Articles from The Middle East (June 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Caftan, with passion.		Brief article	236
Chasing the Flame.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	190
Comment.	Lancaster, Pat	Viewpoint essay	580
Crumbling coalitions: George W. Bush's 'coalitions of the willing' in Iraq and Afghanistan are crumbling as casualties and global opposition to his war on terror escalates.	Blanche, Ed		2127
Drugs trade takes its toll in Middle East region.	Land, Thomas		1289
Ethiopia: at the threshold of a renaissance: Ethiopia celebrates its third millennium against a backdrop of a rejuvenated economy, with an average growth rate of 11.9% in the last five successive years. All indicators show that the country, with a proud history going back 3,000 years, is on the cusp of a profound economic and social transformation.			1686
From Eden to Exile.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	177
GCC currencies & the euro.	Smith, Pamela Ann		2660
Iraq, Then & Now.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	198
Ismailis in Medieval Muslim Societies.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	161
Jeddah's building boom: Jon Gorvett reports from Saudi Arabia.	Gorvett, Jon		1367
New hurdles hamper Libya's rehabilitation: Libya's president, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, was a global pariah when Saddam Hussein was still the West's best friend. But how times change. Between Saddam Hussein being captured, tried and hanged, the Libyan president had remodelled himself and his country to emerge as shining examples of total rehabilitation in the eyes of the world.	Seymour, Richard		1373
Oil & gas: how high can prices go? A report researched and written by international economic analyst Moin Siddiqi.	Siddiqi, Moin	Cover story	2326
Saudi filmmakers find their voice: if you don't agree with how the rest of the world portrays your country, then take steps to portray it to a global audience yourself, seems to be the maxim of an emerging generation of Saudi Arabian filmmakers. Jon Gorvett reports from Jeddah.	Gorvett, Jon		1197
Strategic Interests in the Middle East.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	179
The 'dash to gas' in the Middle East.			1691
The brush embroiderer: Carolina Tolstoy, an artist and sculptor of Middle Eastern descent who draws inspiration for her work from Islamic and Ottoman art talked to Juliet Highet for The Middle East magazine.	Highet, Juliet		1261
The last word.	Darwish, Adel		622
The Lure of the East.			423
The Temple of Jerusalem.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	178
The ugly face of Israel's neo-Nazis.	Frykberg, Mel		1275
Tunisian synagogues flourish though the Jews have gone: although most of Tunisia's Jewish population has relocated to other countries, its synagogues are thriving, providing a focus for international tourism, especially after President Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali took the bold step of authorising funds to restore these historic monuments to Tunisia's proud heritage. A report special to The Middle East magazine.	Luxner, Larry		1949
US dictates terms of Syria-Israel peace: Mel Frykberg reports from West Jerusalem.	Frykberg, Mel		1196
West Bank land grab: Israel forges ahead with settlement expansion and dooms any prospect of peace accord.	Blanche, Ed		1704
Who calls the shots? Intervention or meddling? In essence it amounts to the same thing. Mustapha Karkouti reports from the Gulf on how a number of non-Arab powers are playing an increasing role in shaping the region's political and economic future.	Karkouti, Mustapha		1259