Nouri Jarah Interviews Edward Said on 'Orientalism,'
Arab Intellectuals, Marxism, and Use of Myth in Palestinian History

Ghada Samman Rescues Mai Ziadeh from Male Critics and
Urges Reconsideration of Her Litarary Legacy

Sallh Altoma Remembers Abed al-Wahhab al-Bayati- A Journey
of High Hopes, Disillusionment and Renewed Faith

Book Reviews
Mahmood Ibrahim on Bassam Tibi's Challenge of Fundamentalism and The Writings of Muhammed Said al-Ashmawy
Judith Gabriel on Miriam Cooke's Woman and the War Story
Christopher McCabe on Simon Louvish's
The Days of Miracles and Wonders
Kim Jensen on Rabih Almeddine's Koolaids
Issa Boullata on Ulfat Idilbi's A Grandfather's Tale
Dunya Mikhail on Mona Saudi's An Ocean of Dreams
Jordan Elgrably on Yahya Yakhlif's A Lake Beyond the Wind

Films
Kate SeelyeReviews West Beirut and Talks With Director Ziad Doeiri
Kim Jensen Reviews Children of Shatila, Days of Democracy,
Women in the Sun
Controversy Surrounds Randa Shahal's Refusal to Share
UNESCO Prize With Israeli

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