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Future Imperfect critically examines the role played by cultural institutions in producing present-day and future contexts for the production, dissemination, and reception of contemporary art in the Middle East and North Africa. It offers critical contexts for a discussion that has become increasingly urgent in recent years - the role of culture in a time of conflict and globalization - and an in-depth critique of the historical state of cultural institutions in an age of political upheaval, social unrest, exuberant cultural activity, ascendant neoliberal forms of privatization, social activism, and regional uncertainty. Based on collective input from numerous contributors and interlocutors, this volume brings together internationally renowned academics, critics, activists, filmmakers, artists, and other independent cultural practitioners to consider how new infrastructures and institutions can effectively emerge within such fraught and dynamic contexts

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Assessing U.S. Policy Priorities in the Middle East( -- Statement of Ms. Catalano Ewers, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Middle East Security Program, Center for a New American Security -- Prepared Statement by Elisa Catalano Ewers, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Sub-Committee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, Hearing on Assessing U.S. P... -- What the United States Contends with Today in the Middle East -- Why Does It Matter Anyway? -- Where Is U.S. Policy Today? -- Recommendations for Where Policy and Congress Could Go -- Statement of Mr. Benaim, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress -- Prepared Testimony Daniel Benaim, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, "Assessing U.S. Policy Priorities in the Middle East," April 3, 2019 -- Regional Trends -- Iraq and Eastern Syria: Mission Incomplete -- Regional Partnerships: Reassurance and Responsibility -- Iran: Choices Ahead -- Investing in Diplomacy and Development Tools and Championing Human Rights -- Policy Recommendations -- Statement of Ms. Pletka, Senior Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute -- House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism, on Assessing US Policy Priorities in the Middle East, Danielle Pletka, Senior Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy, April 3, 2019 -- What Should Our Policies Be? -- Appendix. Subcommittee Hearing Notice, Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515-6128 -- Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sacred Scripture 31. - Literature 63. - Music and Performance 91. - Politics, Conflict and War 129. - History and Identity 183. - Portraiture and the Body 267. - Nature and the Land 313

A series of essays which analyze the causes of conflict in the Middle East, how peace might be achieved, and the role which the United States should play in this region

Intro -- table of contents -- copyright page -- The Changing Face of the United States, by Marian L. Smith -- The Changing Face of Canada, by Peter A. Hammerschmidt -- 1. A Mosaic of Diversity -- 2. Friends, Enemies, and Neighbors -- 3. Coming to America -- 4. Making a New Life -- 5. Fitting In -- 6. Stereotypes, Discrimination, and Other Problems -- 7. An Uncertain Future -- Famous Middle Eastern Immigrants -- Series Glossary of Key Terms -- Further Reading -- Internet Resources -- Index -- Contributors -- Untitled -- Blank Page.

Since the onset of the Arab Spring, economic uncertainty in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen (Arab Countries in Transition, ACTs) has slowed already sluggish growth; worsened unemployment, particularly of youth; undermined business confidence, affected tourist arrivals, and depressed domestic and foreign direct investment. Furthermore, political and social tensions have constrained reform efforts. Assessing policy options as presented in the voluminous literature on the Arab Spring and based on cross-country experience, this paper concludes that sustainable and inclusive growt