December 2001
Pakistan’s Heavy Burden
and Other Ramifications of the Afghan War
—M.M. Ali
Terrorist Attacks on U.S.
Evoke Painful Memories for Lebanon, Ambivalence About Implications
—Samaa Abu Sharar
Egypt Happy to See U.S.
Destroy Its Armed Opposition, Worried About Resentment on the Street
—Andrew Hammond
Will America’s
Post-Sept. 11 Love Affair With the U.N. Be Just Another One-Year Stand?
—Ian Williams
A Tide in Kashmir’s
History
—Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
Sept. 11 Fallout Has Serious
Implications for Turkey’s Fragile Economy, Regional Role
—Jon Gorvett
Threatened by Its Neighbors,
Damascus Clamps Down on “Opinion of the Other”
—Sami Moubayed
European Press: Support for U.S. Bombing of
Afghanistan Wanes as Campaign Continues, Injuries Mount
—Lucy Jones
The Far East: Nervousness Over Afghanistan
—John Gee
51 American Red Cross President
Bernadine Healy Resigns Amid Red Shield of David Controversy
—Delinda C. Hanley
68 A Cautionary Tale: Islam and Judaism
—Hameeda Al-Kawari
November 2001
Secret Evidence Foe David
Bonior to Step Down as House Whip to Run for Michigan Governor
—Shirl McArthur and Andrew I. Killgore
Pakistan
Crucial to Handling of Taliban
—M.M. Ali
Turkey Plays
Big Brother to Azerbaijan in Opening Skirmishes Over Control of Caspian Resources
—Jon Gorvett
The Far East:
Shock at Terrorist Attacks in U.S.
—John Gee
U.N. Acts
With Its Heart Following Sept. 11 Attacks on U.S.
—Ian Williams
European Press: “Apocalypse,”
“Who? Why?” “A Declaration of War”: European Press
Responds to Sept. 11 Attacks
—Lucy Jones
57 In Memoriam: Dr. Francis
(Frank) Maria (1913-2001)
—Andrew I. Killgore
October 2001
New President, Old Problems in
Indonesia
—John Gee
Parliamentary Election
Postponement Mirrors Amman’s Fears of Public Outburst in Support of Intifada
—Samaa Abu Sharar
A Nervous Mubarak Government
Seeks to Appease Pro-Palestinian Egyptians and Pro-Israel U.S.
—Andrew Hammond
Amin Gemayel Says His Family’s
History “Runs Parallel to Lebanon’s”
—Sami Moubayed
Turkey’s Political Pot
Boils, With Elections Still Three Years Away
—Jon Gorvett
Under a New Regime, Moroccans
Search for Truth and Justice
—Marvine Howe
Qaddafi’s “Afro-Enthusiasm”
Causes Concern in West
—Lucy Jones
European Press: Suicide
Bombing Which Killed 15 in Jerusalem Leads to Call for International Peacekeepers
—Lucy Jones
United Nations Report: Jesse
Helms Personified the Confluence Of Mideast, Domestic American Politics
—Ian Williams
Over Israeli Objections,
Washington Proposes “Joint Operations” With New Delhi
—M.M. Ali
National Coalition to Protect
Political Freedom Holds Fourth Annual Convention
—Kristin Szremski
Muslim Student Network
Building Foundations for Tomorrow
—Laila Al-Arian
August -
September 2001
Despite Israel’s
Anti-Damascus Campaign, Syria Headed for Security Council Seat
—Ian Williams
The Iranian
Elections: Two Views
—Andrew North, Henry Precht
Talking Turkey: After
Banning of Virtue, Nationalism Takes Over Where Islamism Left Off
—Jon Gorvett
Cairo CommuniquŽ:
When Israel Talks, Cairo Listens
—Andrew Hammond
European Press:
Mitchell Report Offers Little Hope
—Lucy Jones
Hello, Damascus! The
Boys Are Back
—Sami Moubayed
Tunisia’s
Berbers Under Threat
—Lucy Jones
India-Pakistan
Parley, Housekeeping in Pakistan
—M.M. Ali
Malaysia’s Rival
Party Conventions Look to Next Elections
—John Gee
Agha Saeed: Harbinger
of a New America
—Delinda Curtiss Hanley
White House Incident
Spotlights National Prejudice Against Palestinian and Muslim Americans
—Sameer Ahmed
U.N. “Media
Encounter” on Palestine
—Delinda C. Hanley
Amal Kandeel: Turning
(Economic) Theory Into (Artistic) Action
—Janet McMahon
July
2001
IMF-Backed
Reforms Separate Economy From Politics, Face Opposition of Turkey’s Ruling Elites
—Jon Gorvett
U.S.
Loss of Seat on U.N. Human Rights Commission Follows Threat to Veto Mideast Resolutions
—Ian Williams
With
Egypt’s Popular Amr Moussa at Arab League, Mubarak Names a Kinder, Gentler New
Foreign Minister
—Andrew Hammond
Independent
Journalism Slowly Returning to Syria
—Sami Moubayed
Palestinian
Filmmaker Azza El-Hassan’s Journey in Discovery of Her Own People
—Samaa Abu Sharar
Did
Pope’s Syria Trip Signify Papal Recognition of Islam? Asks Europe’s Press
—Lucy Jones
New
Beginnings in South Asia
—M.M. Ali
Iran
Moves Hesitantly Toward Liberalization
—Colin MacKinnon
Hardship
for Chinese Workers in Israel
—John Gee
May/June
2001
Arab Summit in Amman Scene of
Hard Talk, Failed Iraq-Kuwait DŽtente, New Alliances
—Andrew Hammond
Lebanon Dodges Bullets of
Another Civil War
—Sami Moubayed
Did U.S. Machinations at the
Pan Am 103 Lockerbie Trial Sully the Verdict?
—Andrew I. Killgore
Report on and Evaluation of
the Lockerbie Trial Conducted by the Special Scottish Court in the Netherlands
—Dr. Hans Kšchler
Canadian Muslims Concerned
About New Charity Law
—Faisal Kutty
Pipelines, Tankers and
Economics Attempt to Navigate Turkey’s Narrow Straits
—John Gorvett
The Great Caspian Sea Oil
Pipeline Game
—Andrew I. Killgore
Reminder of the Arab Presence
in Singapore
—John Gee
Taliban’s Destruction of
Ancient Buddhas Sparks Indignation in Europe
—Lucy Jones
U.S. Signals Strengthened
Ties With India, as Kashmir, Pakistan and Afghanistan Struggle for Normalcy
—M.M. Ali
Hanan Ashrawi Delivers
Distinguished Lecture at Inauguration of UCSB’s Middle East Center
—Pat McDonnell Twair
Saudi Arabian Women Dispel
Myths and Stereotypes
—Delinda C. Hanley
Damascus’ Splendid
Umayyad Mosque Set to Welcome Pope John Paul II
—Habeeb Salloum
In Memoriam: Sam Day
(1926-2001), Vanunu Campaign Coordinator and Nuclear Resister
—Felice Cohen-Joppa
