MER Article Human Rights Briefing Since the regime of King Hassan is a long-time ally of the United States, what little attention Morocco’s human rights record receives in this country is usually hidden under a haze of comparisons with egregious violators like Iran and Iraq. Yet Morocco detains hundreds of political prisoners. Some (Author not identified) • 4 min read
MER Article The Lesson of Romania Editorial from the English-language Kuwaiti paper, Arab Times, December 26, 1989: The proverb says, “When your neighbor shaves his beard you should prepare your beard also for shaving.” Similarly many leaders should prepare themselves to face the same fate as the deposed Romanian leader. People of (Author not identified) • 1 min read
MER Article Letters (September/October 1989) New Jewish Agenda Expels NAP (Author not identified) • 3 min read
MER Article Primer: Where They Stand I. All states in the region, including a Palestinian state, have the right to independence and security. US / Israel / PLO / Arab States / USSR / EEC States (bold = support; plain text = opposition) (Author not identified) • 2 min read
MER Article You Can't Go Wrong Pushing Peace The Palestinian intifada is proving a headache to Israel’s image managers on American campuses. “Recent events in the territories in Israel have spilled over on to the US university campuses [and] our work has been made harder,” complains a recent book -- let from the University Service Department o (Author not identified) • 2 min read
MER Article Ahmad Sadiq Sa'd We were greatly saddened to learn of the death of Ahmad Sadiq Sa‘d -- a comrade, collaborator and friend of several members of Middle East Report’s editorial family -- in Cairo late last year. Sadiq was one of the intellectuals who stimulated the revival of the Egyptian communist movement in the lat (Author not identified) • 1 min read
MER Article Letters (November/December 1988) Reopen Palestinian Universities In my capacity as President of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), I am forwarding to you the following resolution adopted during our recent annual meeting. For your information, MESA is a professional association of Middle East scholars, now numbering nearly (Author not identified) • 6 min read
