1st Edition

Beyond the Arab Disease New Perspectives in Politics and Culture

By Riad Nourallah Copyright 2006
192 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Presenting bold and original insights, this book examines the policies and diplomacies pursued by Arab and Western governments, while discussing both the political and cultural roles played by the modern Arab World. It explores the various facets of the malaise affecting the Arab world, stressing the urgent call for reform and recovery, as well as the need to address major issues including... Read more

1. The Arab Disease: Bittersweet Pills to Swallow?  2. Islamic Diplomacy: The Need for A New Vision: A Conceptual Approach  3. Modern Arabic Literature: The West as a Bridge to Freedom: A Bird’s Eye View 1384  4. George Bernard Shaw on Muhammad, Egypt and Palestine  5. The One and the Many: The Sufi Path to Social Responsibility: From Anecdote to Action?  6. Literature and Peacemaking: A Role Explored

Biography

Riad Nourallah is a Senior Lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy of London, University of Westminster. He has also taught at universities in Beirut, Cambridge, Salford, Al Ain, and Durham. His annotated edition of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt’s, The Future of Islam, was published by RoutledgeCurzon in 2002.