Arab Nonviolent Political Struggle in the Middle East

Language: English

129 pages

ISBN-10: 1555872220

ISBN-13: 978-1555872229

  

 

This book represents a preliminary examination of nonviolent political struggle in the Arab world. Though the authors opinions and points of view on the topic vary, they are unified in their desire that their work serve to counter conventional stereotypes of the Middle East and its people. Among the themes included in the book are the essential character of nonviolent struggle; the differences between those who percieve nonviolence as a creed and those who view it as a policy; and the arenas in which nonviolent struggle is most likely to be effective.

Preface

1. Introduction: Why Nonviolent Political Struggle in the Middle East?

by Saad E. Ibrahim

2. Violent and Nonviolent Struggle in Arab History

by Khalid Kishtainy

3. The Nonviolent Crescent: Eight Theses on Muslim Nonviolent Action

by Chaiwat Satha-Anand (Qader Muheideen)

4. Arab-Muslim Cases of Nonviolent Struggle

by Brad Bennett

5. Nonviolent Political Struggle in the Occupied Territories

by Philip Grant

6. Questions and Controversies About Nonviolent Struggle in the Middle East

by Ralph E. Crow and Philip Grant

Appendix A: The Role of Power in Nonviolent Political Struggle

by Gene Sharp

Appendix B: The Techniques of Nonviolent Action: Some Principles of Its Nature, Use, and Effects

by Ronald M. McCarthy

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