Using the original, little-known writings of Sufis Muhammad and 'Ali Wafa', this book explores the development of the idea of Islamic sainthood in the post-Ibn 'Arabi period.

A surprising look at how the Internet does, and does not, affect public discourse and social practice in the Middle East and Kuwait in particular.

Challenges existing views of crafts and service workers in Egypt in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

A collection of sixty short stories by women writers from across the Arab world.

Examines how rising economic integration with Europe impacts Tunisia and Morocco.

Examines the difficulties of Palestinian-Arab political life in Israel.

Traces the development of the modern Arabic novel from the 1960s to the present.

Examines the development of a socioeconomic region in Iraq, Arabia, and the Gulf during a 150-year period, focusing on regional ties through long-distance trade networks.

This book assesses the contribution of women to the Arabic novel, both in subject matter and form. It begins by tracing the struggle over women's rights in the Arab world, particularly the gradual improvement ...

Translations and analyses of three Persian Sufi texts, offering a perspective on Islam that is rarely met in modern works.

The Tao of Islam is a rich and diverse anthology of Islamic teachings on the nature of the relationships between God and the world, the world and the human being, and the human being and God. Focusing ...