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Re: <nettime> the fate of Middle East studies Heiko Recktenwald <uzs106@uni-bonn.de> "Benjamin Geer" <benjamin.geer@gmail.com> Heiko Recktenwald <uzs106@uni-bonn.de> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:50:56 +0200 From: Heiko Recktenwald <uzs106@uni-bonn.de> Subject: Re: <nettime> the fate of Middle East studies Hi, Benjamin Geer wrote: > 2007/8/2, Michael H Goldhaber <mgoldh@well.com>: > > >> On the hand, since the Middle East is rich with oil money, it offers a >> fertile potential market for merchandisers. >> > > That's a substantial overgeneralisation Yes. Local gouvernements can ignore their populace because they are not dependent on tax collecting. The oil is enough income to run the state. 9/11 has shown that the Middle East is more than economy. So, while the big companies may concentrate on the rich, there is also much more activity. The Washington Post is full of articles on Muslims in its "Faith" section. "Faith" here is something like "Studies in Marxism" in China. Islam is taken serious and they try to incorporate it into their view of the world. For example. H. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 14:17:37 +0300 From: "Benjamin Geer" <benjamin.geer@gmail.com> Subject: Re: <nettime> the fate of Middle East studies 2007/8/3, Heiko Recktenwald <uzs106@uni-bonn.de>: > Local gouvernements can ignore their populace because they are not > dependent on tax collecting. The oil is enough income to run the state. Not in all countries in the region. In Egypt, for example, tax revenue has represented about half of the state's revenues in recent years, while oil revenues represent about 15%; moreover, tax revenues are increasing, and oil revenues decreasing.[1] But the Egyptian government has been good at buying off the elites and keeping the masses under control with intimidation. > 9/11 has shown that the Middle East is more than economy. So, while the big > companies may concentrate on the rich, there is also much more activity. The > Washington Post is full of articles on Muslims in its "Faith" section. > "Faith" here is something like "Studies in Marxism" in China. Islam is taken > "serious and they try to incorporate it into their view of the world. I guess that's a positive sign. But is it leading to more academic research? I haven't been able to find indications of whether 9/11 made a big difference in that respect. Ben [1] http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/26/6/38562553.pdf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:22:19 +0200 From: Heiko Recktenwald <uzs106@uni-bonn.de> Subject: Re: <nettime> the fate of Middle East studies Hi, Benjamin Geer wrote: > 2007/8/3, Heiko Recktenwald <uzs106@uni-bonn.de>: > >> Local gouvernements can ignore their populace because they are not >> dependent on tax collecting. The oil is enough income to run the state. > > Not in all countries in the region. In Egypt, for example, tax > revenue has represented about half of the state's revenues in recent > years, while oil revenues represent about 15%; moreover, tax revenues > are increasing, and oil revenues decreasing.[1] But the Egyptian > government has been good at buying off the elites and keeping the Buying? > masses under control with intimidation. Dont know whether it are the masses. Maybe they are "buying" the masses and controlling the elites? >> 9/11 has shown that the Middle East is more than economy. So, while the big >> companies may concentrate on the rich, there is also much more activity. The >> Washington Post is full of articles on Muslims in its "Faith" section. >> "Faith" here is something like "Studies in Marxism" in China. Islam is taken >> "serious and they try to incorporate it into their view of the world. > > I guess that's a positive sign. But is it leading to more academic research? > I haven't been able to find indications of whether 9/11 made a big difference > in that respect. What is academic research? There are a lot of Muslim profs in the US, that do that by the way anyway. And after 9/11 the discussion has become bigger. But what sort of indications are you looking for? What should be done? H. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@kein.org and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@kein.org