... s words are filled with warmth and humor. Tamim Al-Barghouti In Jerusalem and Other Poems Trans. Radwa Ashour ... of Tahrir Square amid the aftershocks of revolution, Tamim Al-Barghouti draws on fable and Arabic literary tradition to ...
Tópico(s): Borges, Kipling, and Jewish Identity
2017 - University of Oklahoma | World Literature Today
This is an interesting work in which al-Barghouti attempts to combine two incompatible narratives (from classical Orientalism and Dependency Theory) to offer an explanation of the current political crisis in the Middle East. In spite of some brilliant insights, the combination does not work overall. The starting point for al-Barghouti is the dual phenomenon of the failure of the modern Arab state and the proliferation of violent non-state actors such as the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc., ...
Tópico(s): Turkey's Politics and Society
2009 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Islamic Studies
Tópico(s): Islamic Studies and History
2008 - SAGE Publishing | Race & Class