiness Targets the Fertile Crescent Daniel Stone
Unnerving echoes of the Six-Day War Leanne Piggott
Sheer Madness Dr. Adel Beshara
Sayyid Qutb: His Secular Period Dr. William Shepard
The Confiscation of Weapons Sayyid Qutb
Salman Rushdie: Why Muslims Don't Listen to him Bani-Aadam Chami
Bridging Cultural Gaps: An Online Discussion between Arab and American Students Dr. J. Conlon and Dr. Muna Al-Alwan
Lebanonist Particularist Discourse: 1918-1922 (Pt.1) Dr. Dennis Walker
The Journey of Henry Maundrell Daniel Howell
Baalbek: Phoenix of the Plain Daniel Da Cruz
Qasr Amra: Syrian Civilization in the Desert Rami G. Khouri
Hannibal's Invasion of Italy: The Greatest Crossing! Thomas Arnold
Shifting Lands Anne Fairbairn AM
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 5, Number 19 [Dec. 2006]

Are we Witnessing the End of Secularism Ralf Dahrendorf
Jimmy Carter on Palestinian Apartheid Chris Hedges
The Cultural Response to America in Post-War Iraq Prof. Muhammed A, Al-Da'mi
Imposing Democracy in the Middle East Janice Gross Stein
Lebanon: Deconfessionalizing the Call for Deconfessionalization Nawaf A. Salem
The Little Nations at Versailles Stephen Bonsal
Lebanonist Particularist Discourse: 1918-1922 (Pt.II) Dr. Dennis Walker
Damascus: "The Well-Watered Place" E. W. G. Masterman
Juliet Elmir Saadeh: A Life Lived in Exile Samia Nassar Melki
Christ of the Syrian Road Alford Carelton
The Locus Invasion of Coastline Syria Alexander Aaronsohn
The Fertile Crescent: Victim of Human Ignorance and Wickedness Jill Kamil
Babylon: Birdsongs for Peace Anne Fairbairn AM
Dabki Time: The Impact of Dabki on Group Solidarity Paul Tabar
Extinct 'Elephant Size' Camel Found in Syria Marie Le Tensorer
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 5, Number 20 [March 2007]

Terrorized by 'War on Terror': How a Three-Word Mantra Has Undermined America Zbigniew Brezinski
Democracy in the Arab World: Challenges Achievements and Prospects Bengt Säve-Söderbergh. E.
Lebanese Clientalism: Roots and Trends A. Nizar Hamzeh
Persistent Problems of Confessional Democracies Saad Abi Hamad
Israel'sVery Nuclear Ambitions Brian Whitaker
The Regional Losers of Iran's Nuclear Quest Tim Eaton
Who is Really Running the Show in Iraq Al-Mashriq
The Jews of Iraq Naeim Giladi
Lawrence of Arabia: A Zionist Donald Macintyre
Sayyid Qutb: His Islamist Period Dr. William Shepard
Particularity of the /n/ Sound in the Koranic Orthoepy Dr. Kadhim Naji Al-Rifaee
Saadeh's Letters to his Wife: The Man Behind the Myth Samia Nassar Melki
How Armenians are Viewed in Lebanon Arda Arsenian
Distinctions of Arabic Folktales Fatme Sharafeddine Hassan
River Orontes in Syria, 1834 W. B. Barker
BOOK REVIEWS

VOLUME 6 [2007-2008]

Volume 6, Number 21 [June 2007]

My search for the West Bank's 'invisible' town Sarah Helm
The Modern State in Contemporary Lebanese Political Discourse Dr. Adel Beshara
The Roots of Israeli State Terrorism Christopher Vasillopulos
A Fable About Palestine Dr. Jean Bricmont
USS Liberty Fiasco: Searching for Truth Ward Boston, Jr.
Party Politics and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party: A Review Dr. As'ad Abu Khalil
The Arab Officers' Part in the Arab Legion's Victory in the 1948 War Dr. Ronen Yitzhak
Linguistic and Discoursal Features of Arab Students' Spoken Discourse Dr. Abdul-Fattah Al-Jabr
Why is Lebanon called 'the Lebanon' Robert McColl Millar
Notes From Syria: The Lattakia Wives' Club Gretchen McCullough
There is a Tide in the Affairs of Men Anne Fairbairn AM
A 1901 Study on 'The Pantheon of Tyre George A. Barton
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 6, Number 22 [Sept. 2007]

Oh! What a Lovely War on Terror Simon Jenkins
The Summer 2006 Conflict Between Hezbollah and Israeil: One Year Later
Jad Melki, Dr. S. D. Moeller and P. Mihailidisr
Embarrassing History Arnaud De Borchgrave
Iraq's Elite Fleeing in Droves Amira El Ahl
Militant Islam and the Qur'an Fr. Herman Roborgh, PhD
When Religious Orthodoxy is Good News Ron Bousso
Christian-Muslim Dialogue in a Turbulent World Mahmoud Ayoub
Syrian-Western Relations in Antiquity: The Antun Sa'adah Perspective Simon Strong
The Patriarch Kyrillos II and the Modernization of the Greek-Orthodox Church
Prof. Butrus Abu-Manneh
Rhetorical Genre Analysis of Academic Discourse: Implications for FL and Translation Skills Dr. Abdul-Fattah Al-Jabr
To Syria with Love: Lucian and Gibran Al-Mashriq
Travels in Syria and the Holy Land J. J. Burckhardt
Nimah Ismail Nawwab: Women of her Nation Habib Shaikh
Braidwood's 'Festival of Two Fires' Anne Fairbairn AM
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 6, Number 23 [Dec. 2007]

The 12 Myths of Annapolis Phyllis Bennisr
Could this be the Beginning of the End for Mahmoud Abbas Saleh Al-Naami
Jordan's Spy Agency: Holding Cell for the CIA Craig whitlock
Strategic Framework and Consequences of the Sykes-Picot Agreement
Tim Junio
Is it True? Prof. Elihu Grant
Nationalism, Arabism and identity in the formation of the Lebanese State Dr. Peter Hilal
The Looming Conflict over Water in the ME Dr. Frank O'keefa
Saladin as "Homo Oeconomicus" Dr. Andrew Ehrenkreutz
The Atrocity of Wars: Visual Expression of Victory and Defeat Ass. Prof. Inas Alkholy
Genesis and Creation in Ancient Syria Georgie Can'an
Religious Toleration in Syria Barbara Law
George Atiyeh: A Legacy of Scholarship, Excellence and Resilience Ghada Khouri
The Ideas of al-Kawakibi Dr. George Atiyeh
Inside Bibliotheca Alexandrina Batir Wardam
Petra and the Bible Dr. Philip C. Hammond
A Spring of Peace in Palestine Anne Fairbairn AM
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 6, Number 24 [March 2008]

Iraq: The US$3 Trillion War J.E. Stiglitz and L. J. Bilmesr
Lebanon: What Big Picture? Amr Hamzawi
Gaza: Worse than a Crime Uri Avneri
Gaza, I Weep for Thee
The Future of Ideology in the Arab World Paul Salem
Secularism and National Identity in the Lebanese Context Iliya Harik
The King-Crane Report: How and Why it was Suppressed Seth Tilman
The King-Crane Commission Report, August 28, 1919
Some Stunning Old Photos of Palestine
Empires and National States in the Historical Thought of Antun Sa'adeh Dennis Walker
Adonis Reserves the Right to be Wiser Tomorrow Louis-Noel Harfouche
Spotlighting Karim El-Koussa Interviewed by Adel Beshara
The Awakening Karim El-Koussa
Tripoli: Lebanon's Mamluk Monument Dick Doughty
Hadir Qinnasrin: Old New City Donald Whitcomb
I am Beirut
'Beirut Poetry': A Celebration Anne Fairbairn AM
A Lebanese Lullaby Lillian Stedman and Robert Cornwall
Arabic Narratives Galore Ferial J. Ghazoul
BOOK REVIEW

VOLUME 7 [2008-2009]

Volume 7, Number 25 [June 2008]

Nakba: 60 Years of Justice Denied Ingrid Jaradat Gassner & Hazem Jamjoum
Sectarianism: Lebanon's Evil Sami Ofeish
Secularism: Lebanon's Salvation Ghassan Karam
Greater Syria: Realization of an Ambition Robert Ayan
Arab Intellectuals and the Challenge of Reform Daoud Kuttab
Habib I. Katibah: A Patriot and Gentle Man Adel Beshara
Egyptian Pan-Arabism, Secularism and the Lebanese and "Suraqiyans" in the 1930s and 1940s Dennis Walker
Wadi' Izz al-Din Mundhir: A Corner of Australian Literature Dennis Walker
Seleucus I and the Foundation of Hellenistic Syria Henri Seyrig
The Ghosts of Maysaloun Sami Moubayed
'The Land Said': Commemorating Martyrdom Adonis (Trans. Anne Fairbairn AM)
Shawarma Stories Amal El-Mohtar
Middle Eastern Dilemmas Petra S. Elias
Hisham Sharabi: the Intellectual and Activist Prof. Halim Barakat
Nidal Al-Ashqar: Urban Warrior Mona Ghandour
Syrian Symbols: Precursor to the Religious Symbols of Today Violet Fortune
Syrian Civilization in the field of Legacy Georgie Can'an
My Friend the Donkey Duraid Lahham
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 7, Number 26 [Sept. 2008]

Syria, the United States and the role of Idealogy Jasmine Gani
Unraveling U.S.-Syrian Relationship Farid Saoud
Understanding Sectarianism Ussama Makdisi
Between Lebanese Consociationalism and Consensus Democracy Leif G. N. Nocolaysen
The Lord of No Man's Land Charles Glass
Mahmoud Darwish (1942-2008)
In the Presence of Absence
Biography
A Personal Tribute Anne Fairbairn AM
Ward Taifi: The Red Rose of Love Anne Fairbairn AM
Frameworks and Presuppositions of Mahjar Literature Esad Durakovic
Contextualizing the Plight of Iraqi Women Nadhe Al Ali
Iraq's War on Women Lesley Abdela
General Goybet's Memoirs of Maysalun Sati Husri
Sheikh Nassib Makarem: Art and Perception Sami Makarem
HAMA: Syria's Steel and Iron James A. Reilly
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 7, Number 27 [Dec. 2008]

GAZA: THE WIDER PICTURE
Iraq's Insane War Patrick Seale
An Invasion of Gaza's Offshore Gas Fields Michael Chossudovsky
It is not a War. It is a Murder Chris Hedges
The Military Dimension Mouin Rabbani
The Propaganda Dimension Max Blumenthal
A Hundred Eyes for an Eye Normon Solomon
FREEDOM to Gaza and the Gazans Antun Saadeh
The Perfect Storm: The Decision to Invade Iraq Christopher Vasillopulos
The Doctrinal Battle:Secularism and Democracy in the ME Elizabeth S. Hurd
Stagnation Rules in Lebanon's Secular Political Parties Nizar Abdel-Kader
Christians and Jews Under Islam Najib Saliba
"Does it Make a Difference Petra Elias
Aspects of Grammatical Negation in Cairene, Sudanese and Modern Standard Arabic Souad T. Ali
Education, Learning and Knowledge Kamal Jumblatt
The Meaning of Philosophy: An Exchange Between Sa'adeh and Charles Malik Adel Beshara
The Story of Mikhail Nuayma Rasheed El-Enany
Raheel: The Wife of Butrus Bustani Henry H. Jessup
Discovering the Epic Gilgamesh David Damrosch
The Lost Millennium: A Short Epic Poem Dennis Siluk
BOOK REVIEW

Volume 7, Number 28 [March 2009]

Islam, Africa, Israel and the Failed Campaign to Crush Obama Dennis Walker
Justice After Bush: Prosecuting an Outlaw Administration Scott Horton
God is my Shelter An Iraqi Citizen
It is 'Arab World' not 'Arab Nation' Nabih Amin Faris
Flags of the Arab World Edmund Midura
The Buds that will Blossom: Reflections on Gibran's Early Writings George N. El-Hage
Said Taky Deen's Outreach to the American Public Stan Shabaz
Farid al-Atrash and Asmahan: The Heart and Soul of Syrian Music Ali Jihad Racy
A Syrian Molded on Gibran George Ajjan
In the Footsteps of the Gods: Damascus 1926 Sandor Marai
Exquisite Lines from the Cradle of Civilization Anne Fairbairn AM
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VOLUME 8 [2009 - 2010]

Volume 8, Number 29 [June 2009]

A Post-Sectarian Strategy for Iraq Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
Limits to Exporting the Saudis' Counterjihadist Successes Kamran Bokhari
Iraqi Refugees: A Huge Burden for Syria Victor Kocher
Why Lebanon Should Switch to Proportional Representation Abdo Saad
Communications Between Christians and Muslims in Pakistan Fr. Herman Roborgh S. J.
Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue: Humanity Takes Priority Ali Ahmad Said
The Palestinian Question in Syrian-Lebanese Communism Malek Abisaab
The Attitude of the SSNP Towards Peace in the Middle East Adel Beshara
Daniel Pipes, Islam and the Business of War Laila Khadija Fritsch El-Alaoui
The Dardanelles Disaster: A Personal Glimpse Back Through the Mists of Time Anne Fairbairn AM
Unbeliever in the Impossible: The Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish Robyn Creswell
Coloured Telephones: A Dialogue Fuad al-Takarli
The Girl in the Red Beret Lina Mounzer
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Volume 8, Number 30 [Sept. 2009]

Palestine: Listening to the Inaudible Mohammed A. Bamyeh
Spacio-cide and Bio-politics: Israeli Colonial Project Sari Hanafi
Does Israel Really Have a Right to Exist Susan Abulhawa
Lebanon: Recommendations for a Stronger State Hassan Krayem
The Golan Heights: Remembering Stolen Rights Haytham A K. Radwan
Sa'adeh's Position in Relation to the Pioneers of the Nahda John Daye
The European Influence on Arabic During the Nahda Daniel L. Newman
Once at the Forefront: Arabic Literature Lags Behind Carl Gibeili
Small Village Talk: A Short Story Mahmud Tahir Lashin
Reflecting Change but Not Falling Down Anton Shammas
The Armenian Pioneers of Middle Eastern Photography Badr el-Hage
Al-Andareen: A Gate into Syrian Cultue, Art and Archaeology Ruaa al-Jazaeri & Rasha Milhem
Rashaya Castle: A Witness to Vital of Lebanese History Omar Al-Halabi
Eloquent Phantom: Tayeb Salih's Search for an Elusive Present Robyn Creswell
Ain Assalam Anne Fairbairn AM
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Volume 8, Number 31 [December 2009]

Lebanon: Confessionalism and the Crisis of Democracy by Hassan Krayem
Skewed Policies Widen Urban-Rural Divide in Lebanon by Mona Alami
The Zionist-Palestinian Conflict An Alternative Story by Haidar Eid
The Impact of the Iraq War on the Arab Gulf and Beyond by Haytham A K. Radwan
Iraq's Other Challenge: Drought by Salah Hemeid
The Abuse of Religion in the Contemporary World by Rev. Dr. Herman Roborgh S.J.
Khalil Hawi (1919 - 1982): A Trip into Depression and Suicide by Nejmeh Habib
Go Forth and Falsify: Götz Nordbruch's Portrayal of Antun Sa'adeh
Political Ideas by Adel Beshara
Mustafa 'Abd al-Satir in 'Ayyam wa-qadiyya': The Failure of Radicalism and the Return of Liberal Democracy by Christoph Schumann
Veiling Egypt: A Cause for Concern? by Fadi Toufic
Coverture in Lebanon by Lamia Rustum Shehadeh
Is it a Desert? The Syrian Desert and its Inhabitants by Christina Phelps
Palestine's Poppies and Poets: Dedicated to the Palestinian People by Anne Fairbairn AM
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BLACK & WHITE

Volume 8, Number 32 [March 2010]

Jerusalem: The Facts
The Judaization of Jerusalem: Israeli Policies Since 1967
Depicting the Lives of Palestinians under the Israeli Occupation: The Case
of East Jerusalem
What Christians don't Know About Israel
Palestine in the Political Thought of Michel Chiha
What Destroyed the Ideology of Arab Nationalism?
It is not About Sa'adeh but the Bigger Picture
Identity Problem of the Early Ottoman Immigrants in the United States
The First Syrians in America
The Cedars of Lebanon: Witnesses of History
Women in Iraq: Beyond the Rhetoric
Syrian Television Makers between Secularism and Islamism
Christ is From my Country
A Tribute to Fr. Herman Roborgh S.J

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