middle east

Presents an inside look at Muslim society through interviews with women from ten Islamic countries in which they discuss the realities of their lives.

Suicide bombings, hostage executions, hundreds of thousands of U.S. military personnel on the Arabian Peninsula. How did the United States become tangled in the Byzantine politics and internecine warfare of the Middle East?.

Presents essays by young revolutionaries in the Arab Spring, from gay Arab men speaking out against discrimination to young women deploring the dismal education system for women in Islamic nations.

Examine social, political, and environmental issues using practical examples on the oil crisis.

A collection of essays that explore the issues women in the Middle-East and North Africa face at the dawn of the twenty-first century, including information on health, education, employment, violence, and politics.

Examines the historical, social, and cultural roles of Islamic women in the Middle East, from ancient to modern times.