| Description |
ix, 246 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Respected human rights activist Nonie Darwish takes an unflinching, in-depth look at the ramifications of the game-changing recent uprisings in the Middle East Examines that factors that will obstruct or support freedom and democracy in the Muslim world Written by a former journalist for the Middle East News Agency who has written extensively on the Middle East, Islam, and women's rights, and who is also the author of Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Terrifying Implications of Islamic Law and Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The cycle of dictatorships and revolutions -- Why Islamic revolutions are doomed to fail -- A Muslim's burden: how Islam fails the individual -- Israel amid Islamic tornadoes -- Exodus: the rise of Islamic apostasy -- Will the Arab spring usher in a feminist movement? -- WEstern vulnerability -- House of cards: the downfall of Islam as we know it -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Revolutions -- Middle East.
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Islam and politics -- Middle East.
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Democratization -- Middle East.
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| ISBN |
9781118133392 (hardback) |
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1118133390 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
40020637436 |
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