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The Erasure of Arab Political Identity

Colonialism and Violence

By: Salam Hawa

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The Erasure of Arab Political Identity

Colonialism and Violence

By: Salam Hawa

This book explores the long history of the evolution of Arab political identity, which predates the time of the Prophet Muhammad and is characterized by tolerance, compassion, generosity, hospitality, self-control, correct behaviour, equality and consensus. The author argues that present-day struggles in many Arab countries to redefine polities and politics are related to the fact that the underlying political culture of the Arabs has been overridden for centuries by successive political regimes which have deviated from the original political culture that the Prophet adhered to. The book outlines the political culture that existed before Islam, examines how the Conquests and the rule of the early dynasties (Umayyad and Abbasid) of the Islamic world found it necessary to override it, and analyses the effect of rule by non-Arabs – successively Mamluks, Ottoman Turks and Western colonial powers. It discusses the impact of these distortions on present day politics in the Arab world, and concludes by appealing for a reawakening of, and respect for, the cultural elements underlying the origins of Arab political identity.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317390067

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Reimagining Arab Political Identity

Justice, Women's Rights and the Arab State

By: Salam Hawa

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Reimagining Arab Political Identity

Justice, Women's Rights and the Arab State

By: Salam Hawa

This book discusses the idea that Arab cultural and political identity has been suppressed by centuries of dominance by imperial outsiders and by religious and nationalist ideologies with the result that present day Arab societies are characterised by a crisis of identity where fundamentalism or chaos seem to be the only available choices. Tracing developments from pre-Islamic times through to the present, the book analyses the evolution of Arab political identity through a multi-layered lens, including memory and forgetting, social and cultural norms, local laws, poetry, dance, attitudes to women, foreigners and animals, ancient historical narratives and more. It argues that Arab societies have much to gain by recovering the "happy memory" of Arab culture as it was before being distorted.

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Routledge

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0429755554

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The Responsibility to Protect in Darfur

The Role of Mass Media

By: Abdel Salam Sidahmed,Walter C. Soderlund,Donald E. Briggs

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The Responsibility to Protect in Darfur

The Role of Mass Media

By: Abdel Salam Sidahmed,Walter C. Soderlund,Donald E. Briggs

Long-simmering conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur came to a boil in the spring of 2003 and became a focus of American media attention in September 2004. After the genocide in Rwanda the international community developed a new way to deal with genocide-the 'Responsibility to Protect' doctrine which legitimized intervention in case of egregious loss of human life. Despite this new doctrine, it took over five years of conflict in Darfur before the U. N. began intervening. The Responsibility to Protect in Darfur: The Role of Mass Media, traces the development of international intervention in domestic conflict, culminating in the concept of 'Responsibility to Protect' in 2001. The authors explain the background and complexity of the crisis besetting Darfur, and document U.S. media coverage of the crisis in terms of framing that would mobilize public opinion behind international intervention. The book traces evolution in international norms regarding state sovereignty and human rights that led to the articulation of 'Responsibility to Protect' and its subsequent adoption by the international community in 2005. It provides an understanding of the complex nature of the Darfur crises, in a way that was seriously lacking in media coverage. The authors also analyze the affects media coverage of the crisis had on the world's reaction, particularly in the U.S. Specifically it looks at television coverage of the crisis, and the newspaper coverage, particularly through The New York Times. Finally, the authors ask if 'Responsibility to Protect' was helpful in Darfur, and if it will be in the future for other countries.

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Lexington Books

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0739138081

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The Erasure of Arab Political Identity

Colonialism and Violence

By: Salam Hawa

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Colonialism and Violence

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Reimagining Arab Political Identity

Justice, Women's Rights and the Arab State

By: Salam Hawa

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Justice, Women's Rights and the Arab State

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The Erasure of Arab Political Identity

The Erasure of Arab Political Identity

Reimagining Arab Political Identity

Reimagining Arab Political Identity

The Responsibility to Protect in Darfur

The Responsibility to Protect in Darfur

The Erasure of Arab Political Identity

The Erasure of Arab Political Identity

Reimagining Arab Political Identity

Reimagining Arab Political Identity

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