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129523
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2014.
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This article examines cosmopolitanism during the reign of Muhammad Ali whose architectural patronage was intertwined with his political aspirations for independence and reform. The Alabaster Mosque and shubra palace were prominent in the image of the nascent state and they serve as potent examples of the Pasha's openness to diverse ideas (which was highly controlled) and his cultivation of multiple loyalties in the effort to consolidate power. Connecting Muhhamad Ali's "enframing of modernity" posited by Timothy Mitchell in Colonising Egypt (1988), With Ulrich Beck's articulation of "unintentional cosmopolitanism," in effort to materialize both national and imperial aspirations. This cosmopolitan lens provides a timely insight in to the complex culture encounters that have shaped Egyptian history, given the recent protest against regimes and imperialist forces of global capitalism; forces which, similarly, thwarted 'Ali's endeavors in the nineteenth century.
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129499
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2014.
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Undergraduate college student in the USA often encounter the Arab Middle East through novels translated into English. These novels are often presented by instructors and understood by students as stylized but accurate depictions of Arab societies as they currently exist. This article argues that the extremely limited number of translated Arabic novels that have made their way into American classrooms perpetuate stereotypes about Arab societies. These novels present student with themes that are often a historical and infused with violence, misogyny, and religious fanaticism. Although students may be highly interested in learning about Arab societies, the literary content they come across encourages affective rather than critical or complex responses.
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129497
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2014.
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The article starts by stressing the distinctive features of Turkish-Iranian relations. It argues that in order to understand the different stages in Turkish-Iranian relations one needs to define the fine between competition and rivalry, which are usually used interchangeably. It explains the common concerns that united and fostered cooperation between Turkey and Iran as well as the different that persisted after the US invention of Iraq. Delineating under what sort of conditions Turkey emerged as a competitor in Iraq, it evaluates the main instruments Ankara and Tehran employed in their efforts to affect the future of that country. In an effort to explain why this competition heightened, carrying the risk of transforming the two countries' relationship to a rivalry, it elaborates on both countries' approaches and concerns vis-à-vis Syria and the role of the US in shaping the two countries' interactions.
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