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Science Channels: Agriculture, Nature/Animals, Middle East Keywords: Borderline, Boundary, Boundaries, Jordan, Israel, ant lion, Species, Gazelle, Animals, MAP, Rodents, Reptiles, Mammals, Spider, Beetle, Arava, sand, Agriculture	Why Israeli Rodents Are More Cautious than Jordanian Ones A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa have found that rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. View	Released: 11/19/2009 9:00 AM EST University of Haifa
Life Channels: Middle East, Terrorism Keywords: Islam, Islamic, Islamist, Muslim, Politics	New Book Reveals the Range of Islamist Thought for Western Readers Wellesley College political scientist Roxanne L. Euben has published a new book designed to expand the understanding of Islamic thought in the Western world. "Princeton Readings in Islamist Thought: Texts and Contexts from al-Banna to Bin Laden" is an anthology of key writings from the early 20th century to the present. View	Released: 11/10/2009 8:30 AM EST Wellesley College
Life Channels: Middle East Keywords: IRAN, Persia, University Of Maryland, Middle East	Iran at 30: Domestic, International Hurdles The University of Maryland hosts a major symposium on Iran with experts looking at where Iran stands today - and where its going in the future. View	Released: 11/4/2009 2:20 PM EST University of Maryland, College Park
Life Channels: Behavior/Psychology, Story Ideas: Life, Middle East Keywords: diglossia, Bilingualism, Bilingual, Arabic, Hebrew, University Of Haifa, Cognitive, Language, literary Arabic, spoken Arabic, mother tongue, native language, Reading, Writing, MSA	What Is Unique in the Brain of an Arabic Speaker? Literary Arabic is expressed in the brain of an Arabic speaker as a second language and not as a mother tongue. This has been shown in a new study by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim of the University of Haifa's Department of Learning Disabilities. View	Released: 11/4/2009 9:00 AM EST University of Haifa
Life Channels: Story Ideas: Life, Middle East, New Media - Social Media, Technology Keywords: Arab, Culture, Media, Technology, Kalliny	Researcher Says Media and Technology Are Rapidly Transforming Arab Culture The Arab world is watching television, and a lot of it. In fact, western ideas are starting to transform Arab culture at a pace that might be too fast, according to a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology. View	Released: 9/17/2009 12:50 PM EDT Missouri University of Science and Technology
Science Channels: Archaeology/Anthropology, Middle East Keywords: Alexander the Great, Tel Dor, Archaelogy, Archaeological Dig, gemstone, Engravings, Hellenic, art, Mediterranean	Engraved Gemstone Carrying a Portrait of Alexander the Great Discovered A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered at Tel Dor during excavations by an archaeological team directed by Dr. Ayelet Gilboa of the University of Haifa and Dr. Ilan Sharon of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. View	Released: 9/15/2009 8:35 AM EDT University of Haifa
Science Channels: Archaeology/Anthropology, Middle East Keywords: goddess of love, Roman Empire, Hippos, Sussita, Christianity, Archaeology, Excavation, Byzantine, odeion, Israel, basilica, Architecture, Aphrodite	Hidden Figurines of Aphrodite of Roman Empire Era Discovered in Hippos An ancient treasure comprising three figurines of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, which was buried underground for over 1,500 years, was uncovered by researchers of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa. View	Released: 9/14/2009 8:30 AM EDT University of Haifa
Life Channels: Middle East Keywords: Women, Politics, IRAN	U.Va. Expert on Women and Politics in Iran Farzaneh Milani, a professor of Persian literature and women's studies at the University of Virginia, is author of "Veils and Words: The Emerging Voices of Iranian Women Writers," and co-translator of the poetry volume, "A Cup of Sin: Selected Poems," by Simin Behbahani, Iran's most celebrated living poet. Milani and collaborator Kaveh Safa's translation of Behbahani's poems won the 2008 Lois Roth Prize for Literary Translation from Persian. View	Released: 8/14/2009 12:25 PM EDT Expert Available University of Virginia
Life Channels: Middle East Keywords: IRAN	Expert Available to Discuss Ahmadinejad's Second Inauguration, Other Events in Iran Next week, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term in office as Iran's president. Yet he faces a hornets' nest. Iran's society is in the worst political turmoil since 1979 and its economy is sliding downward rapidly too. Jamsheed Choksy, Indiana University professor of Central Eurasian Studies, history, ancient studies and India studies and an adjunct professor in religious studies, is available to discuss this and other developments. View	Released: 7/31/2009 2:00 PM EDT Expert Available Indiana University
Life Channels: Middle East Keywords: IRAN	Experts Available to Discuss the Crisis in Iran University of Texas at Austin faculty are available to provide expert perspectives on issues related to the political unrest over Iranian election results, including President Barack Obama's stance on Iran policy, the violent crackdown on protestors in Tehran and the revolutionary impact of social media. View	Released: 7/9/2009 3:50 PM EDT Expert Available University of Texas at Austin

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