THESES & DISSERTATIONS
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
GRADUATE PROGRAMS

MIDDLE EAST STUDIES THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
1994*1995*1996*1997*1998*1999*2000*2001*2002*2003*2004
Circulating copies of the theses and dissertations listed below are available in the University of Utah Marriott Library. Non-circulating copies of all Middle East Studies theses and dissertations, dating back to 1972, are available for review at the Middle East Center.

2004

Abdul-Rahim Al-Shaikh PhD MES---Arabic 2004
Title: Beyond the Last Twilight: An Annotated Translation of Barghouthi's Autobiography al-Daw' al-Azraq (The Blue Light)

2003

Asma A. Alsarhan PhD MES---Arabic 2003
Title: The Quest for Feminist Identity in Kuwaiti Fiction: A Cultural Approach

2002

Farajollah Alighanbari PhD MES---Pol S 2002
Title: Kingship in the Siyasat-Nameh
Jeffrey E. Braithwaite MA MES---Pol S 2002
Title: Palestinian Perceptions of the 1990-1991 Gulf Crisis
Brendon J. Cannon MA MES---History 2002
Title: Nationalization of Society and Economy in Turkey: Historical Roots and the Case of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association

2001

W. Matthew Malczycki MA MES---History 2001
Title: Reaching a New Understanding of the Andalusi `Ulama' of the Taifa Kings Era (1013-1086)

2000

Salman Bashier PhD MES---Arabic 2000
Title: Philosophy of the Limit: Ibn `Arabi's Barzakh Concept and the Meaning of Infinity
Published as: Ibn al-Arabi's Concept of the Limit (Barzakh) and the Relationship Between God and the World. SUNY Press, July 2004.
Roger A. Deal MA MES---History 2000
Title: The Kabadayis of Istanbul

1999

Judith Louise Jarrow PhD MES---Arabic 1999
Title: The Feminine Literary Voices in Tunisia (1955-1975) and the Growth of Emancipation
Todd J. Watkins MA MES---Pol S 1999
Title: Religio-Political Groups And the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

1998

M. Mahera Harouny PhD MES---Persian 1998
Title: The Concepts of Love and the Beloved in the Ghazals (Lyrics) of Sa`di and Hafez
Brian Hauglid PhD MES---Arabic 1998
Title: Al-Tha`labi's Qisas al-Anbiya': Analysis of the Text, Jewish and Christian Elements, Islamization, and Prefiguration of the Prophethood of Muhammad
Salam A. Noor PhD MES---Pol S 1998
Title: The External Behavior of A Non-State Actor: The Foreign Policy Determinants of the Palestine Liberation Organizations, 1982-1990
Touraj Noroozi PhD MES---Pol S 1998
Title: Islamic Utopianism and International Relations: A Reflection on the Symbolics of Khomeini's "Neither East Nor West" Doctrine
S. Elaine Clark MA MES---Arabic 1998
Title: With Blood and The Eyes' Tears: Cultural Discourse and Scripts of Intifada Martyrdom

1997

Abuhamid Abdul-Quadir PhD MES---Arabic 1997
Title: Shahadah: The Role of Witnesses in the Islamic Law of Evidence
Muhammad Amanullah PhD MES---Pol S 1997
Title: Just Retribution and Its Alternatives in Hanafi Fiqh
Recep Boztemur PhD MES---Pol S 1997
Title: State Making and Nation Building in Turkey: A Study of the Historical Relation between the Capitalist Development and the Establishment of the Modern Nation State
Samer Ali MA MES---Arabic 1997
Title: "Grammarian of This Era" A Social History of Ibn Hisham al-Ansari
Linda Patricia Chang MA MES---History 1997
Title: Bursa and Aleppo in the Nineteenth Century: A Study of Textile Production Centers
Todd A. Cummings MA/MPA MES---Pol S 1997
Title: Micro-Credit in Egypt: An Analysis of Various Approaches to Reaching the Poor

1996

Ding Yaylalier PhD MES---History 1996
Title: American Perceptions of Turkey 1919-1927
David Bartlett MA MES---History 1996
Title: Institutional Imperialism in Bahrain from 1900-1956: An Analysis of British Intervention and its Impact on the Development of Political Opposition in Bahrain
Maurizio Oliva MA MES---History 1996
Title: Contemporary Labor Migration from North Africa to Italy

1995

Samira Farwaneh PhD MES---Arabic & Ling. 1995
Title: Directionality Effects in Arabic Dialect Syllable Structure
Lloyd Miller PhD MES---Persian 1995
Title: A Study of Form and Content of Persian Avaz
Paula I. Nielson PhD MES---Anthro 1995
Title: The Origin of Mut`ah (Temporary Marriage) in Early Islam
Margaret S. Paydar PhD MES---Persian 1995
Title: Iranian Archetypes: Toward the Principled Integration of Archetypal Iranian Belief Systems
Muhammad Amanullah MA MES---Arabic 1995
Title: A Critical Study of Tafsir `Ilmi: The Case of Modern Egypt
Krikor Chobanian MA MES---Pol S 1995
Title: Armenia: Foreign Policy in Solving Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis
Shaun Lopez MA MES---History 1995
Title: Copts or Egyptians? Coptic Identity-Based Political Activism in Three Periods
Shadi Sahami MA/MPA MES---Pol S 1995
Title: Female Genital Mutilation: A Conspiracy of Survival

1994

Ronald D. Anderson PhD MES---Hebrew 1994
Title: Discourse Markers in the Hebrew Bible
Richard Lyon Daly PhD MES---Anthro 1994
Title: Kings of the Hyksos, Tell El-'Ajjul in the Bichrome Ware Period: A Comparative Stratigraphic Analysis
Shiu Sian (Angel) Hsu PhD MES---Arabic 1994
Title: Dress in Islam: Looking and Touching in Hanafi Fiqh
Teri A. Anderson MA MES---Pol S 1994
Title: Economic Liberalization in Developing Countries: Political Constraints to Reform in Egypt
Mohammad Hassan Bakhti MA MES---History 1994
Title: Ali Akbar Dehkhuda: A Political Profile