Muhammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views examines the element of the supernatural (or miracle stories) in the life of the Prophet Muhammad as depicted in two genres: prophetic biography (s
Aside from large-scale civic mobilisations, no force was more critical to the outcomes of the 2011 Arab uprisings than the armed forces. Nearly a decade after these events, we see militaries across the region in power, once again performing critical roles in state politics. Taking as a point of reference five case studies where uprisings took place in 2011, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria, Philippe Droz-Vincent explores how these armies were able to install themselves for decades under enduring authoritarian regimes, how armies reacted to the 2011 Uprisings, and what role they played in the post-Uprising regime re-formations or collapses. Devoting a chapter to monarchical armies with a special focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Droz-Vincent addresses whether monarchies radically differ from republics, to compare the foundational role of Arab armies in state building, in the Arab world and beyond.
This book provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of the United Nations intervention in the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1947. In his structured and exhaustive analysis, the author presents a long
"Arab regionalism details and examines the power relations involved in the making of an Arab region. On an empirical level, this book concentrates on the drawing of topographic and ideational boundari
Archaeologist Nevo (1932-92) and Koren, an information specialist in Haifa, Israel, join other western scholars in claiming that Muslim sources for the origins and spread of the religion must be radic
Since the work of Edward Said first appeared, countless studies have shown the ways in which Western writers--sometimes unwittingly--participate in the oversimplified East/West dichotomy of Orientalis
Since the work of Edward Said first appeared, countless studies have shown the ways in which Western writers--sometimes unwittingly--participate in the oversimplified East/West dichotomy of Orientalis
Aksikas (cultural studies and Middle Eastern studies, Columbia College, Chicago) critically interrogates some of the ideologies of so-called modernity and modernization in the post-colonial Arab world
Post–9/11 Representations of Arab Men by Arab American Women Writers: Affirmation and Resistance examines the portrayals of Arab masculinities in novels published after September 11, 2001, by women of
Arab Media charts the evolution and ownership patterns of different media forms, from the emergence of the Arab press in the second half of the nineteenth century to the rise of radio, television and
The editors (the director and a member of the advisory council of the London Middle East Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies, UK) present the results of an eponymous conference hel
What does it mean to promote transitions to democracy in the Middle East? How have North American, European, and multilateral projects advanced human rights, authoritarian retrenchment, or Western dom
This is a comprehensive survey of minorities in the Middle East with a special focus on the post Arab Spring era and a rich trove of information and insights generated from the detailed case studies.
Ten Arab Filmmakers provides an up-to-date overview of the best of Arab cinema, offering studies of leading directors and in-depth analyses of their most important films. The filmmakers profiled here
Abdelrazek (U. of Alexandria, Egypt) offers students and scholars in American literary studies an in-depth examination of four works by four Arab-American women writers published both prior to and imm
