The issues raised in this book constitute the headlines of the Arab predicament and are the focus of researchers, strategic analysts, readers, and followers. The danger lies in the fact that these issues are closely linked to the existence, destiny, progress, and future of the Arabs. The path of the Arab and Islamic worlds, and their stance on the challenges of the modern era—such as democracy, modernity, the West, Islam, women, globalization, and openness—depends on their resolution. This book diagnoses the ailments of Arab society, pointing directly to the problems that have hindered revival attempts and led to the failure of religious reform in Islam while it succeeded in Christianity. The book introduces us to the causes of civilizational decline in the Arab and Islamic worlds, the transformation of terrorism into a fundamentalist epidemic threatening all modern societies, and discusses enlightenment in religious traditions and the need for it in Islam and the Arab world. It also addresses the phenomenon of attacking sanctities and freedom of expression in European thought, the patterns of Arab intellectuals, the fundamentalist understanding of religion, the causes of the historical deadlock, modern civilization, and the fundamentalist worldview.

• Publishing House: Dar Al Saqi for Publishing & Distribution
• Author: Hashem Saleh
• Number of Pages: 304
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Cover Type: Paperback