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Middle East Quarterly

Spring 2025

Volume 32, Number 2

15 entries. Source: Issue contents page on www.meforum.org; book reviews listing, book reviews listing.

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Articles

  1. ArticleBy: Nael Shama

    The Gaza War and the ‘Egypt-Is-Too-Big-to-Fail’ Argument

    Examines Egypt’s reliance on foreign aid and debt relief, explaining how its strategic importance has sustained the belief that the country is too big to fail.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Read on meforum.org: The Gaza War and the ‘Egypt-Is-Too-Big-to-Fail’ Argument

    Cite The Gaza War and the ‘Egypt-Is-Too-Big-to-Fail’ Argument

    Chicago, Note

    “The Gaza War and the ‘Egypt-Is-Too-Big-to-Fail’ Argument,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/meq/the-gaza-war-and-the-egypt-is-too-big-to-fail-argument.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “The Gaza War and the ‘Egypt-Is-Too-Big-to-Fail’ Argument.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/meq/the-gaza-war-and-the-egypt-is-too-big-to-fail-argument.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2025gaza_4a7d,
      title = {{The Gaza War and the ‘Egypt-Is-Too-Big-to-Fail’ Argument}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/meq/the-gaza-war-and-the-egypt-is-too-big-to-fail-argument},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TY  - JOUR
    TI  - The Gaza War and the ‘Egypt-Is-Too-Big-to-Fail’ Argument
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/meq/the-gaza-war-and-the-egypt-is-too-big-to-fail-argument
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  2. ArticleBy: Andrew Fox and Tatiana Glezer

    Misinformation Strategy and Media Bias in the Gaza War

    Examines Hamas’s efforts to shape Gaza war coverage, focusing on reported casualty figures and media omissions concerning the combatant status of casualties.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Read on meforum.org: Misinformation Strategy and Media Bias in the Gaza War

    Cite Misinformation Strategy and Media Bias in the Gaza War

    Chicago, Note

    “Misinformation Strategy and Media Bias in the Gaza War,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/meq/misinformation-strategy-and-media-bias-in-the-gaza-war.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Misinformation Strategy and Media Bias in the Gaza War.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/meq/misinformation-strategy-and-media-bias-in-the-gaza-war.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2025misinformation_a72b,
      title = {{Misinformation Strategy and Media Bias in the Gaza War}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/meq/misinformation-strategy-and-media-bias-in-the-gaza-war},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TY  - JOUR
    TI  - Misinformation Strategy and Media Bias in the Gaza War
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/meq/misinformation-strategy-and-media-bias-in-the-gaza-war
    PB  - Middle East Forum
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  3. ArticleBy: Daniel J Samet

    Biden’s Volte-Face on Israel: How Decades of Support Turned into Criticism

    Traces Joe Biden’s shift from longstanding support for Israel toward public criticism during the Gaza war, despite continued rhetorical and material backing.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Read on meforum.org: Biden’s Volte-Face on Israel: How Decades of Support Turned into Criticism

    Cite Biden’s Volte-Face on Israel: How Decades of Support Turned into Criticism

    Chicago, Note

    “Biden’s Volte-Face on Israel: How Decades of Support Turned into Criticism,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/meq/bidens-volte-face-on-israel-how-decades-of-support-turned-into-criticism.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Biden’s Volte-Face on Israel: How Decades of Support Turned into Criticism.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/meq/bidens-volte-face-on-israel-how-decades-of-support-turned-into-criticism.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2025bidens_5d12,
      title = {{Biden’s Volte-Face on Israel: How Decades of Support Turned into Criticism}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/meq/bidens-volte-face-on-israel-how-decades-of-support-turned-into-criticism},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TI  - Biden’s Volte-Face on Israel: How Decades of Support Turned into Criticism
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/meq/bidens-volte-face-on-israel-how-decades-of-support-turned-into-criticism
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  4. ArticleBy: Colin M. Winston

    Time to Take the Iranian Nuclear Bull by the Horns

    Argues that Iran’s nuclear advances require coordinated military action by Jerusalem and Washington rather than reliance on intelligence warning of a potential breakout.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Read on meforum.org: Time to Take the Iranian Nuclear Bull by the Horns

    Cite Time to Take the Iranian Nuclear Bull by the Horns

    Chicago, Note

    “Time to Take the Iranian Nuclear Bull by the Horns,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/meq/time-to-take-the-iranian-nuclear-bull-by-the-horns.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Time to Take the Iranian Nuclear Bull by the Horns.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/meq/time-to-take-the-iranian-nuclear-bull-by-the-horns.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2025time_1625,
      title = {{Time to Take the Iranian Nuclear Bull by the Horns}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/meq/time-to-take-the-iranian-nuclear-bull-by-the-horns},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TI  - Time to Take the Iranian Nuclear Bull by the Horns
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/meq/time-to-take-the-iranian-nuclear-bull-by-the-horns
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Book Reviews

  1. Book review

    Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny

    Reviewed by Eyal Zisser

    Reviews Con Coughlin’s Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, finding it useful on Bashar al-Assad’s rule but limited in its treatment of succession and later developments.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny

    Cite Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny

    Chicago, Note

    Eyal Zisser, “Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny,” review, Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/assad-the-triumph-of-tyranny.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Zisser, Eyal. “Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/assad-the-triumph-of-tyranny.

    BibTeX

    @article{zisser2025assad_e28e,
      author = {Zisser, Eyal},
      title = {{Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/assad-the-triumph-of-tyranny},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english},
      note = {Book review}
    }
    
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    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Zisser, Eyal
    TI  - Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/assad-the-triumph-of-tyranny
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  2. Book review

    Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East

    Reviewed by Adam Levick. Book by Robert Fisk

    Reviews Robert Fisk’s Night of Power, concluding that its selections show his hostility toward Israel alongside a broader tendency to blame the West for regional problems.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East

    Cite Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East

    Chicago, Note

    Adam Levick, “Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East,” review, Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/night-of-power-the-betrayal-of-the-middle-east.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Levick, Adam. “Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/night-of-power-the-betrayal-of-the-middle-east.

    BibTeX

    @article{levick2025night_e9c2,
      author = {Levick, Adam},
      title = {{Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/night-of-power-the-betrayal-of-the-middle-east},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english},
      note = {Book review}
    }
    
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    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Levick, Adam
    TI  - Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/night-of-power-the-betrayal-of-the-middle-east
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  3. Book review

    On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice

    Reviewed by Dexter Van Zile

    Reviews Andrew Kirsch’s On Settler Colonialism, arguing that the book explains how the ideology depicts states including Israel as illegitimate and legitimizes violence.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice

    Cite On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice

    Chicago, Note

    Dexter Van Zile, “On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice,” review, Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/settler-colonialism-ideology-violence-and-justice.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Zile, Dexter Van. “On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/settler-colonialism-ideology-violence-and-justice.

    BibTeX

    @article{zile2025settler_047f,
      author = {Zile, Dexter Van},
      title = {{On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/settler-colonialism-ideology-violence-and-justice},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english},
      note = {Book review}
    }
    
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    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Zile, Dexter Van
    TI  - On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/settler-colonialism-ideology-violence-and-justice
    PB  - Middle East Forum
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    N1  - Book review
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  4. Book review

    The British Suicide: The U.K.'s Self-Inflicted Failure to Defeat Jihad for Two Decades

    Reviewed by Anna Stanley

    Reviews Itai Zadka’s The British Suicide, finding that it details institutional failures against extremism while criticizing its limited treatment of underlying causes.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: The British Suicide: The U.K.'s Self-Inflicted Failure to Defeat Jihad for Two Decades

    Cite The British Suicide: The U.K.'s Self-Inflicted Failure to Defeat Jihad for Two Decades

    Chicago, Note

    Anna Stanley, “The British Suicide: The U.K.'s Self-Inflicted Failure to Defeat Jihad for Two Decades,” review, Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-british-suicide-the-u-k-s-self-inflicted-failure-to-defeat-jihad-for-two-decades.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Stanley, Anna. “The British Suicide: The U.K.'s Self-Inflicted Failure to Defeat Jihad for Two Decades.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-british-suicide-the-u-k-s-self-inflicted-failure-to-defeat-jihad-for-two-decades.

    BibTeX

    @article{stanley2025british_ffa2,
      author = {Stanley, Anna},
      title = {{The British Suicide: The U.K.'s Self-Inflicted Failure to Defeat Jihad for Two Decades}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-british-suicide-the-u-k-s-self-inflicted-failure-to-defeat-jihad-for-two-decades},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english},
      note = {Book review}
    }
    
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    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Stanley, Anna
    TI  - The British Suicide: The U.K.'s Self-Inflicted Failure to Defeat Jihad for Two Decades
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-british-suicide-the-u-k-s-self-inflicted-failure-to-defeat-jihad-for-two-decades
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  5. Book review

    The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza

    Reviewed by Michael Mandelbaum. Book by Seth J. Frantzman

    Reviews Seth J. Frantzman’s The October 7 War, describing its account of the conflict through April 2024 and its analysis of Israel’s initial failures.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza

    Cite The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza

    Chicago, Note

    Michael Mandelbaum, “The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza,” review, Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-october-7-war-israels-battle-for-security-in-gaza.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    Mandelbaum, Michael. “The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza.” Review. Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-october-7-war-israels-battle-for-security-in-gaza.

    BibTeX

    @article{mandelbaum2025october_0160,
      author = {Mandelbaum, Michael},
      title = {{The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-october-7-war-israels-battle-for-security-in-gaza},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english},
      note = {Book review}
    }
    
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    TY  - JOUR
    AU  - Mandelbaum, Michael
    TI  - The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/book-reviews/the-october-7-war-israels-battle-for-security-in-gaza
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Brief Reviews

  1. Brief reviews

    Brief Reviews

    Gathers short notices of five books on antisemitism, Oman, slavery, and Islamic reform.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Read on meforum.org: Brief Reviews

    Cite Brief Reviews

    Chicago, Note

    “Brief Reviews,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/meq/brief-reviews.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Brief Reviews.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/meq/brief-reviews.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2025brief_c43e,
      title = {{Brief Reviews}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/meq/brief-reviews},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TY  - JOUR
    TI  - Brief Reviews
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/meq/brief-reviews
    PB  - Middle East Forum
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  2. Brief reviews

    Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East: The 1948 Arab War Against Israel and the Aftershocks of World War II

    Short item on Nazis, Islamic antisemitism, and the claimed ideological influence of Nazi propaganda on the Arab war against Israel in 1948.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East: The 1948 Arab War Against Israel and the Aftershocks of World War II

    Cite Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East: The 1948 Arab War Against Israel and the Aftershocks of World War II

    Chicago, Note

    “Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East: The 1948 Arab War Against Israel and the Aftershocks of World War II,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/nazis-islamic-antisemitism-and-the-middle-east-the-1948-arab-war-against-israel-and-the-aftershocks-of-world-war-ii.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East: The 1948 Arab War Against Israel and the Aftershocks of World War II.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/nazis-islamic-antisemitism-and-the-middle-east-the-1948-arab-war-against-israel-and-the-aftershocks-of-world-war-ii.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2025nazis_f05b,
      title = {{Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East: The 1948 Arab War Against Israel and the Aftershocks of World War II}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/nazis-islamic-antisemitism-and-the-middle-east-the-1948-arab-war-against-israel-and-the-aftershocks-of-world-war-ii},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TI  - Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East: The 1948 Arab War Against Israel and the Aftershocks of World War II
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
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  3. Brief reviews

    Oman’s Transformation After 1970

    Reviews a book on Oman’s transformation after 1970, detailing Qaboos’s overthrow of his father and the early creation of the modernizing state.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Oman’s Transformation After 1970

    Cite Oman’s Transformation After 1970

    Chicago, Note

    “Oman’s Transformation After 1970,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/omans-transformation-after-1970.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Oman’s Transformation After 1970.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/omans-transformation-after-1970.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2025omans_3899,
      title = {{Oman’s Transformation After 1970}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/omans-transformation-after-1970},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TI  - Oman’s Transformation After 1970
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/omans-transformation-after-1970
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  4. Brief reviews

    Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures

    Short item on Islamic law and slavery, describing Freamon’s argument that abolition remains incomplete and his proposed remedy.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures

    Cite Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures

    Chicago, Note

    “Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/possessed-by-the-right-hand-the-problem-of-slavery-in-islamic-law-and-muslim-cultures.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/possessed-by-the-right-hand-the-problem-of-slavery-in-islamic-law-and-muslim-cultures.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2025possessed_2614,
      title = {{Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/possessed-by-the-right-hand-the-problem-of-slavery-in-islamic-law-and-muslim-cultures},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TI  - Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures
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    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
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  5. Brief reviews

    Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd

    Reviews Islam Oweidat’s account of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd, covering his prosecution and exile alongside his modernist interpretations of Islam and the Qur’an.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd

    Cite Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd

    Chicago, Note

    “Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/reform-and-its-perils-in-contemporary-islam-the-case-of-nasr-hamid-abu-zayd.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/reform-and-its-perils-in-contemporary-islam-the-case-of-nasr-hamid-abu-zayd.

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    @article{meq2025reform_1d48,
      title = {{Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/reform-and-its-perils-in-contemporary-islam-the-case-of-nasr-hamid-abu-zayd},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TI  - Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/reform-and-its-perils-in-contemporary-islam-the-case-of-nasr-hamid-abu-zayd
    PB  - Middle East Forum
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  6. Brief reviews

    Slavery, Abolition, and Islam: Debating Freedom in the Islamic Tradition

    Reviews Jonathan A.C. Brown’s Slavery, Abolition, and Islam, tracing debates over Islamic scripture and law and contrasting abolitionist and gradualist interpretations.

    Posted on meforum.org March 1, 2025. Issue assigned from publication date Read on meforum.org: Slavery, Abolition, and Islam: Debating Freedom in the Islamic Tradition

    Cite Slavery, Abolition, and Islam: Debating Freedom in the Islamic Tradition

    Chicago, Note

    “Slavery, Abolition, and Islam: Debating Freedom in the Islamic Tradition,” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025), https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/slavery-abolition-and-islam-debating-freedom-in-the-islamic-tradition.

    Chicago, Bibliography

    “Slavery, Abolition, and Islam: Debating Freedom in the Islamic Tradition.” Middle East Quarterly 32, no. 2 (Spring 2025). https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/slavery-abolition-and-islam-debating-freedom-in-the-islamic-tradition.

    BibTeX

    @article{meq2025slavery_9169,
      title = {{Slavery, Abolition, and Islam: Debating Freedom in the Islamic Tradition}},
      journal = {Middle East Quarterly},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {32},
      number = {2},
      month = {Spring},
      url = {https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/slavery-abolition-and-islam-debating-freedom-in-the-islamic-tradition},
      publisher = {Middle East Forum},
      langid = {english}
    }
    
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    TY  - JOUR
    TI  - Slavery, Abolition, and Islam: Debating Freedom in the Islamic Tradition
    T2  - Middle East Quarterly
    JO  - Middle East Quarterly
    VL  - 32
    IS  - 2
    PY  - 2025
    DA  - 2025///Spring
    UR  - https://www.meforum.org/middle-east-quarterly/brief-reviews/slavery-abolition-and-islam-debating-freedom-in-the-islamic-tradition
    PB  - Middle East Forum
    LA  - en
    ER  - 
    
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