Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East

Focusing on the experiences of ordinary men, women, and children from across the Middle East, from Iran and Afghanistan in the east to Morocco in the west, the 35 stories, poems, and essays collected in this anthology vividly convey an intimate sense of life in the Middle East today. Newly revised and updated to reflect recent changes in Middle East politics and society, this anthology will engage students and scholars of this vast and complex region. Contributors include Lila Abu-Lughod, Jon W. Anderson, Walter Armbrust, Bishara Bahbah, Brian Barber, Anne H. Betteridge, Annabelle Boucher, Donna Lee Bowen, Steven C. Caton, Dawn Chatty, Driss Chraibi, Susan Shaefer Davis, Kevin Dwyer, Evelyn A. Early, Christine Eickelman, Dale Eickelman, Elizabeth Fernea, Angel Foster, Erika Friedl, Steve Howard, Michael E. Jansen, Margaret Mills, Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Emily Nasrallah, Kristina Nelson, Susan Ossman, Tayib Salih, Diane Singerman, Susan Slyomovics, Jenny White, and Quintan Wiktorowicz.

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"[A] timely, well-researched and written analysis of popular and private life that is too often underestimated or overlooked yet which constitutes the majority of human existence in a region too often viewed from the narrow constraints of the state and its unrepresentative elites." - John Entelis "The broadening of Islamic studies (or regional studies on Islam) to include study of ordinary people, their daily lives, and popular cultures has been long overdue. [An] extremely interesting and innovative study which, in its own way, successfully challenges the pervasive misperception of the Middle East simply as a conflict-prone region." - Journal of Islamic Studies "... provides useful background reading for introductory courses to everyday history of the Middle East." - Journal of Palestine Studies "presents a grassroots look at what it is like to actually live in the Muslim Middle East ... from Aghanistan and Iran to Morocco. [It] shows how religion is an important part, but not the sole part, of these people's lives." - Middle East Insight "This book is a welcome addition to the literature..." - The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences

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Contents: Part 1 Generations and Life Passages Traditional Songs from Boir Ahmad Erika Friedl; Growing Up in Morocco Susan Shaefer Davis; Explosion Emily Nasrallah; 'Of the Dust and the Wind': Arranged Marriage in Afghanistan Margaret Mills; Two Weddings Jenny White; Editing al-Fajr: A Palestinian Newspaper in Jerusalem Bishara Bahbah; The Son's Return Driss Chraibi; The Funeral Driss Chraibi Part 2: Gender Relations Sexuality and Sexual Health of Young Tunisian Women Angel Foster; A Thorny Side of Marriage in Iran Erika Friedl; Harasiis Marriage, Divorce and Companionship Dawn Chatty; Oil, Fertility and Women's Status in Oman Christine Eickelman; Law Stories Ziba Mir-Hosseini; The Veiled Revolution Elizabeth Fernea Part 3: Home, Community, and Work The Doum Tree of Wad Hamid Tayeb Salih; Abortion and the Ethics of Life Donna Lee Bowen; Worlds of Beauty in Morocco Susan Ossman; Chalk and Dust: Teachers' Lives in Rural Sudan Steve Howard; Networking in Cairo Diane Singerman; Politics, Politics, and More Politics: Youth Life Experience in the Gaza Strip Brian Barber; Islamist Activism in Jordan Quintan Wiktorowicz; Part 4: Popular Expression of Religion Inside the Islamic Reformation Dale Eickelman; The Sound of the Divine in Daily Life Kristina Nelson; Abu Illya and Zakat Donna Lee Bowen; An American Woman on the Hajj Michael E. Jansen; Abdul Qadar and the Sheep of 'Aid al-Adha Donna Lee Bowen; Women and Shrines in Shiraz Anne H. Betteridge; Transmission of Sunni Islamic Knowledge in Syria Annabelle Boucher; Islam's New Interpreters Jon W. Anderson Part 5: Performance and Entertainment Syrian Television Drama: Permitted Political Discourse Evelyn A. Early; Christmatizing Ramadan Walter Armbrust; Moroccan Film-making: A Long Voyage through the Straits of Paradox Kevin Dwyer; Prison Literature and Human Rights Susan Slyomovics; "To Mount at-Tiyal He Declared": Some Poetry from the Yemeni Civil War Steven C. Caton; Sad Songs of the Western Desert Lila Abu-Lughod

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