Geneive Abdo Books
Answering only to God
By Jonathan Lyons, Geneive Abdo
"In 1979, Islamic revolutionaries set out to create a new kind of state from the ashes of the Shah's U.S.-backed monarchy - one that was both religious and democratic. But the result was the modern...
Read MoreNo God but God
By Geneive Abdo
"Shrouded in mystery, the Islamic presence in the middle East evokes longstanding Western fears of terrorism and holy war. Our media have consistently focused on these extremes of Islam, overlookin...
Read MoreThe new sectarianism
By Geneive Abdo
"The New Sectarianism considers the causes for growing Sunni-Shi'a animosity in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. It illustrates how the two groups perceive one another...
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