Middle East

Academic Freedom Symposium at DePaul

January 24th, 2008

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CHICAGO, IL – CHICAGO, IL – In light of the controversial tenure denials of eminent Middle East scholar Norman G. Finkelstein and International Studies professor Mehrene Larudee earlier last year at DePaul University, prominent scholars …

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The Bush Team’s Word is Its Bond?

January 24th, 2008

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Bush’s Middle East “peace” visit - war broke out. The Bush team’s Middle East ally has heavily attacked Hamas since the “peace” visit of Mr. Bush. Is it any wonder that Mr Bush’s Middle East ally was “waiting with open arms”. …

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Arroyo extends mandate of Middle East presidential committee

January 24th, 2008

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Amid the political tension in Lebanon, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo extended the mandate of the Presidential Middle East Preparedness Committee (PMEPC) by another three months.

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The Middle East's Tribal Affliction

January 24th, 2008

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Why is the Middle East so at odds with modern life, laggard in everything from literacy to standard of living, from military prowess to political development? Philip Carl Salzman’s “Culture and Conflict in the Middle East,” from …

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An Action Plan to save the West

January 24th, 2008

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Making them aware of this would involve creating a really well produced Middle East version of “The Day After Tomorrow”. Not the more recent global warming movie but that 1980s American video about the aftermath of a nuclear war. …

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Christies 2007 Middle East Art Sales Total £ 26.2 Million $ 51.1 …

January 23rd, 2008

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As the first international auction house to establish a permanent base in the Middle East in 2005, Christie’s extended its lead in the region in 2007. For the year, totals were £26.2 million/.1 million, up 491% over 2006 in £ and …

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International Bar Associations (IBAs) Islamic Finance In The …

January 23rd, 2008

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Speakers at International Bar Association’s (IBA) ‘Islamic Finance in the Middle East‘ conference were nearly unanimous about the need to apply some level of consistency in Islamic Finance laws across the GCC countries in order to …

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Symposium to probe rising divorces in Saudi society

January 23rd, 2008

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JEDDAH - The Ministry of Social Affairs is to sponsor the first symposium to discuss the problem of divorce at the national level following directives from Minister of Social Affairs Abdul Muhsin Al Akkas.

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Software solutions market in the Middle East and North Africa grew …

January 23rd, 2008

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According to IDC, software solutions market in the Middle East and North Africa grew of over 39% YTY in 2006 will slow to less than 36% in 2007 and 28% in 2008. The market reached almost 0 mln in 2007, and is predicted to hit 0 …

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Memo to Condi: The Middle East isn't Birmingham

January 23rd, 2008

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How odd that Secretary of State Bull Conner Condi, who had a girlhood friend killed in the basement of a Southern baptist church when the KKK bombed it, now voices her support for the terrorists out to murder Israeli girls huddled in …

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