Vol. 4 No. 008 (2021): Issue 008

Cover of العدد 8, Almuntaqa

Issue 8 of Almuntaqa (2021) includes the following studies and articles: “The Omnipresence of America and the Absence of American Studies” (Azmi Bishara); “The Sectarian Imagining of the 1920 Revolution and the Construction of a Shi'i Victimization Narrative” (Akeel Abbas); “Why the Theory and Practice of Transitional Justice Needs to be Better Integrated in all Places around the World” (Jeremy Sarkin); “Proving and Silencing: How Palestinian Fighters Ended “Annexation” (15 May 1948 – January 1949) in the writings of Qasim Al-Rimawi on al-Jihad al-Muqaddas” (Bilal Mohammed Shalash); “The Evolution of the Military Action of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades: How Hamas Established its Army in Gaza” (Ahmed Qasem Hussein); “Assessing Arab Public Opinion Toward the Palestinian Issue” (Mohammad AlMasri); “The Nakba and the Emergence of the Palestinian Diaspora in Kuwait” (Majd Abuamer); “Arab Jihadism: Nikāya and Tamkīn between ISIL and al-Qaeda” (Azzam Al Kassir).

Published: 2021-05-01
Issue totals:174 views202 downloads

المقالات

  • The Omnipresence of America and the Absence of American Studies 21 views22 downloads

    Author: Azmi Bishara
    8-22

    This article addresses the near absence of American Studies, as an Academic discipline, and in cultural and intellectual debates on America in the Arab world. This absence prevails despite — and...

  • The Sectarian Imagining of the 1920 Revolution and the Construction of a Shi'i Victimization Narrative 20 views20 downloads

    Author: Akeel Abbas
    23-38

    This paper argues that the sectarian definition of the 1920 "revolution" as a Shi'i event whose "fruits" were "stolen" by non-Shi'is (typically Sunnis) and eventually leading to the ongoing...

  • Why the Theory and Practice of Transitional Justice Needs to be Better Integrated in all Places around the World 20 views21 downloads

    Author: Jeremy Sarkin
    39-55

    This article explains and reviews the theoretical and normative contexts of transitional justice. Empirical studies and specific settings, particularly in the Arab region, need to be rooted much...

  • Proving and Silencing: How Palestinian Fighters Ended “Annexation” (15 May 1948 – January 1949) in the writings of Qasim Al-Rimawi on al-Jihad al-Muqaddas 21 views22 downloads

    Author: Bilal Mohammed Shalash
    56-77

    This paper studies the position of Holy War Army (HWA) ( al-Jihād al-Muqaddas ), the most prominent Palestinian force in the 1947-1949 war, on Jordanian attempts to annex the remainder of...

  • The Evolution of the Military Action of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades: How Hamas Established its Army in Gaza 21 views50 downloads

    Author: Ahmed Qasem Hussein
    78-97

    This study traces the evolution of Hamas's military activities from its launch in 1987 to the development of its military wing (the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades) after 1992, drawing on the...

Arab Opinion Index Analysis

  • Assessing Arab Public Opinion Toward the Palestinian Issue 22 views22 downloads

    Author: Mohammad AlMasri
    99-107

    This paper seeks to present trends in Arab public opinion toward the Palestinian issue through AOI data published by the ACRPS. It focuses on the question of whether Palestine is an Arab issue...

Book Reviews

  • The Nakba and the Emergence of the Palestinian Diaspora in Kuwait 25 views24 downloads

    Author: Majd Abuamer
    109-116

    Book Title: The Nakba and the Emergence of the Palestinian Diaspora in Kuwait . Author: Shafiq al-Ghabra. Date of publication: 2018. Publisher: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. No....

  • Arab Jihadism: Nikāya and Tamkīn between ISIL and al-Qaeda 24 views21 downloads

    Author: Azzam Al Kassir
    117-123

    Book Title: Arab Jihadism: Nikāya and Tamkīn between ISIL and al-Qaeda . Author: Hassan Abu Haniyeh. Date of publication: 2018. Publisher: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. No. of...