Tel Aviv Notes - Contemporary Middle East Analysis

Tel Aviv Notes is the Moshe Dayan Center's monthly analytical update on current affairs and regional developments in the Middle East. Edited by Dr. Brandon Friedman and Dr. Ido Yahel. Currently, we have archived issues dating back to 2011. If you are looking for an older article, please contact us and we will be glad to assist.

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Instability and State Weakness: The 'Post-Revolutionary' Challenge in the Arab World

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August 9, 2012

Dr. Benedetta Berti and Yoel Guzansky analyze the challenges that the 'Arab Spring' have posed to state cohesion in the Middle East.

Women's Bodies under Attack: Tahrir Square as a Site for Collective Abuse

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July 30, 2012

Samir Ben-Layashi examines sexual harassment against women in Tahrir Square and in the broader context of Egyptian society.

Turkey: A Conservative Road

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July 10, 2012

Duygu Atlas discusses Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its policies in light of the recent abortion debate.

The Syrian Uprising: The View from Tehran

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June 26, 2012

MDC Junior Researcher Annie Tracy Samuel analyzes Iran's support for the Syrian regime.

The Trial of Tariq al-Hashemi and Iraq's Political Crisis

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June 10, 2012

Carl Yonker discusses the Iraqi political crisis in light of the in absentia trial of Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi.

Al-Qa'ida's New West African Map: Ançar Dine, Boko Haram, and Jihadism in the Trans-Sahara

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June 4, 2012

Dr. Micha'el Tanchum discusses new alignments between Islamist groups in West Africa.

The Last Stronghold: The Fenerbahçe Sports Club and Turkish Politics

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May 28, 2012

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak examines the place of soccer [football] in Turkish contemporary politics.

Algeria's Parliamentary Elections: Apathy, Irregularities, and Agony

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May 21, 2012

Research Fellow Daniel Zisenwine examines current political trends in Algeria, a country considered immune to the "Arab Spring" protests, in light of the recent parliamentary elections.

Islam and Women's Rights: The Debate Continues

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May 13, 2012

MDC Research Assistant Alona Ferber discusses the status of women in the Middle East following the Arab Spring and the controversial debate about misogyny in Muslim societies.

The Muslim World League: Creeping Wahhabi Colonialism?

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April 30, 2012

MDC Research Assistant Teresa Harings examines the Muslim World League, an Islamic umbrella organization, in light of its connections to the Saudi regime.