Vol. 1 No. 003 (2018): Issue 003

Cover of العدد 3, Almuntaqa

Issue 3 of Almuntaqa (2018) includes the following studies and articles: “Iraq is not Artificial: Iraqi Trends and the Refutation of the Artificial State Hypothesis” (Nahar Muhammed Nuri); “Kirkuk in Iraqi Narratives of Victimization and the Victimizer” (Khalil Fadl Osman); “Ethnic, Linguistic, and Religious Pluralism in Oman: The Link with Political Stability” (Ahmed Alismaili); “The Demographic Gift in the Arab World: a Blessing or a Time Bomb for Morocco?” (Brahim Elmorchid); “The Congruent Critique of Despotism in 'Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi and Shaykh 'Ali Abdel-Raziq” (Hicham El Haddaji); “Public Opinion of Women's Rights and Democratic Values” (Dana El Kurd); “Review: The Issue of the Kurds in Syria: Facts, History and Myth” (Hamza Mustapha); “Review: January 25: Research and Testimonies” (Khalid Walid Mahmoud).

Published: 2018-09-01

المقالات

  • Iraq is not Artificial: Iraqi Trends and the Refutation of the Artificial State Hypothesis

    Author: Nahar Muhammed Nuri (Author)
    9-39

    The main premise of this paper emerges from a treatment of the identities dominant throughout the nineteenth century and at the turn of the twentieth. Specifically, and significantly, this paper...

  • Kirkuk in Iraqi Narratives of Victimization and the Victimizer

    Author: Khalil Fadl Osman (Author)
    40-57

    Narratives of victimization are a principal element in the making of subnational identities in societies afflicted by divisions and communal disputes. It is little wonder then that narratives of...

  • Ethnic, Linguistic, and Religious Pluralism in Oman: The Link with Political Stability

    Author: Ahmed Alismaili (Author)
    58-73

    This study examines pluralism and its impact on the political and religious balance in Omani Society, whether religious, linguistic, ethnic, and confessional pluralism or geographical and...

  • The Demographic Gift in the Arab World: a Blessing or a Time Bomb for Morocco?

    Author: Brahim Elmorchid (Author)
    74-91

    this study investigates population growth in Morocco and its relationship with what is termed the demographic gift. It aims to understand the effects of this exceptional phenomenon on some...

  • The Congruent Critique of Despotism in 'Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi and Shaykh 'Ali Abdel-Raziq

    Author: Hicham El Haddaji (Author)
    92-103

    The question of political and religious despotism is investigated here through an examination of the most important manifestations of the congruent critique, made by two prominent modern Arab...

Arab Opinion Index Analysis

  • Public Opinion of Women's Rights and Democratic Values

    Author: Dana El Kurd (Author)
    105-109

    How do opinions of gender equality affect perceptions of democracy? Much has been written linking procedural democracy with underlying democratic values; in essence, the argument is that without...

Book Reviews

  • Review: The Issue of the Kurds in Syria: Facts, History and Myth

    Author: Hamza Mustapha (Author)
    111-113

    Book Title: The Issue of the Kurds in Syria: Facts, History and Myth Author: Multiple Authors. Place of publication: Beirut Year of Publication: 2013 Publisher: Arab Center for Research and...

  • Review: January 25: Research and Testimonies

    Author: Khalid Walid Mahmoud (Author)
    114-115

    Book Title: January 25: Research and Testimonies . Author: Multiple Authors. Place of publication: Doha. Year of Publication: 2013. Publisher: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. No. of...