Bernard Lewis is the doyen of western historians of the Middle East. This is his memoir. Written in an engaging language in 2012 at the…
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Tag: Middle Eastern Politics
The Arab Spring
The Arab Spring- a term coined by Western interests who favored the uprisings against the Arab countries- happened 10 years ago this year. Yet, there…
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Understanding Iran
Two wrongs make a right? BBC in its 2020 Panorama – Hostage in Iran postulated that dual UK and Iranian citizens who are arrested in…
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A tragedy still continuing – End of the Peace Process
I have refrained till now to buy or read any book on the Israel Palestinian issue. I felt it would be an exercise in futility.…
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The origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict
I have visited the Holy Land twice, on March 2007 and again in Nov 2017. The middle east has always been an area of special…
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Ideal companions on cruise
These 2 books are ideal companions on any cruise in the Mediterranean Sea. I bought The Pillars of Hercules in a 2nd handbook shop in…
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A point of view – Martyrs and Tricksters
This 2019 book on the Egyptian revolution of 2011 does not pretend to be objective. It takes a polemical approach . The author supports his…
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Good reportage – Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
This book by an international correspondent for the NYT is a ground – level reporting of the events and leaders involved in the toppling of…
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A sad history – Sowing the Wind: The Seeds of Conflict in the Middle East
There are 3 popular histories of the Arabs . John Keay’s Sowing the Wind is published in 2004. Eugene Rogan’s The Arabs A History is…
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An insightful political history of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Iran Rising
This 326 page book published on the 40th anniversary of the 1978-79 Iranian revolution gives a useful review of the evolution of Iran over the…
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