 Nefissa Naguib and Inger Marie Okkenhaug have edited a new publication "Interpreting Welfare and relief in the Middle East", Leiden, Brill, 2007.
Based on different problematic and methodological perspectives and new sources, this book’s contributions lie in the close study of welfare beyond the religious divides, codifications and indoctrinations. The time span – from 1850 to the present day - represents moments of colonisations, occupations, wars and conflicts which resulted in un-met needs and broken down institutions.
What are the stories behind health care, schools, orphanages and vocational schools, maternity homes and hostels? The collection of chapters examine different involvements in welfare activities not only as contextualised in stable communities and nations, but also as they emerge in vulnerable states and disintegrating societies. Furthermore, this volume brings forth the historical and contemporary voices of those who provide relief and the beneficiaries of such efforts. At the core of this book are themes concerned with humanitarianism in relation to people’s unique experiences, state and non-governmental organisations, gender and modernity.
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Albright Award to Dr. Bert DeVries |
On Friday 16 November Bert deVries was awarded the Albright Award by the American Schools of Oriental Research at their annual meeting.
The citation reads as follows:
"The W. F. Albright Award honors an individual who has shown special support or made outstanding service contributions to one of the overseas centers ACOR, AIAR, CAARI, or to one of the overseas committees - the Baghdad committee and the Damascus committee.
It is most fitting that this award be given to Bert DeVries in recognition of his years of dedication to the American Center for Oriental Research and to furthering the development of archaeology in Jordan. In addition to his excellent work directing several significant archaeological projects, Bert served as the Director of ACOR during one of the most significant periods in the institution’s history and he continues to support projects of vital importance to the Center. Most recently, he devoted his time, energy and resources to ACOR’s successful “Crossing Jordan” conference in Washington, DC held this past spring". |
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Global Moments in the Levant |
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Global Moments are breakthrough events that change peoples lives and futures. They are developments that call for significant adaptations leading to new forms of cooperation or conflict. In this project, Historians, Anthropologist, and Archeologists from Norway, Palestine and the USA will pursue research projects centred around a common objective of exploring selected Global Moments in the history of the Levant, and the way in which peoples identities and traditions have been affected by inter-cultural encounters.
 The researchers at this project, lead by Leif Manger, had their second annual workshops in Bergen and at Voss, March 26th - 29th 2007. These pictures are from that workshop, showing some of the GML participants.
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Professor Gunnar and Randi Håland Receive Prestigious Award |
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 Professor Gunnar and Randi Håland receive prestigious research award from the Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture. The award is distributed as a reward for brilliant research within the comparative research in human culture for a periode of five years. Professor Gunnar and Randi Håland receives this award for the periode 2006 - 2010.
The Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture, founded in 1922, is an independent research institution sponsoring research in the areas of comparative linguistics, folklore, religion, ethnology, archaeology and ethnography.
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Information from the Institute
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