An exploration of family law as it pertains to women with regard to marriage, divorce and inheritance in the Middle East. This second edition is revised to expand and update coverage of family law reforms that have taken place throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. It focuses on the historical and legal context for reform, and the methodology and extent of contemporary legal trends, particularly in Egypt and Pakistan.
An exploration of family law as it pertains to women with regard to marriage, divorce and inheritance in the Middle East. This second edition is revis...
Following Wadie Jwaideh s dissertation defense, his doctoral chairman took aside Jwaideh s wife, Alice, and asked her to submit the work for publication without Wadie s permission, believing that Wadie s penchant for perfection would postpone its publication indefinitely. The thesis was never published during Jwaideh s lifetime, but its fame spread by word of mouth, and many scholars have recognized its importance not only as a study of the earlier phases of Kurdish nationalism but also as a framework for understanding later developments. Now forty years later, the work continues to stand...
Following Wadie Jwaideh s dissertation defense, his doctoral chairman took aside Jwaideh s wife, Alice, and asked her to submit the work for public...
During the decade that preceded Syria s 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival of Iraqi migrants and a flood of humanitarian aid to handle the refugee emergency. International aid organizations, the media, and diplomats alike praised the Syrian government for keeping open borders and providing a safe haven for Iraqis fleeing the violence in Baghdad and Iraq s southern provinces. Only a few analysts looked beneath the surface to understand how the apparent generosity toward refugees squared with the ruthless oppression...
During the decade that preceded Syria s 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival o...
In one of the few anthropological works focusing on a contemporary Middle Eastern city, Colonial Jerusalem explores a vibrant urban center at the core of the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This book shows how colonialism, far from being simply a fixture of the past as is often suggested, remains a crucial component of Palestinian and Israeli realities today. Abowd deftly illuminates everyday life under Israel s long military occupation as it is defined by processes and conditions of "apartness" and separation as Palestinians are increasingly regulated and controlled. ...
In one of the few anthropological works focusing on a contemporary Middle Eastern city, Colonial Jerusalem explores a vibrant urban center at the c...
Presents a timely and fresh reexamination of one of the most important bilateral relationships of the last century. Collier delves deeply into the American desire to promote democracy in Iran from the 1940s to the early 1960s and examines the myriad factors that contributed to their success in exerting a powerful influence on Iranian politics.
Presents a timely and fresh reexamination of one of the most important bilateral relationships of the last century. Collier delves deeply into the Ame...
According to the Qur an, God created two parallel species, man and the jinn, the former from clay and the latter from fire. Beliefs regarding the jinn are deeply integrated into Muslim culture and religion, and have a constant presence in legends, myths, poetry, and literature. In Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn, Amira El-Zein explores the integral role these mythological figures play, revealing that the concept of jinn is fundamental to understanding Muslim culture and tradition. Examining closely a wide range of sources, from the fields of law, theology,...
According to the Qur an, God created two parallel species, man and the jinn, the former from clay and the latter from fire. Beliefs regarding the j...
