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These memoirs of the AAUG by one of its leaders, and a former president, focus on its shortcomings, as well as the role of women within the organization. It also addresses the issues of secular Arab nationalism and the more recent phenomena of Islamophobia. Keywords: AAUG, BDS, Palestine, ASQ, secular Arab nationalism, gender issues, It is clear from previous speakers that AAUG found it difficult to define its mission. Ever since its inception as a reaction to the debacle of the June War of [...]

Abstract: This study seeks to explain the implications of the US's withdrawal from the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, resulting in the weakening of the Palestinian Authority, and calls for abrogating the [...]

Janice Terry, William Yale: Witness to Partition in the Middle East, WWI-WWII. Cyprus: Rimal Publications, 2015. 278 pages. Paperback The personal and political history of William Yale, an American oil [...]

Cynthia G. Franklin, Morgan Cooper, and Ibrahim G. Aoude. (eds.) Life in Occupied Palestine (Special Issue of Biography 37, 2). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2014. 723 pages. There have [...]

Miko Peled. The General's Son: A Journey of an Israeli in Palestine Charlottesville, VA: Just World Books, 2012. 223 pages. Paperback $20.00 Israelis were always eager to record their early [...]

Francis A. Boyle. The Palestinian Right of Return under International Law Atlanta, GA: Clarity Press, Inc., 2011. 133 pages. Paper $14.95 Francis A. Boyle is uniquely situated to write on [...]

It should come as no surprise that Islam informed various transformations of African-American movements before the rise of the Nation of Islam (NOI). Although it had quickly become the exclusive [...]

Samih K. Farsoun and Naseer Aruri. Palestine and the Palestinians: A Social and Political History. 2nd edition. Boulder CO: Westview Press, 2006, 467 pages. Paper, no price indicated. THERE ARE [...]

Janice J. Terry. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Role of Lobbies and Special Interest Groups. London: Pluto Press, 2005, 160 pages. Paper $24.95. It is commonly acknowledged [...]

Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle, by Mazin B. Qumsieh. London: Pluto Press, 2004. Foreword by Salman Abu Sitta. 236 pages. $15.61, paperback. There are [...]

'There comes a time when silence becomes dishonesty' Frantz Fanon, Toward the African Revolution (1969) WORDS, LANGUAGE AND VOICE were highly cherished by these two Palestinian intellectuals. Both appreciated and [...]

As the European Union moves closer to the integration of the laws, institutions and policies of its constituent members, the fate of its ethnic and religious minorities assumes greater prominence. [...]

One of the Syrian Islamic movement's most obvious characteristics is its limited impact on a populace obsessed with defining its national destiny. More than any other Arab country, Syria has [...]

This article examines the development of a Islamic social welfare organizations in the Middle East. The author, focusing on the political and economic ramifications throughout the Middle Eastern region, maintains social welfare networks vary from country to country dependant upon government policies and the strength of the Islamic movement.

Generally speaking, when Muslim rights in Jerusalem are enunciated, history, people and nationalism become intermingled. The reason is twofold: the difficulty of building a case for Muslim rights outside the [...]

Cities of God and Nationalism: Mecca, Jerusalem, and Rome as Contested World Cities, by Khaldoun Samman, Boulder & London: Paradigm Publishers, 2006. Index, 249 pages. $72, hardcover. In this unusual [...]

There is very little that could be added to our knowledge of inter-Arab rivalries during the immediate years leading to and following the creation of the state of Israel. A [...]

NO To city can match the rich history and universalist values of Jerusalem. Much of this universalism must be attributed to Muslim rule, a period of over thirteen centuries in [...]

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on American diplomat and journalist Clovis Maksoud by celerating his life and achievements and elaborating on his legacy by arriving at a coherent analysis of his thought and praxis.

Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle East, by Matt ReesA History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples, by Ilan PappéBethlehem Besieged: Stories of Hope in Times of Trouble, by Mitri RahebZionism: A Brief History, by Michael Brenner, translated by Shelley L. FrischSharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle, by Mazin B. QumsiehProphets Outcast: A Century of Dissident Jewish Writing about Zionism and Israel, edited by Adam ShatzThe Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America, by Kenneth M. PollackNo god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, by Reza Aslan [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]