Middle East category: 7830 books
Iran - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Iran is rarely out of the headlines, and there is likely to be a rush of interest from tourists and investors if the provisional framework agreement reached in April 2015 is implemented, lifting most sanctions in exchange for limits on its nuclear program for at least ten years. Western fascination...
Iraq through a Bullet Hole
A Civilian Wikileaks
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
A unique on-the-ground account of a country shattered
Iraqi playwright Issam Jameel returned to Iraq after a 12-year exile. Giving up the relative safety of Jordan, he made a perilous journey to Baghdad for a reunion. Unfortunately, the reason for his trip was to grieve for his nephew, recently killed...
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by Samuel Zwemer
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Samuel Zwemer (1867-1852) was an American missionary to the Middle East and an avid writer, speaker and teacher. He was known as the “Apostle to Islam” for his untiring efforts to reach them with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
The SAMUEL ZWEMER 7-in-1 COLLECTION is a fantastic resource...
Rumi and Islam
Selections from His Stories, Poems and Discourses—Annotated & Explained
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
Discover the richness of Rumi’s spiritual tradition—through
facing-page commentary that brings his writings to life for you.
"This book you are now holding is a selection of what I believe are the best of Rumi’s accounts of the compassionate actions, sayings, and qualities of the...
Women of Sufism
A Hidden Treasure
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2003
The luminous presence of women who follow the Sufi Way—the mystical path of Islam—is brought to life here through their sacred songs and poetry, their dreams and visions, and stories of their efforts as they witness the Truth in many realms. These writings reflect the honor and respect for the...
War and Peace in Jewish Tradition
From the Biblical World to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
The transition between the reality of war and a hope for peace has accompanied the Jewish people since biblical times. However, the ways in which both concepts are understood have changed many times over the ages, and both have different implications for an independent nation in its own land than...
by Sohaib Sultan
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
With the current turmoil in the Middle East, there is a growing interest about Islam—the world’s second largest religion and one of the fastest growing—and its holy book, the Koran (or Qur’an). Now, with this easy-to-follow, plain-English guide, you can explore the history, structure, and...
by John L. Esposito
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand for information about Islam, and recent events - the war in Iraq, terrorist attacks both failed and successful, debates throughout Europe over Islamic dress, and many others - have raised new questions in the minds...
A Battle for the Soul of Islam
An American Muslim Patriot's Fight to Save His Faith
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Among the unsettling social shifts in the wake of 9/11 was the global attention paid to Islam. Here in the United States, we became divided, often sadly along partisan lines, between those who believed every Muslim was a potential threat and those who believed no Muslim could do wrong.
For...
A Possible Peace Between Israel and Palestine
An Insider's Account of the Geneva Initiative
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2007
In 2003, after two years of negotiations, a group of prominent Israelis and Palestinians signed a model peace treaty. The document, popularly called the Geneva Initiative, contained detailed provisions resolving all outstanding issues between Israel and the Palestinian people, including drawing a...
Think Palestine
To Unlock U.S.-Israelis & Arabs Conflicts
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
It is clearly obvious that, in the United States, limits are imposed on the Palestinians right to speak, on what the Palestinians could or should not say. Platforms for an impartial Palestinian discourse were extremely narrow to begin with, and when any was available, Palestinians hardly took center...
Sufism
The Essentials
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
For more than a millennium, Sufism has been the core of the spiritual experience of countless Muslims. As the chief mystical tradition of Islam, it has helped to shape the history of Islamic societies. Although it is the Sufi face of Islam that has often appealed to Westerners, Sufis and Sufism remain...
Quarterly Essay 14 Mission Impossible
The Sheikhs, the U.S. and the Future of Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
In the second Quarterly Essay of 2004, Paul McGeough offers a dramatic account of why Iraq remains in chaos despite desperate American efforts to create a model democracy in the Middle East. According to McGeough, Iraq to this day remains a tribal society. It cannot be governed without the cooperation...
by Theodore Friend
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Award-winning historian Theodore Friend recently set out alone across Asia and the Middle East on a quest to understand firsthand the life situations of women in Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey. Woman, Man, and God in Modern Islam recounts Friend’s remarkable journey and relates...