Sherifa Zuhur
Biographic Data
| ID | 115046 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sherifa Zuhur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sherifa |
| FAMILY NAME | Zuhur |
| SIGNATURE | ZUHUR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Syrian Opposition: Salafi and Nationalist Jihadism and Populist Idealism
The debate over international responses to the Assad governments continued barrel-bombing and lethal use of chemical weapons centered on the dominance and agenda of ‘extremists’ in the Syrian opposition and their role in a post-Assad Syria. With 1,500 groups and significant inter-conflict, the future of the popular revolution that originated with non-violent, idealistic civilian demonstrators cannot be foreseen with any certainty. The Supreme Mil…
Egypt's Conspiracy Discourse: Liberals, Copts and Islamists
Saudi Arabia
This book describes all aspects of Saudi Arabia, including its government, economy, society, and culture, as well as its role in the Middle East and its position internationally. In this comprehensive introduction to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, author Sherifa Zuhur reveals the fascinating people, culture, politics, and economic development of the largest Arab country of the Middle East. The book provides a detailed summary of Arabian history fro…
G aza , I srael , H amas and the L ost C alm of O peration C ast L ead
Hamas and Israel: Conflicting Strategies of Group-Based Politics
The conflict between Palestinians and Israelis has heightened since 2001, even as any perceived threat to Israel from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, or even Syria, has declined. Israel, according to Chaim Herzog, Israel s sixth President, had been born in battle and would be obliged to live by the sword. 1 Yet, the Israeli government s conquest and occupation of the West Bank and Gaza brought about a very difficult challenge, although resistance on a mass …
H amas and the T wo ‐S tate S olution: V illain , V ictim or M issing I ngredient
Thematic Conversations, Mesa 2002
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Asmahan's Secrets: Woman, War, and Song
The great Arab singer, Asmahan was the toast of Cairo song and cinema in the 1930s, as World War II approached. A Druze princess actually named Amal al-Atrash, she came from an important clan in the mountains of Syria, but broke free from her traditional family background, left her husband, and became a public performer, a role frowned upon for women of the time. She was also rumored to be an agent for the allied forces during WWII. Through the s…
Building a Man on Stage: Masculinity, Romance, and Performance according to Farid al-Atrash
This article explores the life and career of male singing star, instrumental talent, and Composer Farid al-Atrash, who created a prototype of the romantic male musical star from the 1930s until his death in 1974. An immigrant to Egypt and a member of a distinctive religious sect, the Druze, he arose from poverty and the invisibility of the previous generation of musicians thanks to his talent, ambition, and investment in his own film productions.…
Insiders/Outsiders: Emic/Etic Study of Women and Gender in the New Millennium
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Moderate and Radical Islamic Fundamentalism: The Quest for Modernity, Legitimacy and the Islamic State: Ahmad S. Moussalli
Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East
Islam and Politics: Islamist Activism
Revealing Reveiling: Islamist Gender Ideology in Contemporary Egypt
Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
B. Reviews: General
EARLY ISLAM: COLLECTED ARTICLES. By W. MONTGOMERY WATT. Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 1990. xi, 207pp. THE KINGDOM OF CYPRUS AND THE CRUSADES 1191–1374. By PETER W. EDBURY. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1991. xvi, 241 pp. £27.50 (hb). MAMLOUKS, OTTOMANS ET PORTUGAIS EN MER ROUGE: L'AFFAIRE DE DJEDDA EN 1517. By JEAN‐LOUIS BACQUE‐GRAMMONT & ANNE KR(ELL. (Supplément aux Annales islamologiques, Cahier no.12). Le Caire, Publication …
Costumes of Morocco
Costumes of Morocco. JEAN BESCANCENOT, with a preface by James Bynon; translated by Caroline Stone. London and New York: Kegan Paul International, 1990. 204 pp., 60 color plates, 10 b/w photos, detailed sketches of construction, draping, hair design, and jewelry, and 1 map. $85.50 (cloth
Egypt's Conspiracy Discourse: Liberals, Copts and Islamists
The Syrian Opposition: Salafi and Nationalist Jihadism and Populist Idealism
The debate over international responses to the Assad governments continued barrel-bombing and lethal use of chemical weapons centered on the dominance and agenda of ‘extremists’ in the Syrian opposition and their role in a post-Assad Syria. With 1,500 groups and significant inter-conflict, the future of the popular revolution that originated with non-violent, idealistic civilian demonstrators cannot be foreseen with any certainty. The Supreme Mil…
G aza , I srael , H amas and the L ost C alm of O peration C ast L ead
B. Reviews: General
EARLY ISLAM: COLLECTED ARTICLES. By W. MONTGOMERY WATT. Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 1990. xi, 207pp. THE KINGDOM OF CYPRUS AND THE CRUSADES 1191–1374. By PETER W. EDBURY. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1991. xvi, 241 pp. £27.50 (hb). MAMLOUKS, OTTOMANS ET PORTUGAIS EN MER ROUGE: L'AFFAIRE DE DJEDDA EN 1517. By JEAN‐LOUIS BACQUE‐GRAMMONT & ANNE KR(ELL. (Supplément aux Annales islamologiques, Cahier no.12). Le Caire, Publication …
Costumes of Morocco
Costumes of Morocco. JEAN BESCANCENOT, with a preface by James Bynon; translated by Caroline Stone. London and New York: Kegan Paul International, 1990. 204 pp., 60 color plates, 10 b/w photos, detailed sketches of construction, draping, hair design, and jewelry, and 1 map. $85.50 (cloth
Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
Revealing Reveiling: Islamist Gender Ideology in Contemporary Egypt
Islam and Politics: Islamist Activism
Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East
Insiders/Outsiders: Emic/Etic Study of Women and Gender in the New Millennium
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Moderate and Radical Islamic Fundamentalism: The Quest for Modernity, Legitimacy and the Islamic State: Ahmad S. Moussalli
Thematic Conversations, Mesa 2002
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Asmahan's Secrets: Woman, War, and Song
The great Arab singer, Asmahan was the toast of Cairo song and cinema in the 1930s, as World War II approached. A Druze princess actually named Amal al-Atrash, she came from an important clan in the mountains of Syria, but broke free from her traditional family background, left her husband, and became a public performer, a role frowned upon for women of the time. She was also rumored to be an agent for the allied forces during WWII. Through the s…
Building a Man on Stage: Masculinity, Romance, and Performance according to Farid al-Atrash
This article explores the life and career of male singing star, instrumental talent, and Composer Farid al-Atrash, who created a prototype of the romantic male musical star from the 1930s until his death in 1974. An immigrant to Egypt and a member of a distinctive religious sect, the Druze, he arose from poverty and the invisibility of the previous generation of musicians thanks to his talent, ambition, and investment in his own film productions.…
Hamas and Israel: Conflicting Strategies of Group-Based Politics
The conflict between Palestinians and Israelis has heightened since 2001, even as any perceived threat to Israel from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, or even Syria, has declined. Israel, according to Chaim Herzog, Israel s sixth President, had been born in battle and would be obliged to live by the sword. 1 Yet, the Israeli government s conquest and occupation of the West Bank and Gaza brought about a very difficult challenge, although resistance on a mass …
H amas and the T wo ‐S tate S olution: V illain , V ictim or M issing I ngredient
G aza , I srael , H amas and the L ost C alm of O peration C ast L ead
Saudi Arabia
This book describes all aspects of Saudi Arabia, including its government, economy, society, and culture, as well as its role in the Middle East and its position internationally. In this comprehensive introduction to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, author Sherifa Zuhur reveals the fascinating people, culture, politics, and economic development of the largest Arab country of the Middle East. The book provides a detailed summary of Arabian history fro…
The Syrian Opposition: Salafi and Nationalist Jihadism and Populist Idealism
The debate over international responses to the Assad governments continued barrel-bombing and lethal use of chemical weapons centered on the dominance and agenda of ‘extremists’ in the Syrian opposition and their role in a post-Assad Syria. With 1,500 groups and significant inter-conflict, the future of the popular revolution that originated with non-violent, idealistic civilian demonstrators cannot be foreseen with any certainty. The Supreme Mil…
Egypt's Conspiracy Discourse: Liberals, Copts and Islamists
Law (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · History (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Islam (9 works) · Politics (9 works) · Middle East (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Islamic Studies and History (6 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (6 works)