Glass House

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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?