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Released: 9-Mar-2010 10:25 AM EST
Jerusalem in Babylonia Explored in Conference at Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's University's Ancient Studies program is sponsoring a conference focusing on a collection of recently discovered documents that shed light on a Jewish settlement in ancient Mesopotamia. “Jerusalem in Babylonia: New Discoveries from the Exilic Period,” will be held March 21-22 in the University's Campion Student Center.

Released: 9-Mar-2010 12:05 AM EST
Whitman MBA Students Head to Dubai to Learn About Middle East Finance and Real Estate
Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University

Thirty-four MBA students in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will get a first-hand look at these opportunities with visits to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in March 2010. The week-long study trip will provide insight into business practices, opportunities, and challenges in the Middle East at a time when such understanding is increasingly vital. In addition to providing a general understanding of doing business in this region, the course will focus on global strategy, banking, energy, environment, and the growing business for real estate in the region.

Released: 3-Mar-2010 7:00 PM EST
Israel the Jewish State? Top Experts To Discuss at UMd.
University of Maryland, College Park

Top Israel experts from the United States and Israel will meet to discuss the multifaceted challenges impacting the advancement of society and a sense of community in Israel. The University of Maryland’s Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies is sponsoring this event. Media will have access to participants between sessions, at midday and at the conclusion.

Released: 23-Feb-2010 5:00 PM EST
Answers for Pakistani Violence Sought in Alabama
University of Alabama

A Pakistani scholar plans to implement a social and emotional skill-building program she is studying in Alabama in 10 Pakistani elementary schools in an effort to reduce aggression and, perhaps one day, reduce the violence that plagues her country.

Released: 4-Feb-2010 9:00 AM EST
Tipsheet: U.Va. Experts on Iran
University of Virginia

Globally-recognized experts at U.Va. available to discuss Iranian turmoil

Released: 14-Dec-2009 2:50 PM EST
Professor Discovers Feminist Views in Muslim Author’s 19th-Century Writing
Baylor University

Albanian writer's view of women as “equal but different” was radical for his time but made it past censors.

Released: 25-Nov-2009 12:45 PM EST
Powerless in Gaza
IEEE Spectrum Magazine

Will a 15-year-old power plant that has survived bombings, embargoes, and blockades ever fulfill its mission to bring electricity to Palestine?

Released: 19-Nov-2009 9:00 AM EST
Why Israeli Rodents Are More Cautious than Jordanian Ones
University of Haifa

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.

Released: 10-Nov-2009 8:30 AM EST
New Book Reveals the Range of Islamist Thought for Western Readers
Wellesley College

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.

Released: 4-Nov-2009 2:20 PM EST
Iran at 30: Domestic, International Hurdles
University of Maryland, College Park

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.

Released: 4-Nov-2009 9:00 AM EST
What Is Unique in the Brain of an Arabic Speaker?
University of Haifa

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.

Released: 17-Sep-2009 12:50 PM EDT
Researcher Says Media and Technology Are Rapidly Transforming Arab Culture
Missouri University of Science and Technology

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.

Released: 15-Sep-2009 8:35 AM EDT
Engraved Gemstone Carrying a Portrait of Alexander the Great Discovered
University of Haifa

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.

Released: 14-Sep-2009 8:30 AM EDT
Hidden Figurines of Aphrodite of Roman Empire Era Discovered in Hippos
University of Haifa

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.

Released: 14-Aug-2009 12:25 PM EDT
U.Va. Expert on Women and Politics in Iran
University of Virginia

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.

Released: 31-Jul-2009 2:00 PM EDT
Expert Available to Discuss Ahmadinejad's Second Inauguration, Other Events in Iran
Indiana University

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.

Released: 9-Jul-2009 3:50 PM EDT
Experts Available to Discuss the Crisis in Iran
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

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.

Released: 7-Jul-2009 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Says Movement for Change in Iran Is Most Powerful in 30 Years
Indiana University

Basic, irreversible changes are occurring in Iran -- begun and directed by the Iranian people themselves -- says Indiana University Professor Jamsheed Choksy, a specialist on Iranian history and religions.

Released: 23-Jun-2009 2:15 PM EDT
Iranian Administration Losing Legitimacy, Says Expert
Washington University in St. Louis

As the Iranian government continues to crack down on citizens protesting against the recent disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an expert on Iran at Washington University in St. Louis says the Iranian administration wants the legitimacy of having won an election without actually having allowed a true election to take place.

Released: 23-Jun-2009 11:00 AM EDT
Iranian-American Scholar Posts Daily Updates on Turmoil in Iran
Washington University in St. Louis

An Iranian-American scholar at Washington University in St. Louis has been posting daily updates from friends and academic contacts within Iran on election-related turmoil as part of her long-running electronic newsletter on cultural, political and social issues in Iran. Her Web site, Windows on Iran, posts cell phone videos and firsthand anecdotes.

Released: 22-Jun-2009 6:30 PM EDT
Professor Reports on Iranian Election Turmoil
University of California San Diego

A University of California, San Diego professor has emerged as a leading scholarly authority on voter sentiment and new media in Iran in the wake of the June 12 election in which Iran's official news agency announced that incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won about two-thirds of the votes cast.

Released: 17-Jun-2009 5:25 PM EDT
Expert on Iran Receiving Reports from within the Country, Available for Interviews
Indiana University

As hundreds of thousands of demonstrators continue to take to the streets of Tehran, an Indiana University professor who has traveled throughout Iran continues to get reports from colleagues within the country, who indicate that Arabic-speaking militias are arriving in the country.

Released: 17-Jun-2009 8:40 AM EDT
Does Israel Have Partners in a Partition Agreement?
University of Haifa

Dr. Dan Schueftan, Director of the University of Haifa's National Security Studies Center discusses the challenges that Israel's national security is now facing following the Arab and Palestinian responses to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech.

Released: 16-Jun-2009 3:30 PM EDT
Computer Forensics Finds Twitter Plays Key Role in Cyber Attacks on Iranian Government
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Users of the popular networking site Twitter could be the unwitting participants in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) computer attacks that are rendering Iranian government Web sites inaccessible to users, said Gary Warner, Director of Research in Computer Forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Warner said U.S. law punishes participants in DDOS attacks with up to one year in prison and fines that can range into the thousands of dollars.

Released: 15-Jun-2009 4:00 PM EDT
Expert Available to Discuss Events in Iran
Indiana University

Indiana University Professor Jamsheed Choksy, a specialist on Iranian history and religions, who has traveled throughout Iran, is available for comments.

Released: 8-Jun-2009 1:30 PM EDT
Seeking Common Ground through Science: Programs Enable President Obama's Plan
CRDF Global

The strategies outlined by President Barack Obama emphasized scientific and technological collaboration to promote peace in partnership with Muslim countries are at the core of the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF).

Released: 19-May-2009 8:45 AM EDT
Arab-Jewish Relations: Deterioration of Arab Public Attitudes
University of Haifa

The 2008 index of Arab-Jewish Relations in Israel, carried out at University of Haifa, reveals deterioration of Arab public attitudes: 41% of the Arab citizens recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state; 40.5% claim that the Holocaust never occurred.

Released: 20-Apr-2009 8:00 AM EDT
New Book Explores Islamic Education in Pakistan
University of Vermont

A new book, Islam and Education, is the first empirical study of religious schools in Pakistan.

Released: 9-Apr-2009 4:05 PM EDT
Middle East Partnership Initiative Builds Bridges Between Arab World, U.S.
University of Delaware

The U.S. State Department recently selected the University of Delaware for a record sixth time to serve as a host institution for the Summer Institute on American Studies and Leadership, sponsored through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and supported by a $454,843 grant. Since the first program at UD in 2004, more than 100 undergraduate students from the Middle East and North Africa have been welcomed to UD for six weeks of "life-changing" academic and community service activities.

Released: 25-Mar-2009 4:35 PM EDT
Student Honored for Work Educating Afghani Women
Mount Holyoke College

When Sadiqa Basiri Saleem returned to her homeland after the fall of the Taliban in 2002, she was disheartened to find Afghani women were being denied an education. She has since worked to correct that situation, and last week her efforts were formally recognized.

Released: 10-Mar-2009 4:20 PM EDT
Globally-Recognized Expert on Iran and Iranian Revolution Available
University of Virginia

Ruhi Ramazani, the "dean of Iranian foreign policy studies in the United States," is available for interviews regarding current Iranian affairs and the 30th anniversary of the revolution. He will deliver the keynote March 23 at a conference on Iran to be held at U.Va.

Released: 15-Feb-2009 10:00 AM EST
New Book Published on Occasion of Tel Aviv's 100-Year Jubilee
University of Haifa

"The polarized design of settlement in Israel is characterized by a pattern of high concentration that is described as a country with 'an enormous head and no body'," states Prof. Baruch Kipnis of the University of Haifa, who edited the new book, Tel Aviv-Yafo: From a Garden Suburb to a World City "“ The First One Hundred Years, which was published on the occasion of 100 years since the establishment of the first 'Hebrew' city.

Released: 13-Jan-2009 10:00 AM EST
Photograph Institute in Beirut Helps Preserve Rich Heritage of Middle East
University of Delaware

The photographic treasures of the Middle East span the archaeological expeditions of the 1800s, whose images of great pyramids and sphinxes opened the world's eyes to the region, to the wedding parties, refugee camps, and other scenes of daily life that show both the beauty and tumult of today.

Released: 8-Jan-2009 3:45 PM EST
Gaza Conflict Abused to Spread Malware
University of Alabama at Birmingham

A new group of computer hackers began using the Gaza conflict and a fake cnn.com news site to infiltrate computers and steal passwords early this morning, according to Gary Warner, Director of Research in Computer Forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The UAB Spam Data Mine, which collects millions of e-mails and analyzes them for emerging threats, began receiving e-mails concerning the conflict in Israel around 7:30 a.m.

Released: 7-Jan-2009 12:00 PM EST
Expert Available to Discuss the Conflict in Gaza
University of Alabama at Birmingham

As the fighting between Israel and Hamas continues today, the death toll has reached almost 600 in Gaza. About 10 Israeli soldiers and civilians have been killed. University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) political scientist Renato Corbetta, Ph.D., an expert in international conflict, is available for interviews before 12:30 p.m. and after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, and Friday, Jan. 9, to discuss the conflict in the region and how third-party interventions are used to resolve international conflicts.

Released: 5-Jan-2009 3:00 PM EST
Mideast Expert in Israel, Available for Comment on Gaza
University of Utah

An American academic, who also formerly served in the Israel Defense Forces, is in Israel now and is prepared to address issues related to the situation in Gaza from both academic and practical perspectives.

Released: 30-Dec-2008 4:15 PM EST
Extremist Hackers Declare Cyber Propaganda War in Gaza Conflict
University of Alabama at Birmingham

This past weekend more than 300 Israeli Web sites were defaced in a period of 48 hours, said Gary Warner, Director of Research in Computer Forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Released: 29-Dec-2008 8:00 PM EST
Tip Sheet: Experts Available to Discuss Latest Israel/Hamas Attacks
University of Virginia

Tipsheet on current conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has escalated to the bombing of Gaza.

Released: 18-Nov-2008 8:10 PM EST
New Book by Law Professor Chronicles the Story of Kurdish Genocide
Creighton University

The latest book by Law Professor Michael Kelly, titled "Ghosts of Halabja: Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish Genocide," chronicles the story of the Kurdish genocide that was not told during the trial of Saddam Hussein.

Released: 14-Sep-2008 8:30 PM EDT
Camp David Accords at 30: What's Next for Middle East/U.S.
University of Maryland, College Park

Top level policy experts and former top officials will mark the 30th anniversary of the historic Camp David Accords, which led directly to the Egypt-Israel peace treaty, at the University of Maryland. Discussion will focus on the future direction of American Middle East policy, especially in light of the upcoming U.S. election, challenges for the next U.S. administration and the current situation in the Middle East, led by Sadat Chair, Shibley Telhami.

Released: 10-Jul-2008 12:25 PM EDT
Scientists Spend Year Developing Computer Model of Iraq Surface Water System
Sandia National Laboratories

In an effort aimed at building technical capacity, resource sustainability, and regional stability, a team of scientists from Sandia National Laboratories spent the past year working with engineers and modelers from Iraq to build a computer model of the country's surface water and related systems.

Released: 23-Jun-2008 3:30 PM EDT
U.S., Arab Journalists Have Much to Learn From Each Other
CRDF Global

Dr. Nadia El-Awady, president of the Arab Science Journalists Association, sees an opportunity to build valuable relationships between science journalists in the Middle East and those in developed nations. Her remarks appear in the latest edition of Conversations (www.crdf.org/conversations) "“ an online discussion focused on the transforming impact of science.

Released: 23-Jun-2008 3:20 PM EDT
“No Simple Answer” to Role of Science in U.S.-Middle East Relations, Expert Says
CRDF Global

According to Thomas Lippman, adjunct scholar with the Middle East Institute, there are both advantages and accompanying concerns regarding scientific collaboration in the Middle East. Lippman's remarks appear in the latest edition of Conversations (www.crdfconversations.org)"“ an online discussion focused on the transforming impact of science.

Released: 30-Nov-2007 7:15 PM EST
First International Conference on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Central Connecticut State University

Additional speakers are sought for an academic conference to highlight the contribution that social scientific and humanistic research and scholarship can bring towards peace and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.

Released: 28-Nov-2007 4:15 PM EST
History Shows Mideast Peace Talks Are Just a PR Campaign
Central Michigan University

As the Mideast peace conference continues, Central Michigan University experts on the Middle East agree that given the history of these types of talks, the Annapolis, Md. conference is simply to appease the public. These experts are available for commentary on the issue.

Released: 28-Nov-2007 3:45 PM EST
Docs To Create Core of Physicians on Both Sides of Israeli-Palestinian Border
University of Kentucky

Two physicians"”one Israeli, one Palestinian"”are collaborating to improve the health of children in Israel and the West Bank, as well as other places around the world.

Released: 28-Nov-2007 12:45 PM EST
International Symposium: Human Health and Environmental Challenges in the Middle East - Persian Gulf
Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology

The Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology is hosting a symposium that links changes in the natural environment to stewardship of human health. The regional focus will be the Middle East - Persian Gulf - and implications for nursing and nursing education. Experts in nursing and public health can contact FAST for information on how to attend the program on March 23-25, 2008 in Doha, Qatar.

Released: 26-Nov-2007 1:30 PM EST
Law Faculty Can Analyze Mideast Talks
University of Utah

The S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah announced today that Professors Amos Guiora, who served for 19 years in the Israel Defense Forces, and Chibli Mallat, a longtime peace activist and candidate for the presidency of Lebanon, are available to provide informed commentary and analysis on the Israeli-Palestinian summit, which begins Tuesday, Nov. 27 in Annapolis, Maryland.

 
Released: 4-Feb-2007 9:50 PM EST
Educational Programs Designed to Encourage Co-existence Have Very Little Effect on Israeli Youth
University of Haifa

Research reveals that the educational programs for peace that Jewish and Arab Israeli youth experience do not change their central beliefs relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Released: 26-Jun-2006 6:15 PM EDT
Around 70% of Settlers Suffered from Nightmares, Hypersensitivity in Eve of Disengagement
University of Haifa

New study conducted by the National Security Studies Center in the University of Haifa concludes: Around 70% of the settlers have suffered from nightmares and hypersensitivity in the eve of the disengagement.



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