Publications
Research and Articles

 

  • "Bethlehem and those seeking refuge in it in the first months of the 1948 Nakbeh,"Juthouruna(Our Roots), Bethlehem, Melkite Catholic Church, September-November 2007,pp 35-37.

     

  • "Citizens from Bethlehem: From Partition to the Nakbeh (Disaster)", 1947-1948, Juthouruna (Bethlehem), May-June 2007, pp.25-26.
     

  • "The Making of Radical Islamism and Global Jihad: The Sayyid Qutb Factor and Influence," The Journal of Humanities (Institute of Humanities, Kyung Hee University, Seoul,Korea),Vol. 10, December 2006,pp. 229-239.


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  • Content analysis of Europe in Palestinian upper secondary school history textbooks (Palestinian, Jordanian and Egyptian curricula), an integral part of a European project on the the importance of textbooks on the knowledge of other cultures which is sponsored by Fundacion Atman, Madrid, Spain under the supervision of Professor Luigi Cajani of Italy, was completed in October 2006 and will appear in a book.

    From Secularism to Jihad: Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islamism

  • I was contracted by Praeger Publisher (Greenwood Publishing Group) in the United States to write a book on the making and influence of the ideologue and theoretician of radical jihadist Islamists, Sayyid Qutb, of Egypt (1906-1966) which was released in the States on 30 October, 2005. The title is:
     From Secularism to Jihad: Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islamism (see for example, a book review by Bruce B. Lawrance of Duke University in The American Historical Review vol. 111, No. 3, June 2006)    Jeffrey M. Bale, "Deciphering Islamism and Terrorism," The Middle East Journal, Vol.60, no.4, Autumn 2006, pp. 277-288; John C. Zimmerman, "Jihad Theory and Practice: A Review Essay," Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol.19, no.2 (Summer 2007) pp.279-287.
     

  • "Oral History and Human Dimention: The Oral History Collection at Bethlehem University," Haqq Al-Awdah, BADIL, Bethlehem, Year 4, December 2006.
     

  • "Inherent Weakness in Palestinian-Israeli Relations and Arab Peaceful Intentions,1988-Present," Al-Liqa' Journal, Vol. 27(December 2006).
     

  • "Inherent Weakness in Palestinian-Israeli Relations,1993-Present," FFIPPI News(Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace International), Winter 2006, pp. 6-7. also visit www.ffipp.org Recent
     

  • A monthly column on Palestinian, Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs to the South Kourean daily HANKORYEH, June 2005 - April 2006.
     

  • "25 January 2006 Palestinian Legislative Elections," Al-Liqa' Newsletter, No. 32, June 2006
     


  • "Arab Press, Society and Politics at the End of the Ottoman Era," Al-Liqa' Journal Vol.25 (December 2005).
     

  • “An Arab Perspective of the Formative Stages of ‘Globalization’ and their Impact on the Arab East (Al-Mashreq),” Al-Liqa Journal, Vol. 24 (August 2005).  This is a slightly revised English version of an earlier study on Globalization in Arabic.
     

  • “Radical / Jihadist Islamism and Global Jihad, 1964 – Present: The Impact of Sayyid Qutb,”  in The Proceedings of the Third International Conference for Century 21 Middle Eastern and Islamic Civilization Project,  The Korea Research Foundation, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea, 26 March 2005, pp. 13 – 43.
     

  • “On the Thorny Road Towards a Peaceful Resolution of the Palestinian – Israeli Conflict, 1967 – 2002: A Palestinian Perspective”, The American Publication LOGOS (Journal of society and culture), Winter 2004. (available online). And see Al-Liqa' Journal,  Vol. 26 (June 2006), pp. 184-197.
    Folded Pages from Local Palestinian History in the 20th Century

  • Folded Pages from Local Palestinian History in the 20th Century: Developments in Politics, Society, Press and Thought in Bethlehem in the British Era, 1917 – 1948, Bethlehem, WIAM Conflict Resolution Center, 2002 (In both English and Arabic). Research.
     

  • “Palestinian Discourse on the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Prospects for Healing and Reconciliation”, in the Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of Korean Association of the Middle East Studies, Seoul, Korea: (The Middle East War and Peace), October 26 – 28, 2001.
     

  • In Search of Self in a Disturbed World: The Life and Thought of Islamic Ideologue Sayyid Qutb, 1906-1966, Jerusalem Emerzian Printing and Publishing, 2000. (in Arabic).
     

  • "Christian Palestinian Arabs and the Palestinian Problem in the Late Ottoman Period, 1882-1918," in Proceedings of the 8th Conference on Theology and the Local Church in the Holy Land, (in Arabic) July 13-15, 1995, Jerusalem, 1996; and in Al-Liqa’ Journal, Vol. 14, 15 (December 2000) (in English). Research.
     

  • “Emigration: Bethlehem’s Challenge in the Third Millennium”, The Jerusalem Times Weekly, 3 November 2000.
     

  • “The Volatile Politics of Jerusalem”, The Jerusalem Times, 27 October 2000. Appeared earlier in Dutch “Jeruzalem, een Chriesteligk – Palestijnse visie op een explosieve situatie”, in Jeruzalem: stad van vrede, vrede voor de stad, Pax Christi, Uitgeverij, KOK Kampen, 2000

    The Life and Thought of Islamic Ideologue Sayyid Qutb, 1906-1966
     

  • “Globalization & The Arab East: An Historical Reading”, in Globalization & Identity: Papers of the Fourth Scientific Conference, 4-6 May 1998, edited by Saleh Abu Osba, Izzideen Al-Manasrah and Mohammad Obeidallah, Amman, Jordan, Philadephia University Publications, 1999 (in Arabic). See also Al-Liqa quarterly review, year 20 (#3 and 4), 2005.
     


  • Bethlehem, Palestine’s Cultural Identity An Integral Part of Palestinian Arab Collective Identity : A Palestinian  Historical Perspective, Al-Liqa’ Journal, Vol. 13 (October 1999). Research.
     

  • “Egyptian Official and Popular Attitudes toward the Palestinian Problem, 1929-1987”, Al-Quds daily (East Jerusalem), 13 and 27 January ,1999.  Two featured articles (in Arabic).  Research.
     

  • “Sayyid Qutb’s view of  Islam, Society and Militancy”, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Villanova University), Vol 22, #1 (Fall 1998). Research.
     


  • “Palestinian Identity: A Historical Perspective,” Feature/article/ The Jerusalem Times, 2 January 1998.
     

  • Editor, Proceedings of the “Workshop on Pluralism, multiculturalism and nation-state Building” held in Bethlehem 4-5 Dec. 1998.
     

  • “The Bethlehem Nativity Boy Scouts and (Al-Kashshaf) Bulletin, 1934-1937,” Al-Amal Scouting bulletin, Terra Santa School, January 1998. in Arabic.
     

  • “Christian Arab Emigration and the Land,” Al-Liqa Journal, Vols 9/10 June/Dec. 1997.
     

  • Sayyid Qutb: The Emergence of the Islamicist, 1939-1950.  Second Edition Jerusalem, PASSIA The Palestinian Academic, Society for the Study of International Affairs, December 1997. Research.
     


  • “Bethlehem’s First Experiment in Journalism, Bayt Lahm, 1919-1921,” Al-Liqa’ (Jerusalem) quarterly review, Sana 12 no.4, 1997 (in Arabic). Research.
     


  • “Oral History: The Power of the Personal Narratives”, Feature/Interview, The Jerusalem Times, 10 Oct. 1997.
     

  • “Palestinian People and Oral History”, interview, Al-’Awdah (Jerusalem), 16 Sept. 1997 (in Arabic).
     

  • Co-editor with Geries Khoury and Mousa Darwish,  an anthology on Jerusalem, Al-Quds: Dirasat Filastiniyya Islamiyya wa-Masihiyya, (Jerusalem: Muslim and Christian Palestinian Studies), Jerusalem, Al-Liqa' Center, 1996.  (In Arabic).
     


  • Commentary on Dr. Marwan Abu Khalaf’s lecture on “Architectural Ornaments and their Elements under the Omayyads in Jerusalem”, in Proceedings of Study Day commemorating the Jerusalemite Scholar Dr. Kamel Al-Assaly, and the Question of Jerusalem, PASSIA, 1996 (in Arabic).
     

  • "Nationalism and Religion: The role of Christian Arabs in the making of Arab nationalism in the formative stages", Acts of a Muslim-Christian Colloquium, Amman, Jordan, 18-20 January 1994, organized jointly by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (Vatican City) and the Royal Academy for Islamic Civilization Research (Al-Albeit Foundation, Amman), Rome 1994; and in Al-Liqa Journal, vol.6 (Feb. 1996), both in English. Research.
     


  • "The Formative Stages of Palestinian Emigration to the Americas, 19th Century to 1948," in The Emigration Problem, Al-Liqa Center, Jerusalem, 1991 (in Arabic), and Al-Liqa Journal, Vol.2 (Dec, 1992) (In English). Bayt Lahm (Antonian Society Annual Review), 1993-1996.  (in Arabic). Research.
     


  • The Case of the forced eviction of the people of Kufur Bur'um and the leadership of Maronite Father Yousuf Istifan Susan (1907-1987)," Al-Liqa'  (Jerusalem), 9 (2) 1994 (in Arabic).
     

  • "Sayyid Qutb and Social Justice, 1945-1948" Journal of Islamic Studies (Oxford), January 1993; & Al-Liqa Journal, Vol. 4 (Dec. 1994) Research.
     


  • "Badr and Ibrahim Lama: Arab Film Pioneers from Palestine  1927-1952". Bayt Lahm annual review, 1990-1991; and al-Watan (Bethlehem), Summer 1994 (in Arabic). Research.
     

  • "Futuristic vision of Palestinian Democracy and the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, " in Proceedings of the Workshop on Democracy, Panorama, Jerusalem, 25-26 May, 1992 (in Arabic); also in al-Quds (Jerusalem) daily, 15.11.93 and al-Sunnarah (Nazareth) 15.11.93 (in Arabic).
     

  • "Prelude to Islamic Commitment: Sayyid Qutb's Literary and Spiritual Orientation, 1932 - 1938 ," The Muslim World (Hartford, Conn), July/October 1990. Research.
     


  • "Study of local Palestinian press under occupation: The case of Bethlehem's press 1919 - 1987," Bethlehem University Journal, Vol. 7 - 8 (August 1989) (in Arabic). Research.


     

  • "On the introduction of printing technology in the Arab World", Al-Liqa' 2(3) 1987, (in Arabic). Research.
     

  • Series of feature articles on the history of the Palestinian press during Ottoman and British periods in Al-Fajr English language weekly, Jerusalem, November-December 1987. Research.
     

  • Co-author with others a document on “Theology and the local Church in the Holy Land ” (Palestinian contextualized theology), Al-Liqa’ Center, Bethlehem / Jerusalem, 1987.
     

  • " On Bethlehem's Cultural Leader Issa Bandak", Al-Liqa', 2 (1) 1986 (in Arabic).
     

  • "The role of Christian Arabs in Arab/Islamic civilization in the First Abbasid Period: translation movement from Syriac" in Proceedings of the 4th Conference of the Arab Heritage for Christians and Muslims, Tantur, Jerusalem, Aug. 28-30, 1986. (in Arabic). Research.
     

  • "Palestine Arab Press Developments under British Rule with a Case Study of Bethlehem's Sawt al-Sha'b, 1922 - 1939," Bethlehem University Journal, Vol.5 (August 1986). Research.
     

  • "Bethlehem, Palestine under the British, 1917 - 1923," Bethlehem University Journal, Vol.3 (August 1984). Research.