Deborah Akers

Books, monographs, collections

1. Akers, Deborah S. and Abubaker Bagader (trans. and eds. autobiography of Ahmed Saba’i.). My Days in Mecca. 2009. Boulder (CO): Lynne Rienner Press.

2. Akers, Deborah S. and Abubaker Bagader (trans. and eds.). Oranges in the Sun: Short Stories from the Persian Gulf. 2008. Boulder (CO): Lynne Rienner Press.

3. Bagader, Abubaker, Ava Heinrichsdorff, and Deborah S. Akers (trans. and eds). Saudi Arabi ki Qalam Kar Khwateen Ki Natakha Kahanea 2008. Karachi, Pakistan. (Urdu translation of Voices of Change).

4. Bagader, Abou Baker A. and Deborah S. Akers (trans. and eds.). Histoires D’Arabie Saoudite. 2007. Beirut, Lebanon: Centre International pour les Services Culturels. (translation into French by Bagader of Saudi narratives compiled by Akers and Bagader)

5. Bagader, Abubaker and Deborah S. Akers (trans. and eds.). They Die Strangers: Selected Works by Abdel-Wali. 2001. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press.

6. Akers, Deborah S. The Tribal Concept in Urban Saudi Arabia. 2001. Ph.D. Dissertation at The Ohio State University.

7. Bagader, Abubaker, Ava Heinrichsdorff, and Deborah S. Akers (trans. and eds). Voices of Change: Short Stories by Saudi Arabian Women. 1998. Colorado Springs: Three Continents Press (Lynne Rienner Publishers).

Book Chapters

1. Akers, Deborah S. “The Kuttab: An Anthropological Perspective on Traditional Education in Mecca during the Early 20^th Century.” In My Days in Mecca. 2009. Boulder (CO): Lynne Rienner Press. (pp. 7-15).

2. Lee, Mo Yee, Amy Zaharlick and Deborah S. Akers. “Meditation and Treatment of Trauma Survivors.”  In Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Social Work: An Eastern Holistic Approach Toward Transformation and Harmony. M. Y. Lee, S. M. Ng, P. Leong, and C. Chan, eds.  2009. New York: Oxford University Press. (pp.275-289).

3. Akers, Deborah S.“The Short Story in the Arabian Gulf: Its Origin and Development.” In Oranges in the Sun: Contemporary Short Stories from the Arabian Gulf. 2008. Boulder (CO): Lynne Rienner Press. (pp. 1-14)

4. Sidky, H., and Deborah S. Akers. Afghanistan.” In People and Cultures of Southeast and Central Asia. R. Scupin, ed. 2005. Prentice Hall. (pp 14-102)

Articles

1. “Fishing Lifeways in Arabia.” Journal of the Saudi Arabian Natural History Society 3(96): 7-15. 1994.

2. “Pastoralism in the Arabian Peninsula.” Journal of the Saudi Arabian Natural History Society 3(5): 21-42. 1992.

3. “Pearling in Arabian Waters.” Journal of the Saudi Arabian Natural History Society 3(4): 15-26. 1992.

Encyclopedia Entries

1. Akers, Deborah S. “Saudi Arabia.” Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices: Thomas Riggs (ed.).2006. Detroit, MI: Thomson Gale. (pp. 295-302)

2. Akers, Deborah S. “Qatar.” Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices: Thomas Riggs (ed.). 2006.Detroit, MI: Thomson Gale. (pp.236-240)

Invited Book Reviews

1. Akers, Deborah S. Saudi Arabia. In The Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Spring, 2007.

2. Akers, Deborah S. The Road to Mecca. In Haj Magazine. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Volume 59, Issue 5 November, 2002.

3. Akers, Deborah S. The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places. In Haj Magazine. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Volume 59, Issue 5. October, 2002.

4. Akers, Deborah S. Pilgrimage to Mecca: The Indian Experience 1500-1800. In Haj Magazine. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Volume 58, Issue 4. September, 2002.

5. Akers, Deborah S. Applying the Canon in Islam: The Authorization and Maintenance of Interpretive Reasoning in Hanafi Scholarship. In Haj Magazine. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Volume 57, Issue 4. August, 2002.

6. Akers, Deborah S. Applying the Canon in Islam: The Authorization and Maintenance of Interpretive Reasoning in Hanafi Scholarship. In Al-Ijtihad: Journal of the Humanities. Beirut, Lebanon (in Arabic). 2002.

7. Akers, Deborah S. From Rags to Riches: A Story of Abu Dhabi. In Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Spring, 2000.

8. Akers, Deborah S. Debating Muslims. In Al-Ijtihad: Journal of the Humanities. Beirut, Lebanon (in Arabic). Spring, 2000.

9. Akers, Deborah S. Calligraphic States. In Al-Ijtihad: Journal of the Humanities. Beirut, Lebanon (in Arabic). Spring, 2000.

10.Akers, Deborah S. Divorce and the Libyan Family. In Al-Ijtihad: Journal of the Humanities. Beirut, Lebanon (in Arabic). Spring, 1998.

Published Abstracts
1. Lee, Mo Yee, A. Zaharlick and D. S. Akers. “Treatment of Trauma Survivors: Effects of Meditation Practice on Clients’ Mental Health Outcomes.” In: New Research in Mental Health, Vol. 18. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Department of Mental Health.

Under Review
1. Akers, Deborah S., Mo Yee Lee and Amy Zaharlick, “Breathing Meditation: A Cross- Cultural Intervention for Women with PTSD” Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work.

2. Lee, Mo Yee, A. Zaharlick, Deborah S. Akers, “Meditation and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Utilizing Clients’ Strength” Journal of Clinical Social Work.

3. Akers, Deborah and Abubaker Bagader, Folktales from Western Arabia (collected from informants through ethnographic interviews, including a subset of stories taken from original literary Arabic sources) [under review University of Texas Press]

Manuscripts in Preparation

1. Akers, Deborah and Abubaker Bagader, Narrative Ethnographies of Meccan Women (oral narratives and life histories collected from informants through ethnographic interviews.) [invited proposal from Lynne Rienner Press]

2. Lee, Mo Yee, D. Akers and A. Zaharlick (co-authored), Meditation and PTSD [invited proposal from Oxford University Press]

Notes

1. Akers, Deborah and Abubaker Bagader 133 articles translated/edited for the Khaleej Times. Dubai, Arab Emirates. 1998-2001

2. Akers, Deborah and Abubaker Bagader 60 articles translated/edited for the Saudi Gazette. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.1998-2000

Video projects

1. Akers, Deborah, “Tibetan Healers,” and “The State Oracle.” Co-produced student faculty video project in Dharamsala, India. Summer 2005