Book Reviewed
Islamists and the Politics of the Arab Uprisings: Governance, Pluralisation and Contention
In a collection of academic papers edited by Hendrik Kraetzschmar and Paola Rivetti, a number of Middle East scholars have brought forth their findings...
The Foundation of Norms in Islamic Jurisprudence and Theology
In this book, Omar Farahat presents a new way of understanding the work of classical Islamic theologians and legal theorists who maintained that divine...
Coping with Uncertainty: Youth in the Middle East and North Africa
Seven years after the Arab uprisings, the social situation has deteriorated across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Political, economic and personal insecurities...
A History of Modern Iran
More than a century has passed since one of the first democratically elected National Assemblies in the Middle East was established in Iran as...
Modern Egypt: What Everyone Needs to Know
Bruce Rutherford and Jeannie Sowers’s comprehensive and accessible book makes such a task perfectly achievable even for the inexperienced reader. The book begins with...
Corporate Islam: Sharia and the Modern Workplace
This book discusses the trajectory and emplacement of sharia in the modern corporate workplace. The author examines Islam’s religious, moral, social, and gendered understandings as they...
Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine, Two Worlds Collide
This book is extremely well written and well researched, although the title is somewhat misleading. The author maintains that a historical approach highlights that...
China’s Global Identity: Considering the Responsibilities of Great Power
Hoo Tiang Boon embarks on the first sustained study of China’s great power identity. The focus of the book is China’s positioning of itself...
Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House, written by Bob Woodward, is the latest contribution to a growing library of commentary on the early days...