Deals with taboo subjects like religion and sexuality and expresses an urgently felt need for change. This book covers the topic of repression: of the individual by the institutions of state and religion and of individuals by each other, particularly women by men.
This book contains three important Arabic treatises from the fourth and fifth centuries of Islamic history, published here in English translation for the first time. They deal with the Islamic concept of I'Jaz, that is, the inimitability of the Qur'An because of its sublime style and divine content.
A presentation of key official documents which illustrate a time of intense political activity and struggle between Britain, France and a number of Arab players over the Sultanate of Oman.
A study of the struggle between Britain, France and others over the Sultanate of Oman. It is the third of three volumes covering the years 1918 to 1939 and contains reproductions of official documents.
This collection of archive documents is designed to provide the reader and student of the modern history of Britain and the Arab world with access to the contemporary documentation of a fascinating era.
An account of French imperial policy during 1927 and 1936 and beyond. Based largely on diplomatic papers, released in the late 1980s, this study analyzes the process of French decision-making in Syria between the end of the Great Revolt in 1927 and athe Franco-Syrian Treaty of September 1936.
In this work, a range of leading Middle East academics come together to challenge and correct theoretical and practical misconceptions about Islamic movements. The result is a volume which questions the process of abstraction, and offers an account of Islamic fundamentalist thought.
An account of the Syrian nationalists' struggle for independence and democracy during World War II, written from the perspective of the author's father, Jamil Mardam Bey - a prominent leader of that time.
A critical analysis of the opinions of famous Muslim jurists and their methodologies. This is the second volume of the 12th-century work, translated from the Arabic.