HAIM GORDON is Senior Lecturer, Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He is the author of Make Room for Dreams: Spiritual Challenges to Zionism (Greenwood Press, 1989) and other books, scholarly papers, and book reviews. He has also contributed articles to Religious Education, the Journal of Jewish Studies, and Educational Theory.

• Introduction Flight From Freedom Flight From Confrontation The "Niggar" Situation of Egyptian Women Joy in Life and Love of This World Degradation of True Faith Flight from Political Realities Coping with the Absurdity of Existence Mahfouz's Spiritual Contribution Appendix: Mahfouz's Life, His Works, and the Critical Reaction Selected Bibliography Index

HAIM GORDON is Senior Lecturer, Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He is the author of Make Room for Dreams: Spiritual Challenges to Zionism (Greenwood Press, 1989) and other books, scholarly papers, and book reviews. He has also contributed articles to Religious Education, the Journal of Jewish Studies, and Educational Theory.

• Introduction Flight From Freedom Flight From Confrontation The "Niggar" Situation of Egyptian Women Joy in Life and Love of This World Degradation of True Faith Flight from Political Realities Coping with the Absurdity of Existence Mahfouz's Spiritual Contribution Appendix: Mahfouz's Life, His Works, and the Critical Reaction Selected Bibliography Index

HAIM GORDON is Senior Lecturer, Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He is the author of Make Room for Dreams: Spiritual Challenges to Zionism (Greenwood Press, 1989) and other books, scholarly papers, and book reviews. He has also contributed articles to Religious Education, the Journal of Jewish Studies, and Educational Theory.

• Introduction Flight From Freedom Flight From Confrontation The "Niggar" Situation of Egyptian Women Joy in Life and Love of This World Degradation of True Faith Flight from Political Realities Coping with the Absurdity of Existence Mahfouz's Spiritual Contribution Appendix: Mahfouz's Life, His Works, and the Critical Reaction Selected Bibliography Index