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Kicking Up Sand in Middle-East Studies

By RICHARD BYRNE

When the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, or Asmea, held its inaugural meeting in Washington in late April, the siege mentality felt by its members — many of whom are conservative researchers — was palpable.

Even the group's renowned co-founder, Bernard Lewis, sounded...

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