Vol. 1 No. 004 (2013): Issue 004

غلاف العدد 4 من دورية عمران

Issue 4 of Omran for Social Sciences and Humanities (Spring 2013) includes the following studies and articles: “The Building of a Territorial State in Tunisia and Morocco and its Mechanisms of Assimilation during the Modern Period (17th-19th century)” (Abdelhamid Henia); “On a Promised Liberalism Confining Individuals’ Integration to their Confessional Group: A Case Study of Lebanon” (Ahmad Baalbaki); “A Model for the Measurement of Secessionist Tendencies among Minorities in the Arab World” (Walid Abdulhay); “The Social Integration of Copts in Revolutionary Egypt” (Mai Mujeeb); “The State and Social Integration in Yemen: Opportunities and Challenges” (Hani al-Mughalles); “Islamists in Tunisia and the Status of Women: Between Theory and Practice” (Hammadi Dhoueib); “Islamists in Tunisia and the Economic and Political Challenges of State Building” (Anouar Jamaoui); “The European Financial Crisis and the Problem of the Euro: An Analysis of Europe’s Financial Crisis Management” (Huda Hawa); “ACRPS Conference: The Dialectics of Social Integration and the Building of Nation and State in the Arab Homeland” (Omran Editorial Board); “A Return to the Questions: Azmi Bishara’s New Intellectual Project” (Mohammed Jamal Barout); “The Story of Egypt’s Economy: From Muhammad Ali to Mubarak” (Ali Abdulqadir Ali); “The Age of the Tribe and the Dialectic between Authority and Violence in Desert Societies” (Abdellah Herhar); “The Yemeni Revolution: Background and Opportunities” (Joumana Farhat); “The Rise of the Rich: A New View of Modern World History by Peter Gran” (Hessa Al-Attiyah); “A New Paradigm to Understand Today’s World” (Rachid Jarmouni).

Published: 2013-04-01

Studies

  • Islamists in Tunisia and the Economic and Political Challenges of State Building

    Author: Anouar Jamaoui (Author)
    155-180

    This paper highlights how the arrival of Tunisian Islamists to power was a momentous event in the country’s contemporary history. Having been deprived of power since the establishment of...

  • The European Financial Crisis and the Problem of the Euro: An Analysis of Europe’s Financial Crisis Management

    Author: Huda Hawa (Author)
    181-212

    This study analyzes the management of the financial crisis that gripped the Eurozone during its first three years. The author seeks to exemplify the emergence of a new form of intra-European...

Issue Focus

  • The Building of a Territorial State in Tunisia and Morocco and its Mechanisms of Assimilation during the Modern Period (17th-19th century)

    Author: Abdelhamid Henia (Author)
    7-27

    This study looks at the process of the founding of territorial states in Tunisia and Morocco between the 17th and 19th century. Specifically, it examines the institution of the Bay`a (a pledge...

  • On a Promised Liberalism Confining Individuals’ Integration to their Confessional Group: A Case Study of Lebanon

    Author: Ahmad Baalbaki (Author)
    29-48

    The Arab revolutions have unleashed a difficult process of change in the region, raising concerns regarding social integration in the Arab world. Specific concerns raised include whether Arab...

  • A Model for the Measurement of Secessionist Tendencies among Minorities in the Arab World

    Author: Walid Abdulhay (Author)
    49-73

    Based on an understanding of secessionism as a socio-political phenomenon, this study seeks to identify the variables that reinforce secessionist tendencies among minorities, defining them...

  • The Social Integration of Copts in Revolutionary Egypt Cited once

    Author: Mai Mujeeb (Author)
    75-104

    Mujeeb examines the main factors influencing the political and social integration of Egypt’s Coptic Christians through an analysis of the most pressing developments affecting them following...

  • The State and Social Integration in Yemen: Opportunities and Challenges

    Author: Hani al-Mughalles (Author)
    105-134

    Al-Mughallas examines the missed opportunities in achieving social cohesion in Yemen, particularly between 1990—the date of Yemen’s unification—and 2012. Within this context, the author...

  • Islamists in Tunisia and the Status of Women: Between Theory and Practice

    Author: Hammadi Dhoueib (Author)
    137-154

    Dhweib examines the question of women from the perspective of the Islamist movement in Tunisia. Underlying this analysis is the belief that democracy, and by default democratic governments,...

Book Reviews

  • A Return to the Questions: Azmi Bishara’s New Intellectual Project

    Author: Mohammed Jamal Barout (Author)
    215-230

    Book title: Religion and Secularism in Historical Context 1: Religion and Religiosity Author: Azmi Bishara Place of publication: Beirut Publisher: ACRPS Date of publication: January 2013 Number...

  • The Story of Egypt’s Economy: From Muhammad Ali to Mubarak

    Author: Ali Abdulqadir Ali (Author)
    231-236

    Book Title: The Story of Egypt’s Economy: From the Age of Mohammed Ali to the Age of Mubarak Author: Galal Amin Place of publication: Cairo Publisher: Dar al-Shourouk Date of publication: 2012...

  • The Age of the Tribe and the Dialectic between Authority and Violence in Desert Societies

    Author: Abdellah Herhar (Author)
    237-246

    Book Title: The Age of the Tribe and the Dialectic between Authority and Violence in Desert Societies Author: Rahhal Boubreik Place of publication: Rabat Publisher: Dar Abi Raqraq Date of...

  • The Yemeni Revolution: Background and Opportunities

    Author: Joumana Farhat (Author)
    247-253

    Book Title: The Yemeni Revolution: Background and Opportunities Author: Several Place of publication: Doha/Beirut Publisher: ACRPS Date of publication: 2012 Number of pages: 494

  • The Rise of the Rich: A New View of Modern World History by Peter Gran

    Author: Hessa Al-Attiyah (Author)
    255-260

    Book Title: The Rise of the Rich: A New View of Modern World History Author: Peter Gran Place of publication: New York Publisher: Syracuse University Date of publication: 2009 Number of pages:...

  • A New Paradigm to Understand Today’s World Cited once

    Author: Rachid Jarmouni (Author)
    261-268

    Book Title: A New Paradigm to Understand Today's World. Author: Alain Touraine Translation: George Suleiman Place of publication: Beirut Publisher: Arab Organization for Translation Date of...

Reports

  • ACRPS Conference: The Dialectics of Social Integration and the Building of Nation and State in the Arab Homeland Cited once

    Author: Omran Editorial Board (Author)
    271-280

    The ACRPS convened the Second Annual Conference for the Social Sciences and Humanities in Doha from March 30-31, 2013. The conference had two themes with distinct programs and sessions: “The...