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After saturday, sunday : evaluating the Maronite-Israeli relationship (1920- 1982).

Nelson, Jessica Renee. (2012)

As a result of centuries of struggles and subjugation (or the threat of subjugation), some communities developed regional alliances in order to fend off encroaching powers, maintain their dominance, and above all, to ensure ...
Armed and unarmed resistance in the occupied Palestinian territories : questions of relevance and legitimacy - by Edward Addison.

Addison, Edward. (2012)

In 2012 the Palestinian people are still struggling to attain justice and freedom from colonialism. Israel’s continued colonial occupation has had the effect of denying Palestinians their legitimate right to self-determination ...
British radio policy in mandatory Palestine 1936-1948 : international causes and colonial effects of a new media

Atkinson-Clark, Edward George. (2012)

This study examines the inter-locking features of British radio policy with regards to Arabic broadcasts from three British controlled stations between the years 1936 and 1948. British policies regarding radio stations in ...
The Christian response to tahrīf and related issues : an annotated bibliography of Near-East primary sources from the seventh to ninth centuries

Clark, Jeremy R. (2012)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Arab Christian response to the Islamic accusation of tahrīf, from the seventh through the ninth centuries. Through the evaluation of primary and secondary sources concerning ...
Drug trafficking networks in Lebanon : their history and formation, 1920-1975 - by Christopher Alexander Shad.

Shad, Christopher Alexander. (2012)

The following thesis analyses Lebanon's emergence as a major player in the global drug trade from the early 20th century to the beginning of the Lebanese civil war in 1975. Based on extensive research, the paper focuses ...
Evaluating United States government media development assistance to Lebanon 2005 – 2010 -

Rowles, Valerie. (2013)

The United States Government (USG) has provided funding for various programs working towards improving access to information in developing countries throughout the world. During the period of 2005 – 2010, Internews Network, ...
The expanding role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran : from pro-Khomeini militia to the leader of the Praetorian state - by Andrew Kirkby.

Kirkby, Andrew. (2012)

Since its inception as a nascent pro-Khomeini militia, in 1979, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has expanded exponentially. Certainly this expansion has been partly military, but the IRGC has also developed ...
Explaining the objectives of sovereign wealth funds - by Michael Robert Hanna.

Hanna, Michael Robert. (2011)

Although current research generally converges on the notion that SWFs emerge as a result of excess liquidity, little empirical evidence exists to explain their objectives. This paper seeks to provide such evidence, and ...
Government-media tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan : perceptions of Kurdish independent and pro-government journalists - by Aysel Salman Sekmec.

Sekmec, Aysel Salman. (2011)

This research study documented the different perceptions independent and pro-government journalists have for the root causes of government-media tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan, and whether these root causes may be one of the ...
John Bagot Glubb and his bedouin -

Jacobellis, Michael Daniel. (2013)

Lieutenant General John Bagot Glubb lived and worked for thirty six years in the Middle East. With little knowledge of the region, he arrived in nineteen twenties Iraq and was quickly seduced. The world he was most ...
Keeping history alive : explaining and displaying Beirut’s past - by Ronnie Mohamad Chatah.

Chatah, Ronnie Mohamad. (2012)

A city with such a rich history, yet that history is too often neglected…Beirut deserves better. Largely inspired by the writings of Samir Kassir and Kamal Salibi, the WalkBeirut tour that I started in 2009 has dfilled a ...
The Lebanese way : a cultural propensity toward entrepreneurship - by John Stephen Hess.

Hess, John Stephen. (2011)

Throughout Lebanon’s history, its merchants have emerged through war, political unrest, and economic hardship with an ability to reproduce themselves. Each era has brought challenges and opportunities that have transformed ...
The linguistic integration of the Palestinian refugees in Beirut : a model for analysis - by Andrew Hennessey.

Hennessey, Andrew. (2011)

The purpose of this study was to investigate correlations between social contradictions and linguistic variability among the Palestinian refugee community in greater Beirut. Palestinian linguistic variation, i.e. levels ...
LNM-PLO alliance : unified interests, divided power

Mogannam, Jennifer Marie Basim. (2012)

This thesis focuses on the alliance between the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) during the revolutionary period of 1975-1982. Through the practice of Oral History, this ...
Making history in the Sahara : historiography in the nationalist discourse of the Polisario Front, 1973-1976 - by Patrick Otis Healy.

Healy, Patrick Otis. (2011)

This thesis analyzes the writing of history in the nationalist discourse of the Polisario Front in its first three years, from 1973 to 1976. During this period the Polisario Front simultaneously fought a guerilla war, ...
The Middle East Partnership Initiative :leading the way to consent one compliant citizen at a time -

Younes, Nadia-Elena Badri. (2013)

In the post-9-11 global order, the Middle East region or the Muslim world has been singled out as threatening international peace and security due to the “youth bulge” that the region is experiencing, and the threat that ...
Narratives of national struggle : exploring gender, empowerment, and the Palestinian National Movement through the life stories of four Palestinian women

Hindi, Zaynah Patricia Munther. (2012)

In this thesis submitted for a M.A. Degree in Middle Eastern Studies, I seek to present the life stories of four Palestinian women who were active in the Palestinian national struggle during the Revolution period in Lebanon, ...
Opening a dialogue about Lebanon’s missing and disappeared :victims’ voices in postwar civil society -

D’Agostino, Jean Marie. (2013)

The fifteen-year Lebanese civil war left behind devastated buildings and a traumatized society. In the years following the war, much attention was paid to economic recovery and infrastructure reconstruction, but unfortunately, ...
Out-of-country expatriate voting as a transnational political activity : the case of the Lebanese in Australia

Crabtree, Alice Mary. (2012)

Lebanon’s Minister of the Interior, Marwan Charbel has proposed a number of electoral reforms, one of which is out-of-country voting rights for expatriates which, at present, looks to be enacted by parliamentary elections ...
The paradox of sovereignty and the case of Iraq

Rhodehamel, Kelyne Bethany Bowers. (2012)

This thesis aims to understand the evolution of Iraq’s sovereignty during the Iraq War of 2003-2011, and to use the case of Iraq to reflect on the meaning, value and application of sovereignty in international relations ...

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