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221x142mm, 190 pages, Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-914325-20-5
Price: £25.00
Available: October 2023
Glass House
The Arab World 1922-2022
By Dr Wafik Moustafa
The modern Arab World was shaped about 100 years ago. In this bold new tour d’horizons, Dr Wafik Moustafa casts a critical eye on the successes and failures.
Glass House examines the intrinsic flaws in the set up of the modern Arab states, and then, following a review of each areas history, reviews the challenges, new and old, that the region suffers today. 

Much has been written on this subject, but Dr Moustafa’s clinical and pragmatic moral assessment comes up with some surprising points that challenge much of this established thinking. 
•  Is it fair to blame the region’s numerous conflicts so heavily on the colonial legacy? 
•. Is the Arabic language really able to deliver the vision of political union that so many expect from it?
•  ​Does the proscriptive nature of some traditional interpretations of Islam impede political reform and encourage  authoritarian rule?
PART ONE - SOWING THE SEEDS
CHAPTER 1 - Arab Nationalism A Crisis of Identity § CHAPTER 2 - POLITICAL religion § CHAPTER 3 - The Challenges to Islam in the Digital Age § CHAPTER 4 - The Rise and Fall of Liberalism

PART TWO - THE ARAB WORLD
CHAPTER 5 - Saudi Arabia & Yemen § CHAPTER 6 - Syria and Lebanon Question § CHAPTER 7 - North Africa & Sudan Revolt § CHAPTER 8 - The United States and the Arab World § CHAPTER 9 - Israel A Major Regional Power

PART THREE - WHERE WE STAND TODAY
CHAPTER 10 - The Jewish-Arab relations § CHAPTER 11 - Arab Media - a muddled sense of purpose § CHAPTER 12 - Shadow of the Ottomans § CHAPTER 13 - Maligned President Morsi § CHAPTER 14 - General Sisi -  ANATOMY OF TERROR § CHAPTER 15 - The Future of the Arab World
About the Author
Aside from his professional life as a practicing doctor, Dr Wafik Moustafa is a well-known voice of Middle East affairs and makes regular appearances on the BBC, Sky and Al-Jazeera as well as a host of other broadcast media. He has led parliamentary missions to Egypt and other destinations, and is a committed campaigner for a range of causes, from the interests of minority communities through to the importance of secular governance. He is Chairman of the British Arab Network and the Author of Egypt, A Nation in Crisis.