This book investigates how events such as September 11 and Bali terrorist attacks reinforce suspicion and fear, giving an insight into what it means to be a Muslim in contemporary Australia, and how the actions of militant Islamic groups have impacted upon Muslims in general in Western society...
The Bulletin of SOAS has, from 1917 onwards, published several articles on Medieval Middle Eastern History by leading historians of the region, and this volume reprints an important selection...
Gamal Abdel Nasser was arguably one of the most influential Arab leaders in history. Drawing on recently declassified primary sources, Michael Sharnoff thoroughly inspects Nasser’s post-war strategy, which he claims was a four-tiered diplomatic and media effort consisting of his public declarations,..
The writer and politician Mahmud al-Mis'adi is a figure of prime importance in the development of North African literature and cultural politics since the last war. This fascinating book covers both his essays and fiction written between the 1930s and 1990s...
In this detailed examination of contemporary Iran, renowned scholars explore issues relating to politics, international relations and society, and the way in which the country is perceived by the outside world...
In this detailed examination of contemporary Iran, renowned scholars explore issues relating to politics, international relations and society, and the way in which the country is perceived by the outside world...
Israel is a Jewish state in a Muslim Middle East. How can it survive in that region? This book answers this question by analyzing the dangers and threats that Israel faces today...
This book reconstructs the intellectual and political encounters with Nazism in Lebanon and Syria under French mandate rule and situates them in the context of an evolving local political culture...
This book reconstructs the intellectual and political encounters with Nazism in Lebanon and Syria under French mandate rule and situates them in the context of an evolving local political culture...