Taking It Off In The Mideast, 2011 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Taking It Off In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author explores the concept of democracy and the impact of financial, moral, and sexual corruption in the Middle East.
February Roundtable: The Arab Revolutions And Human Rights, Introduction, 2011 University of Denver
February Roundtable: The Arab Revolutions And Human Rights, Introduction
Human Rights & Human Welfare
An annotation of:
“The Failure of Governance in the Arab World” by Simon Tisdall. The Guardian. January 11 2011.
Those Pesky Winds Of Change..., 2011 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Those Pesky Winds Of Change..., Walter Lotze
Human Rights & Human Welfare
When a police officer slapped a fruit seller by the name of Mohammed Bouazizi in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, nobody could have anticipated that a revolution had commenced. Bouazizi, a twenty-six-year-old computer science graduate unable to find work, had resorted to selling fruit from a street cart in an attempt to support himself and his seven siblings. Slapped by the police officer and ordered to pack up his goods, Bouazizi himself snapped. He marched to the local governor’s office and demanded an appointment, threatening to set himself alight if the governor did not meet with him. In frustration, …
Looking At Afghanistan, 2011 Minnesota State University, Mankato
Looking At Afghanistan, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Current Events
Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankto.
International Graffiti And The Israeli Separation Barrier, 2011 California State University, San Bernardino
International Graffiti And The Israeli Separation Barrier, Veronica Evangelina Miranda
Theses Digitization Project
This purpose of this study is to show that graffiti can be more than mere vandalism and can be a powerful way of communicating resistance to injustice when used as protest. Graffiti on the Israeli Separation Barrier is one way people can speak against an oppressive force that alters their physical environment, which can be a site of continuous argument.
Products Of Their Environment? Nuclear Proliferation And The Emerging Multipolar International System, 2011 University of Denver
Products Of Their Environment? Nuclear Proliferation And The Emerging Multipolar International System, Jonathan David Moore
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The world is shifting from a unipolar system following the end of the Cold War to a multipolar system that is ushered in by "the rise of the rest." This change in the global structure has led some analysts to predict an increase in nuclear weapons proliferation caused by increased uncertainty and a decrease in alliances and security assurances. Nuclear proliferation, however, will not increase because these types of predictions are founded upon realist assumptions that inaccurately predict the characteristics of the emerging multipolar system as well as inaccurately understanding calculations of states with regard to nuclear weapons programs. I …
Palestinian Women: Mothers, Martyrs And Agents Of Political Change, 2011 University of Denver
Palestinian Women: Mothers, Martyrs And Agents Of Political Change, Rebecca Ann Otis
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation seeks to understand the role of women as political actors in the rise of Islamo-nationalist movement in Palestine. Using a historical and ethnographic approach, it examines the changing opportunity structures available to Palestinian women in the nationalist struggle between 1987 and 2007. It looks into the sites of political engagement of Palestinian women as mothers, organizers and political candidates, suicide bombers, and nonviolent activists with attention paid to the evolution of the Islamist ideology within these four pathways for political participation. The goal of this work is to engage the question of how some Palestinian women who appear …
U.S. Foreign Policy In Lebanon: Adapting To Regional Threats Today And Promoting Stability For The Future, 2011 University of Denver
U.S. Foreign Policy In Lebanon: Adapting To Regional Threats Today And Promoting Stability For The Future, Robert Michael Shelala Ii
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Since the 1800s, the United States has sought to advance its interests in what currently exists as the Lebanese Republic. This assessment will look at the shape that policy has taken since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war in the context of historical relations. After doing so, three questions will be addressed: What have been the policies of Iran and Syria toward Lebanon during this time period, how effective has U.S. policy been since 2006 in undermining Iranian and Syrian influence and what policies should the United States adopt to offset future destabilizing influence from these countries. It is concluded that the …
Paul Timmermans On Invisible War: The United States And The Iraq Sanctions. By Joy Gordon. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 2010. 359 Pp., 2011 University of Denver
Paul Timmermans On Invisible War: The United States And The Iraq Sanctions. By Joy Gordon. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 2010. 359 Pp., Paul Timmermans
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A review of:
Invisible War: The United States and the Iraq Sanctions. By Joy Gordon. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2010. 359 pp.
Women In Afghanistan: A Human Rights Tragedy Ten Years After 9/11, 2011 US Naval War College
Women In Afghanistan: A Human Rights Tragedy Ten Years After 9/11, Hayat Alvi
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Ten years after the September 11th attacks in the United States and the military campaign in Afghanistan, there is some good news, but unfortunately still much bad news pertaining to women in Afghanistan. The patterns of politics, security/military operations, religious fanaticism, heavily patriarchal structures and practices, and ongoing insurgent violence continue to threaten girls and women in the most insidious ways. Although women’s rights and freedoms in Afghanistan have finally entered the radar screen of the international community’s consciousness, they still linger in the margins in many respects.
Socio-cultural and extremist religious elements continue to pose serious obstacles to reconstruction …
A Profile Of The Middle Eastern/Muslim Community At The University Of Virginia: Resources, Concerns, And Recommendations, 2011 University of Virginia
A Profile Of The Middle Eastern/Muslim Community At The University Of Virginia: Resources, Concerns, And Recommendations, Heba Tellawi
VA Engage Journal
Education concerning the history of one‟s surroundings is an essential step to becoming an active member of one‟s community. I am originally Middle Eastern and upon entering the University of Virginia realized that a written compilation of this particular minority community‟s history and resources was not accessible. The purpose of this paper is to provide a portrait of the Middle Eastern community at UVa, from the issues facing students, to the numerous ways they continue to engage and serve the greater University. Although the discussion is centered around UVa, as the number of Middle Eastern students in higher education continues …
Institutions, The Rise Of Commerce And The Persistence Of Laws: Interest Restrictions In Islam And Christianity, 2011 Chapman University
Institutions, The Rise Of Commerce And The Persistence Of Laws: Interest Restrictions In Islam And Christianity, Jared Rubin
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
Why was economic development retarded in the Middle East relative to Western Europe, despite the Middle East being far ahead for centuries? A theoretical model inspired and substantiated by the history of interest restrictions suggests that this outcome emanates in part from the greater degree to which early Islamic political authorities derived legitimacy from religious authorities. This entailed a feedback mechanism in Europe in which the rise of commerce led to the relaxation of interest restrictions while also diminishing the Church's ability to legitimise political authorities. These interactions did not occur in the Islamic world despite equally amenable economic conditions.
International Resource Network (Irn) News–Middle East Participates In The 5th Annual Anti-Homophobia Conference In Turkey, 2010 City University of New York (CUNY)
International Resource Network (Irn) News–Middle East Participates In The 5th Annual Anti-Homophobia Conference In Turkey, Naveed Alam
Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)
"No disenfranchised minority is free unless all disenfranchised minorities are free." With this introductory statement Judith Butler went on to draw the links between precarity, performativity, and sexual politics as she delivered the keynote lecture during the 5th Annual Anti-Homophobia Conference at Ankara University on May 15, 2010.
The Role Of Language In Defining Afghan Nationalism, 2010 James Madison University
The Role Of Language In Defining Afghan Nationalism, Farid Zareie
Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations Student Research Paper Series
No abstract provided.
Nationalism In Afghanistan - A Descriptive Analysis, 2010 James Madison University
Nationalism In Afghanistan - A Descriptive Analysis, Jawan Shir Rasikh
Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations Student Research Paper Series
No abstract provided.
Neocolonialism In Cold War Afghanistan, 2010 James Madison University
Neocolonialism In Cold War Afghanistan, Jonathan Reed
Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations Student Research Paper Series
No abstract provided.
Managing Complexity And Change In International Relations: The Case Of Yemen, 2010 Old Dominion University
Managing Complexity And Change In International Relations: The Case Of Yemen, Michael J. Culton
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
Matters of war and peace may be as old as civilization itself but the definitions and practices of each are constantly evolving. Innumerable theories and models have been developed over the past few centuries, which are designed to explain modern international politics. As academics and policymakers debate their assumptions regarding conflict and cooperation, current events challenge their intellectual foundations and may even serve to overturn them. The scholars and practitioners of foreign policy may have reached the point where the traditional explanations of political behavior can no longer account for the pressing issues of the day. In such an age …
Sea Cruise: Israelis And Palestinians Drowning In Water Sport, 2010 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Sea Cruise: Israelis And Palestinians Drowning In Water Sport, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The article discusses differing Israeli and Palestinian narratives in regards to the deaths of 9 people during an Israeli blockade of Hamas-controlled Gaza.
International Resource Network (Irn) Presents Seminars In The City, 2010 City University of New York (CUNY)
International Resource Network (Irn) Presents Seminars In The City, Naveed Alam
Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)
One of the major achievements of the IRN this year was our collaboration with CLAGS's ongoing Seminars in the City series. The Seminars in the City series is part of CLAGS's mission to make scholarly research in Queer Studies accessible to the general public.
Migrant Workers In Saudi Arabia, 2010 University of Denver
Migrant Workers In Saudi Arabia, Sarah Jessup
Human Rights & Human Welfare
One of the wealthiest countries in the Middle East, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is also one of the largest exporters of oil, and as such, one of the most influential in the region. Despite this, more than 50 per cent of the work force (nearly 6 million people) in the Saudi Arabia are migrant workers (FIDH, 2003, 3). They contribute billions of dollars each year to their home countries through remittances. With such a large population hailing from outside the Kingdom, it would seem that transnational migrants would have a larger voice in the rights and freedoms they are …