Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Zijn net mensen Zijn net mensen Joris Luyendijk "In People Like Us, Joris Luyendijk tells the story of his five years as a reporter in the Middle East. Extremely young for a correspondent but fluent in Arabic, he spoke with stone throwers and terr… OL15082537W
House of stone House of stone Anthony Shadid "In 2006, Shadid, an Arab-American raised in Oklahoma, was covering Israel's attack on Lebanon when he heard that an Israeli rocket had crashed into the house his great-grandfather built, his family'… OL16176084W
Arab Spring Dreams Arab Spring Dreams Sohrab Ahmari "During the Arab Spring, the world saw a long-suppressed group in the Middle East--young people--assert itself and demand its rights. But youthful dissent did not appear overnight; for decades it has… OL16184427W
Contrasts and solutions in the Middle East Contrasts and solutions in the Middle East Ole Høiris,Sefa Martin Yürükel 562 p. : 25 cm OL18332326W
Generation in waiting Generation in waiting Tarik Yousef "Portrays young people's plight, urging greater investment to improve their lives. Perspectives from the Maghreb to the Levant address complex challenges: education, employment, housing and credit, a… OL18594624W
The mind of the Islamic State The mind of the Islamic State Robert Manne Traces the evolution of the ISIS ideology, from its origins in the prison writings of the revolutionary jihadist Sayyid Qutb, through the thinking of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a book … OL19721806W
Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the global jihadist movement Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the global jihadist movement Daniel Byman Overview: On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism foreve… OL20020260W
ISIS ISIS Fawaz A. Gerges "The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middl… OL20029904W
Nine Parts of Desire Nine Parts of Desire Geraldine Brooks With a New Afterword. As a prizewinning foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Geraldine Brooks spent six years covering the Middle East through wars, insurrections, and the volcanic uph… OL2011277W
Women and Islam Women and Islam Zayn Kassam A collection of essays to stimulate discussion and help readers achieve a more sober understanding of the lives of Muslim women around the world. OL20547262W
Rage for Order Rage for Order Robert F. Worth 1 volume ; 20 cm OL20776872W
Urban violence in the Middle East Urban violence in the Middle East Nora Lafi,Nelida Fuccaro,Ulrike Freitag,Claudia Ghrawi "Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today, this volume explores the phenomenon of urban violence in order to unveil general developments and historical specificities in a variety o… OL23206280W
Ethnic nationalism and the fall of empires Ethnic nationalism and the fall of empires Aviel Roshwald Ethnic Nationalism and the Fall of Empire examines the critical dilemmas of nationalist politics in the first world war. The book focuses on a selection of case-studies drawn from events in the Habsb… OL4790605W
The Formation of Islam The Formation of Islam Jonathan P. Berkey Jonathan Berkey's book surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from roughly 600 to 1800 CE. The opening chapter examines the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, … OL8324883W