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BIRTH OF A NEW MIDEAST              What comes next?    Read and comment on the new        Middle East Mirror blogs.

         

"This is the gift. To be a mirror, with my differences, of our similarities." --Tariq Ramadan

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Book Review: David Grossman's To the End of the Land Valerie Saturen 3-2-11   Acclaimed Israeli author David Grossman's novel is a moving exploration of war and motherhood in a nation mired in unending conflict.   Contemporary Egypt at the Edge of an Abyss David Shasha 1-30-11   Aswany's novel The Yacoubian Building-- later an epic film and TV miniseries-- provides a powerful window into the discontents of modern Egyptian society.   Book Review: Martin Fletcher's Walking Israel Valerie Saturen 12-18-10   Longtime NBC correspondent Martin Fletcher walks Israel's coastline from Lebanon to Gaza.   Book Review: Vittorio Arrigoni's Gaza: Stay Human Valerie Saturen 9-8-10   Italian independent journalist Vittorio Arrigoni presents an eyewitness account of Israel's December 2008-January 2009 offensive in Gaza.   Book Review: Juan Cole's Engaging the Muslim World Gitanjali Bakshi 4-14-10   Blogger Juan Cole's recent book suggests future scenarios--geopolitical, national, and demographic--based on his analysis of the Middle East and South Asia.   The Role of Informal Education in Shaping the Image of the Other Nilly Venezia 2-04-10   Among Israeli-Jews and Palestinians, there is a tendency to cast the Other in the role of an "enemy" existing "outside the consensus."   I Am a Zionist and Therefore I Am Pro-Peace Moriel Rothman 12-06-09   Reflections after J Street's first national conference.   Israeli-Jews and Palestinians Must Argue Donald G. Ellis 10-13-09   Argument can be an important and beneficial tool of conflict resolution.   Building on the American Model Tommy Kedar 10-04-09   How Israel can apply the lessons of the U.S.- relationship in order to build friendships with its neighbors.       Politics of Denial Valerie Saturen 9-24-09   Battles for legitimacy can lead to denial of historical tragedies.     Narratives War Valerie Saturen 9-23-09   A just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians must include dialogue and recognition of the suffering on both sides.

Balance: A New or Old Approach Dana Siegelman 2-22-11   A solution to the Israeli-Palestinian impasse depends upon the arbitration of a third party capable of balancing each player's interests. Could China be the ideal mediator?   March like an Egyptian Valerie Saturen 1-29-11 As the people of Egypt take to the  streets, will the U.S. maintain its  neutral tone or support Egyptians'  democratic aspirations?   The Discourse of Humiliation and Shame in Qabbani's 1967 War Poetry Saddik M. Gohar 9-22-10   Qabbani's 1967 war poetry was an attempt to re-describe and re-constitute projections of the war in Arab media and popular culture.   History, Memory & Identity: A Conversation with Laurence Silberstein Valerie Saturen 8-26-10   The evolving relationship between history and identity among Israelis and American Jews.   The Final Status of 'Final Status Issues': Israel's Future Dilemma Gitanjali Bakshi 4-30-10   What will Israel face in ten years if the core issues of borders, settlements, Jerusalem, water rights, and regugees are not addressed?   J Street's Quiet Victory Jeremy Sherer 2-21-10   Dershowitz/Ben-Ami debate shows greater acceptance of J Street within the pro-Israel tent.   Suicide by the Status Quo Jeremy Sherer 11-21-09   In light of demographic realities, a two-state solution is the only way Israel can remain a Jewish state and a democracy.   Not Skirting the Service Elisheva Goldberg 10-10-09   Why religious women join the Israeli army and the social issues surrounding their decision.   The Holocaust Taboo Tommy Kedar 10-04-09   In order to understand the Israeli struggle, we must stop marginalizing the Holocaust.