The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Feb 2002
Vol. 9, No. 3 (163)

15 Feb 2002

Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS), Varanasi
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi, India
Self-description: "The CIHTS envisioned by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru in consultation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, was established in 1967 with a view to educating the youths of Tibet and Himalyan border students of India [....] with 100% financial support from the Govt. of India. [.... In 1988] Govt. of India declared the Institute as a 'Deemed to be a University' [...]. The Institute is headed by Prof. S. Rinpoche as Director and [.... specialises in] Tibetology, Buddhology and Himalayan Studies. [...] The Institute imparts a 9 years integrated course from Madhyama to Acharya through 5 Faculties: 1. Faculty of Hetu Evam Adhyatma Vidya (Logic and Spirituality) 2. Faculty of Shabda Vidya (Language and Literature) 3. Faculty of Chikitsa Vidya (Medical Science) 4. Faculty of Shilpa Vidya (Arts and Crafts) and 5. Faculty of Adhunik Vidya (Modern Studies). In keeping with traditional method of instruction, the students have to memorize certain amount of root-texts every year. Viva Voce/Debate also forms a part of the examinations system at the Acharya level. The tradition of Sastrartha or Debate is maintained as an integral and viable part of learning. [...] The Institute [.... participates in] an Educational Exchange Programme with the Hampshire College, USA and [University of Tasmania, Hobart - ed.], Australia."
URL http://www.cihts.ac.in/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.cihts.ac.in
Link reported by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

14 Feb 2002

East-European and Oriental Studies, U. Oslo
Faculty of Arts, University of Oslo, Norway
Supplied note: "Application deadlines are March 1st and April 15th, depending on which applicant category you belong to. For information about admission to the University of Oslo, [see ....] http://www.uio.no/english/academics/admission/ "
Site contents: Arabic; Bosnian, Croation and Serbian; Bulgarian; Chinese; Czech; Finnish; Hebrew; Japanese; Middle East and North Africa Studies; Persian; Polish; Russian; Russian-, Central European and Balkan studies; Sanskrit; Turkish; Urdu-Hindi.
URL http://www.hf.uio.no/east/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.hf.uio.no/east
Link reported by: Ram Eivind Gupta (r.e.gupta@hf.uio.no)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1000

14 Feb 2002

Chinese Uyghurs Bibliography
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
A short bibliography of information on Uyghurs in NW Chin. The document was compiled in February 2002 by Dr Sara Davis, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, UCLA, USA.
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Biblio/biblio_chineseuyghurs.html
Internet Archive [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

11 Feb 2002

The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, San Francisco, CA, USA
Supplied note: "The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America cartographic history materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented. The collection categories include old and antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, children and manuscript maps."
[In Feb 2002 the Collection contained over 6400 online maps. The site runs a Java-based 'Insight' map browser which requires Internet Explorer 4.0+ or Netscape Navigator 4.0+ . It is rather sluggish (when accessed from Australia, via a modem) but effective - ed.]
URL http://www.davidrumsey.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.davidrumsey.com
Link reported by: Phil Hoehn (philhoehn@juno.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 300]: under 1000

10 Feb 2002

Cold War International History Project
Woodrow Wilson International Center, USA
Supplied note: "The site states that it 'disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War', including the views of historians from post-Communist countries. De-classified government documents (translated into English), scholarly working papers, and dossiers on the Sino-Soviet split, the Vietnam War, the Korean War, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and foreign relations between the Soviet bloc and Asian nations, both Communist and non-Communist. Links to related sites."
[The site includes - Dossier No. 2: The Khrushchev-Mao Conversations; Dossier No. 3: Le Duan and the Break with China; Dossier No. 4: Documents on the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan - ed.]
URL http://cwihp.si.edu/
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/cwihp.si.edu/
Link reported by: Emma Jane Riddle (riddlee@winthrop.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 3,000

09 Feb 2002

Archeology in the Ottoman Empire, Feb 2002
Ecole Francaise D'Athenes (EFA), Athens, Greece
Supplied note: " Colloque [a seminar, 22-23 Feb 2002] 'Archeologie dans l'Empire ottoman autour de 1900: entre politique, economie et science'/ 'Archeology in the Ottoman Empire at the turn of the XXth century: between politics, economy and science', Rome, Academia Belgica via Omero, 8 I-00197 Roma [Italy]."
URL http://www.efa.gr/frame/fSpecial.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Denis Bocquet (denis.bocquet@ecole-francaise.it), forwarded by Jack Owens (owenjack@isu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 300]: under 30

09 Feb 2002

Humanity Denied - Systematic Violations of Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch, New York, NY, USA
Supplied note: 'Women in Afghanistan have suffered a catastrophic assault on their human rights during more than twenty years of war and under the repressive rule of the Taliban. [...] The impunity that has characterized Afghanistan's civil war must not also come to characterize Afghanistan's post-conflict [post Dec 2001 - ed.] reconstruction and development."
Site contents: I. GLOSSARY; II. SUMMARY; III. RECOMMENDATIONS; IV. BACKGROUND; Life under the Taliban; The anti-Taliban Forces; Treatment of ethnic and religious minorities; The current crisis; V. INTERNATIONAL LAW; VI. ILLUSTRATIVE CASES; VII. CONCLUSION; VIII. APPENDIX I; IX. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
URL http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/afghan3/
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.hrw.org/reports/2001/afghan3/
Link reported by: Web Admin (webadmin@hrw.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

09 Feb 2002

Dangerous Meditation: China's Campaign Against Falungong
Human Rights Watch, New York, NY, USA
Supplied note: "This report [ISBN 1-56432-270-X, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002100348 and written by Mickey Spiegel, research consultant to the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch - ed.]. provides a comprehensive account of the emergence of Falungong in China and the government's response, with particular emphasis on events since the mass Falungong demonstration on April 25, 1999 outside Zhongnanhai, the compound in Beijing housing China's leaders. The report sets forth a detailed chronology of major developments as well as analysis of existing data, much of it flawed, on who is in custody in prisons, reeducation through labor camps, psychiatric institutions, and other incarceration facilities and how they have been treated."
Site contents: I. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Executive Summary; Note on methodology; Recommendations: To the Chinese government, To the Hong Kong government, To the international community, To corporations doing business in China; II. WHAT IS FALUNGONG? The Membership; Freedom of Belief in China; III. DEFIANCE AND RESPONSE: A CHRONOLOGY IV. ZHANG KUNLUN -- AN ILLUSTRATIVE CASE Analysis; V. FALUNGONG IN CUSTODY: COMPETING ACCOUNTS Judicial Prosecutions; Reeducation through Labor, Transformation Centers; Death in Custody, Torture and Other Ill-treatment; Psychiatric Incarceration; VI. FALUNGONG OUTSIDE MAINLAND CHINA Falungong in Hong Kong; Falungong Elsewhere in Asia: Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Taiwan; Falungong in the West Europe, Canada, United States, United Nations; VII. ANALYSIS OF THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE Why Eradication? A "rule of law" veneer; VIII. CONCLUSION; APPENDIX I: REEDUCATION THROUGH LABOR IN CHINA; APPENDIX II: LAWS AND REGULATIONS USED TO CRACK DOWN ON FALUNGONG Social Organizations Regulations; The Assembly Law and Implementing Regulations; Public Order Regulations; The PRC Criminal Law; State Secrets and State Security Laws; Laws Governing Electronic and Print Media; Internet Regulations; APPENDIX III: A LETTER FROM ZHANG KUNLUN TO BRIGADE LEADER LIANG JUNLING;
URL http://hrw.org/reports/2002/china/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Web Admin (webadmin@hrw.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

07 Feb 2002

Narcotics Interdiction in Afghanistan and Central Asia
Central Asia Project and Network Women's Program, The Open Society Institute, U.S.A
Supplied note: "'Narcotics Interdiction in Afghanistan and Central Asia: Challenges for International Assistance,' by Dr. Nancy Lubin, Alex Klaits and Igor Barsegian for JNA Associates, Inc. [...] The report is an update of the authors' preliminary study, presented in June 2001 at a Central Eurasia Project Eurasia Policy Forum in Washington DC. The newly released report sets the research in the context of the U.S. 'war on terrorism' and of increased interest on the part of international donors to help rebuild Afghanistan - a major narcotics producer. The report raises questions about the effectiveness of some UN and US counternarcotics efforts in the region and their relationship to social ills like over-incarceration, corruption, discrimination against women, and the spread of HIV/AIDS. It also offers policy recommendations to minimize the unintended social damage to local communities caused by some international narcotics interdiction programs in the region."
[The document is in PDF format - ed.]
URL http://www.eurasianet.org/policy_forum/lubin012902a.shtml
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Erin Finnerty (efinnerty@sorosny.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

07 Feb 2002

Korean Collection at National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Supplied note: "'The Korean Collection : a national asset' appears in the February 2002 issue of National Library of Australia News. This article by Andrew Gosling describes the National Library of Australia's Korean language [www.nla.gov.au/asian/lang/kor.html - ed. ] collection."
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/feb02/article2.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

06 Feb 2002

CERAM-Infos [Central Asia news]
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur l'Asie Mediane (CERAM), Observatoire d'Analyses des Relations Internationales Contemporaines, Boissise le Roi, France.
Self-description: "'CERAM-Infos' est la lettre d'information on-line du Centre d'etudes et de Recherches sur l'Asie Mediane, departement de l'Observatoire d'Analyses des Relations Internationales Contemporaines. Elle collecte, etudie et diffuse les informations disponibles sur la zone suivante: Afghanistan, mer Caspienne, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Mongolie, Ouzbekistan, Pakistan, Siberie occidentale, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Xinjiang."
Supplied note: "E-mail News on Central Asia from CERAM-Infos (in French) [...] focus[..] on political, economic, social and international matters concerning Middle Asia, from Caspian to Mongolia, and from the Arctic Ocean to Oman Gulf."
[Free subscription to current (email) edition. Free access to past (PDF) editions - ed.]
URL http://www.oaric.com/ceraminfos.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.oaric.com/ceraminfos.htm
Link reported by: P. Dombrowsky (ferghana@netcourrier.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

06 Feb 2002

Hindu Kush Environmental Watch (HEW)
www.afghanmagazine.com, Aftaabzad Publications, Cupertino, CA, USA
Supplied note: "Hindu Kush Environmental Watch (HEW) is an independent nonprofit NGO. HEW focuses on raising environmental awareness and education, environmental research, promoting the protection and rehabilitation of ecosystems and conservation in Afghanistan. I look forward to your support, comments and suggestions in this regard [...] - Daud Saba."
[A site under construction. Its usefulness (or otherwise) will become apparent in the next few months - ed.]
URL http://www.afghanmagazine.com/hew/index.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Daud Saba (daudsaba@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

06 Feb 2002

Central Eurasian Studies Review (CESR)
Central Eurasian Studies Society, Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Supplied note: "The Central Eurasian Studies Society is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue [Volume 1, Number 1, Winter 2002 - ed.] of the Central Eurasian Studies Review (CESR), a scholarly review of research, resources, events, publications and developments in scholarship and teaching on Central Eurasia. The Review appears three times annually (winter, spring and fall). It is distributed free of charge to dues paying members of CESS. Institutions may subscribe at a rate of $50 per year. The Review is also available to all interested readers via the web [in PDF and HTML formats - ed.]."
URL http://www.fas.harvard.edu/cess/CESS_Review.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Virginia Martin (martinvi@email.uah.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

05 Feb 2002

Environmental Consequences of the Vietnam War, Jul 2002
Levande Framtid/Living Future, Stockholm, Sweden
Self-description: "International Conference on the Long-Term Environmental Consequences of the Vietnam War Stockholm, 26-28 July 2002. [...It aims] to develop a sort of encyclopaedia covering all environmental impacts of the Vietnam War and their long-term consequences. To the extent that resources permit, the consequences for Laos and Cambodia will also be considered. [...] It is anticipated that most of the work on the final report will have been completed in advance of the conference. To carry out that work, subcommittees will be established for each of the following main areas: * ecosystems; * public health; * economic and social impacts; * ethical, legal and policy issues."
URL http://www.nnn.se/vietnam/environ.htm
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.nnn.se/vietnam/environ.htm
Link reported by: Levande Framtid/Living Future (editor@nnn.se), forwarded by Paul Kratoska (hispaulk@nus.edu.sg)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

05 Feb 2002

Mongolia study abroad and volunteer opportunities
Cultural Restoration Tourism Project, Pacifica, CA, USA
Self-description: "CRTP was established to restore temples and other artifacts in Central Asia .[...]. CRTP will provide assistance to the local communities at no cost to the hosts. CRTP is organized to provide support to communities in order to enable them to restore culturally significant structures. CRTP is a self-supporting effort aimed towards the needs of the local communities in Central Asia."
Supplied note: "CRTP provides unique and rewarding research and volunteer positions in Mongolia. Our current project is the restoration of a 300 year old Buddhist temple [Baldan Baraivan ("The Yellow Temple"), 300 km E of Ulaan Bataar - ed.]. The restoration will include building restoration, infrastructure and community building. CRTP is planning to use the latest techniques in sustainable development to rebuild a community that can support itself with limited impact on the environment."
URL http://www.crtp.net/
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.crtp.net/
Link reported by: Tanya Salseth (salseth@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

04 Feb 2002

Explorations of the Greater Himalaya, Karakorum, Pamirs, Hindu-Kush, Tibet & High Tartary
www.billbuxton.com, Canada
Site contents: Annotated Bibliography [incl. Books on Climbing, Mountaineering & Exploration - ed.]; Dramatis Personae (up to 1921) [from Abruzzi, Duke of (1873­1933) to Younghusband, Sir Francis - ed.]; Timeline [from circa 1250 till 1905 - ed.]
URL http://www.billbuxton.com/climbing.html
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.billbuxton.com/climbing.html
Link reported by: Bill Buxton (bbuxton@aw.sgi.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

04 Feb 2002

The South Asian Diaspora and East Africa
AnthroGlobe Bibliographies, RSPAS, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "Bibliography of the South Asian Diaspora and East Africa: a partially annotated [183KB] bibliography."
[Compiled by Dr. Andrew Mickleburgh, International Culture Studies Department, Gyosie International College, Reading, U.K. - ed.]
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Biblio/biblio_sasiadiaspora.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.asnu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Feb 2002

Russo-Japanese War and the 20th Century, Feb 2003
The University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Supplied note: "The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Haifa, Israel are organizing in February 10-12, 2003 an International Conference on the topic: 'The Russo-Japanese War & The 20th Century' [...] The immediate objective of the Conference is to discuss the following issues: * The international context of the war; * Was the Russo-Japanese war the first modern war?; * The effect of the war on political and social issues; * The war in literature and popular culture; * The media and the war; * Was the war a conflict beween 'East' and 'West'?; * Far-reaching impacts of the war on the 20th century; * Military repercussions of the war; * The effect of the war on Asia. [...] The deadline for [...] (an abstract within 200 words) is February 28, 2002."
URL http://hcc.haifa.ac.il/events/russo-japan2003/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Rotem Kowner (kowner@research.haifa.ac.il)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Feb 2002

Good News India
Sridharan D V, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Self-description: " News from India: of positive action, steely endeavour and quiet triumphs - news that is little known."
Supplied note: "This site isn't focused precisely on scholarly study per se, but it's various stories are heartening evidence that the compassionate mind-set whatever its source moves people in so many constructive ways. The kind of information one rarely gets in the news. Articles on this website could be excellent study material for secondary and undergraduate courses on India."
Site contents: Vision; Friends; Innovation; Conservation; Outreach; Tradition; Transition; Economy; Milestone; Institution; The Parade; Feedback; The GoodNewsIndia Story; A Personal India; Credits; Rights; Recommended; Directory; Support.
URL http://www.goodnewsindia.com/
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.goodnewsindia.com/
Link reported by: Joanna Kirkpatrick (jkirk@micron.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

02 Feb 2002

MARS Foundation India: India charitable educational trust
MARS Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Supplied note: "Mars Foundation India is a registered, voluntary, charitable educational trust, educational foundation in india committed towards providing access to education for the 'Meritorious Underprivileged' children."
URL http://www.marsfoundationindia.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: William Borders (preponderant@usa.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Feb 2002

17th Middle East History and Theory Conference, May 2002
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago, IL, USA.
Supplied note: "The 17th Middle East History and Theory Conference at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago will be held on May 10-11, 2002. The Conference provides a forum for graduate students and faculty in the humanities and social sciences to present papers related to Middle Eastern and Central Asian culture, art/architecture, literature, society, history and politics. [...] [Deadlines] one-page abstract and a CV by March 1, 2002. Working papers must be received by April 15, 2002."
URL http://cas.uchicago.edu/meht/
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/cas.uchicago.edu/meht/
Link reported by: Ilker Evrim Binbas (iebinbas@midway.uchicago.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Feb 2002

H-GENDER-MIDEAST Discussion List
The Center for Middle Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Supplied note: " Announcing H-GENDER-MIDEAST: H-Net Network on Gender in the [Arabic speaking - ed.] Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Western Asia, Iran, and the Mediterranean. Sponsored by H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences On-line, Michigan State University and The Institute for Gender and Women's Studies (IGWS) at the American University in Cairo (www.aucegypt.edu/igws) [...] H-GENDER-MIDEAST is co-edited by Martina Rieker mrieker@aucegypt.edu and Cynthia Nelson cynthia@aucegypt.edu. It is advised by a board of scholars. [...] To join H-GENDER-MIDEAST, please send a message from the account where you wish to receive mail, to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu (with no signatures or styled text, word wrap off for long lines) and only this text: sub h-GENDER-MIDEAST firstname lastname, institution Example: sub h-gender-mideast Leslie Jones, Pacific State U "
URL http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~gend-mid
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Elizabeth Bishop (bishop@aucegypt.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

01 Feb 2002

Asia: Human Rights Watch World Report 2002
Human Rights Watch, New York, NY, USA
Self-description: "Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly."
Site contents: Fragile Democratic Transitions; International Justice; Violence, Refugees, and the Internally Displaced; Internal Security Laws; Human Rights Defenders; The Role of the International Community; The Work of Human Rights Watch; Afghanistan; Burma Cambodia; China and Tibet; East Timor; India; Indonesia; Malaysia; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Vietnam.
[A subsection of a larger document dealing with 2002 regional and country reports for: Africa; Americas; Asia; Europe/Central Asia; Middle East/N. Africa; United States; As well as global issues such as: Arms; Children's Rights; Women's Rights; Refugees; International Justice; Prisons - ed.]
URL http://www.hrw.org/wr2k2/asia.html
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.hrw.org/wr2k2/asia.html
Link reported by: Scout Report (scout-report@hypatia.cs.wisc.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

01 Feb 2002

AllCamels.com - Your Comprehensive Camel Resource Site
AllCamels.com, Northridge, CA, USA
Supplied note: "Camel resource for owners, students, and enthusiasts of dromedary and bactrian camels. Articles, discussions, links, store, classifieds, and more."
URL http://www.allcamels.com/links/
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.allcamels.com/links
Link reported by: Alan S. Harrell (ash@alansharrell.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

01 Feb 2002

NEC Travels & Tours (P) Ltd., Nepal
NEC Travels & Tours (P) Ltd., Nepal
Supplied note: "We are local tour operator in Kathmandu, Nepal. We provide special prices for students & teachers group for trekking, rafting, safari, Tibet & Bhutan tour, hotel reservation, local sightseeing , bird watching, trekking guide & porter service, private home stay in Kathmandu."
URL http://www.nectravels.com
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.nectravels.com
Link reported by: Janaki Parajuli (janaki@ccsl.com.np)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
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01 Feb 2002

New Crop of Afghan Returnees
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele.Fax.No. 44-4895235) on the above subject is now available at the Web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below]."
[Background notes about Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HJI), an anti-US Pakistani terrorist organisation with reportedly a large following in the Pakistani military-intelligence establishment - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers5/paper402.html
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30