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Archive for November, 2011

This year’s MEOC Middle East Book Awards winners feature donkeys and Arabic numbers, ancient job listings, Afghan refugees, Saudi Arabia and Muslim Americans. The awards were announced at the Middle East Studies Association conference held in San Diego, CA, in November 2010. Established in 1999, the Middle East Book Award recognizes quality books for children
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Revolution and Popular Protest in the Middle East Just a few short months ago, it would have been hard to imagine the transformations we have seen take place across the Middle East region since January.In an extremely short and tumultuous time frame, we have witnessed the ousting of long-term Tunisian President Ben Ali; the popular
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perspectives Spring 2011