MDC Research and Analysis

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על פרשת דרכים: חמאס והמשבר בציר 'ההתנגדות'

Date

May 16, 2012

Islam and Women's Rights: The Debate Continues

Date

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.

בחירות באלג'יריה בצל הטלטלות בעולם הערבי

Date

May 6, 2012

Winners and Losers in the Middle East Economy

Date

May 3, 2012

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin analyzes recent developments in the regional and global economy and their dramatic effect on the Middle East.

The Muslim World League: Creeping Wahhabi Colonialism?

Date

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.

The Educational Philosophy and Curriculum of the Palestinian Nationalist Movement: From Arab Palestine to Arab-Islamic Palestine (Middle Eastern Studies)

Date

April 26, 2012

This article compares the Palestinian identity discourse as it is presented in the PA educational philosophy (1998) and school curriculum (2000–2006) with the identity discourse in the PLO's earlier philosophy of education as well as Hamas' philosophy of education.

The Baghdad Summit: Iraq's Return to the Arab Fold?

Date

April 5, 2012

Rachel Kantz Feder discusses the Arab League summit conference held recently in Baghdad and its meaning for Iraq's relations with the Arab world.

The "Arab Spring": The Origins of a Misnomer

Date

March 26, 2012

Prof. Asher Susser discusses the term "Arab Spring" and Western observers' tendency to ignore the uniqueness of the Middle East in the name of post-modern paradigms.

The Arab League Confronts Assad (Mideast Monitor)

Date

March 12, 2012

Temporary Marriage in Islam: Exploitative or Liberating?

Date

March 11, 2012

MDC Research Assistant Shoshana Shmuluvitz examines the increasing popularity of temporary marriages in Islamic society and what it means for the status of women.