September/October 1994, Page 110

Bulletin Board

Compiled by Janet McMahon

National Tours

Dr. Israel Shahak will be on a speaking tour of the U.S. in conjunction with the publication of his new book, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, and to discuss the post-accord environment in Israel. He is tentatively scheduled to speak at Columbia University in New York Oct. 18 or 19, and will be in the Boston area Oct. 19-25, lecturing at several universities. Dr. Shahak will give three lectures at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT, Oct. 26 and 27; he will be appearing at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and in Detroit and Grand Rapids, Oct. 28-30, and in the Washington, DC area the first week of November. For confirmed dates, call (203) 832-2805 or (212) 758-3817.

Famed Lebanese singer Fayrouz and her orchestra will make their first North American tour since 1987, with 7 p.m. performances in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium, Oct. 1: in New York's Carnegie Hall, Oct. 8; at the Fox Theater in Detroit, Oct. 10; and at Montreal's Palais des Congres, Oct. 15. For ticket reservations call (800) 240-7929.

Convenings

The Palestine Aid Society and New Generation for Palestine will hold their 8th National Convention Sept. 2-4 at the Radisson Hotel Philadelphia (PA) Airport. Topics include "One Year After Oslo," "The Other Palestinians," and "Challenges Facing the Arab-American Family." For additional information and registration contact PAS, 2025 Eye St. NW, #1020, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 728-9425.

The Sisterhood Is Global Institute (SIGI) and The Center for the Study of the Global South will co-sponsor an international conference on "Religion, Culture, and Women's Human Rights in the Muslim World," as a forum for non-governmental women activists from the Muslim world to review problems specific to Muslim societies and voice their concerns prior to the 1995 U.N. World Conference on Women in Beijing. Panelists will include Fatima Mernissi, Bouthaina Shaaban, Abdullahi An-Na'im, Mahnaz Afkhami, Ann Elizabeth Mayer, Toujan Faisal, Azizah al-Hibri, Nawal El Saadawi, Eleanor Abdella Doumato, Aicha Lemsine and Farida Shaheed. The conference will be held at The American University in Washington, DC, Sept. 9 and 10. For information and registration, contact SIGI, 4343 Montgomery Ave., Suite 201, Bethesda, MD 29814, phone (301) 657-4355, fax (301) 657-4381.

A conference on "The Middle East and the New World Order: The Imperative of a Holistic Approach," will take place Sept. 9 and 10 at the University of Virginia. Participants William Quandt, Giandomenico Picco, Gary Sick, Robert Goheen, Joseph Twinam, Helena Cobban, Nathaniel Howell, George Nader, Harold Saunders and Herman Eilts will discuss the Syrian-Israeli peace talks, the role of the U.N. in the peace process, regional security and economic integration, and the role of the media in the New World Order. The Hon. Robert H. Pelletreau, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, will be the banquet speaker. For complete information, contact Conferences and Institutes, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 3697, Charlottesville, VA 22903, phone (804) 982-5252, fax (804) 982-5297.

The Middle East Institute will hold its 48th annual conference, on "Changing Perspectives in the Middle East," Oct. 21 and 22 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Robert Springborg will moderate a panel on "Economic Consequences of Peace"; Amb. Richard Murphy on "Obstacles to Peace": Dr. Patricia Spring on "Changing Roles for Women"; Eric Rouleau on "Turkey in Transition"; and Dr. Michael Hudson on "Regional Actors and Their Roles." For complete information and registration contact MEI, 1761 N St. NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 785-1141.

The Middle East Studies Association will hold its 28th Annual Meeting Nov. 19-22 at the Pointe Hilton Resort at Tapatio Cliffs in Phoenix, AZ. More than 100 panels will address a variety of topics related to the Middle East, with special sessions on population and sustainable development, and integrating telecomputing into Middle East studies. A preliminary meeting program ($5 for non-members) and registration information is available from MESA, University of Arizona, 1232 North Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, phone (602) 621-5850, fax (602) 321-7752.

Resources

Station KQED in San Francisco will show the American Educational Trust's 1984 film "Oases of the Sea," Sept. 21 at 10:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The 55-minute film was made after the petroleum-fueled industrialization of Oman, the U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, but before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the Gulf war.

The Alternative Information Center (AIC), founded in 1984, is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization working in the fields of information/media, human rights, and Israeli-Palestinian cooperation. Its publications include the monthly bulletin News From Within; the weekly press review The Other Front; Article 74, a newsletter dealing with problems regarding Palestinians' resident status and family unification; and various other reports, studies and books. A complete list of publications and subscription information is available from AIC, Jerusalem-Bethlehem, P.O. Box 31417, Jerusalem, phone 011-972-2-241159, fax 011-972-2-253151, E-mail aic@igc.apc.org.

Deaths

Rouhi Al-Khatib, mayor of Jerusalem from 1957-67 and one of the first Palestinian "notables" to be expelled by the Israelis after their 1967 capture of East Jerusalem, died July 5 in Amman, Jordan at the age of 81. Exiled by the Israelis for his criticism of their annexation of East Jerusalem, he continued to work on behalf of the city from Amman. Following the Oslo agreement of September 1993, he was one of the first exiles allowed to return by the Israeli government. Reportedly shocked by the changes the Israelis had made to the city, he returned to Amman. His body was brought back to Jerusalem, where he is buried.

Tawfik Zayyad, mayor of Nazareth and member of the Knesset, was killed at the age of 65 in a car accident July 5. Head of the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality, he was returning from the reception for PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat in Jericho when he was involved in a head-on collision near Mishor Adumim. He is survived by his wife and four children, to whom Israeli President Ezer Weizman sent a message of condolence.