Middle East Review Of International Affairs: Here are some excellent articles to read.

The MERIA has many outstanding articles to read and is a great source of what is happening throughout the Middle Eastern world. I have read many articles at MERIA. Barry Rubin of RubinReports has compiled this list and I am just passing on this information with links. Sit down with a cold one, a cup of strong joe or tea and educate yourself. Then educate others. Education. one of the best weapons we have at our disposal.

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MERIA new issue now avaialble online at no charge.
By Barry Rubin

The new issue of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1 (March 2001) is available online with all content free of charge. All articles are available in both HTML and PDF formats. MERIA Journal is the world's largest Middle East journal with more than 22,000 readers around the world.

Articles include Patrick Poole's survey of Middle East-connected terrorism in the United States during 2009, a record year for the number of attempted attacks on U.S. soil. Barry Rubin compares Western concepts of revolutionary Islam with the reality of that movement's ideology and power. Sean Foley presents some surprising data on changing gender roles in Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Other articles include Juan Jose Escobar Stemmann on the strong Muslim Brotherhood movement in Jordan; Christina Y. Lin on the vital weapons' proliferation supply from China and North Korea; David Rosenberg on the remarkably successful Israeli economy; and Adel Guindy on the oppression of Coptic Christians in Egypt.

Here's the table of contents with links:

Patrick S. Poole
TERRORISM WITHIN THE UNITED STATES: THE MIDDLE EAST CONNECTION
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Barry Rubin
THE MIDDLE EAST: WELL-INTENTIONED CONCILIATORY POLICY MEETS REVOLUTIONARY ISLAMIST THREAT
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Sean Foley
ALL I WANT IS EQUALITY WITH GIRLS: GENDER AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GULF
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Juan Jose Escobar Stemmann
THE CROSSROADS OF MUSLIM BROTHERS IN JORDAN
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Christina Y. Lin
CHINA, IRAN, AND NORTH KOREA: A TRIANGULAR OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
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David Rosenberg
THE ISRAELI ECONOMY: AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, NEW CHALLENGES
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Adel Guindy
SYMBOLIC VICTIMS IN A SOCIALLY REGRESSING EGYPT: THE DECLINING SITUATION OF THE COPTS
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