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(Vol. I No. 1): Fall 1993

From The Editors:

Since our Fall 1993 issue, we have received a great deal of constructive feedback on the development of The Arab Studies Journal. Among the issues that have been brought to our attention is that, although this Journal proclaims no political or ideological agenda, it nonetheless espouses a liberal attitude and that several of the published pieces in the previous issue "attest" to this liberal bent. Although it is not untrue that the previous issue contained material that is considered to be of a liberal persuasion, the truth is that what we publish is necessarily a reflection of the pool of submissions we receive. That is to say, had we received submissions that completely departed from what is here considered liberal, the Journal would have reflected that. We are constantly trying to widen the scope of the Journal by making its pages accessible to writers of all persuasions. What we are unable and unwilling to do is force individuals to write . . . [read more]

21. Table of Contents
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Articles​
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3. Is the “Fatwa” a Fatwa?
by Sadiq J. Al-‘Azm 

4. Hamas: In Theory and Practice
by Michele L. Kjorlien 

8. Weak State, Weak Society: The Labyrinth of Political Impotency in Egypt
by Ibrahim Arafat 

10. Media Polemics and Islamism
by Ahmad AbulJobain 

15. Middle East Studies in the Information Age
by Jon W. Anderson 

16. Notes on an Agenda for Women’s Studies: The Arab World
by Judith Tucker 

18. Secular Feminism vs. Islamist Feminism in Palestine
by Dina Abu-Ghaida 

21. Simulating Middle East Politics on the Internet
by Michael C. Hudson 

22. Sovereignty and Natural Law in Islamic Constitutional Theory: A Contemporary Analysis
by Khaled Elgindy 

26. Islamic Liberals and Secularism
by Bassam SA Haddad 

32. A Note on the Study of Homosexuality in the Arab/Islamic Civilization
by As’ad AbuKhalil 

35. The Boiling Point: Water and Peace in the Arab-Israeli Crisis
by Dina Jadallah 

38. Congressional Response to Israeli Closure of Palestinian Schools: A Study in Lobby-Influenced Self-Limitation of Policy
by Matthew Wojcik 

43. Early Arab Nationalism and the Orthodox of Syria: A Comparative Approach to the Sectarian Environment
by Phillip C. Allen 

46. CCAS’ 18th Annual Symposium: Islamism and Secularism in North Africa
by Mohammad Ma’ali 

49. Constructing a Loose Canon in Arab Studies
by Kathy Spillman 

54. Novels of Escape & Alienation: A Comparative Review of Six Days and A Perfect Peace
by David Harris 


Book Reviews

52. Culture and Imperialism, by Edward Said

reviewed by Dawn M. Buglion


Letters to the Editor

51. Response to "On Democracy in Israel"
by Jon Housman

88. Statehood vs. Feudalism [in Arabic] 
by Ali Shams al-Din


Arabic Articles

88. The Iraqi Opposition and its Location on the Map

88. Lest we Forget.. Remember Palestine

88. Worshipping History

88. Excerpts From the Arab/Islamic Heritage


Poetry

88. A Prism, Wet with Wars
Sinan Antoon

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