scholarly journals The Druze in the Middle East

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-123
Author(s):  
Sean Monaghan
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Lebanese Civil War ◽  
Personal Letter ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sacred Topography

In A History of the Druze, Kais Firro suggests that the proliferation of workson the Druze over the last twenty years has resulted from this community’sprominent role in the Lebanese civil war. While such circumstances are, ofcourse, regrettable, any notice taken of this small, secretive, and often overlookedsociety is welcome. Nissim Dana, a lecturer in academic religionsand cultures of peoples in the Middle East at Bar-Ilan University and formerminister of religious affairs in Israel, would no doubt explain his interest andclear warmth for his subject in different terms, as the personal letter includedfrom Labib Abu Rukn, judge of the Druze Court of Haifa, attests. It is this affection, however, which may be at the heart of some of this extremelyuneven investigation’s shortcomings.The author has chosen to divide his work into four parts, each dealingwith the history, sociocultural make-up, sacred topography, and the lawsgoverning the Druze in their respective states, most notably in Israel (towhich a third of the text is devoted) – a most pronounced focus. The book isrounded out with an appendix of the “Arabic Original of the Laws ofPersonal Status in Lebanon and Israel” and an abbreviated version for Syria,which is a welcome addition for those who read Arabic ...

Lebanese Army History and Development of Democracy

2019 ◽  
pp. 185-198
Author(s):  
Maroa N. Al Katheri ◽  
Philippe W. Zgheib
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Reference Book ◽  
National History ◽  
Lebanese Civil War ◽  
School History ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Books ◽  
History Book

Unlike most countries, Lebanon lacks a unified national history reference book. Indeed, there is a controversy regarding the use of a unified Lebanese national history book in middle and high school. Many argue against including the Lebanese civil war in the Lebanese school curriculum; although, teaching the Lebanese civil war in school history books can result in many social, political, and economic benefits. Adverse effects are contrasted with consociationalizing effects resulting from the absence of a Lebanese school history book on Lebanese society and history. Regardless of what politicians say, Lebanese younger generations are ready to study the history of their national army and its effects on promoting stability and democracy despite surrounding turmoil.

From Kingdoms to Protectorate to New Nation

2019 ◽  
pp. 20-59
Author(s):  
David A. Hoekema
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Middle East ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Regional Control ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Nation

To set the background for the civil war in northern Uganda and the interfaith organization that was created to work for its resolution, the present chapter reviews the history of the region. Beginning with indigenous populations organized into kingdoms and ethnic communities, the slave trade that linked East Africa with the Middle East, and the competition among European powers for regional control, the chapter traces the transition from British protectorate to independent nation and the tumultuous period that followed, under the repressive regimes of Milton Obote and Idi Amin.

The Price Revolution of the Sixteenth Century: A Turning Point in the Economic History of the Near East

1975 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ömer Lutfi Barkan ◽  
Justin McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Economic History ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Near East ◽  
Turkish Population ◽  
Social Crisis ◽  
History Of

The sixteenth century came to an end with the countries of the Ottoman Middle East falling into a grave economic and social crisis which presaged a decisive turning point in their history. The most symptomatic sign of what was, in fact, a structural crisis was a series of popular revolts which appeared most prominently among the Muslim Turkish population of Anatolia. Known as the Celali revolts, these uprisings developed into open civil war against the forces of the Ottoman state, and in their first phase lasted approximately fifteen years, from 1595 to 1610.

scholarly journals A War of Their Own: Three Novels about the Lebanese Civil War Written by Women

1970 ◽  
pp. 76-83
Author(s):  
Dalila Mahdawi
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Middle East ◽  
War Literature ◽  
Lebanese Civil War ◽  
War Narratives

Women have historically been excluded from war literature. Recently, however, women, including those in the Middle East, have begun to recount the stories of war and create alternatives to time-honoured masculinized war narratives. Their articulation of their experiences is having a dramatic impact on perceptions of conflict, sexuality, and society.

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