From the editor.

• Position: Brief Article

After three years as Editor, Ghada H. Talhami has turned over the editorship of Arab Studies Quarterly to pursue her ongoing distinguished academic career. Her years of leadership, first as Co-Editor with William W. Haddad, and then as Editor were ones of outstanding accomplishment. Under Ghada Talhami's editorship, ASQ published articles on Algeria, the Turkish-Israeli alliance, media bias, sectarianism and business in Lebanon, Palestine, and a host of others. She continued the tradition of publishing special issues on such crucial--even prescient--topics as the Sudan, water issues in the Middle East, and most recently, Iraq: Sanctions and the World. The AAUG and readers of ASQ are indebted to both Professors Talhami and Haddad for their careful scholarship and tireless commitment to excellence.

In keeping with past practice, the Board of Directors of the AAUG has appointed a new Editor, Janice J. Terry. This issue, Winter 2002, marks the first ASQ under the new editorial group. Ibrahim Aoude will serve as both Co-Editor and Book Review Editor and Maher Bages will act as...