Contemporary Review of the Middle East

2014 - 2025

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Volume 12, issue 2, 2025

Dateline MEI pp. 121-122

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Challenges to Legal Reforms in Saudi Arabia pp. 123-140

Joseph A. Kéchichian

Rashid Karami and the Palestinians: Lebanon’s Foreign Policy from 1958 Until 1976 pp. 141-158

Zach Battat, Ronen A. Cohen and Dan Naor

Arab-Israeli Mix: Low-scale Protests and the Increase in Terrorism Following the Outbreak of the Swords of Iron War pp. 159-174

Gadi Hitman and Nesya Rubinstein-Shemer

Promoting Tourism Sustainability in Jordan: Policy Effectiveness and Stakeholders Perspectives pp. 175-196

Ayman Harb, Fawwaz Ali Alhammad, Tawfiq Aref Almajali, Ahmed Freewan, Hanan M. K. Shkokani and Muna Slehat

Beyond the Goalposts: Decoding Qatar’s Soft Power Puzzle and Its Paradox pp. 197-208

Yair Galily

Light unto the Nations Through Arms Sales: Israel’s Arms Diplomacy Goals, Achievements, and Limitations pp. 209-229

Yaron Salman

Gönül Tol (2021). Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria pp. 230-231

Ameer Al-Auqaili

Raja Abillama (2023). Secular Coexistence in Lebanon: Christians, Muslims, and Subjects of Law pp. 232-234

Adam Candra Syafruddin and Nur Saifudin

Sajjad Adeliyan Tous and James T. Richardson (2024). Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran: A Socio-Legal Analysis pp. 234-236

Mahin Siddiqui

James M. Dorsey (2024). The Battle for the Soul of Islam: Defining the Muslim Faith in the 21st Century pp. 236-238

Mohd Aslam

Volume 12, issue 1, 2025

Dateline MEI pp. 7-9

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Navigating the Crossroads: Analyzing China’s Middle East Policy in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Context pp. 10-28

Wang Jia and Ahmed A. M. Hassan

Older Brother is No Less than a Father: (Dis)Respect and (Dis)Obedience in Saudi Arabia-Qatar Relations pp. 29-44

Mohammad Soltaninejad and Milad Lotfi

A Crossroad Between Reformulating the Power-sharing System and Federalism for Lebanon pp. 45-65

Francisco Salvador Barroso Cortés and Father Talal Hachem

Between Modernization Theory and Orientalism: The Question of Modernity in the Study of Iranian and Turkish Nationalisms pp. 66-84

Yavuz Tüyloğlu

Building a Broad Partnership: The Evolution of Armenia–UAE Relations pp. 85-105

Mushegh Ghahriyan

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (2024). Centers of Power in the Arab Gulf States pp. 106-107

Hayat Alvi

Tilde Rosmer (2022). The Islamic Movement in Israel pp. 108-110

Asmara Edo Kusuma and Walang Gustiyala

Volume 11, issue 4, 2024

Dateline MEI pp. 403-404

Md. Muddassir Quamar

The Gaza Crisis and the Indian Exceptionalism pp. 405-418

P. R. Kumaraswamy

The Gaza Crisis and 
the Indian Urdu Press pp. 419-440

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Hindi Newspapers Perspectives on the Israel-Hamas War pp. 441-465

Anuradha Jangra

Kerala and the Gaza Crisis: Solidarity, Politics, and Media Responses pp. 466-491

Irfan Ahmed Nazir

Gaza Crisis and the Arabic Press: A Discourse Analysis pp. 492-510

Lakshmi Priya

Israel as India’s Pivot in the IMEC pp. 511-525

Sameena Hameed

Volume 11, issue 3, 2024

Dateline MEI pp. 265-266

Md. Muddassir Quamar

China’s Arms Transfer to Iran: More Noise, Less Substance pp. 267-291

Atul Kumar

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Multipronged Approach to the Repression of Kurds pp. 292-315

Allan Hassaniyan

Exploring E-Government Development Index as an Indicator of Sustainability in the Gulf Region pp. 316-337

Muhammad Younus, Eko Priyo Purnomo, Achmad Nurmandi, Chin-Fu Hung, Prathivadi Anand and Tiara Khairunnisa

Co-movement of Oil and Stock Markets During COVID-19: Evidence from the Gulf Corporation Council pp. 338-359

Muhammad Hanif

When Religion Takes the Stage: How the Coup Regime Instrumentalizes Religion in Securitizing Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt pp. 360-380

Ahmet Fathy Ä°brahimoÄŸlu and Mehmet Rakipoglu

Tourism and Israel–Arab Normalization Processes: The Case of Israel, Morocco, and the UAE pp. 381-393

Yaron Salman

Volume 11, issue 2, 2024

Dateline MEI pp. 133-134

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Jewish Muslims in The Handsome Jew and Don’t Leave Me Here Alone: Conversion, Identity, and Liminality pp. 135-167

Ebrahim Mohammed Alwuraafi

In Search of a Middle East and North Africa Peace System pp. 168-191

Ariel I. Ahram

Challenging Stereotypes: Examining Arab Womanhood in “The Negotiator†pp. 192-206

Chadi Chahdi

State Capacity and Industrial Development: A Comparative Study of Iran and Egypt (1990–2010) pp. 207-230

Kamran Rabiei and Arman Mortazavi

The US-China Rivalry in the Middle East: Confrontation or Competitive Coexistence pp. 231-252

Mordechai Chaziza

Shaul Adar, On the Border: The Rise and Decline of the Most Political Club in the World pp. 253-255

Abhishek Khajuria

Leon McCarron (2023). Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilization pp. 256-258

Anuradha Jangra

Volume 11, issue 1, 2024

Dateline MEI pp. 7-8

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Arab World in Hergé’s The Adventures of Tintin: Making Visible the Idea of Terra Nullius pp. 9-22

Nilanjana Chatterjee and Anindita Chatterjee

Arab State Narratives on Normalization with Israel: Justifying Policy Reversal pp. 23-49

Maia Carter Hallward and Taib Biygautane

The Land for Peace Message Between Israel and Jordan: The Case of Baqura and Ghamr pp. 50-61

Glen Segell

West Asia and North Africa: A Sustainability Analysis pp. 62-75

Manmohan Agarwal

Reform Imperatives for Israel’s Future: Balancing Haredi Growth and the Nation’s Democratic Liberal Foundations pp. 76-95

Elias Noeske, Aaron Paulsen and Antonia Gressing

The Idea of Democracy in Israel: Theoretical Explorations pp. 96-115

Prakash S. Desai

Joseph A. Kéchichian and Fahad L. Alsharif, Sa’udi Policies Towards Migrants and Refugees: A Sacred Duty pp. 116-118

Irfan Ahmed Nazir

Lore Van Praag, Loubna Ou-Salah, Elodie Hut, and Caroline Zickgraf, Migration and Environmental Change in Morocco: In search for Linkages Between Migration Aspirations and (Perceived) Environmental Changes pp. 119-121

Jamal M. Moosa

Danyel Reiche and Paul Michael Brannagan (eds.) (2022). Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East pp. 122-124

Bincy Baburaj Kaluvilla