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Beirut Reborn: The Political Aesthetics of Auto-Destruction (2002)
Although Beirut has always been beautiful and photogenic, the Lebanese civil war only increased the photography emerging from the city. During and after the war,
Multiple Critique: Islamic Feminist Rhetorical Strategies (2000)
Muslim women are choosing to struggle and fight within the systems that oppress them rather than breaking out. They believe that the values and goals
Islamic Feminism Before and After September 11 (2002)
With Saving Brown Women as the introduction, this article elaborates on the resurfacing of the fight for women’s rights after 9/11. When the Taliban became the
Saving Brown Women (2002)
The Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women has long horrified the Western world in its brutality and oppressiveness. While the Western world tries to help these
Ghassan Al-Jaba’i: Prison Literature in Syria After 1980 (2001)
Writing critically about oppressive governments does not necessarily lead to a jail sentence, but it very well might. Yet after prison is another story–literally. Recently,
Middle Eastern Literature (2000)
With Western influences and increasing modernity in the Middle East, the concept of literature expanded to include previously unexplored genres. Beginning with European colonization, cooke