Adrien K. Wing (Iowa) and Hisham A. Kassim (NLI): After the Last Judgment: The Future of the Egyptian Constitution. Academic Nirvana: George Scanlon finds lifelong satisfaction and recognition in Islamic archaeology. The Syrian revolution is unique in the Arab Spring, but the regime is using technology, regional support and its history of brutality to fight back. From Words Without Borders, two issues on the Arab Spring (and part 2). Will Syria’s revolt disrupt the Turkish borderlands? The Arabic Novel in Non-Western Eyes: Anthologies of "world literature" have often used the term to market a largely Western canon — but isn't western literature still implicitly regarded as the measure of all things? (and more) From World Affairs, democracy in Egypt: Seth Cropsey and Arthur Milikh on applying the Tocqueville standard; and 1989 and 2011: How does the Arab Spring stack up against the wave of revolutions that ended the Soviet Union? A review of Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World by Robin Wright. Nothing prepared us for what we saw happening across the Arab world this year; one network knew damn well how to report a revolution — Michael Paterniti takes us behind the cameras at Al Jazeera. The Al Jazeera Effect: The Qatar-based channel’s extensive coverage of the Arab Spring underscores its emerging role as a major player, but controversy continues to swirl about its coverage. Time wars: How a huge new clock in Mecca is reviving a century-old clash over what time it is. Mongrel Intellectual: Jonah Raskin on the question of Edward Said. The Enemy of the West: An interview with Ian Buruma on Occidentalism. America's radical idealists strike again: Did Bush's "forward strategy for freedom" birth the Arab Spring? Umm, no. Is Islam compatible with capitalism? The Middle East’s future depends on the answer. Razib Khan on how culture differences matter (even within Islam).
