Volume 6, No. 31 aljadid (Spring 2000)
Mahmoud Saeed Reviews
Haidar Haidar's
"Banquet for Seaweed"
Usama Mohammed
on Censorship and
Filmmaking in Syria
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Al Jadid Table of Contents
 
Features & Essays
3. Leading Scholar Hanna Batatu Dies, by Elie Chalala
4. Islamic Protest Over Novel Ignites Political Turmoil, by Judith Gabriel
14. Andrée Cherdid's 'Wounded Beirut,' by Mona Takieddine Amyuni
15. Death Ends Novelist Rahib's Courageous Portrayal of Arab World in Crisis, by Mahmoud Saeed
16. Abou Ali Yassin: A Life of Struggle, by Mahmoud Saeed
26. One Year Anniversary: Shukri Ayyad, Pioneer of Modern Literary Renaissance, by Elie Chalala
27. A Personal Vision of Poetry, by Amal al-Jubburi
Interviews
10. A Conversation with Usama Muhammad, by Pamela Nice
Films
6. Film Measures Human Cost of Fundamentalist Sexual Attitudes by Kim Jensen
8. Two Lebanese Films Explore Tragedy of Beirut, by Kim Jensen
9. Culture and the Politics of Memory, by Sondra Hale
Arts
28. Women Artists Dominate at Ceramic Biennale, by Simone Fattal
22. Coptic Art and Life in Icons and Monasteries, by Simone Fattal
Poetry
23. Clouds, by Unsi al-Haj
Book Reviews
5. Banquet for Seaweed, by Haidar Haidar
Reviewed by Mahmoud Saeed
12. The Earthquake, by Tahir Wattar
Reviewed by Christopher McCabe
13. Arabs in America: Building a New Feature, by Michael W. Suleiman
Reviewed by Pamela Nice
17. Jordanians, Palestinians and the Hashemite Kingdom in the Middle East Process, by Adnan Abu-Odeh
State Interests and Public Spheres: The International Politics of Jordan's Identity, by Marc Lynch
Reviewed by Faisal Tbeileh
18. In The Country Of My Dreams, by Elmaz Abinader
Reviewed by Lisa Suhair Majaj
19. The History of Islamic Theology: From Muhammad to the Present, by Tilman Nagel
Reviewed by Quintan Wiktorowicz
21. Women, The State, And Political Liberalization: Middle Eastern and North African Experiences, by Laurie A. Brand
Reviewed by Fayez Hammad
Books in Brief
18. The Honey, by Zeina B. Ghandour
Secrets of Healthy Middle Eastern Cuisine, by Sanaa Abourezk
Reviewed by Judith Gabriel
19. Iraq Under Seige, The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War, edited by Anthony Arnove
Reviewed by Kim Jensen
 


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