Culture and Politics Summer 2001 Summer 2001Middle East Report 219 looks at conflicts over culture, in terms of both artistic expression and daily practice, in the region. Table of Contents Starter From the Editor (Summer 2001) The Editors Up Front An Uprising at a Crossroads Jamil Hilal and Rema Hammami Up Front The Joint Strike Fighter in the Middle East Erik Floden and Luke Warren Articles Take Them Out of the Ballgame Samia Mehrez Articles Downveiling Linda Herrera Articles How "Berber" Matters in the Middle of Nowhere David Crawford Articles Iranian Cinema Ziba Mir-Hosseini Articles Nature Has No Culture Anthony Shadid and Shiva Balaghi Articles Arab "World Music" in the US Ted Swedenburg Articles Challenging the Embargo Hosam Aboul-Ela Articles In the Shadow of Kurdish Joan Smith/Kocamahhul Articles Editor's Picks (Summer 2001) The Editors