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NOTE DATE AND LOCATION CHANGE: Tuesday, 17 November, 2009, in Thomas 224- Marc Ross on "Cultural Contestation, Visual Culture and Ethnic Conflict in the Contemporary World"
Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict- Between revolution and reform: The future of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia Ahnaf, Mohammad Iqbal
- Between heaven and earth: Field observations relating to counterinsurgency in tribalized rural Muslim environments Turcan, Metin
- Patriots, politics, and the Oklahoma City bombing Darley, John
- Rational extremism: The political economy of radicalism Kendall, Arthur J.
- Sorry states: Apologies in international politics Ross, Marc Howard
- The separatist conflict in Sri Lanka: Terrorism, ethnicity, political economy, and The identity politics of peacebuilding: Civil society in war-torn Sri Lanka Klem, Bart
- Conspiracy of silence: The insurgency in southern Thailand Liow, Joseph Chinyong
- UN peacekeeping in civil wars, and Does peacekeeping work? Shaping belligerents' choices after civil war Hoffman, Peter J.
- My daughter the terrorist, Sari soldiers, and Leila Khaled: Hijacker Bloom, Mia
- Introduction Rubenstein, Richard E.
NY Times headlines- U.S. Fears Iraq Development Projects May Go to Waste November 20, 2009
- New Leaders in Japan Seek to End Cozy Ties to Press Clubs November 21, 2009
- This Time, Soccer Stirs Egyptian Riot, Not Bread November 21, 2009
- U.S. Presses China in Case of Geologist November 21, 2009
- In Draft Resolution, United Nations Rebukes Iran for Rights Violations Since Election November 20, 2009
- Frustration as Iran Stalls on Deal November 20, 2009
- E.U. Leaders Make Unity in the Bloc Their First Job November 21, 2009
- Gates Says U.S. Could Withhold Aid if Afghanistan Cannot Curb Corruption November 20, 2009
- Afghan Bomber on Motorcycle Kills 16 November 21, 2009
- In Britain, Visions of Japan’s Decade of Stagnation November 20, 2009
- Dialysis Unit Closing Hits Illegal Immigrants Hard November 21, 2009
- Couple Plead Guilty in Cuba Spying Case November 20, 2009
- Dismissal of Case for Guard in Iraq November 20, 2009
- Hacked E-Mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics November 20, 2009
- Proton Beams Are on Track at Collider November 20, 2009
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InterAct Theatre Company presents: THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY
A play on globalization and ethnic conflict
by Kristoffer Diaz
Directed by Seth Rozin
October 23-November 22
Tickets: $18-29
GET TICKETS: Call 215-568-8079 or visit www.InterActTheatre.org
REVIEWS BELOW:
http://www.philly.com/philly/calendar/64793492.html
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/arts-and-culture/stage/The-Elaborate-Entrance-of-Chad-Deity.html
The Silence Of the Spider, by Fabienne Le Houérou
Fabienne Le Houérou, Le silence de l’araignée, Paris, L’Harmattan, septembre 2009, 201 p.
The book, written in French, is based on the interviews (in Arabic) of Furawis Refugees in Cairo. Taken from the anthropological film, “Nile Hotel, Voices from Darfur” (CNRS Images, Wapiti productions, 2007, 54 minutes, Sudan, Egypt- English/Arabic), the book suggests that contrary to [...]
9/11 Murals and Tattoos: Making Memories and Reconstructing Icons
The theme for the 2009-2010 Asch seminars is Visual Culture and Conflict. To kick off the new series, Associate Director and Documentary Photographer Jonathan Hyman will be speaking on Monday, September 14th, on public expressions in response to the 9/11 tragedy. Hyman’s 9/11 photographs have been exhibited at Ground Zero, at the National Constitution Center, [...]
Moshe Maoz and Ifat Maoz essays on the Arab-Israeli conflict
Asch affiliate Moshe Ma’oz, and his daughter, Asch visiting scholar Ifat Ma’oz, both have articles in this week’s edition of Common Ground News Service - Middle East. Click the links below to read the entire articles.
Solving the Palestinian refugee problem: Is the ball in Israel’s court?
by Moshe Ma’oz
Professor Moshe Ma’oz examines the issue of the [...]
The war’s over; now the real trouble starts
by Eranda Jayawickreme
There are good reasons to celebrate the Sri Lankan government’s final victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels last week. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were one of the most brutal and repressive terrorist organizations in the world, with a crypto-fascist ideology focused on the personality cult of their now-slain leader [...]
Conflict and Visual Culture online galleries
Asch’s newest project is up and running! Under the direction of Associate Director for Conflict and Visual Culture Initiatives Jonathan Hyman, the Asch network is expanding to include photographers, fine artists and filmmakers exploring the interaction between conflict and visual expression. We look forward to new kinds of collaboration and cross-pollination as a result [...]









