Word: arabism
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...Shiites are reluctant to concede many of these points, which are anathema to a wide range of Arab Iraqis, both Sunni and Shiite, and also to the small Turkoman population of the north. They have tried to persuade the Kurds to let questions such as the status of Kirkuk be resolved in a democratic parliament rather than in back-room talks, but until now the Kurds have driven a hard bargain...
This year—although barely begun—has seen an unprecedented shift in the politics of the Middle East. The Arab street has demanded change—and change has occurred from Egypt to Saudi Arabia to Lebanon. It is the Muslims’ turn to follow suit. They must speak up and tell the Osama bin Ladens of the world that they are no longer allowed to subvert and twist the faith for their personal aims. Only then can they ensure that the next tragedy is not followed by another line of Muslim apologetics, trying to salvage...
...years ago, Fish spearheaded an effort to force Harvard administrators to return a controversial $2.5 million gift from the president of the United Arab Emirates because of his ties to an allegedly anti-Semitic think tank...
...Arab-Israeli dispute has gone with [Middle East studies] for the past 50 years,” he says. “It’s something we all deal with and it’s remarkable that so little of what we teach does incite controversy...
...Columbia, being in New York, gets invaded by the ideologies of the city itself,” says Owen. “The Arab-Israeli dispute, which is hot in New York, tends to be represented on campus in a much more direct way than it would be on the Harvard campus...