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GREETING FROM THE DIRECTOR

Welcome to the very first issue of the Middle Eastern Studies Program newsletter! Since its launch in 2003, the Middle Eastern Studies Program (MESP) has managed to firmly establish itself on campus. In four short years, the number of students pursuing a minor in Middle Eastern Studies has quadrupled, enrollment in Arabic language classes has steadily risen, new courses have been developed, and solid ties have been formed with the local community as well as with other Middle Eastern Studies programs in colleges and univer-sities in Upstate New York. MESP has played host to many scholars and speakers from the Middle East, organized a highly successful international conference on Islam and the Theory of Statecraft, and managed to receive its first set of major gifts.

Yet this is all just the beginning. We intend to further augment our course offerings, estab-lish a certificate of advanced study in Middle Eastern Affairs for graduate students, provide support to students wishing to do field work in the Middle East, enhance the SU library’s collection of Middle East Studies materials, and form new exchange relationships with universities in the Middle East.

I thank the College of Arts and Sciences, the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School, and our donors for their continued support, and I urge others to support MESP in any form they see fit.

IN THIS ISSUE MAJOR GIFT RECEIVEDNEWS AND EVENTSHASAN ABDALLAH YABROUDI AWARDMESP STUDENT UPDATEFALL COURSES

If you would like to receive in-formation concerning Middle East related events at Syracuse University or if you would like to receive daily briefings on current events in the Middle East please send an e-mail to mboroujerdi@maxwell.syr.edu or call (315) 443-5877.

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The Middle Eastern Studies Program is looking for it and you will be placed in the running for

the MESP’s ‘Best paper prize’.Details, awards and deadlines on page 8!

On March 5, 2007 the Middle Eastern Studies Program launched the first film in SU’s inaugural Middle East film festival, which was founded by the Chancellor’s Feinstone Grant for Multicultural Initiatives. For a period of five weeks the program provided students and the greater Syracuse com-munity the opportunity to view some of the region’s most important films. The series began with the highly acclaimed and politically charged film Paradise Now that explores the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by tracing the lives of two Palestinians who are chosen to go on a suicide mission into Israel. In the following weeks, the screened films included Children of Heaven (Iran), Turtles Can Fly (Iraq), and Yol (Turkey).

MAJOR GIFT RECEIVED

Mr. Abdallah H. Yabroudi (78 BS/’79 MIE Engineering), Chairman and Deputy Man-aging Director of Dubai Contracting Company has provided a $300,000 endow-ment for the Middle Eastern Studies Program named after his father, Hasan Abdallah Yabroudi.

Established by Mr. Yabroudi’s father in 1962, Dubai Contracting Company is an in-ternational private construction company with over 5,000 employees that specializes in building and civil engineering projects, including high-rise construction projects. Mr. Yabroudi has also helped MESP establish a best paper award named after his father.

In a reception in his honor organized by MESP in April 2007, Mr. Yabroudi met with a group of faculty, students, alumni and visiting scholars from the Middle East.

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Mr. Abdallah Yabroudi and Mr. David Shomar

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TOP IRANIAN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST SPEAKS AT MAXWELL

In an event that drew widespread attention on the SU cam-pus, as well as the eye of local media, the Luce Program on Religion, Media and International Affairs and the Middle East-ern Studies Program welcomed Iran’s top investigative jour-nalist and human rights activist to campus on March 22nd. Akbar Ganji, who went on a hunger strike for 72 days while in an Iranian prison to protest the repression of the press in the country, spoke for over an hour in an event that addressed issues of democracy, the character of the Iranian government, media independence, and Tehran’s relations with the United States. Although Ganji spoke in his native Persian tongue, Pro-fessor Mehrzad Boroujerdi translated the lecture into English. Mr. Ganji recounted stories of his personal experiences with other outspoken journalists in Iran and of his own time spent in prison. The evening concluded with a reception to celebrate the lecture. The webcast of the event can be viewed at http://thecollege.syr.edu/depts/mes/Lectures.htm

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SPEAK AT MAXWELL

Syracuse University’s Maxwell School recently hosted a group of twenty-one professionals from across the Middle East and North Africa. As part of the State Department’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), these individuals were chosen by their governments to come and spend time in the United States to become better acquainted with American culture and political perspectives. In a joint effort with the Maxwell’s Ex-ecutive Education Program, on February 28th, an informal and public discussion was held. Speaking before a tightly packed room of faculty, staff, and students, the guests gave presentations on the misperceptions about the region and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After opening the floor to questions, many audience members were interested in the biased perspectives that people adopt when discussing this emotional conflict. Though the discussion was only scheduled for an hour, the conversation lasted for over two hours as students and professors peppered the guests with questions. A traditional Middle Eastern style lunch was provided for all in attendance as a backdrop to the themed event.

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ISRAELI PALESTENIAN COUPLE VISIT SYRACUSE TO RAISE AWARNESS

On the evening of March 14th, the Middle Eastern Studies Program and the Moynihan Institute for Global Affairs welcomed to Syracuse two speak-ers from the Parents Circle-Families Forum organization. Robi Damelin, an Israeli, and Ali Abu Awwad, a Palestinian, spoke for over 90 minutes to an attentive and inquisitive audience in the Public Events room in Eggers Hall about their close encounters with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the urgent need to work for peace. As part of an organization of over 500 bereaved families who have lost immediate family members or loved ones in the conflict, Ali and Robi spoke about the need for people to transcend their differences to achieve a stable and lasting peace in the region. When presented with a difficult question regarding the hotly disputed history of the conflict, Damelin was quick to respond: “We could sit here and talk about the facts for hours, but where will that get us at the end of the day? We need to work hard for peace.” Awwad also faced challenging ques-tions from members of the audience, including from a group of students from the countries of the Middle East and North Africa who were visit-ing Maxwell as part of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). In response to a question from one of the MEPI participants, Awwad, who lost his older brother in the conflict, rose to his feet and urged his audience to try and understand that the conflict is not one-sided. “You are not my enemy, and I am not your enemy,” he told one of the audience members from the region, “the enemy is the thought that there cannot be peace.” One of the most poignant moments was when Damelin revealed to the au-dience the special relationship that she had developed with Awwad since they met several years ago. It was only a short time after getting to know each other that Damelin discovered that Ali was born on the same day and year as her youngest son who was killed four years ago in the conflict. The evening concluded with a special dinner to honor both Robi and Ali for making the trip to Syracuse and for bringing these issues to light for the community. For those who are curious about learning more about Robi, Ali, and their organization, please visit www.theparentscircle.com.

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The enemy is the thought that there cannot be peace

On March 8, 2007, I traveled to Turkey with twenty-two others from Syracuse University to explore how Chris-tians, Muslims and Jews all live together there in a seemingly harmonious fashion. The primary goals of the trip, arranged by Hendricks Chapel, were to engage in interfaith dialogue and to become more acquainted with the different religious traditions practiced in Turkey. Over the course of a few days, we traveled to several churches, mosques and synagogues and spoke to the lo-cals about their religious beliefs and traditions. Our itinerary included visits to Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Suleyman Mosque, and the Uc Horon Armenian Church. We also managed to attend a Whirling Dervishes ceremony and witness how Sufis connect to God. We also visited Turkish universities to meet with faculty and students. On one occasion, we traveled to Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul to meet with professor of political science Haldun Gulalp and discussed the most important current political issues facing Turkey. These included Turkey’s quest to join the European Union and the increasing role of Islam in Turkish political life.At the end of the week, we flew to the southern city of Izmir and then traveled on bus to Ephesus, the site of unbelievable ancient Roman ruins. We also visited the site of the Temple of Artemis, where only a single pillar of the former Wonder of the World remains.The group left Turkey with a better understanding of how the three religious traditions connect. We realized that no matter the tradition, we all share the same God and should want nothing but peace in the world.

For more information about this trip, please visit http://hendricks.syr.edu/turkey/

Garret Pustay is a junior majoring in International Relations and Political Science.

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SYRACUSE STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS MAKE A JOURNEY TO TURKEY by Garret Pustay

We realized that no matter the tradition, we all share the same God and should want nothing but peace in the world

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Seated in a large leather chair with an unassuming demeanor, Ahmad El-Hindi can recall his pas-sage from Haifa to New York in 1946 as if it were yesterday. A nineteen year old Palestinian youth taking a seventeen day journey across the world, El Hindi’s passage shaped the direction of his life and his character. A young immigrant from a politically unstable part of the world, he came to the United States to obtain a university degree and make a living for himself. Perhaps emblematic of the “American Dream,” he is now the owner of a thriving business in the Central New York area. A Palestinian who grew up in a village called Yabrouz just east of Tel-Aviv in the 1930’s, El-Hindi’s connections with the Middle East are strong and deep. Schooled in a private high school in Gaza and with family ties throughout the region, El-Hindi has made supporting Palestinian scholarship one of his most important priorities. He was most influenced by his parents’ fierce support for education. In fact, his very journey to the United States and ultimately to Syracuse University was driven by this value. “My father made clear the importance of a higher education,” he recalls. After teaching basic engineering in Palestine for a year after high school, he decided it was time to pursue a degree in the field which he had been passionate about since seventh grade. “But what were my options? Egypt? Turkey? If you wanted the best education you came to the United States for a degree. So I did.”Yet fate drove him to Syracuse. In order to enter the U.S., El-Hindi needed a student visa. He visited the US Consulate in Jerusalem, where he received advice and assistance from the Consulate General, who happened to be an SU alum. Yet, even after a seventeen day trans-Atlantic crossing, El-Hindi admits that he still wasn’t sure about where exactly in the United States he was going after arrival: “When I heard I was going to New York, I thought I was going to New York City! I had no idea how far away Syracuse was.”

MIDDLE EAST PROFILES: AHMAD EL-HINDI by Jeremy Gordon

Now the unknown outpost of Syracuse has become home for Ahmad, and he and his wife have raised five children in its environs. As a believer in the city and region, he has made supporting students and Middle East scholarship in the area a substantial part of his adult life. El-Hindi was instrumental in paving the way for the development of a Middle Eastern Studies Program at Le Moyne College, and he strongly supported efforts at SUNY-Oswego as well. Syracuse University finally created its Middle Eastern Studies Program, and Mr. El-Hindi provided generous support. Today the majority of his contributions are set aside as both award and need-based scholarships for Palestinians to earn post-graduate degrees at SU. He hopes that increasing the level of education among the younger generations of Palestinians can help to reconcile the many problems they face. Even with all of the crises and daunting challenges, El-Hindi remains opti-mistic about the region. He maintains that “a united fertile crescent that ranges from Lebanon and Syria to Iraq, Israel, Palestine and Egypt is not far off.” With education crucial for cultural understanding and progress, El-Hindi’s own efforts are contributing to a brighter future. Today, Mr. El-Hindi owns and operates a firm in the Syracuse area called Filtertech, which designs and manufactures industrial filtration systems.

Jeremy Gordon is a graduate student enrolled in the MAIR/MPA Dual Degree Program at the Maxwell School.

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INCOMING FACULTY PROFILE: AMY AISEN ELOUAFI

As a historian of the Middle East, I combine the history of the Ottoman Empire to the fields of women and gender studies, and colonial and postcolonial theory. My current research explores the importance of family in social, cultural and political domains in the Ottoman province of Tunis from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth century. Byfocusing on the family, I demonstrate the relevance of women’s social, economic and political activities using gender theories to counter the tendency to view women as marginal to Middle Eastern societies in general and Tunisia in particular. While this is a local tale, it is also the tale of empires, thus connecting my knowledge of the Ottoman Empire to my interests in colonial and post-colonial studies.

This project is based on extensive research in the Tunisian National Archives in Arabic and French, undertaken during numerous extended trips to Tunis (where I also met my husband). Throughout my graduate studies I have worked with specialists on the Middle East and the Ot-toman Empire such as Edmund Burke III, Beshara Doumani, and Leslie Pierce, and have collaborated with Tunisian academics at the University of Tunis and through the DIRASET program. I have worked with the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee in San Francisco and am currently a member of both the Middle East Studies Association and the American Institute for Maghreb Studies. I look forward to joining the Middle East Studies Program at Syracuse and the History Department, where I will be teaching courses on the Ottoman Empire, the modern Middle East, and Gender and Colonialism.

Join us in Fall 2007 as we begin the Middle East reading group. Read and discuss scholarship pertaining to the Middle East with other students who share your interests.

The books we read will cater to students at the graduate level, but all are welcome!

Please contact Mike Makara at mamakara@maxwell.syr.edu for more information.

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On December 20, 2003, I disembarked from an airplane and arrived in Kuwait City. My first trip to the Middle East, I stayed for a month and, from the moment I woke up to the Athan resounding from the nearby mosque, I was gripped with fascination for a life very different from my own. By 2005, I became enrolled in the Maxwell School’s MA-IR program with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa, and, a year later, I moved to Cairo, Egypt where I am studying Arabic and taking advantage of the in-valuable learning opportunities in Cairo’s stimulating cultural environment. Although Kuwait and Egypt are quite different, I chose to study in Egypt because I felt it incorporated a broader spectrum of the region’s people with its ethnic and economic diversity.

Upon arriving in Egypt, I received a warm welcome from the family of a good friend and was invited to participate in their daily lives: sharing their food, learning about the Quran, and even attending a traditional engage-ment ceremony. A few weeks later, I began an internship at the Ibn Khal-dun Center and had the honor of meeting renowned human rights activist, Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim. This past January, I participated in a delegation with Dr. Saad Eddin to Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and Israel where we met with political figures such as President Lahoud, Speaker of the House Berri, leaders of Hizbollah, President Abbas, and officials of Hamas. In Lebanon, I witnessed the devastation wrought by the war with Israel, en-countering a tent city in downtown Beirut. Overall, my experience living in Egypt has added an inconceivable depth to my understanding of a vibrant region and its people.

STUDYING IN EGYPT by Julia Barth Knowles

In order to expand and enhance understanding of the Middle East, the Middle Eastern Studies Program at Syracuse University announces the launching of an essay contest for undergraduate and graduate students.

The Hasan Abdallah Yabroudi Prize will be awarded annually to the best two essays dealing with any aspect of the Middle East written by one undergraduate and one graduate student enrolled at Syracuse University. The authors of the winning papers will be presented with an award of $500 and a calligraphed certificate.

The entries, which can originate as course papers, will be evaluated by a faculty committee on the basis of originality of research and conceptualization, cogency of argument and clarity of writing. The essays must not exceed 7500 words (including bibliography) and must have been produced between May 13, 2007 and May 14, 2008. Essays can be nominated by the faculty or by students (with a letter of support from a faculty member). Please send 2 copies to the Yabroudi Prize Contest, Middle Eastern Studies Program, 332 Eggers Hall. For further information, please contact Mehrzad Borou-jerdi at (315) 443-5877 or mboroujerdi@maxwell.syr.edu. Submission deadline is May 15, 2008.

HASAN ABDALLAH YABROUDI STUDENT PAPER AWARD 2008

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Christine Bald (History/International Relations major and Middle Eastern Studies Minor) is spend-ing the Spring 2007 semester studying in Egypt. She writes “Living in Cairo is still a lot like drinking from a fire hose, which means I’m in the paradoxical situation of being in a pretty constant state of exhaustion while never having felt so alive.”

Lisa Bhungalia (Ph.D. candidate, Geography) received a $3,000 field research grant from Moyni-han’s Middle Eastern Studies Program to explore the geographical aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Heather Freitag (BA, International Relations, Political Science, 2007) completed her international relations honors thesis entitled “Hamas: From “Terrorist” Organization to Govern-ing Party: The Implications of Hamas’s 2006 Electoral Victory.”

Rawan Jabaji (BA, Political Science and Psychology, minor Middle Eastern Studies, 2005) finished an MA program in newspaper journalism at New York University. She is now working for PBS Wide Angle as a production assistant and assistant to the Wide Angle series producer.

Elisabeth Johnson (BA, IR and Psychology, minors Middle Eastern Studies and French, 2006) is pursu-ing an MA in International Politics with a focus on Human Rights at the American University. While at SU, Elisabeth completed an Honors Thesis on the representa-tion of Middle Eastern culture in the US through belly dancing.

Matt Lenkowsky is finishing his MA in International Relations in May, and MPA in June 2007. Hav-ing completed his Master’s thesis entitled “The Hybrid Organizational Structure as Utilized by Militant Movements: An Examination of the Lebanese Hezbollah Model,” he is headed to Washington to start work for DHS as an Intelligence Operations Specialist in the Office of Intelligence & Analysis. He can be reached at mlenkowsky@gmail.com

Mike Makara is a first year Ph.D. student in the Political Science program at Maxwell. He is in-terested in studying Islamist groups, particularly those that use violence to achieve a given goal. His current research involves applying social movement theory to determine how these groups attain and maintain legitimacy.

Emily Steakley (BA, History, 2007) completed her history thesis entitled “Iranian Women’s Move-ments: From the 1979 Revolution till Present.”

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Public perception plays a critical role in the ability of the United States to achieve its foreign policy objectives in the Middle East. With tensions in the region reaching a critical point, the value of a State Department-funded program that brings international journalists to the country to learn about American culture and values could not be greater. For a seven day period in April 2007, the Maxwell School in conjunction with the Newhouse School of Communications participated in the Edward R. Murrow Program for International Journalists that brought twelve journalists from North Africa and France to campus. Representing Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and France, the journalists ranged in age from their late 20’s to mid 40’s and spent their week in Syracuse participating in a series of social, academic and professional events around the city and campus.

One of the week’s most active and influential organizers was Bill Smullen, director of the National Security Studies (NSS) program at Maxwell and a faculty member at the Newhouse school. With many people in the Middle East and North Africa critical of US foreign policy in the region, Smullen acknowledged that journalists play an especially critical role in shaping how events are perceived. “We live as much by perception as reality,” commented Smullen. It is the hope of the program coor-dinators that the visiting professionals will be exposed to US culture and values in such a way that will help break down the barriers and stereotypes that have developed over recent years.Smullen argues that the Murrow program has the potential for building new bridges in a region of the world that is a “cauldron of interest and activity.” Not only does the Middle East play a “critical role” in the NSS program at Maxwell, but it also has “a giant impact on what goes on in the world.” After widely successful experiences hosting Murrow journalists over the last two years, many hope that the university will continue its participation in one of the most influential programs shaping foreign opinions and attitudes of the United States.

STATE DEPARTMENT’S MURROW JOURNALISTS COME TO SU

As part of the broad effort to enrich its faculty base with professors from around the world, the Maxwell School in the spring 2007 semester welcomed the Dean of Faculty and Students from Palestine’s An Najah University, Saed Al Koni. A professor with a deep and varied background in accounting and at academic institutions across the world, Dr. Al Koni’s semester in Syracuse was a unique and rewarding experience for both faculty and students. Receiving his bachelor’s degree in Nablus, his masters in Texas and his PhD in West Germany, the range of experiences that Al Koni has to draw from as a professor provides for a substantive and challenging academic experience.

Beyond the academic influences that Dr. Al Koni has had in Syracuse, he has also channeled his efforts into establishing connections that will last well beyond his semester in Syracuse. Given the positive relationships he has cultivated during his time on campus, Dr. Al Koni will leave SU having secured a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ that will expand scholarly ties, facilitate academic coop-eration, and promote mutual understanding with three different programs: Maxwell, the Whitman School of Management, and the School of Engineering. Given Dr. Al Koni’s short stay on campus, the magnitude of these achievements is especially impressive. In fact, Al Koni admits, “It was not on my agenda to have a cooperation.” Rather, it was something that developed in the last few weeks, “because my experience here was so wonderful.” By increasing ties between the Maxwell School and An Najah University in Palestine in multiple subject areas, Al Koni has made it one of his personal goals to facilitate cross cultural exchanges. Through their efforts, Dr. Al Koni and the Maxwell School have forged a strong connection between the U.S. and the Middle East that will endure well into the future.

DEAN OF NABLUS’ AN NAJAH UNIVERSITY VISITS MAXWELL

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MIDDLE EAST COURSE OFFERINGS - FALL 2007

Arabic I (Phillips) Arabic III (Phillips) Islamic Architecture (Henderson)

Persian I (TBA)

Hebrew (Vincow/Downey)

Hebrew (Vincow)

Gender, Colonialism Nationalism (Elouafi)

Islamic Civilization 1500-1900 (Elouafi)

Israel National Security, 1949-Present (Tal)

Middle Eastern Political Systems (Bashiriyeh)

Islamic Political Thought (Bashiriyeh)

Transitions to Democracy (Bashiriyeh)

Politics of the Middle East (Boroujerdi)

Contemporary Issues in the Middle East (Cooke)

The Bible (Watts)

Judaism (Braiterman)

The Islamic Tradition (Peshkova)

Modern Judaic Thought (Braiterman)

Gender in Islam (Peshkova)

Turkish I (TBA)

Turkish III (TBA)

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TTh 11:00-12:20 & 12:30-1:50

TTh 12:30-1:50; W 11:40-12:35

MW 8:00-9:20

MW 2:15-3:35

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MW 2:15-3:35

MWF 10:35-11:30

MW 5:15-6:35

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MW 11:40-12:35

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MWF, 10:35-11:30

W 9:30-12:15

TTh 3:30-4:50

TTh 3:30-4:50 W 12:45-1:40 MW 8:30-9:50 F 8:30-9:45

ARB 101

ARB 201

ARC 435/ARC 735

FLL 100

HEB 101

HEB 201

HST 300

HST 318

HST 700.M002

PSC 300.M201/MES 300.M001

PSC 300.M202/ MES 300.M002

PSC 300.M203/MES 300.M003

PSC/MES344

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REL/JSP 114

REL/JSP 135

REL/SAS 165

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