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Algeria's Parliamentary Elections: Apathy, Irregularities, and Agony

Tel Aviv Notes, May 21, 2012

Research Fellow Daniel Zisenwine examines current political trends in Algeria, a country considered immune to the "Arab Spring" protests, in light of the recent parliamentary elections.

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Bulletin No. 55 Winter-Spring 2012

June 1, 2012

An overview of the Moshe Dayan Center's Winter-Spring 2012 activities, including lectures and symposia.

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Islam and Women's Rights: The Debate Continues

Tel Aviv Notes, May 10, 2012

Research assistant Alona Ferber discusses the status of women in the Middle East following the Arab Spring and the controversial debate about misogyny in Muslim societies.

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Poor Prospects for Egypt

"Mideast Monitor," The Jerusalem Report.

Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, principal research fellow, discusses Egypt's coming presidential elections and Egyptians' prospects for establishing a stable political order based on broad consensus.

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The Muslim World League: Creeping Wahhabi Colonialism?

Tel Aviv Notes, April 30, 2012.

Teresa Harings examines the Muslim World League, an Islamic umbrella organization, in light of its connections to the Saudi regime.

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The Baghdad Summit: Iraq's Return to the Arab Fold?

Tel Aviv Notes, April 5, 2012

Junior Researcher Rachel Kantz Feder discusses the Arab League summit conference held recently in Baghdad and its meaning for Iraq's relations with the Arab world.

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The Damascus Puzzle

"Mideast Monitor," The Jerusalem Report

Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, principal research fellow, discusses Assad's regime, one year after the beginning of the Syrian uprising.

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U.S. Ambassador Daniel Shapiro visited the Moshe Dayan Center, March 26, 2012

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NEW BOOK: Nationalism, Secularism, and Religion in the Middle East (Hebrew)

Daniel Zissenwine (editor)

Published by The Moshe Dayan Center

Free Electronic file

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Updates on the Middle East

May 9, 2012

Recent reports, proceedings, analyses and papers on the Middle East, Africa and related topics. In this issue: "Lost in Transition: The World According to Egypt's SCAF," "Tribal Governance and Stability in Yemen," "Protest, Revolt and Regime Change in the Arab World," "'They Burnt My Heart': War Crimes in Northern Idlib During Peace Plan Negotiations," and "The Emperor Has No Clothes: The Palestinians and the End of the Peace Process".

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Current Contents of Periodicals on the Middle East

April 2012

Current Contents, the Moshe Dayan Center's bibliographical aid, quickly alerts scholars to the contents Middle East-related articles appearing in journals or other scholarly and general interest publications. This edition cites articles published from February to May.

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The Kurds of Iraq: Building a State Within a State, by Ofra Bengio (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012)

https://www.rienner.com/title/The_Kurds_of_Iraq_Building_a_State_Within_a_State

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The "Arab Spring": The Origins of a Misnomer

Tel Aviv Notes, March 26, 2012

Senior Research Fellow Asher Susser discusses the term "Arab Spring" and Western observers' tendency to ignore the uniqueness of the Middle East in the name of post-modern paradigms.

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Temporary Marriage in Islam: Exploitative or Liberating?

Tel Aviv Notes, March 11, 2012

Research assistant Shoshana Shmuluvitz examines the increasing popularity of temporary marriages in Islamic society and what it means for the status of women.

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Oil Market Prospects and Tensions in the Gulf

Iqtisadi, February 2012

Paul Rivlin analyzes the effects of the recent rise in oil prices, mostly attributable to anxiety about Iran's intentions, and discusses the future prospects of global energy consumption.

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