The second edition of Esposito's text provides current coverage of the laws that govern Muslim women around the world. One of the merits of this book is its attention to the diverse interpretations o
While the occupation of Iraq and its aftermath has received media and political attention, we know very little about the everyday lives of Iraqis. Iraqi men, women, and children are not merely passive
Author Ida Staudt (1875-1952) and her husband arrived in Baghdad in 1924, at the founding of the new nation of Iraq, to open The American School for Boys in Baghdad. For 24 years, the Staudts taught I
A personal account of an American family during the years of Beirut's political strife. Kerr begins with the assassination of her husband, president of the American University of Beirut, in 1984, and
Scholars of Arabic language and literature show how renowned Egyptian fiction writer Mahfouz's work transcends its setting in the ancient alleys of Cairo and speaks to all people in all cultures. The
During the decade that preceded Syria’s 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival of Iraqi migrants and a flood of humanitarian aid to h
Collier presents a timely and fresh reexamination of one of the most important bilateral relationships of the last century. He delves deeply into the American desire to promote democracy in Iran from
The late Jwaideh (formerly of the department of Near Eastern languages and literatures at Indiana U.) wrote this study of the emergence and development of the Kurdish nationalist movement as his Syrac
Seymour-Jorn (comparative literature, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) explores the dynamic cultural critique and literary experimentalism of five prominent Egyptian women writers whose work began to appear
International scholars of political science, international affairs, religion, and sociology examine the role of market forces in the interaction between the secular Turkish republic and Turkish Islami
Caesar (English, American U. of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) presents a series of insightful, sensitive, and provocative essays about her teaching experiences in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China, Japan, a
This book is an exciting study of clothing as a complex cultural expression. The author analyses contemporary social meanings found in the symbols of dress and shows the way groups and individuals use
Gallagher (sociology, Oregon State University) synthesizes her participant/observer research of the past 20 years to describe family life for women in conservative Sunni Muslim households in Damascus,
