Submitted: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 10:36:30 -0400 (EDT) Rudiger Lohlker Dr.phil, M.A. Seminar fur Arabistik Universitat Gottingen Prinzenstr. 21 D.37073 Goettingen Germany Mailing address: Gotmarstr.3 D-37073 Goettingen Phones: (0551) 41088 FAX: Email: Lohlker@aol.com Research interests: Islamic law (classical and modern), Islam and modernity, modern Arab history (18-20th century), mass culture