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| Protest throughout the Arab world has washed the shores of North Africa in recent months and has spread to the eastern Mediterranean, and to Yemen and Bahrain in the Arabian Peninsula. The mass outcry that has already succeeded in deposing unjust, longtime dictators has been dubbed by the media “the Arab Spring,” inspired by the wave of revolutions in Europe in 1848 and 1849. Like Louis-Philippe of France, Hosny Mubarak of Egypt and Zine al-Abidin Ben Ali of Tunis have been overthrown at the behest of their people. Other rulers, such as the leaders of Syria,Libya and Yemen, face protests... |
| "studies to the disciplinary framework of religious studies and energize humanism in the Muslim world. Accompanying the translation of Arkoun's essay is an article by Wael Abu- Uksa, which deconstructs Arkoun's arguments and takes the discussion of authenticity and humanism to political spheres. Abu- Uksa notes Arkoun's objections to both " | |
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| Arsonists attack churches in Egypt and mosques in Israel. Priests in Anatolia have been murdered, and their colleagues continue to be harassed in other parts of the region. Jewish graves are desecrated, and Muslim institutions are under attack in Europe. Meanwhile, Israel is in the midst of a fierce debate over gender segregation on public transportation and at school.... |
| "Kohavi's introduction provides historical background and discusses several fascinating points in the stories of Kaplinski and Frank, which help the reader navigate between the lines. Wael Abu-Uksa and Yonatan Mendel are the new editors of the Book Review Section which, under their tutelage, will present studies and literature on " | |
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| "new questions that pushed one constantly further. After each lecture, several eager listeners approached me. The lecture had made such an impression that they were Wael Abu- Uksa served as the Academic Editor of this translation. 154 The Struggle for Humanism in Islamic Contexts shaken up, with consciousness raised, and " | |
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| " Journal of Levantine Studies Rediscovering the Mediterranean: Political Critique and Mediterraneanism in Mohammed Arkoun's Thought Wael Abu- Uksa Truman Institute for Advancement of Peace and The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The clash is not between civilizations as was said by one of the " | |
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| " Journal of Levantine Studies On the Reviews Section Wael Abu-Uksa and Yonatan Mendel In the article "East, what is `East'?" the prominent Syrian poet Adonis wrote: "By limiting the term East [Sharq] to geographical semantics, we destroy its cultural connotations. Additionally, this interpretation cancels out the political connotations of " | |
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