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Articles
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When Women Commit Honor Killings
Phyllis Chesler
Reports on a qualitative study of honor killings, describing women's roles as instigators, accomplices, and direct perpetrators of violence against female relatives.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Read on meforum.org: When Women Commit Honor Killings
Cite When Women Commit Honor Killings
Chicago, Note
Phyllis Chesler, “When Women Commit Honor Killings,” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/when-women-commit-honor-killings.
Chicago, Bibliography
Chesler, Phyllis. “When Women Commit Honor Killings.” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/when-women-commit-honor-killings.
BibTeX
@article{chesler2015when_3af0, author = {Chesler, Phyllis}, title = {{When Women Commit Honor Killings}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/when-women-commit-honor-killings}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR AU - Chesler, Phyllis TI - When Women Commit Honor Killings T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/when-women-commit-honor-killings PB - Middle East Forum LA - en ER -
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Are Muslims Fatalists?
Daniel Pipes
Examines fatalistic responses to disasters among Muslim leaders and considers how beliefs about divine will shape attitudes toward responsibility.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Read on meforum.org: Are Muslims Fatalists?
Cite Are Muslims Fatalists?
Chicago, Note
Daniel Pipes, “Are Muslims Fatalists?” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/are-muslims-fatalists.
Chicago, Bibliography
Pipes, Daniel. “Are Muslims Fatalists?” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/are-muslims-fatalists.
BibTeX
@article{pipes2015are_ab18, author = {Pipes, Daniel}, title = {{Are Muslims Fatalists?}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/are-muslims-fatalists}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR AU - Pipes, Daniel TI - Are Muslims Fatalists? T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/are-muslims-fatalists PB - Middle East Forum LA - en ER -
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Defeating ISIS, Rolling Back Iran
David A. Patten
Argues that defeating ISIS should not entail strengthening Iran, and challenges U.S. policy favoring Tehran’s role in Iraq and Syria.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Read on meforum.org: Defeating ISIS, Rolling Back Iran
Cite Defeating ISIS, Rolling Back Iran
Chicago, Note
David A. Patten, “Defeating ISIS, Rolling Back Iran,” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/defeating-isis-rolling-back-iran.
Chicago, Bibliography
Patten, David A. “Defeating ISIS, Rolling Back Iran.” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/defeating-isis-rolling-back-iran.
BibTeX
@article{patten2015defeating_3b4d, author = {Patten, David A.}, title = {{Defeating ISIS, Rolling Back Iran}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/defeating-isis-rolling-back-iran}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR AU - Patten, David A. TI - Defeating ISIS, Rolling Back Iran T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/defeating-isis-rolling-back-iran PB - Middle East Forum LA - en ER -
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Inculcating Islamist Ideals in Egypt
Yohanan Manor
Examines Egyptian school curricula under Mubarak, arguing that Islamist ideas displaced patriotic nationalism and helped shape a later Islamist surge.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Read on meforum.org: Inculcating Islamist Ideals in Egypt
Cite Inculcating Islamist Ideals in Egypt
Chicago, Note
Yohanan Manor, “Inculcating Islamist Ideals in Egypt,” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/inculcating-islamist-ideals-in-egypt.
Chicago, Bibliography
Manor, Yohanan. “Inculcating Islamist Ideals in Egypt.” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/inculcating-islamist-ideals-in-egypt.
BibTeX
@article{manor2015inculcating_9e48, author = {Manor, Yohanan}, title = {{Inculcating Islamist Ideals in Egypt}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/inculcating-islamist-ideals-in-egypt}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR AU - Manor, Yohanan TI - Inculcating Islamist Ideals in Egypt T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/inculcating-islamist-ideals-in-egypt PB - Middle East Forum LA - en ER -
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Book Reviews
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Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe
Reviewed by Wolfgang G. Schwanitz
Reviews Esra Özyürek’s Being German, Becoming Muslim, finding it a useful study of converts and Muslim integration in Germany despite some stereotypes.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Read on meforum.org: Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe
Cite Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe
Chicago, Note
Wolfgang G. Schwanitz, “Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe,” review, Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/being-german-becoming-muslim-race-religion.
Chicago, Bibliography
Schwanitz, Wolfgang G. “Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/being-german-becoming-muslim-race-religion.
BibTeX
@article{schwanitz2015being_2940, author = {Schwanitz, Wolfgang G.}, title = {{Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/being-german-becoming-muslim-race-religion}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english}, note = {Book review} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR AU - Schwanitz, Wolfgang G. TI - Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/being-german-becoming-muslim-race-religion PB - Middle East Forum LA - en N1 - Book review ER -
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Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue: The Formulation of a Policy, 1948-1956
Name listed on meforum.org: Jacob Tovy
Reviews Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue: The Formulation of a Policy, 1948-1956, finding Tovy's account shows Ben-Gurion's strategy eased pressure but left refugees unresolved.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue: The Formulation of a Policy, 1948-1956
Cite Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue: The Formulation of a Policy, 1948-1956
Chicago, Note
“Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue: The Formulation of a Policy, 1948-1956,” review, Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/israel-and-the-palestinian-refugee-issue.
Chicago, Bibliography
“Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue: The Formulation of a Policy, 1948-1956.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/israel-and-the-palestinian-refugee-issue.
BibTeX
@article{meq2015israel_0646, title = {{Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue: The Formulation of a Policy, 1948-1956}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/israel-and-the-palestinian-refugee-issue}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english}, note = {Book review} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR TI - Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue: The Formulation of a Policy, 1948-1956 T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/israel-and-the-palestinian-refugee-issue PB - Middle East Forum LA - en N1 - Book review ER -
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Shi'i Islam: An Introduction
Reviews Haider’s Shi'i Islam: An Introduction, finding it useful for readers familiar with Shiism but confusing and unhelpful for newcomers.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Shi'i Islam: An Introduction
Cite Shi'i Islam: An Introduction
Chicago, Note
“Shi'i Islam: An Introduction,” review, Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/shii-islam-an-introduction.
Chicago, Bibliography
“Shi'i Islam: An Introduction.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/shii-islam-an-introduction.
BibTeX
@article{meq2015shi_e762, title = {{Shi'i Islam: An Introduction}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/shii-islam-an-introduction}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english}, note = {Book review} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR TI - Shi'i Islam: An Introduction T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/shii-islam-an-introduction PB - Middle East Forum LA - en N1 - Book review ER -
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Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns, and Politics
Name listed on meforum.org: Ido Zelkovitz
Reviews Zelkovitz’s Students and Resistance in Palestine, praising its detail on student politics while noting its account of activism and factional influence.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns, and Politics
Cite Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns, and Politics
Chicago, Note
“Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns, and Politics,” review, Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/students-and-resistance-in-palestine-books-guns.
Chicago, Bibliography
“Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns, and Politics.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/students-and-resistance-in-palestine-books-guns.
BibTeX
@article{meq2015students_0552, title = {{Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns, and Politics}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/students-and-resistance-in-palestine-books-guns}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english}, note = {Book review} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR TI - Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns, and Politics T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/students-and-resistance-in-palestine-books-guns PB - Middle East Forum LA - en N1 - Book review ER -
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The Coptic Question in the Mubarak Era
Reviews The Coptic Question in the Mubarak Era, outlining Elsässer's account of citizenship debates and concluding that Mubarak era governance contributed to sectarian tensions.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: The Coptic Question in the Mubarak Era
Cite The Coptic Question in the Mubarak Era
Chicago, Note
“The Coptic Question in the Mubarak Era,” review, Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-coptic-question-in-the-mubarak-era.
Chicago, Bibliography
“The Coptic Question in the Mubarak Era.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-coptic-question-in-the-mubarak-era.
BibTeX
@article{meq2015coptic_97e7, title = {{The Coptic Question in the Mubarak Era}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-coptic-question-in-the-mubarak-era}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english}, note = {Book review} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR TI - The Coptic Question in the Mubarak Era T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-coptic-question-in-the-mubarak-era PB - Middle East Forum LA - en N1 - Book review ER -
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The Kurdish Spring: A New Map of the Middle East
Reviews Phillips’s The Kurdish Spring, finding its broad account useful to general readers but too sketchy for a scholarly audience.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: The Kurdish Spring: A New Map of the Middle East
Cite The Kurdish Spring: A New Map of the Middle East
Chicago, Note
“The Kurdish Spring: A New Map of the Middle East,” review, Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-kurdish-spring-a-new-map-of-the-middle-east.
Chicago, Bibliography
“The Kurdish Spring: A New Map of the Middle East.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-kurdish-spring-a-new-map-of-the-middle-east.
BibTeX
@article{meq2015kurdish_b1fa, title = {{The Kurdish Spring: A New Map of the Middle East}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-kurdish-spring-a-new-map-of-the-middle-east}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english}, note = {Book review} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR TI - The Kurdish Spring: A New Map of the Middle East T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-kurdish-spring-a-new-map-of-the-middle-east PB - Middle East Forum LA - en N1 - Book review ER -
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The Mystery of Contemporary Iran
Reviews The Mystery of Contemporary Iran by Shirali, finding it a substantive political history that explains clerical resistance to reform and support for terrorism.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: The Mystery of Contemporary Iran
Cite The Mystery of Contemporary Iran
Chicago, Note
“The Mystery of Contemporary Iran,” review, Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-mystery-of-contemporary-iran.
Chicago, Bibliography
“The Mystery of Contemporary Iran.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-mystery-of-contemporary-iran.
BibTeX
@article{meq2015mystery_6efd, title = {{The Mystery of Contemporary Iran}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-mystery-of-contemporary-iran}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english}, note = {Book review} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR TI - The Mystery of Contemporary Iran T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-mystery-of-contemporary-iran PB - Middle East Forum LA - en N1 - Book review ER -
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Track-Two Diplomacy: Toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014
Reviews Track-Two Diplomacy: Toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014, presenting Hirschfeld's account as an informative inside view of informal diplomacy.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Track-Two Diplomacy: Toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014
Cite Track-Two Diplomacy: Toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014
Chicago, Note
“Track-Two Diplomacy: Toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014,” review, Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/track-two-diplomacy-toward-an-israeli-palestinian.
Chicago, Bibliography
“Track-Two Diplomacy: Toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/track-two-diplomacy-toward-an-israeli-palestinian.
BibTeX
@article{meq2015track_f865, title = {{Track-Two Diplomacy: Toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/track-two-diplomacy-toward-an-israeli-palestinian}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english}, note = {Book review} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR TI - Track-Two Diplomacy: Toward an Israeli-Palestinian Solution, 1978-2014 T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/track-two-diplomacy-toward-an-israeli-palestinian PB - Middle East Forum LA - en N1 - Book review ER -
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Brief Reviews
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Brief Reviews
By Schwanitz, Rosen, Bengio, Rubin, Schwartz, Joffe and Singer
Gathers short notices of several books on Muslim life, Palestinian refugees, Kurdish politics, and Israeli Palestinian diplomacy.
Posted on meforum.org September 1, 2015. Read on meforum.org: Brief Reviews
Cite Brief Reviews
Chicago, Note
“Brief Reviews,” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews-5481.
Chicago, Bibliography
“Brief Reviews.” Middle East Quarterly 22, no. 4 (Fall 2015). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews-5481.
BibTeX
@article{meq2015brief_2623, title = {{Brief Reviews}}, journal = {Middle East Quarterly}, year = {2015}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, month = {Fall}, url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews-5481}, publisher = {Middle East Forum}, langid = {english} }Download .bibRIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
TY - JOUR TI - Brief Reviews T2 - Middle East Quarterly JO - Middle East Quarterly VL - 22 IS - 4 PY - 2015 DA - 2015///Fall UR - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews-5481 PB - Middle East Forum LA - en ER -
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