Between Memory and Desire

Middle Easterners struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. The author presents an analysis of Islam's place in Middle East and integrates the medieval and modern history of the region to show how the sacred and secular are tightly interwoven in its political and intellectual life.

Orientul Mijlociu lupta pentru a gasi solutii la crizele de stagnare economica, blocaj politic si identitate culturala. Autorul prezinta o analiza a locului Islamului in Orientul Mijlociu si integreaza istoria medievala si moderna a regiunii pentru a arata cum sacrul si secularul sunt strans impletite in viata sa politica si intelectuala.