Mahmoud Sadri: 3 books
Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam
Essential Writings of Abdolkarim Soroush
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2000
Abdolkarim Soroush has emerged as one of the leading moderate revisionist thinkers of the Muslim world. He and his contemporaries in other Muslim countries are shaping what may become Islam's equivalent of the Christian Reformation: a period of questioning traditional practices and beliefs and, ultimately,...
Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age
The 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of 'small...
Assessing MENA Political Reform, Post-Arab Spring
Mediators and Microfoundations
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
The euphoria and promise that accompanied the Arab Spring has been replaced with a business-as-usual tone in the MENA. Revolutionary shifts in political and religious power have been tempered and, in some cases, reversed. Observers should not be surprised at these outcomes, but skeptics would be advised...