Pub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272710X12828116506071
R. Westaway, D. Bridgland, A. Khalil
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Pub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272710X12828116506035
D. Chatty
AbstractRefugees, exiles and the internally displaced have become de fining features of the social landscape of the 21st-century Middle East and North Africa. Yet, perhaps still, when one thinks of refugees in the Middle East, it is the nearly ¾ of a million people who fled the former British-mandated Palestine in 1948 who generally come to mind. They are certainly not the first case of large-scale dispossession and displacement in the Middle East, nor are they the last as we have seen with the recent large-scale exodus from Iraq after 2003. For the past 100 years, the Middle East and North Africa have been host to numerous refugee groups, some integrating into their host communities and others maintaining a separateness in their wish to return. Each refugee crisis teaches us something about how people develop identities and hold on to or dismiss new categories and statuses associated with them. Each case of exile and uprooting is unique, but each case teaches us something about ourselves as human beings ...
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Pub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272710X12828116506198
Vanessa Iaria
Conceptual framework The voluntary repatriation of Iraqi refugees from neighbouring countries of asylum under circumstances of confl ict or post-confl ict transformation is an increasing phenomenon. Refugees’ desire to re-build their lives in their country of origin depends on their perceptions and expectations of ‘home’, which can differ from those of other stakeholders and humanitarian assistance providers. The decision to repatriate entails refugees’ subjective comparison of the degree of economic and socio-cultural integration achieved in exile vis-a-vis information about conditions at home. Refugees can directly assess their living conditions in the country of asylum. In contrast, reliable information on the security situation in their country of origin, conditions in areas of return, and opportunities for repatriation is not always readily available. The decision to return depends largely upon the nature and sources of the available information.
{"title":"The Investigation of Multiple Identities in the Middle East Iraqi Refugees' Repatriation from Syria and Jordan: Facilitating Well-informed Decisions","authors":"Vanessa Iaria","doi":"10.1179/175272710X12828116506198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/175272710X12828116506198","url":null,"abstract":"Conceptual framework The voluntary repatriation of Iraqi refugees from neighbouring countries of asylum under circumstances of confl ict or post-confl ict transformation is an increasing phenomenon. Refugees’ desire to re-build their lives in their country of origin depends on their perceptions and expectations of ‘home’, which can differ from those of other stakeholders and humanitarian assistance providers. The decision to repatriate entails refugees’ subjective comparison of the degree of economic and socio-cultural integration achieved in exile vis-a-vis information about conditions at home. Refugees can directly assess their living conditions in the country of asylum. In contrast, reliable information on the security situation in their country of origin, conditions in areas of return, and opportunities for repatriation is not always readily available. The decision to return depends largely upon the nature and sources of the available information.","PeriodicalId":222428,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of The Council for British Research in The Levant","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121136078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272710X12828116506116
B. Finlayson, S. Mithen, M. Al-Najjar, Sam Smith, E. Jenkins
Following the large structure identifi ed in 2009 and reported in last year’s Bulletin, our main priority this year was to see if we could excavate this structure in its entirety. We also had a number of other important tasks, including trying to excavate a sample of the other buildings we had exposed in the previous seasons. Our 2010 season was the last of the three seasons currently funded by the AHRC, so we were very aware of deadlines and the possibility we might not be able to return for quite a while. Once again, we were pleased that almost all of our team were able to return to the excavation — and that once again Mohammad was able to escape to come and dig full-time with us.
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Pub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272710X12828116505955
Mahmoud Hawari
AbstractThe excavated and well-published ruins of 'Hisham's Palace' are a spectacular example of the splendour of Umayyad architecture and decorative arts. Yet very little of the surrounding remains associated with it has been recorded or explored. These are now under serious threat as a result of the rapid urban development of Jericho and expansion of agricultural activity in the area. The Khirbat al-Mafjar Archaeological Project was initiated to explore and record in an area of about 10 sq km, with the aim to provide better understanding of the palace within the context of its cultural and historical environment. A pilot walking reconnaissance survey was conducted in January 2009, followed by an archaeological landscape survey in January 2010. There are plans for a third season in 2011.
{"title":"Archaeological Landscape Survey at Khirbat al-Mafjar — 2009 and 2010","authors":"Mahmoud Hawari","doi":"10.1179/175272710X12828116505955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/175272710X12828116505955","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThe excavated and well-published ruins of 'Hisham's Palace' are a spectacular example of the splendour of Umayyad architecture and decorative arts. Yet very little of the surrounding remains associated with it has been recorded or explored. These are now under serious threat as a result of the rapid urban development of Jericho and expansion of agricultural activity in the area. The Khirbat al-Mafjar Archaeological Project was initiated to explore and record in an area of about 10 sq km, with the aim to provide better understanding of the palace within the context of its cultural and historical environment. A pilot walking reconnaissance survey was conducted in January 2009, followed by an archaeological landscape survey in January 2010. There are plans for a third season in 2011.","PeriodicalId":222428,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of The Council for British Research in The Levant","volume":"198 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129034915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272710X12828116506161
Joanne Clarkey
{"title":"The Development and Workings of Complex Societies and their Products Contextualising Neolithic Cyprus","authors":"Joanne Clarkey","doi":"10.1179/175272710X12828116506161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/175272710X12828116506161","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":222428,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of The Council for British Research in The Levant","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129724430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272609X12494659367032
Marion Boulby
AbstractIn the summer of 2008 through interviews with Islamist and other women involved in national and local Palestinian politics I was able to learn about the history and rise to political prominence of Hamas women in the West Bank. These women emerged in the context of numerous factors including Hamas' transformation into a nationalist political party and the Palestinian Authority's lack of commitment to gender issues. The prominent women in national and local politics are feisty, well educated Islamist feminists, committed to a Quranic exegesis which challenges outmoded misogynistic interpretations of Islam.
{"title":"On Shifting Boundaries: Islamist Women in Palestinian Politics","authors":"Marion Boulby","doi":"10.1179/175272609X12494659367032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/175272609X12494659367032","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractIn the summer of 2008 through interviews with Islamist and other women involved in national and local Palestinian politics I was able to learn about the history and rise to political prominence of Hamas women in the West Bank. These women emerged in the context of numerous factors including Hamas' transformation into a nationalist political party and the Palestinian Authority's lack of commitment to gender issues. The prominent women in national and local politics are feisty, well educated Islamist feminists, committed to a Quranic exegesis which challenges outmoded misogynistic interpretations of Islam.","PeriodicalId":222428,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of The Council for British Research in The Levant","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123240774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272609X12494659367113
D. Kennedy, Fiona Baker Firat
AbstractThe ruins of ancient Gerasa are a stunning evocation of the splendour of the Graeco-Roman world. Yet only half the area within the ancient walls of the city is actively preserved as an Archaeological Park and very little of the extra-mural remains has been recorded much less explored. The latter is now under intense threat as the modern town grows rapidly all around the area beyond the walls and often over the roads, cemeteries, workshops and suburban settlement. It is not just archaeological evidence being lost; a rare opportunity to view the life of an ancient city in the context of its immediate hinterland is disappearing. The Jarash Hinterland Survey was initiated to explore and record in an area of 10 sq km around Jarash. The first small season in 2005 has now been followed by a larger one in 2008 and there are plans for a third in 2010.
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Pub Date : 2009-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272609X12494659367078
Elizabeth Frantz
AbstractThe presence of Asian domestic workers has become an indelible but often unacknowledged part of life in contemporary Amman. This article focuses on the largest group of foreign domestic workers in Jordan — Sri Lankans. Drawing on 24 months of ethnographic research in Amman and a migrant-sending community in Sri Lanka, it discusses Jordan's growing demand for paid domestic workers and describes their working conditions, arguing that they are tantamount to bonded labour. Moving beyond static portrayals of employers as villains, the author suggests that the infrastructure for exploitation has been laid by the Jordanian state's migration regime.
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Pub Date : 2009-11-01DOI: 10.1179/175272609X12494659367159
D. Kennedy, R. Bewley
AbstractA significant grant from the Packard Humanities Institute has allowed the development of a long-standing project of Aerial Archaeology in Jordan. In 2008 the number of flying hours, sites recorded and associated ground-work time trebled. Hundreds of sites, not previously recorded, have been added to the database. A web-based archive of the entire collection of aerial photos taken since 1997 is now under construction.
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