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Keys to Understanding the Middle East
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Table of Contents
- Keys to Understanding the Middle East
- Cover images:
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Approach of this book
- Introduction
- A Note on Language
- Defining the Middle East
- Common Misconceptions
- Chapter One : Languages
- Languages
- Linguistic Groups
- Arabic’s Influence in the Region
- Islamic Expansion
- Chapter Two: Faith and Religious Identity
- Faith and Religious Identity
- Diverse Religious Identities of the Middle East
- Religious Diversity
- Islam in Middle Eastern Societies
- What is Shar'ia Law?
- Religious Pluralism
- Prayer, A Part of Daily Life for Muslims Around the World
- Shi'ism
- The Mystical Tradition of Sufism, or Tasawwuf
- Who are the Salafis/Wahabis?
- Chapter Three: The Middle East and the Impact of Imperialism
- The Middle East and the Impact of Imperialism
- Defining the Term “Middle East”
- National Borders as Foreign Intervention
- The Impact of Imperialism on the Region
- Modernization Versus Westernization
- Gamal Abdul Nasser and Non-Alignment
- Nation States and Stateless Nations
- The U.S. and Post-Bandung Imperial Dominance
- Conclusion
- Conclusion
- About the Authors
- Cited Sources
- The Middle East Studies Center at the Ohio State University
- Glossary
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