This issue of "Hamizrach Hachadash" contains 11 articles. The articles deal with Law and Society.

This book comprises a collection of presentations delivered at the conference, Israel, the Middle East and Islam, convened at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on March 5-6, 2002. This volume reflects the many views and voices heard in and about the Middle East and offers a multifaceted, interdisciplinary and comprehensive look at a host of the issues experienced in the region on a daily basis. Topics range from the attitudes that exist in the Arab world, the changes brought about by the September 11 events, the new rulers of Syria and Morocco, a comparison of Islamists in Iran to those in Algeria, the economic picture of the “Mediterranean neighborhood,” and of course the Middle East peace process—which, it is believed, remains the only viable option to ensure stability in the region.

In this volume: Editor's Introduction – Jacob M. Landau Ottoman History in the Eyes of Contemporary Turks – David Kashner The Jews of Edirne During the Balkan Wars According to the Diary of a Jewish School Mistress – Avigdor Levy The Jews of Ioanina Between Ottoman Loyalty and Greek Resurrection, 1900-1913 – Yitzchak Kerem The La-Markaziyya: The First Syrian Party – Eliezer Tauber Muslim Nationalism: THE Missing Link in the Genesis of Modern Turkey – Erik Jan Zurcher The "Turkish-Islamic Synthesis": The National-Religious Narrative in the 1980s – Anat Lapidot Islam and Politics in Modern Turkey – Alon Liel The Attitudes of the Turkish Islamic Press Towards Israel – Aryeh Shmuelevitz Tevfik Fikret: A Humanist Turkish Poet – Avner Levi Turkey in the Gulf War and Subsequently – Amikam Nachmani Impression of the Israel's Ambassador to Turkey – Uri Gordon As Seen by the Israeli Ambassador to Turkey: Turkey in the Middle East – David Granit Review Article – Jacob M. Landau Book Reviews Article Summaries (in English)