In this thesis I will review the dynamics of economic relations between Israel and Palestine, in the context of its corresponding policy framework and the institutional arrangements (the Oslo...Show moreIn this thesis I will review the dynamics of economic relations between Israel and Palestine, in the context of its corresponding policy framework and the institutional arrangements (the Oslo Accords) that cover the implementation and management of those relations. I focus on the effect of the agreements on Palestine’s capacity to generate revenue, and will analyse this from three economic domains in which revenue can be generated: trade, taxation and labour. I will argue that the Oslo peace process has formalized and institutionalized economic relations that foster serious economic dependency, and that the agreements have failed to address the core economic weaknesses the Palestinian economy has had to deal with as a consequence of prolonged occupation and colonial structures.Show less
Research master thesis | Middle Eastern Studies (research) (MA)
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This thesis is a study on a 15th century medical guide for travellers written by the physician Ibn al-Amshati for the Mamluk vizier al-Barizi. The thesis includes a bio-bibliographical survey of...Show moreThis thesis is a study on a 15th century medical guide for travellers written by the physician Ibn al-Amshati for the Mamluk vizier al-Barizi. The thesis includes a bio-bibliographical survey of Ibn al-Amshati, the analysis of the contents of his manual "al-Isfar 'an hukm al-Asfar" and a comparison with earlier works of the same genre.Show less
This paper offers an analysis of the differences and commonalities between Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Gamel Abdel Nasser, a comparison sparked by the Egyptian Arab Spring. They are compared on their...Show moreThis paper offers an analysis of the differences and commonalities between Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Gamel Abdel Nasser, a comparison sparked by the Egyptian Arab Spring. They are compared on their paths to power, their politics, their visions and the place they hold within the Egyptian imagination. This paper finds that the comparison is only viable with regards to their rise to power and the public perception and propaganda related to both men, and that the reality of their governance is not comparable.Show less
بينما تم بحث العلاقات السعودية اليرانية بوافرة ، لم يتم بحث كيفية تأثير صعود العرش للملك السعودي سلمان عليى تلييك العلاقييات. ومع ذلك ، افقد اقيل عادة أن دور القادة الافراد ينبغي أن يؤخييذ افييي...Show moreبينما تم بحث العلاقات السعودية اليرانية بوافرة ، لم يتم بحث كيفية تأثير صعود العرش للملك السعودي سلمان عليى تلييك العلاقييات. ومع ذلك ، افقد اقيل عادة أن دور القادة الافراد ينبغي أن يؤخييذ افييي العتبييار عنييد تقييييم السياسيية الخارجييية. علوة علييى ذلييك ، افييإن التطورات افي العلاقات السعودية اليرانية لها تأثير مهم على الشرق الوسط بأكمله وكذلك بالنسبة للقوى العظمى الخارجية. بييالنظر إلى هذه العوامل ، افقد افحصت هذه الأطروحة كيف أثر صعود الملك سلمان افي السييلطة علييى العلاقييات السييعودية اليرانييية. الحجيية الساسية لهذه الأطروحة هي أن صعود الملك سلمان للعرش جعل العلاقات السعودية - اليرانية أكثر عرضيية للنييزاع بثلاث أطييرق. ا ل ، من خلل التغيير افي المصالح الوأطنية للمملكة العربية السعودية ، والذي يحركه بقوة ابن الملك سلمان ، محمد بن سلمان. ثانيا أو ا ، لدى الملك سلمان ومحمد بن سلمان وجهة نظر مختلفة عن نظرائهما السابقين افي مجال السياسة الخارجية. على وجه التحديد ، افييي را ، افإن تركيز القييوة المتعلقيية بالسياسيية الخارجييية افييي أيييدي الملييك سييلمان نظرتهم للعالم ، أعطوا أولوية اقوية للتهديد اليراني. أخيا ومحمد بن سلمان يتيح تنفيذ سياسة خارجية أكثر عدوانية تجاه إيران. افي حييين أن هييذه العوامييل تعتييبر ضييرورية لتييدهور العلاقييات ما. ومع ذلك ، افإن التفاعل بين تلك التطورات الخارجييية را مها ضا دوا را ، إل أن التطورات الخارجية تلعب أي ا السعودية اليرانية مؤخا .والعوامل المرتبطة بنفوذ الملك سلمان إلى السلطة يستلزام إجراء المزيد من البحواث من أجل توضيحها بالكاملShow less
Tijdens mijn studie Turkse taal & cultuur heb ik vooral onderzoek gedaan naar de positie van de Osmaanse en Turkse vrouwen. Mijn keuze voor dit onderwerp komt voort uit mijn persoonlijke...Show moreTijdens mijn studie Turkse taal & cultuur heb ik vooral onderzoek gedaan naar de positie van de Osmaanse en Turkse vrouwen. Mijn keuze voor dit onderwerp komt voort uit mijn persoonlijke belangstelling voor de rechten en de plichten van vrouwen in de Turkse samenleving. De publieke moraal en de sociale controle waarmee de vrouw anno 2019 nog steeds mee te maken heeft, was tevens één van de redenen om aan deze studie te beginnen. Gedurende mijn zoektocht naar informatie over de ontwikkelingen van vrouwenrechten in Turkije heb ik het boek van Şefika Kurnaz Cumhuriyet öncesinde Türk kadını (Turkse vrouw voor de republiek) bestudeerd. Ik heb haar boek veelvuldig gebruikt in mijn onderzoek. In de inleiding schrijft Şefika Kurnaz het volgende; “Halbuki, kadın haklarının günümüzde ulaştığı merhalenin laikiyle anlaşılabilmesi için Cumhuriyet öncesi devirlerdeki gelişmelerin gün ışığına çıkarılmasına ihtiyaç vardır.” (Echter, om de bereikte ontwikkelingen op het gebied van vrouwenrechten goed te kunnen begrijpen is er behoefte om de ontwikkelingen voor de republikeinse periode ook in het daglicht te brengen.) Om het heden te begrijpen zijn de ontwikkelingen van het verleden bepalend. Dit maakte dat ik mij vooral gericht heb op de periode vóór de uitroeping van de Turkse Republiek in 1923. De positie van de vrouw binnen de Turkse samenleving, vooral in het westen, heeft zich de laatste jaren weliswaar verder ontwikkeld. Echter naar mijn mening is de positie van de vrouw nog niet evenwichtig en gelijkwaardig genoeg. Dit onderzoek beoogt om de drie belangrijkste elementen die ingezet zijn voor de emancipatie van de Osmaanse vrouwen bijeen te brengen en een bijdrage te leveren aan de bestaande werken. Deze elementen zijn onderwijs, vrouwenverenigingen en vrouwenbladen. In mijn onderzoek zal ik ook aandacht besteden aan de hervormingen die vrouwen meer rechten hebben gegeven. De ontwikkelingen op het gebied van binnenlandse onderwijs, de vrouwenverenigingen die ieder vanuit eigen gedachtengoed ondersteunend zijn geweest voor vrouwen en de vrouwenbladen die vóór de oprichting van de Turkse Republiek zijn verschenen zullen behandeld worden.Show less
This paper attempts to analyse the incentives and the procedures of the political transformation of the Muqtada al-Sadr movement during the Iraqi Civil War, 2003-2008. To provide a better...Show moreThis paper attempts to analyse the incentives and the procedures of the political transformation of the Muqtada al-Sadr movement during the Iraqi Civil War, 2003-2008. To provide a better understanding of the political struggle and violence in the Iraqi domestic political scene. To explain and analyze the role of militant movements, the Shia especially. How the power dynamics were developed in the post-Saddam Iraq after the USA invasion and occupation.Show less
Research master thesis | Middle Eastern Studies (research) (MA)
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This thesis focuses on property disputes in Iraq resulting from former regime policies between 1968 and 2003. The former regime used three intertwined strategies that resulted in loss of real...Show moreThis thesis focuses on property disputes in Iraq resulting from former regime policies between 1968 and 2003. The former regime used three intertwined strategies that resulted in loss of real property in particularly the northern regions of Iraq. Through land reforms, Arabization, and a series of attacks on Kurdish regions in the late 1980’s (entitled Anfāl) many persons were affected, notably Kurds. Houses and land were then often given to Arabs to tip the demographic balance in Kurdish majority areas in favor of Arabs. This thesis describes the stories of three victims of such property loss, and proceeds to analyze the legislative framework in place to solve these issues. From there, it analyses the Property Claims Commission, which has been the sole institution in Iraq to address the property conflicts that developed as a result of these former strategies.Show less
Kürk Mantolu Madonna is a love story written in Turkish language by Sabahattin Ali, a Turkish journalist, poet and writer who is remembered for his Leftist political stance and articulated...Show moreKürk Mantolu Madonna is a love story written in Turkish language by Sabahattin Ali, a Turkish journalist, poet and writer who is remembered for his Leftist political stance and articulated criticism towards the Turkish Republic’s Kemalist one-party state. One of the most interesting aspects of Kürk Mantolu Madonna is that it was written over seven decades ago but over the last decade or so it has become extremely popular, exemplified by a myriad of posts about the novel on social media, in Turkey. This thesis is intrigued by the sudden, unexpected and unprecedented nature of the novel’s current becoming very popular. Hence, it sets out to address Kürk Mantolu Madonna’s present popularity by examining, through different academic lenses, various types of evidence such as publishing history, customers’ reviews, and social and political contexts.Show less
Sâmiha Ayverdi represents a curious case of where the usual crude dichotomic categorisations that mark modern Turkey appear to loose validity. Having the outward appearance of a westernised ...Show moreSâmiha Ayverdi represents a curious case of where the usual crude dichotomic categorisations that mark modern Turkey appear to loose validity. Having the outward appearance of a westernised ‘republican woman’ as envisaged by the reformist Kemalist elite, Ayverdi managed to merge multiple, seemingly conflicting, personas in her person as a novelist, a public intellectual and the head of a Sufi brotherhood. This thesis seeks to evaluate Ayverdi’s memoirs in terms of their value of providing us with a counter-narrative on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the rise of the republic and the numerous political crises that it faced throughout its existence. It is not a study of Ayverdi’s Sufi inspired religious views which have been discussed elsewhere. It is hoped this study will constitute a humble contribution to the academic discourse regarding the hybridity of Turkish intellectuals.Show less
