...Ali Erken Student movements in the twentieth century Middle East have received less attention than many other topics in the study of the region's cultural and political history. Yet the rapidly changing demographic composition of the region since the 1960s have made young people and youth activism...

... impoverished, as it had been throughout its history, but also rich in talented and thoughtful people. Images of Stalin and of Enver Hoxha, Stalin's Albanian imitator, were still omnipresent. “We are a terrorized people,” one student commented. Rebellion was in the air. Copyright 2008 by Mediterranean Affairs...

.... The 9/11 attacks have, of course, changed the environment for interna- tional education and the role of American colleges and universities in a num- ber of countries. American higher education remains the holy grail for many foreign students, and US universities continue to dominate listings...

.... Today’s diplomacy is about providing books in Arabic for children in Jor- dan as well as broadcasting news. It is about talking to citizens in Internet chat rooms as well as to leaders in high offices. It’s about bringing many more students to study in the United States and teaching women...

... and toothless legislature, lack of civil liberties, and arbitrary rule. Secular alternatives to the monarchy were harassed by regime loyalists and security forces, making it impossible to truly present a constitutionalist front in opposition to the monarchy. In the absence of secular forces, students...

... Fanon’s activism attempted to achieve, to emancipate the masses, especially in the postcolonial world. In the same realm, Freire’s work endeavored to promote South American students’ emancipation. See Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth, trans. Richard Philcox (London: Penguin Classics, 2001...

..., when Americans were happy with both themselves and their country, the American Universities Field Staff was born. It sent bright young graduate students, or newly minted professors, to various overseas areas to report in depth on events taking place that were rarely covered by the news media...

..., when Americans were happy with both themselves and their country, the American Universities Field Staff was born. It sent bright young graduate students, or newly minted professors, to various overseas areas to report in depth on events taking place that were rarely covered by the news media...

... the subjects in which the students would spe- cialize but to facilitate the research being conducted by their compatriots. This helps explain why the oldest institutions of this kind were established in Rome, Athens, Jerusalem, and Cairo. For all their commitment...

.... On the basis of these agreements, high- or low-qualifi ed Bulgarian workers, seasonal work- ers, or students can work in other countries. The agreements with EU coun- tries usually provide for a mutual exchange of labor forces, while the agree- ments with non-EU countries establish the principle of sending...

...- ever, many Muslim students have ended up in technical education, which is not particularly promising in elitist France. Tahar Ben Jelloun noted that only 4 percent of the children of immigrants get to university, compared with 25 percent of their native contemporaries.18 Moreover, a French-born...

... American citizens, in the process of obtaining citizenship, or residents with permission of the US gov- ernment. Many enjoy resident status, which means that they are here under the auspices of a student or temporary worker program; others may be in the United States as political refugees...

... Reviews  125 In several places, the author calls for Turkey to improve its relations with the Patri- archate of Constantinople and to allow the Orthodox seminary in Istanbul to re-open and admit students from around the world. This, he says, would be an important step in achieving Turkey’s...

... In several places, the author calls for Turkey to improve its relations with the Patri- archate of Constantinople and to allow the Orthodox seminary in Istanbul to re-open and admit students from around the world. This, he says, would be an important step in achieving Turkey’s apparent desire to show...

... by university-­registered Greek-­ Cypriot students on a probable constitutional settlement, and looks into a number of factors relevant to the island’s long-­standing division within the currently pressing political and economic environment. The essay classifies opinions based on a proposed set...

... to the chapter by Elizabeth McKay, a former cultural attaché in Ankara, funds were allocated and three programs emerged: the Youth Innovation and Entre- preneurship Program (YIEP), designed for Turkish high school students in the belief that innovation and entrepreneurship were valuable both socially...

... Program (YIEP), designed for Turkish high school students in the belief that innovation and entrepreneurship were valuable both socially and commercially; the Youth Filmmakers Project; and Wiki, a computer platform connecting Turkish and US youth. YIEP was successful, and the Turkish Ministry...

..., and Indian background and who lived in Cork, took issue with the assumption that Ireland was a predominantly white monocultural society at ease with itself, and the equally fondly held notion that “we don’t have a problem (i.e. racism) here.” “My experience of racism in Ireland began as a student,” she...

... one, it might be noted, bap- tized into the Greek Orthodox Church) was selected by his school near Thes- saloniki to carry the flag at the front of the local parade, an honor reserved for the top student at each public school in Greece for this national celebra- tion. As word of Odysseas’s...

... of Mediterranean Integration  5 In this context, cooperation among universities in the Euro-­Mediterranean region is a must in the course for further integration. This represents the coming together of thinkers, teachers, students, and researchers, a coming together of a Euro-­Med intelligentsia...