Academic Appointments


  • Professor Emeritus, History

Administrative Appointments


  • Director Middle East Studies and Professor of History, American University in Cairo (2006 - 2008)
  • Professor, Department of History, Stanford University (1996 - 2008)
  • Visiting Research Fellow, American University in Cairo (2004 - 2005)
  • Visiting Researcher, al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (2004 - 2005)
  • Sultan Visiting Professor of Middle East Studies, University of California, Berkeley (2001 - 2001)
  • Director, Program in Modern Thought and Literature, Stanford University (1995 - 1999)
  • Associate Professor, Department of History, Stanford University (1990 - 1996)
  • Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College (Oxford) (1989 - 1989)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of History, Stanford University (1983 - 1990)
  • Lecturer, Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies, University of Michigan (1982 - 1982)
  • Instructor, Division of Social Sciences, Henry Ford Community College (1982 - 1983)
  • Assistant Librarian, Near East Division, Graduate Library, University of Michigan (1979 - 1983)

Honors & Awards


  • First award for a non-periodical publication by a national or international entity, International Labor Communications Association (2011)
  • Fellow, Center for Arabic Study Abroad, AUC (2004)
  • Graduate Service Recognition Award, Stanford University (2004)
  • Favorite Professor Award, Stanford University Knight Journalism Fellows (2004)
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor, Department of History, AUC (December 2002)
  • Fellow, Stanford Humanities Center (1999-2000)
  • Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching, Stanford University (1990)
  • Fellow, Stanford Humanities Center (1987-1988)
  • Fellow, American Research Center in Egypt (1986)
  • Fellow, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Abroad Program (1980-1981)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations


  • Contributing Editor, Editorial Committee, Middle East Report (1999 - Present)
  • Chair, Roger Owen Book Award Committee, Middle East Studies Association (2013 - 2013)
  • Member, Fellowship Committee, Palestinian American Research Center (2009 - 2009)
  • Member, Fellowship Committee, American Research Center in Egypt (1992 - 1992)
  • Chair, Fellowship Committee, American Research Center in Egypt (2006 - 2006)
  • Member, International Advisory Council, World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (2006 - Present)
  • President, Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) (2001 - 2002)
  • Member, Board of Directors, MESA (1993 - 1996)
  • Member, Board of Directors, MESA (2000 - 2003)
  • Member, Selection Committee, Center for Arabic Study Abroad (2004 - 2005)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP), (1987 - 1988)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) (1991 - 1997)
  • Chair, MESA Nominations Committee (1992 - 1992)
  • Member, Nominations Committee, American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch (1990 - 1992)
  • Member, MESA Program Committee, 1984 Annual Meeting (1984 - 1984)
  • Member, AHA
  • Member, ARCE
  • Member, MESA
  • Member, PARC
  • Consulting Editor, International Labor and Working Class History (2010 - 2011)
  • Member, Editorial Committee, International Labor and Working Class History (2012 - Present)
  • Editor, Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures (2004 - Present)
  • Member, Editorial Committee, Middle East Report (1981 - 1997)
  • Member, Editorial Committee, Middle East Report (2003 - 2006)
  • Chair, Editorial Committee, Middle East Report (1987 - 1987)
  • Reviews Editor, Editorial Committee, Middle East Report (1988 - 1995)
  • Contributing Editor, Editorial Committee, Middle East Report (2007 - Present)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Jama‘a: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Middle East (2008 - Present)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Cairo Papers in Social Science (2006 - 2008)
  • Member, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, Advisory Board (1990 - 2001)
  • Member, H-Mideast-Politics, Advisory Board (2005 - Present)
  • Co-organizer, “Islamists and Democrats,” American University in Cairo (2008 - 2008)
  • Coordinator, Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar on Comparative Settler Colonialism, Stanford University (2002 - 2004)
  • Co-organizer, "Islam and Globalization, Islam and Localization,” Stanford University (2003 - 2003)
  • Coordinator, California Middle East Social and Cultural History Association (1999 - 2004)
  • Member, Islamic Studies Faculty Advisory Committee (2003 - 2006)
  • Co-organizer, "Globalization, Political Islam, and Urban Social Movements,” University of California, Berkeley (1998 - 1998)
  • Member, Islamic Studies Faculty Advisory Committee (2008 - 2012)
  • Member, Islamic Studies Faculty Advisory Committee (2008 - Present)
  • Member, Modern Thought and Literature, Committee in Charge (1993 - 1999)
  • Member, Modern Thought and Literature, Committee in Charge (2000 - 2001)
  • Member, Feminist Studies Program Committee (1995 - 1998)
  • Coordinator, Geballe Research Workshop on Ethnic Minorities in the Modern Middle East and Central Asia (2011 - 2014)
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa Faculty Council (2013 - 2014)
  • Chair, Dept. of History, Middle East Search Committee (2008 - 2009)
  • Chair, Dept. of History, Middle East Search Committee (2010 - 2011)
  • Coordinator, Worlds of Islam, Freshman Humanities sequence (2005 - 2007)
  • Director of Graduate Study, Dept. of History, Stanford University (2002 - 2004)
  • Director of Graduate Study, Dept. of History, Stanford University (2005 - 2006)
  • Chair, Dept. of History Graduate Admissions Committee (2000 - 2002)
  • Chair, Dept. of History Graduate Admissions Committee (2012 - 2014)
  • Chair, Dept. of History Modern Islamic History Search Committee (1998 - 1999)
  • Organizer, Dept. of History, Curriculum in Empires and Cultures Pedagogical Workshop (1998 - 1998)
  • Coordinator, Workshop on Empires and Cultures (1995 - 1997)
  • Coordinator, Workshop on Empires and Cultures (1999 - 2001)
  • Coordinator, Workshop on Empires and Cultures (2002 - 2003)
  • Co-organizer, Workshop on Empires and Cultures, Annual Symposia (1996 - 1996)
  • Co-Organizer, Workshop on Empires and Cultures, Annual Symposia (1997 - 1997)
  • Co-Organizer, Workshop on Empires and Cultures Annual Symposia (2000 - 2000)
  • Member, Dept. of History, Graduate Admissions Committee (1996 - 1997)
  • Member, Dept. of History, Graduate Admissions Committee (1998 - 1999)
  • Member, Dept. of History, Undergraduate Study Committee (1990 - 1991)
  • Co-Director, Workshop on “Social Movements in the Middle East and North Africa: Shouldn’t we go a step further?” 10th Mediterranean Research Meeting (2009 - 2009)

Professional Education


  • Center for Arabic Study Abroad, American University (1969)
  • A.B., Princeton University, Near Eastern Studies (1970)
  • A.M., Harvard University, Middle East Studies (1974)
  • A.M.L.S., University of Michigan, Library Science (1978)
  • Ph.D, University of Michigan, History (1982)

Stanford Advisees


  • Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
    Steven Mavromihalis

All Publications


  • Lumbering State, Restless Society: Egypt in the Modern Era (Book Review) JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC STUDIES Book Review Authored by: Beinin, J. 2022; 34 (1): 135-140
  • Egypt: A Fragile Power (Book Review) JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC STUDIES Book Review Authored by: Beinin, J. 2022; 34 (1): 135-140
  • MERIP and Political Economy in Middle East Studies REVIEW OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES Beinin, J. 2021; 55 (2): 241-251

    View details for DOI 10.1017/rms.2022.7

    View details for Web of Science ID 000836317900007

  • Made in Egypt: Gendered Identity and Aspiration on the Globalised Shop Floor (Book Review) LABOR-STUDIES IN WORKING-CLASS HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS Book Review Authored by: Beinin, J. 2017; 14 (4): 119–20
  • Civil Society, NGOs, and Egypt's 2011 Popular Uprising SOUTH ATLANTIC QUARTERLY Beinin, J. 2014; 113 (2): 396-406
  • Les ouvriers et les soulèvements arabes de 2011 Le Mouvement Social Beinin, J. 2014; 245
  • Young Arab Intellectuals, the Arab Offices, and the Partition of Palestine workshop on “Partitions: Towards Transnational History of Twentieth Century Territorial Separatism Beinin, J. 2013
  • What Comes Next: Unlikely, unrealistic, or unimaginable Mondoweiss Beinin, J. 2013
  • Intellectuals, Socialists, Capitalists and Bi-Nationalism in Mandate Palestine AJS Perspectives Beinin, J. 2013
  • Jews as Native Iraqis To Live in Two Worlds: Baghdad-Jerusalem, 1924-2008 Beinin, J. edited by Rejwan, N. University Press of America. 2013
  • Was there a January 25 Revolution Jadaliyya.com Beinin, J. 2013
  • Civil Society, Social Movements, and the Arab Uprisings of 2011 conference on Civic Participation and Citizenship: New Spaces of Civil Society Activism in the Arab World, The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship Beinin, J. 2013
  • All Unionized and Nowhere to Go Sada, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Beinin, J. 2013
  • Workers, Trade Unions, and Egypt’s Political Future Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2013
  • Egyptian Workers After June 30 Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2013
  • From Urban Cosmopolitanism to ‘Mixed Cities’ to Ethnic Purity Jadal Electronic Magazine Beinin, J. 2013; 18
  • Strikes in Egypt Spread from Center of Gravity The Arab Revolts Beinin, J., el-Hamalawy, H. edited by McMurray, D., Ufheil-Somers, A. Indiana University Press. 2013: 83–99
  • Mixing, Separation, and Violence in Urban Spaces and the Rural Frontier in Palestine Arab Studies Journal Beinin, J. 2013; 21 (1): 10-43
  • Social Movements, Mobilization, and Contestation in the Middle East and North Africa edited by Beinin, J., Vairel, F. Stanford University Press. 2013
  • Egyptian Workers and January 25th: A Social Movement in Historical Context SOCIAL RESEARCH Beinin, J. 2012; 79 (2): 323-348
  • The Rise of Egypt’s Workers Carnegie Papers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Beinin, J. 2012
  • The First Intifada and the Non-emergence of a Palestinian State, Mondoweiss Beinin, J. 2012
  • Workers and the Egyptian Revolution: The Prehistory Table Ronde sur l’Egypte, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales Beinin, J. 2012
  • The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Arab Awakening Palestine-Israel Journal Beinin, J. 2012; 18 (1): 52-60
  • What have workers gained from Egypt's January 25 "revolution"? Conference on "Arab Uprisings: Contesting Narratives, Locating Power" Beinin, J. 2012
  • North American Colleges and Universities and BDS The Case for Sanctions Against Israel Beinin, J. edited by Lim, A. Verso. 2012: 61–75
  • What have workers gained from Egypt’s January 25 “revolution”? Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Annual Symposium Beinin, J. 2012
  • Egyptian Workers in the Liberal Age and Beyond conference on “Arabic Thought beyond the Liberal Age: New Directions in Middle East Intellectual History" Beinin, J. 2012
  • Soziale Bewegungen und der »Arabische Frühling«: Rolle der ägyptischen Arbeiterbewegungi Arabische Zeitenwende. Aufstand und Revolution in der arabischen Welt Beinin, J. edited by Öztürk, A. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. 2012: 76–85
  • In Search of a New Political Language Egypt Independent Beinin, J. 2012
  • The Left, the Jews and Defenders of Israel: A Review Essay Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2012
  • Les ouvriers égyptiens et le 25 janvier: contexte historique d’un mouvement social Cahiers de l’Orient Beinin, J. 2012; 108: 97-114
  • The Working Class and the Popular Movement in Egypt The Journey to Tahrir: Revolution, Protest and Social Change in Egypt, 1999-2011 Beinin, J. edited by Sowers, J. Verso. 2012: 92–106
  • Workers and Egypt's January 25 Revolution INTERNATIONAL LABOR AND WORKING-CLASS HISTORY Beinin, J. 2011: 189-196
  • Working-Class Revolutions? The success of the insurgent movements correlates well with the strength of organized labor. NATION Beinin, J. 2011; 293 (11): 25-28
  • Egypt's Workers Rise Up NATION Beinin, J. 2011; 292 (10-11): 8-9
  • Arab Spring – Chief Consequence Global Brief Beinin, J. 2011
  • The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Arab Awakening Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2011
  • Social Movements, Mobilization, and Contestation in the Middle East and North Africa edited by Beinin, J., Vairel, F. Stanford University Press. 2011
  • Mitzrayim be-nekudat ha-al chazor? Hagada Hasmolit Beinin, J. 2011
  • Workers and Egypt’s January 25th Uprising/Revolution: Shifting the Discussion from ‘Autocracy/Democracy’ to Political Economy and Equity workshop on Teaching the Middle East after the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions: Beyond Orientalism, Islamophobia, and Neoliberalism Beinin, J. 2011
  • What have workers gained from Egypt’s January 25 Revolution? The Middle East Channel, ForeignPolicy.com Beinin, J. 2011
  • Whose side is Obama on anyway Salon.com, Zimmerman, M., Beinin, J. 2011
  • Egypt: The Struggle Continues Jadaliyya Beinin, J. 2011
  • Arms sales to Bahrain under the scanner Al Jazeera.net Beinin, J. 2011
  • The Middle East’s Working-Class Revolutions? The Nation Beinin, J. 2011
  • Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation and Palestinian-Israeli Peace Jewish Voice for Peace Beinin, J. 2011
  • Egypt at the tipping point The Middle East Channel, ForeignPolicy.com Beinin, J. 2011
  • Historian Joel Beinin on the Egyptian Labor Crisis The Human Experience Beinin, J. 2011
  • After the Revolution Stanford Magazine Beinin, J. 2011: 54-64
  • Revolution and Repression in Suez Jadaliyya Beinin, J. 2011
  • Palestina, Israel y Egipto tras la ‘Primavera Árabe Afkar/Ideas Beinin, J. 2011
  • The voice is Obama’s; the hands are Bush’s www.bitterlemons-international.org Beinin, J. 2011
  • Jewish Voice for Peace and UN Recognition of Palestinian Statehood Jewish Voice for Peace Beinin, J. 2011
  • The Struggle for Worker Rights in Egypt Real World Labor Beinin, J. edited by Immanuel, N., Offner, A., Sturr, C. Boston: Dollars and Sense. 2011
  • Workers and Egypt’s January 25th Revolution International Labor and Working Class History Beinin, J. 2011; 80 (1): 186-196
  • Workers and Egypt’s January 25th Uprising/Revolution Historical Materialism Conference Beinin, J. 2011
  • A Decade of the Neo-McCarthyite Assault on Middle East Studies Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace Beinin, J. 2010; 4 (1)
  • Contesting Past and Present at Silwan Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2010
  • The Karaites of Modern Egypt Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World Beinin, J. edited by Stillman, N. Brill. 2010: 108–113
  • The Problem is the Israeli Occupation: al-Nabi Saleh Jadaliyya Beinin, J. 2010
  • A Day in the Wilderness of Judea Jadaliyya Beinin, J. 2010
  • Egyptian Textile Workers: From Craft Artisans Facing European Competition to Proletarians Contending with the State The Ashgate Companion to the History of Textile Workers, 1650-2000 Beinin, J. edited by van Voss, L. H. Ashgate Press. 2010: 172–197
  • Knowing the Other: Arabs, Islam, and the Western Cultural Tradition Doing Race: 21 Essays for the 21st Century Beinin, J. edited by Markus, H. R., Moya, P. M. Norton Press. 2010: 199–215
  • Building a Different Middle East The Nation Beinin, J. 2010
  • Confronting Settlement Expansion in East Jerusalem Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2010
  • Egyptian Workers Demand a Living Wage The Middle East Channel, ForeignPolicy.com Beinin, J. 2010
  • The Struggle for Worker Rights in Egypt Beinin, J. Washington, DC: Solidarity Center. 2010
  • Politics and the Study of Egyptian Jews workshop on Muslims and Jews Together: Seeing from Without; Seeing from Within Beinin, J. 2010
  • Egyptian Workers from Arab Socialism to the Neo-Liberal Economic Order Egypt: The Moment of Change Beinin, J. edited by El-Mahdi, R., Marfleet, P. Zed Press. 2009: 68–86
  • If not now, when? Retort Beinin, J. 2009
  • Workers' Protest in Egypt: Neo-Liberalism and Class Struggle in the 21st Century Social Movement Studies Beinin, J. 2009; 8 (4): 449-454
  • Rachel Corrie in Palestine...and in San Francisco Wujhat Nazr Beinin, J. 2009
  • Egyptian Workers, 2004-08: A New Kind of Social Movement on the Margins of the Neo-Liberal Order? 10th Mediterranean Research Meeting, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Beinin, J. 2009
  • Neo-Liberal Structural Adjustment, Political Participation and Political de-Mobilization in Egypt The Arab State and Neo-Liberal Globalization: The Restructuring of State Power in the Middle East Beinin, J. edited by Guazzone, L., Pioppi, D. Ithaca Press. 2009: 19–46
  • Rachel Corrie in Palestine…and in San Francisco Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2009
  • Anti-Semitism: The Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World: 1750 to the Present Beinin, J. edited by Stearns, P. N. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2008
  • L’Egypte des ventres vides Le Monde Diplomatique Beinin, J. 2008
  • It’s the Empire, Stupid Jewish Peace News Beinin, J. 2008
  • Essor et déclin du paradigme marxiste/nationaliste de gauche dans Le Moyen-Orient Arabe Cahiers d’histoire: revue d’histoire critique Beinin, J. 2008; 104: 169-88.
  • The Heart Wants to Hope, But the Brain Cannot MR Zine Beinin, J. 2008
  • Preparing for War with Iran? Jewish Voice for Peace E-Newsletter Beinin, J. 2008
  • Le Marxisme égyptien (1936-52): nationalisme, anti-impérialisme et réforme sociale Cahiers d’histoire: revue d’histoire critique Beinin, J. 2008; 105/106: 129-43
  • Palestine and Israel: What's Iran Got to Do with It? MR Zine Beinin, J. 2008
  • The New Global Economy and the Political Economy of Islamic Social Movements Wujhat Nazr Beinin, J. 2008: 20-25
  • The Egyptian Workers Movement in 2007 Chroniques égyptiennes/Egyptian Chronicles 2007 Beinin, J. edited by Aouardji, H., Legeay, H. Cairo: CEDEJ. 2008: 219–240
  • Three Months in the Wilderness MR Zine Beinin, J. 2008
  • A New Economic Era: Gauging the Winners and Losers Wujhat Nazr (Cairo) Beinin, J. 2008: 4-8
  • Unpleasant Anniversaries Jewish Peace News Beinin, J. 2008
  • President Obama and the Future of Israel and Palestine JVP News Beinin, J. 2008
  • The People of the Gaza Strip Challenge Sham Peace Process Informed Comment Beinin, J. 2008
  • A Tale of Two Cities: Istanbul and Sharm al-Sheikh JVP News Beinin, J. 2008
  • Non-Traditional Historical Sources round-table discussion at conference on “Art and History" Beinin, J. 2007
  • Neo-Liberal Structural Adjustment, Political Participation and Political Mobilization in Egypt workshop on “Dynamics of Change in the Arab World: Globalization and the Re-structuring of State Power,” The International Affairs Institute, Rome and The Swedish Institute of International Affairs Beinin, J. 2007
  • Wasting Time in the Middle East TomPaine.com Beinin, J. 2007
  • Silencing Critics Not Way to Middle East Peace San Francisco Chronicle Beinin, J. 2007
  • Strikes in Egypt Spread from Center of Gravity Middle East Report Online el-Hamalawy, H., Beinin, J. 2007
  • Underbelly of Egypt’s Neoliberal Agenda Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2007
  • The Militancy of Mahalla al-Kubra Middle East Report Online Bienin, J. 2007
  • Shatat yahud misr Beinin, J. Cairo: Dar al-Shorouk. 2007
  • Pzurat yehudei mitzrayim Beinin, J. Tel Aviv: Resling. 2007
  • Rethinking Arab Resistance Cairo Papers in Social Science Thirtieth Anniversary Symposium on 30 Years of Political and Social Protest in Egypt Beinin, J. 2007
  • Egyptian Textile Workers Confront the New Economic Order Middle East Report Online el-Hamalawy, H., Beinin, J. 2007
  • Letter from Tuwani Middle East Report Bienin, J. 2007
  • The Struggle for Sovereignty: Palestine and Israel 1993-2005 edited by Beinin, J., Rebecca, S. L. Stanford University Press. 2006
  • Deflating Middle East Extremism, TomPaine.com Beinin, J. 2006
  • The 2006 Lebanon War and the Israeli Peace Forces Wilberforce Quarterly Bienin, J. 2006; 1 (2)
  • The 2006 Lebanon War and the Israeli Peace Forces al-Adab Beinin, J. 2006
  • The Conflict after Israel's Elections The San Diego Union-Tribune Beinin, J. 2006
  • Why Hamas Won, and Why Negotiations Must Continue San Francisco Chronicle Beinin, J. 2006
  • Egyptian Textile Workers in the Transition to a Neo-Liberal Order The Chronicles Beinin, J. 2006; 1 (3): 16-18
  • Lives of Struggle and Commitment to Social Justice The Chronicles: Economic and Business History Research Center of The American University in Cairo Beinin, J. 2006; 2 (1): 39-41
  • When Doves Cry The Nation Beinin, J. 2006
  • The New McCarthyism: Policing Thought about the Middle East Academic Freedom after 9/11 Beinin, J. edited by Doumani, B. Zone Press. 2006: 237–266
  • Political Islam and the new global economy - The political economy of an Egyptian social movement CR-THE NEW CENTENNIAL REVIEW Beinin, J. 2005; 5 (1): 111-139
  • Forgetfulness for memory: The limits of the new Israeli history JOURNAL OF PALESTINE STUDIES Beinin, J. 2005; 34 (2): 6-23
  • Imperial Projects and the Politics of Knowledge Stanford Humanities Center Conference and Reunion on Knowledge and Belief Beinin, J. 2005
  • The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry: Culture, Politics, and the Formation of a Modern Diaspora Beinin, J. American University in Cairo Press. 2005
  • Did Israel Lead the US into the War on Iraq? Jewish Voice for Peace Plitnick, M., Surkasky, C., Beinin, J. 2005
  • Popular Social Movements and the Future of Egyptian Politics Middle East Report on Line Beinin, J. 2005
  • Imperial Projects and the Politics of Knowledge: “Knowledge” and Magical Beliefs about the Contemporary Middle East Stanford Humanities Center Conference and Reunion on Knowledge and Belief Beinin, J. 2005
  • The new American McCarthyism: policing thought about the Middle East RACE & CLASS Beinin, J. 2004; 46 (1): 101-115
  • The Rise, Decline, and Resurrection of Middle East Area Studies: Imperial Projects and the Production of Knowledge Conference on Creative Destruction: Area Knowledge and the New Geographies of Empire Beinin, J. 2004
  • Imposed Normalization and Cultural Transgression: Cultural Politics in Egypt and Israel since the 1979 Peace Treaty In God's Name? Islam, Judaism and the Political Role of Religions in the Middle East Beinin, J. edited by Bunzl, J. Florida Universities Press. 2004: 137–155
  • Pro-Israel Hawks and the Second Gulf War L’Irak de la crise au chaos edited by Brown, K. Ibis Press. 2004: 126–130
  • Jews as Native Iraqis The Last Jews in Baghdad Beinin, J. edited by Rejwan, N. University of Texas Press. 2004
  • Egyptian Textile Workers: From Craft Artisans Facing European Competition to Proletarians Contending with the State conference on Comparative History of Textile Workers, International Institute for Social History Beinin, J. 2004
  • The Good War The Nation Beinin, J. 2004
  • The Greater Middle East and Prospects for Arab-American Dialogue and its Obstacles (in Arabic) al-Adab Beinin, J. 2004; 52: 31-43
  • Thought Control for Middle East Studies History News Network Beinin, J. 2004
  • No More Tears: Benny Morris and the Road Back from Liberal Zionism Middle East Report Beinin, J. 2004; 240: 38-45
  • Imperial Lament Middle East Report on Line Beinin, J. 2004
  • Political Islam and the New Global Economy: The Political Economy of Islamist Social Movements in Egypt and Turkey conference on French and US Approaches to Understanding Islam Beinin, J. 2004
  • The New McCarthyism: Policing Thought about the Middle East Race & Class Bienin, J. 2004; 46 (1): 101-115
  • "The US Congress Defies the World Court on Israel's Separation Barrier www.juancole.com Beinin, J. 2004
  • Wise words on deaf ears (American policy makers and public sanction for the growth of Middle East area studies) INDEX ON CENSORSHIP Beinin, J. 2003; 32 (3): 51-?
  • Is terrorism a useful term in understanding the Middle East and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? RADICAL HISTORY REVIEW Beinin, J. 2003: 12-23
  • “Middle East Studies after September 11: Presidential Address to the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America MESA Bulletin Beinin, J. 2003; 37 (1): 2-18
  • The United States-Israeli Alliance Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Beinin, J. edited by Kushner, T., Solomon, A. Grove Atlantic Press. 2003: 41–50
  • The New Israeli History, and the Limits of the Zionist Peace Movement Fourth Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting Morris, B. 2003
  • Un ‘think tank’ au service du Likoud Le Monde Diplomatique Beinin, J. 2003
  • Neo-Conservatives in the U.S. Threaten Academic Freedom ISIM Newsletter Beinin, J. 2003
  • Sharon’s Unilateral Steps Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2003
  • Israeli Election Campaign Avoids the Issues Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2003
  • Pro-Israel Hawks and the Second Gulf War Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2003
  • The Karaites in Modern Egypt Karaite Judaism: A Guide to its History and Literary Sources Beinin, J. edited by Polliack, M. Brill Press. 2003: 417–430
  • The Israelization of American Middle East Policy Discourse Social Text Beinin, J. 2003; 21 (2): 125-139
  • Is There a Crisis in Middle East Academic Publishing introduction to special session at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association Beinin, J. 2002
  • The New History and the Israeli Peace Movement: Limits of Historical Method and Politics Workshop on the New History and Israeli Public Culture Beinin, J. 2002
  • The New Neo-liberal Order, Urban Workers, and the Islamic Current in Egypt conference on Globalization, State Capacity, and Islamic Movements, Center for Global and Regional Studies Beinin, J. 2002
  • Late Capitalism and the Reformation of the Working Classes in the Middle East Histories of the Modern Middle East: New Directions Beinin, J. edited by Gershoni, I., Erdem, H., Wökek, U. Lynne Rienner Press. 2002
  • Letter from the President MESA Newsletter Beinin, J. 2002
  • Anti-Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and the Jewish Community in Egypt, 1939 to the Present Hagar: International Social Science Review Beinin, J. 2002; 3 (1): 51-66
  • Another Bloody Passover AlterNet Beinin, J. 2002
  • Who’s Watching the Watchers History News Network Beinin, J. 2002
  • The Rise and Decline of the Left Nationalist/Marxist Historical Paradigm in the Arab Middle East workshop on Twentieth Century Historians and Historiography of the Middle East Beinin, J. 2002
  • Workers and Peasants in the Modern Middle East Beinin, J. Cambridge University Press. 2001
  • The Reasons for Hate Stanford Daily Beinin, J. 2001
  • The Reasons for Hate Jordan Times Beinin, J. 2001
  • Late Capitalist Crisis, Middle East Oil, and Political Islam Between the Lines Beinin, J. 2001; 1 (6): 25-32
  • An Obligation to Question Prevailing Wisdom Los Angeles Times Beinin, J. 2001
  • Imposed Normalization and Cultural Transgression: Cultural Politics in Egypt and Israel since the 1979 Peace Treaty Conference on Islam, Judaism, and the Political Role of Religions in the Middle East, Austrian Institute for International Affairs Beinin, J. 2000
  • Israel’s Cabinet Crisis and the Political Economy of Peace Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2000
  • Camp David II Peacework Beinin, J. 2000
  • Egyptian Jewish Identities: Communitarianisms, Nationalisms, Nostalgias Bulletin des juifs d’Egypte en Israël no Beinin, J. 2000; 16: 14-22
  • Anti-Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and the Jewish Community in Egypt, 1939 to the Present conference on The Formation of Prejudice and Stereotypes in the Arab-Israeli Conflict Beinin, J. 2000
  • Camp David II Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 2000
  • Egypt and Israel Since the 1979 Peace Treaty: Cultural Politics in a Regime of Imposed Normalization Workshop on Rethinking Muslims and Jews: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, National Resource Center on the Middle East, The Jewish Studies Initiative, and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Beinin, J. 2000
  • Late Capitalist Crisis, Middle East Oil, and Political Islam California Middle East Social and Cultural History Association Beinin, J. 2000
  • Peasants, Workers, and the Pedagogical Project of Egyptian Nationalist Modernity International Workshop on Modernity in the Middle East: History and Discourse Beinin, J. 1999
  • Remapping the West: Teaching the Middle East in World and Western Civilization Courses Perspectives on Teaching Innovations: World and Global History Beinin, J. American Historical Association. 1999
  • The Demise of the Oslo Process Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 1999
  • The Jewish Business Elite in Twentieth Century Egypt: Pillars of the National Economy or Compradors Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Beinin, J. 1999; 1 (2): 113-138
  • Assessing Israel’s New Government Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 1999
  • The Working Class and Peasantry in the Middle East: From Economic Nationalism to Neoliberalism Middle East Report Beinin, J. 1999; 210: 18-22
  • Subaltern Experiences and Discourses of Modernity in Egypt Empires and Cultures Workshop Beinin, J. 1999
  • Interpreting Israel's 1999 Election Campaign Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 1999
  • The Oslo Process-Back on Track? Middle East Report Online Beinin, J. 1999
  • Late Capitalism and the Reformation of the Working Class and the Peasantry in the Middle East Conference on New Approaches to the Study of Ottoman and Arab Societies Beinin, J. 1999
  • The Egyptian Nation and National Economic Development: A View from the Textile Mill Floor Conference on Nation and Cultural Perceptions of Identity Beinin, J. 1999
  • Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Movement and Egyptian Revolts (1880-1919) The Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions Beinin, J. Congressional Quarterly Books. 1998: 149–151
  • The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry: Culture, Politics, and the Formation of a Modern Diaspora Beinin, J. University of California Press. 1998
  • The Islamic Current in the Egyptian Trade Union Movement Conference on Globalization, Political Islam, and Urban Social Movements Beinin, J. 1998
  • Late Capitalism and the Reformation of the Working Class and the Peasantry in the Middle East Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association Beinin, J. 1998
  • Don't Ignore World Opinion Stanford Daily Beinin, J. 1998
  • Political Economy and Public Culture in a State of Constant Conflict: 50 Years of Jewish Statehood Jewish Social Studies Beinin, J. 1998; 4 (3): 96-141
  • Palestine and Israel: Perils of a Neoliberal, Repressive, Pax Americana Social Justice Beinin, J. 1998; 25 (4): 20-39
  • Society and Economy, 1923-1952 The Cambridge History of Egypt Beinin, J. edited by Daly, M. W. Cambridge University Press. 1998: 2:309–333.
  • Workers on the Nile: Nationalism, Communism, Islam and the Egyptian Working Class, 1882-1954 Beinin, J., Lockman, Z. American University in Cairo Press. 1998
  • Workers on the Nile: Nationalism, Communism, Islam and the Egyptian Working Class, 1882-1954 Beinin, J., Lockamn, Z. American University in Cairo Press. 1998
  • The Israeli Peace Movement Middle East Report Beinin, J. 1997; 205: 45-46
  • The Jewish Business Elite in Twentieth Century Egypt: Pillars of the National Economy or Compradors? Conference on Muslim Arab Civilization: The Non-Muslim Dimensions, Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies Beinin, J. 1997
  • The Jewish Business Elite in Twentieth Century Egypt: Pillars of the National Economy or Compradors? International Conference on the Jews in Modern Egypt, International Association of Jews from Egypt and Columbia University Middle East Institute Beinin, J. 1997
  • Money, Media and Strategic Consensus: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Ru’a mughayyira Beinin, J. 1997; 1: 30-38
  • I am Jewish because I am Egyptian. I am Egyptian because I am Jewish (interview with Jacques Hassoun) MERIP Newsletter Beinin, J. 1997: 2-3
  • Peace after the Handshake: A Neoliberal, Repressive Palestinian-Israeli Peace in the Shadow of Uncontested U.S. Regional Hegemony Workshop on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution at Home and Abroad Beinin, J. 1997
  • Albright's Approach Is Misguided Stanford Daily Beinin, J. 1997
  • Political Islam: Essays from Middle East Report edited by Beinin, J., Stork, J. University of California Press. 1996
  • al-‘Ummal wa’l-haraka al-siyasiyya fi misr: al-wataniyya, al-shuyu‘iyya, al-islamiyya Beinin, J., Lockman, Z. Markaz al-Buhuth al-'Arabiyya. 1996
  • The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict after Oslo (review essay) Middle East Report Beinin, J. 1996; 201: 45-47
  • Liberated Ramallah MERIP Newsletter Beinin, J. 1996: 3-4
  • Nazis and Spies: Representations of Israeli Espionage and Terrorism in Egypt Jewish Social Studies Beinin, J. 1996; 2 (3): 54-84
  • Arms Transfers, the New Structure of U.S. Hegemony, and Prospects for Democratic Development in the Gulf Inamo: Berichte & Analysen zu Politik und Gesellschaft des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens Beinin, J. 1996; 2: 8-11
  • What Happened to the 'Peace Process'? Peaceworks Beinin, J. 1996: 1-3
  • al-‘Alam al-ahmar: hal kana yurafrif hunak? al-siyasat al-markisiyya wa'l-niza‘ al-‘arabi al-isra’ili Beinin, J. Cairo: Dar al-Thaqafa al-Jadida. 1996
  • Knowing Your Enemy, Knowing Your Ally: The Arabists of Hashomer Hatza‘ir (MAPAM), Aravim ve-yehudim be-tekufat ha-mandat: mabat hadash ‘al ha-mehkar ha-histori Beinin, J. 1995: 179-201
  • Law, Ideology, and Social Change in Israel: Response to Roselle Tekiner Contention Beinin, J. 1995; 4 (2): 175-181
  • Egyptian Jewish Identities: Communitarianisms, Nationalisms, Nostalgias Stanford Humanities Review Beinin, J. 1995; 5 (1)
  • WRITING CLASS, WORKERS AND MODERN EGYPTIAN COLLOQUIAL POETRY (ZAJAL) POETICS TODAY Beinin, J. 1994; 15 (2): 191-215
  • Will the Real Egyptian Working Class Please Stand Up Workers and Working Classes in the Middle East: Struggles, Histories, Historiographies Beinin, J. edited by Lockman, Z. State University of New York Press. 1994: 247–270
  • Egyptian Jewish Identities: Communalisms, Nationalisms, Nostalgias Workshop on Rethinking Nationalism in the Arab World Beinin, J. 1994
  • Arms Transfers, the New Structure of U.S. Hegemony, and Prospects for Democratic Development in the Gulf War and its Consequences: Lessons from the Persian Gulf Conflict Beinin, J. HarperCollins. 1994
  • 1919: Labor Upsurge and National Revolution Workers on the Nile, in The Modern Middle East: A Reader Beinin, J. edited by Hourani, A., Khoury, P., Wilson, M. University of California Press. 1994: 395–428.
  • The Holocaust and the Politics of Memory Radical History Review Beinin, J. 1994; 60: 217-223
  • Will There Be Peace After the Handshake? Found Object Beinin, J. 1994; 3: 75-80
  • Israel, Post-Occupation Mediterraneans Beinin, J. 1994: 226-230
  • Becoming a Jew without Borders Stanford Humanities Review Beinin, J. 1993; 3 (1): 137-142
  • Egyptian Jewry between Two Homelands Conference on Jewish Nationalism in the Lands of Islam Beinin, J. 1993
  • Gamal Abdel Nasser and Nasserism Oxford Companion to Politics of the World Beinin, J. Oxford University Press. 1993: 612–614.
  • Palestinian State Offers Best Chance for Lasting Peace San Jose Mercury News Beinin, J. 1993
  • Money, Media and Strategic Consensus: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Middle East Report Beinin, J. 1993; 180: 10-15
  • Jawanib min al-muqawama al-madaniyya al-misriyya: Markaz Ibn Khaldun al-Mujtama‘ al-madani Beinin, J. 1993; 13: 42-43
  • al-‘Ummal wa’l-haraka al-siyasiyya fi misr: al-wataniyya, al-shuyu‘iyya, al-islamiyya Beinin, J., Lockman, Z. Markaz al-Buhuth al-'Arabiyya. 1992
  • U.S.-Israeli Conflict: Is it Real? Palestine Focus Beinin, J. 1992: 5-6
  • Peace, Peace, and There is No Peace City Lights Review Beinin, J. 1992: 222-227
  • 1919: Labor Upsurge and National Revolution Workers on the Nile, in The Modern Middle East: A Reader edited by Hourani, A., Khoury, P., Wilson, M. I.B. Tauris. 1992: 395–428.
  • Arms Transfers, Prospects for Democratic Development, and the New Structure of U.S. Hegemony in the Gulf Conference on Long Term Consequences of the War in the Persian Gulf Beinin, J. 1992
  • Yanayir 1977: al-tabaqa al-‘amila wa'l-yasar al-misri” [January 1977: The Working Class and the Egyptian Left Ishkaliyyat al-takwin al-ijtima‘i wa'l-fikriyyat al-sha‘biyya fi misr: buhuth wa-munaqashat al-nadwa al-muhdah ila Ahmad Sadiq Sa‘d, 3-5 mayu Beinin, J. 1992: 305-16
  • Remapping the West: Teaching the Middle East in World and Western Civilization Courses AHA Perspectives Beinin, J. 1992: 55-62
  • New History, New Politics: A Revisionist Historical View The Struggle for Peace: Israelis and Palestinians Beinin, J. edited by Fernea, E. W., Hocking, M. E. University of Texas Press. 1992: 80–86
  • Exile and Political Activism: The Egyptian-Jewish Communist Emigrés in Paris, Diaspora Beinin, J. 1992; 2 (1): 73-94
  • CLASS, ETHNICITY, GENDER, NATIONAL CONFLICT, AND THE FORMATION OF ISRAELI SOCIETY RADICAL HISTORY REVIEW Beinin, J. 1991: 114-123
  • Expertise and the Media in the Gulf War Radical Historians Newsletter Beinin, J. 1991; 1 (9): 63-64
  • Exile and Political Activism: The Egyptian-Jewish Communist Emigrés in Paris Annual Meeting, Middle East Studies Association Beinin, J. 1991
  • Origins of the Gulf War Open Magazine Pamphlet Series Beinin, J. 1991
  • Non-Citizen Palestinian Labor in the Israeli Economy Conference on Global Economies, Local Ethnicities: Culture and the Crisis of the National Beinin, J. 1991
  • The Working Class in Modern Egyptian Zajal Workshop on the Transmission of Culture in Arab and Islamic Societies Beinin, J. 1991
  • Knowing Your Enemy, Knowing Your Ally: The Arabists of Hashomer Hatza‘ir (MAPAM) Social Text Beinin, J. 1991; 28
  • The Arab States Face the Peace Conference Peaceworks Beinin, J. 1991: 8-10
  • Airpower Redux The Stanford Historian Beinin, J. 1991; 15: 12-15.
  • Was the Red Flag Flying There? Marxist Politics and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in Egypt and Israel, 1948-1965 Beinin, J. University of California Press. 1990
  • Will the Real Egyptian Working Class Please Stand Up? Workshop on Middle Eastern Labor and Working Class History: Concepts and Approaches Beinin, J. 1990
  • For What Reason is the United States in the Persian Gulf Stanford Daily Beinin, J. 1990
  • "Who Controls Oil Prices: “Reason for War?" Peaceworks Beinin, J. 1990
  • America in the Gulf: Sheiks Rattle and Roll LA Weekly Beinin, J. 1990
  • LABOR, CAPITAL, AND THE STATE IN NASSERIST EGYPT, 1952-1961 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES Beinin, J. 1989; 21 (1): 71-90
  • Intifada: The Palestinian Uprising Against Israeli Occupation Beinin, J., Lockman, Z. South End Press. 1989
  • Communists against the Working Class? The Communist Intelligentsia and Working Class Opposition in Nasserist Egypt UC Conference on Comparative Labor History Beinin, J. 1989
  • From Land Day to Equality Day Middle East Report Beinin, J. 1988; 150
  • Why Doesn't the United States Promote a Peaceful Resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict? Frank Church Conference on Public Policy Beinin, J. 1988
  • Palestine for Beginners Middle East Report, Beinin, J., Hajjar, L. 1988; 154
  • Islam, Marxism, and the Shubra al-Khaymah Textile Workers: Muslim Brothers and Communists in the Egyptian Trade Union Movement Islam, Politics, and Social Movements Beinin, J. edited by Edmund III, B., Lapidus, I. M. University of California Press. 1988: 207–227
  • Israel at Forty: The Political Economy/ Political Culture of Constant Conflict Arab Studies Quarterly Beinin, J. 1988; 10 (3): 433-456
  • The Arabists of Hashomer Hatza‘ir (MAPAM): Power/Knowledge and Left Zionist Politics Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association Beinin, J. 1988
  • Israel: The Political Economy of a Garrison State and its Future The Next Arab Decade: Alternative Futures Beinin, J. Westview & Mansell. 1988
  • THE COMMUNIST MOVEMENT AND NATIONALIST POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN NASIRIST EGYPT MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL Beinin, J. 1987; 41 (4): 568-584
  • Workers on the Nile: Nationalism, Communism, Islam and the Egyptian Working Class, 1882-1954 Beinin, J., Lockman, Z. Princeton University Press. 1987
  • Egypt Colliers Encyclopedia Beinin, J. 1987: 636–539, 641B–52.
  • al-Tabaqa al-‘amila wa’l-sira‘ al-tabaqi fi misr, 1952-1961 [The Working Class and the Class Struggle in Egypt] Qadaya Fikriyya Beinin, J. 1987; 5
  • CLASS AND POLITICS IN MIDDLE-EASTERN SOCIETIES COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN SOCIETY AND HISTORY Beinin, J. 1986; 28 (3): 552-557
  • Making Sense of the Middle East Stanford Magazine Beinin, J. 1986
  • Achille Lauro Spotlights Mubarak’s Many Woes Guardian Beinin, J. 1986
  • Israel: The Political Economy of a Garrison State and its Future al-Mustaqbal al-`Arabi Beinin, J. 1986; 91
  • Camp David’s Leftist Opponents Win Court Victory Guardian Rose, B. 1986
  • Private Capital in Israel MERIP Middle East Report Beinin, J. 1986; 142: 35-38
  • Islamic Responses to the Penetration of Capitalism in the Middle East The Islamic Impulse Beinin, J. edited by Stowasser, B. Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies & Croom Helm. 1986: 87–105.
  • Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies & Arab Unity Studies Center Beinin, J. 1986
  • Israeli Strategy in the ‘Peace Process' Mideast Monitor Beinin, J. 1985
  • Marching Toward Civil War MERIP Reports Beinin, J. 1985; 137
  • Israeli Strategy in the ‘Peace Process’ in Historical Perspective Annual Convention of the Association of Arab-American University Graduates Beinin, J. 1985
  • Israel: The Political Economy of a Garrison State and its Future Annual Symposium Beinin, J. 1985
  • The Cold Peace MERIP Reports Beinin, J. 1985; 129
  • State Formation, 'Socialism' and the Working Class in Egypt and Algeria Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association Beinin, J. 1984
  • Criticism and Defeat: Introduction to George Hawi MERIP Reports Beinin, J. 1983; 118: 16-18
  • The Post-War Communist Movement in Egypt: Notes Toward a Preliminary Assessment Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt Arbor, A. 1983
  • Islamic Responses to the Penetration of Capitalism in the Middle East Annual Symposium Beinin, J. 1983
  • Sadat's Economic Plan under Fire Guardian Rose, B. 1981
  • Sadat's Facade is Crumbling In These Times Rose, B. 1981
  • Sadat Foes Denounce Camp David Guardian Rose, B. 1981
  • Formation of the Egyptian Working Class MERIP Reports Beinin, J. 1981; 94: 14-23
  • Nationalism, Marxism and the Shubra al-Khayma Textile Workers Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association Beinin, J. 1981
  • Challenge from Israel's Military MERIP Reports Beinin, J. 1980; 92: 6-9
  • Internal Opposition Shakes Sadat's Regime Guardian B, J. 1980
  • Sadat Consolidates Power Guardian Buxton, J. 1980
  • Egypt's Islamic Movement Grows Guardian B, J. 1980
  • Sadat Throttles His Critics as Economy Worsens Guardian Rose, B. 1980
  • New Cold War No Antidote for Spiritual Crisis The Michigan Daily Beinin, J. 1980
  • Sadat's Open Door: A Blind Alley Guardian B, J., L, Z. 1980
  • Menachem Begin's Inflexibility Michigan Daily Beinin, J. 1978
  • Likud's New Economic Policy MERIP Reports Beinin, J. 1978; 65: 15-19
  • The Palestine Communist Party, 1919-1948. MERIP Reports Beinin, J. 1977; 55