Middle East Studies Online Journal

by Andrew Lang The Arabian Nights is a book written by Andrew Lang. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Arabian Nights is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And [...] . . . → Read More: The Arabian Nights

Muslims in Europe and in the United States Jocelyne Cesari It’s graduation day at Harvard University, or “Commencement,” as they call it here. The mood of the day—which marks the end of an era for each student and the beginning of a new one—is always one of great solemnity. On this particular sunny day of [...] . . . → Read More: When Islam and Democracy Meet

F.E. Peters Princeton University Press . . . → Read More: Classical Islam Reader

In this book, Roy Jackson sets out to determine: * Why did Nietzsche feel inclined to be so generous towards the Islamic tradition yet so critical of Western Christianity? * How important was religion for Nietzsche’s views on such matters as moral and political philosophy and how does this help us to understand the Islamic [...] . . . → Read More: Nietzsche and Islam: Embracing the religious and secular worlds

by Henry Baerlein [1909] “There is no God save Allah!”—that is true, Nor is there any prophet save the mind Of man who wanders through the dark to find The Paradise that is in me and you.–LXXXI Abu al-’Alā Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Sulaimān al-Tanūkhī al-Ma’arri (b. 973, d. 1057) was a blind poet [...] . . . → Read More: The Diwan of Abu’l-Ala

What Happened to Economic Development? Hossein Askari Foreword Robert M. Solow Hossein Askari aims in this book to weave seamlessly together three related themes. First and foremost, he provides a detailed picture of the economic structure and a critical survey of the recent economic performance of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The [...] . . . → Read More: Middle East Oil Exporters