Archive for August 2009
War, State, and Markets in the Middle East
The Political Economy of World Wars I and II
Excerpts from:
War, Institutions, and Social Change in the Middle East
Steven Heydemann, Berkeley: University of California Press
2. Guns, Gold, and Grain
War and Food Supply in the Making of Transjordan
Tariq Tell
In 1924, a “commentator on Middle Eastern affairs” who wrote under the pseudonym Xenophon, remarked that “of all the [...]
Before Taliban
Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad
David B. Edwards
Berkeley University of California Press
Excerpts: Part III The Islamic Jihad
6. Muslim Youth
Qazi Amin (courtesy of Qazi Amin).
Qazi Amin speaking at the dedication of a new high school, Kot, Ningrahar, post-1989 (courtesy of Qazi Amin).
The development of an Islamic movement in a country depends on the [...]
F.D.R. MEETS IBN SAUD
By WILLIAM A. EDDY
BEFORE THE ALLIED LANDING ON THE COAST OF North Africa on November 8, 1942, the handful of us who knew the date and place of the landings were terrified lest we might talk in our sleep. In those days before the landings it was imperative that one neither cancel nor increase normal [...]
Jerusalem
Israeli Settlement Activities & Related Policies
Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs, Jerusalem
Throughout history, Jerusalem has thrived as an important political and cultural center and as a religious focal point for the three monotheistic religions. This status has resulted in numerous struggles taking place in an attempt to possess this significant city.
From [...]
History of Islamic Science
Prof. Hamed A. Ead Based on the book Introduction to the History of Science
by George Sarton
George Sarton’s Tribute to Muslim Scientists in the “Introduction to the History of Science”:
“It will suffice here to evoke a few glorious names without contemporary equivalents in the West: Jabir ibn Haiyan, al-Kindi, al-Khwarizmi, al-Fargani, al-Razi, Thabit ibn Qurra, [...]
Truman and the Creation of the Jewish Army
United States support for the partition of Palestine was crucial to the adoption of the UN partition plan and to the creation of the state of Israel. During World War II, the USA was anxious to maintain good relations with Saudi Arabia. President Roosevelt had promised King Saud that the USA would [...]
The Kennedys vs Israel’s Lobby
Grant F. Smith
Director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRMEP)
In this story Grant reveals the emerging details of the secret battles between the Kennedys and the Israel lobby.
AIPAC Founder Isaiah L. Kenen and Ted Kennedy
The lobby’s accolades for the late Ted Kennedy and his support of Israel mask the generally [...]
