219 - MERIP

Summer 2001

Middle East Report 219 looks at conflicts over culture, in terms of both artistic expression and daily practice, in the region.


From the Editor (Summer 2001)	The Editors
Up Front
An Uprising at a Crossroads	Jamil Hilal, Rema Hammami
The Joint Strike Fighter in the Middle East	Erik Floden, Luke Warren
Articles
Take Them Out of the Ballgame	Samia Mehrez
Downveiling	Linda Herrera
How “Berber” Matters in the Middle of Nowhere	David Crawford
Iranian Cinema	Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Nature Has No Culture	Anthony Shadid, Shiva Balaghi
Arab “World Music” in the US	Ted Swedenburg
Challenging the Embargo	Hosam Aboul-Ela
In the Shadow of Kurdish	Joan Smith/Kocamahhul

Editor’s Picks (Summer 2001)	The Editors