Vol. 13 No. 052 (2025): Issue 052

غلاف العدد 52 من دورية عمران

Issue 52 of Omran for Social Sciences and Humanities (Spring 2025) includes the following studies and articles: “Faith and Intolerance: How Does Religious Identity Mediate Responses to Discrimination in Northwestern Europe?” (Tahir Abbas, Nabil Khattab); “Cyberpunk Urban Fantasies in the Gulf: The Line as an Incubator of Modernization in Saudi Arabia and Beyond” (Federico Cugurullo, Isobel Lee, Rebecca Weir); “Women Professors and the Practice of Power at the Lebanese University” (Fadia Hoteit); “Colonial Direct and Indirect Rule in the West Bank in Post-Oslo Era” (Ghada Samman); “The Palestinian Bourgeoisie under Israeli Occupation: National, Comprador, or Dependent Benefiting from its Dependency?” (Natalie Salameh); “Neither Market nor Hierarchy: Network Forms of Organization” (Walter W. Powell); “Social Sciences and Humanities in the Arab World: A Reading of the Arab Social Sciences Monitor” (Jibril Ali); “Academic Freedom and the Transnational Production of Knowledge” (Sari Hanafi); “Beersheba Region, Southern Ottoman Palestine: The Land, Society, and State” (Mansour Nasasra); “Featured Books” (Omran Editorial Board).

Published: 2025-04-01

Studies

  • Faith and Intolerance: How Does Religious Identity Mediate Responses to Discrimination in Northwestern Europe?

    Author: Tahir Abbas, Nabil Khattab (Author)
    7-35

    This article explores how religious identity shapes experiences of discrimination in Northwestern Europe, introducing the concept of "parallel interaction" to move beyond majority–minority...

  • Cyberpunk Urban Fantasies in the Gulf: The Line as an Incubator of Modernization in Saudi Arabia and Beyond

    Author: Federico Cugurullo, Isobel Lee, Rebecca Weir (Author)
    37-53

    The Line is a futuristic city under construction in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This paper examines its development as an incubator of modernization, seeking to transform the socio–cultural and...

  • Women Professors and the Practice of Power at the Lebanese University

    Author: Fadia Hoteit (Author)
    55-80

    Women professors at the Lebanese University play an influential role in the academic landscape. This article explores how these professors navigate the network of power and exert influence in...

  • Colonial Direct and Indirect Rule in the West Bank in Post-Oslo Era

    Author: Ghada Samman (Author)
    81-108

    This article analyses the relationship of the West Bank with the occupying state following the signing of the Oslo Accords and the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority in 1994....

  • The Palestinian Bourgeoisie under Israeli Occupation: National, Comprador, or Dependent Benefiting from its Dependency?

    Author: Natalie Salameh (Author)
    109-136

    This article invokes a class–based approach to the Palestinian bourgeoisie under occupation (1967–1994). It highlights the difference between the dependency of the Palestinian bourgeoisie on the...

Translation

  • Neither Market nor Hierarchy: Network Forms of Organization

    Author: Walter W. Powell (Author)
    139-185

    Network forms of organization, typified by reciprocal patterns of communication and exchange, represent a viable pattern of economic organization. The paper contrasts networks with market and...

Reports

  • Social Sciences and Humanities in the Arab World: A Reading of the Arab Social Sciences Monitor

    Author: Jibril Ali (Author)
    189-212

    This report presents an overview of Arab knowledge production in the social sciences and humanities through an analysis of four reports by the Arab Social Sciences Monitor. The reports reveal a...

Book Reviews

  • Academic Freedom and the Transnational Production of Knowledge

    Author: Sari Hanafi (Author)
    215-221

    Book title: Academic Freedom and The Transnational Production of Knowledge . Author: Dina Kiwan. Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Date of Publication: 2023. Pages: 212.

  • Beersheba Region, Southern Ottoman Palestine: The Land, Society, and State

    Author: Mansour Nasasra (Author)
    223-232

    Book title: Beersheba Region, Southern Ottoman Palestine: The Land, Society, and State . Author: Ahmad Amara. Publisher: Doha/ Beirut: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. Date of...

Book Presentations

  • Featured Books

    Author: Omran Editorial Board (Author)
    235-238

    عروض كتب من إعداد هيئة التحرير: - كوري دولجان (تحرير)، دليل أكسفورد لعلم الاجتماع من أجل العدالة الاجتماعية (أوكسفورد: مطبعة جامعة أكسفورد، 2024). - أولغا بريسكايا وجوزيبي جيوردان وجيمس...