Nothing Abides: Perspectives on the Middle East and Islam

by Daniel Pipes (Editor)

Overview

Daniel Pipes has collected some of his sharpest and most prescient writings from the quarter century 1989–2014. In them, he addresses a range of current topics, from the origins of the civil war in Syria to denying the Islamic factor in terrorism, to the way to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. Pipes pursues two themes in particular: the internal instability of Muslim-majority countries, in which nothing abides, and the expression of Muslims' drive to apply Islamic law.

Pipes' interests concentrate on the Middle East as understood from a historical point of view and on the role of Islam in politics. Divided into five thematic sections, this work addresses the Arab-Israeli conflict, Middle Eastern politics, Islam in modern life, Islam in the West, and individuals connected to American Islam.

Pipes' deep knowledge, gained over forty-five years of study, combined with incisive writing and a well-regarded courage to speak out on controversial topics make Nothing Abides a compelling read for Middle East specialists, students, and the interested public.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412856836
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	07/30/2015
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction I. The Arab-Israeli Conflict 1. Peace Process or War Process? (2009) 2. The Muslim Claim to Jerusalem (2001) 3. The Hell of Israel Is Better than the Paradise of Arafat (2005) 4. The Year the Arabs Discovered Palestine (1989) 5. Mirror Image: How the PLO Mimics Zionism (1994) 6. The Road to Damascus: What Netanyahu Almost Gave Away in 1998 (1999) II. Middle Eastern Politics 7. Understanding Middle Eastern Conspiracy Theories (1991) 8. Dealing with Middle East Fears of Conspiracy 9. The Alawi Capture of Power in Syria (1989) 10. The Scandal of US-Saudi Relations (2002) 11. Obituary for Nizar Hamdoon (1944–2003) 12. What Egypt's President Sisi Really Thinks (2014) III. Islam in Modern Life 13. Can Islam Be Reformed? (2013) 14. You Need Beethoven to Modernize (1998) 15. Denying Islam's Role in Terror: Why? (2013) 16. The Rushdie Rules Ascendant (2010) IV. Islam in the West 17. Muslim Immigrants in the United States (with Khalid Duran; 2002) 18. CAIR: Islamists Fooling the Establishment (with Sharon Chadha; 2006) 19. Barack Obama's Muslim Childhood (2012) V. Individuals and American Islam 20. Stealth Islamist: Khaled Abou El Fadl (2004) 21. Waging Jihad through the American Courts (2010) 22. A Palestinian in Texas: Riad Hamad (2012) 23. Lefty for Radical Islam: Dennis Kucinich (2012)Index

Editorial Reviews

CBS Sunday Morning says Daniel Pipes was "years ahead of the curve in identifying the threat of radical Islam." "Unnoticed by most Westerners," he wrote, for example, in 1995, "war has been unilaterally declared on Europe and the United States." The Boston Globe states that "If Pipes's admonitions had been heeded, there might never have been a 9/11." The Wall Street Journal calls Mr. Pipes "an authoritative commentator on the Middle East" The Washington Post deems him both "a prominent conservative intellectual" and "perhaps the most prominent U.S. scholar on radical Islam." The Huffington Post recognizes him as "a renowned scholar on matters of extremist Islam."

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