Elisabeth Kendall: 2 books
Literature, Journalism and the Avant-Garde
Intersection in Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
The author explores the role of journalism in Egypt in effecting and promoting the development of modern Arabic literature from its inception in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Remapping the literary scene in Egypt over recent decades, Kendall focuses on the independent, frequently...
Twenty-First Century Jihad
Law, Society and Military Action
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
The term 'jihad' has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and Islam's allegedly implacable hostility towards the West. But, like other religious and political concepts, jihad has multiple resonances and associations, its meaning shifting over time and from place to place. Jihad has referred...