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According to the [[Middle East Forum]], the ''Middle East Quarterly'' deals with "[[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] affairs". It states that "[p]olicy-makers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists" consult it "for in-depth analysis of the rapidly-changing landscape of the world's most volatile region" and that it publishes "groundbreaking studies, exclusive interviews, insightful commentary, and hard-hitting reviews that tackle the entire range of contemporary concerns – from politics to economics to culture, across a region that stretches from Morocco to Afghanistan."<ref name=MEQ>''[http://www.mequarterly.org Middle East Quarterly]''. Publication website hosted by its sponsoring organization [[Middle East Forum]], accessed [[February 19]], [[2007]].</ref> |
According to the [[Middle East Forum]], the ''Middle East Quarterly'' deals with "[[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] affairs". It states that "[p]olicy-makers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists" consult it "for in-depth analysis of the rapidly-changing landscape of the world's most volatile region" and that it publishes "groundbreaking studies, exclusive interviews, insightful commentary, and hard-hitting reviews that tackle the entire range of contemporary concerns – from politics to economics to culture, across a region that stretches from Morocco to Afghanistan."<ref name=MEQ>''[http://www.mequarterly.org Middle East Quarterly]''. Publication website hosted by its sponsoring organization [[Middle East Forum]], accessed [[February 19]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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==Controversy relating to the journal== |
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There has been some controversy relating to the contexts of the ''MEQ'''s publication by the [[Middle East Forum]] and its publisher, [[Daniel Pipes]].<ref name=Goldberg>See [[Michelle Goldberg]], [http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2002/09/30/campus/index.html "Mau-mauing the Middle East,"] ''[[Salon.com]]'' [[September 30]], [[2002]], accessed [[February 16]], [[2007]] (pages 2-3).</ref> |
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Most recently, the ''MEQ'' has published a controversial book review of former President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s book ''[[Palestine Peace Not Apartheid]]'' by [[Kenneth Stein|Kenneth W. Stein]], which Pipes and Stein have posted via their websites.<ref>[[Kenneth Stein|Kenneth W. Stein]], [http://www.meforum.org/article/1633 "My Problems with Jimmy Carter's Book,"] published in the current issue of ''[http://www.mequarterly.org/ Middle East Quarterly]'' 14.2 (Spring 2007), accessed [[February 17]], [[2007]] (in print and online). This article is prominently featured on the website of the [[Middle East Forum]] among "MEF's latest releases," with a link to its full text.</ref><ref name=SteinCarterBook>[[Kenneth Stein|Kenneth W. Stein]], ''[http://www.ismi.emory.edu/CarterBook.html The Carter Book: Ken Stein and the Carter Book]'', online posting, ''[[Institute for the Study of Modern Israel]] of [[Emory University]]'', accessed [[January 26]], [[2007]].</ref>{{See|Commentary on Palestine Peace Not Apartheid}} |
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Middle East Quarterly (MEQ) is a quarterly journal devoted to subjects relating to the Middle East. A publication of the Middle East Forum (MEF) founded by Daniel Pipes, the journal was launched in 1994. Edited by Michael Rubin, it is published in print, and all but the current issue are also available as full texts from the website of the Middle East Forum, which does, however, provide links to full texts of some selected current articles as "MEF's latest releases".
Focus of the journal and its content
According to the Middle East Forum, the Middle East Quarterly deals with "Middle Eastern affairs". It states that "[p]olicy-makers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists" consult it "for in-depth analysis of the rapidly-changing landscape of the world's most volatile region" and that it publishes "groundbreaking studies, exclusive interviews, insightful commentary, and hard-hitting reviews that tackle the entire range of contemporary concerns – from politics to economics to culture, across a region that stretches from Morocco to Afghanistan."[1]
Contributors
Regular contributors include Middle East scholars Efraim Karsh, Kenneth W. Stein, David Bukay, and Meyrav Wurmser.
Staff
From the organization's website:
- Dr. Daniel Pipes, publisher
- Dr. Michael Rubin, editor
- Dr. Patrick Clawson, senior editor
- Dr. Martin Kramer, senior editor
- Judy Goodrobb, managing editor[2]
Board of editors
From the organization's website:
- Dr. Fouad Ajami, Johns Hopkins University
- Dr. Anthony Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Dr. Khalid Duran, TransState Islam
- Dr. David Fromkin, Boston University
- Dr. Paul Henze, RAND Corporation
- Dr. Eliyahu Kanovsky, Bar-Ilan University[3]
- Dr. Geoffrey Kemp, The Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom[4]
- Dr. Habib C. Malik, Foundation for Human and Humanitarian Rights in Lebanon[5]
- James Phillips, the Heritage Foundation
- Dr. Steven Plaut, University of Haifa
- David Pollock, Washington, D.C.
- Amb. Dennis Ross, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Dr. Barry Rubin, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel.
- Dr. Saliba Sarsar, Monmouth University[6]
- Dr. Robert B. Satloff, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Dr. Sabri Sayari, Georgetown University[7]
- Dr. Haim Shaked, University of Miami[8]
- Dr. Steven L. Spiegel, University of California, Los Angeles[9]
- Dr. Kenneth Stein, Emory University
- Dr. Marvin Zonis, University of Chicago[10]
Notes
- ^ Middle East Quarterly. Publication website hosted by its sponsoring organization Middle East Forum, accessed February 19, 2007.
- ^ Board of Editors, Middle East Forum: Middle East Quarterly.
- ^ Ariel Center for Policy Research (ACPR).
- ^ Geoffrey Kemp at The Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom.
- ^ National Geographic Biography of Habib C. Malik.
- ^ Saliba Sarsar, "US and 'The Other': The Social Sciences and Our Age of Crisis," Keynote Speaker, 30th Annual Conference of the Eastern Community College Social Science Association (ECCSSA), Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey, March 26, 2004; incl. "Biographical Sketch."
- ^ General Profile of Sabri Sayari, Georgetown University faculty webpage.
- ^ Director of the George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies, and Founding Director, Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
- ^ Faculty and Staff listing for Steven L. Spiegel at The Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations, UCLA.
- ^ Board of Editors, Middle East Forum: Middle East Quarterly.
External links
- Middle East Quarterly. Publication website hosted by its sponsoring organization Middle East Forum. Contains full-text versions of all but current issue of the print edition of Middle East Quarterly, with links to selected current articles provided as "MEF's latest releases". Accessed February 19, 2007.
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