The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine80 reviews Ilan Pappe Oneworld Publications, 2006 Zionist ethnic cleansing creates "racially pure" Israel + MUST READ!!!!!!! + Nazi Rebirth + A truthful narration of the biggest robbery of the 20th century             Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution, Updated Edition6 reviews Nikki R. Keddie Yale University Press, 2006 A must read book on Iran + Title: A well-balanced and most authoritative book on Iran's modern history + Intelligent and readable + Authoritative and accessible + excellet source on iran             Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid694 reviews Jimmy Carter Simon & Schuster, 2006 An HONEST reflection of reality + About time + The Facts, Not -Islamization How it works + A Must Read! + another recommendation             Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia302 reviews Jean Sasson Windsor-Brooke Books, 2001 God bless you, Jean P. Sasson. + A very good read I read this book without regard to ethnicity or political belief. I read it as a woman -- as a human being who suffered at the thought of what other women are enduring in the name of "religion" or "culture." There is no explanation possible to make this palatable to anyone with a conscience. To ...             The Middle East: A History3 reviews William Ochsenwald, Sydney Nettleton Fisher McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2003 The Journey of a lifetime! + Interesting and Easy Read + Excellent text and overall coverage Fisher and Ochsenwald are extaordinary as they guide the reader through thousands of years of a truly fascinating history. They give tremedous insight on the development of Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia as well as the importance of the physical borders of the Middle east region. A Tremendous buy ...             Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team1 review George Jonas Simon & Schuster, 2005 An eye-opener on the nature of counter-terrorism + Vengeance holds a special place in my childhood memory + The dark side of war + Vivid and compelling, a book you can't put down             What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam29 reviews John L. Esposito Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 FAQ Islam + Pretty decent + good introduction + Excellent Reference for Laypeople + a welcome new edition             Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's Orientalism7 reviews Ibn Warraq Prometheus Books, 2007 Affirming the West + Edward Said: Prophet of victimization + On "intellectual terrorism" + A brilliant analysis + Collections housing Said's work need this rebuttal.             Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present94 reviews Michael B. Oren W. W. Norton, 2007 well written book of relatively unspoken history + Interesting and informative + Informative, almost entertaining + Interesting + More excellent history from Michael Oren             Orientalism69 reviews Edward W. Said Vintage, 1979 Intelligent and Poignant + A masterpiece about the origins of "knowledge"! + Book came on time This book is a great overview and as noted by many others, a true work of literary genius. Colonial subjects, such as Said himself, have a hard time placing themselves in the mess of Colonialism and the supposed Post-Colonial era we live in and this book aids in that coming to terms process. Said ...             Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women142 reviews Geraldine Brooks Anchor, 1995 nine parts of desire...ten parts intrigue + Mesmerizing + a glimpse of a hidden world + Islam Means Submission             From Beirut to Jerusalem179 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Anchor, 1990 Understanding The Middle East + From Beirut to Jerusalem Review + From Beruit To Jerusalem + From Beruit to Jerusalem + Amazing evaluation             Hezbollah: A Short History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)10 reviews Augustus Richard Norton Princeton University Press, 2007 best balance is criticism for all + A great introduction to the Party of God + Primer on Lebanese politics no one is innocent and no one is as evil as the other side's propaganda machine says. As one who happened to be in South Lebanon at the time the fighting started in 2006, I can say that Norton's description most closely mirrors my experience. You will benefit greatly by picking up this easy ...             What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East274 reviews Bernard Lewis Harper Perennial, 2003 WWW!!! + Outstanding. + everyone should get aquinted with this book. This book gives harsh reality about Middle east.I believe he gave his best answer for "What Went Wrong?". He is very informative. I enjoyed his point of view. One of my favorite sentence "Europeans managed to create a Christianity without compassion, so did some Middle Easterners create a democracy ...             A Concise History of the Middle East19 reviews Arthur Goldschmidt Jr, Lawrence Davidson Westview Press, 2005 Complete reference work on Middle Eastern history + Great overview of middle eastern history. At more than 500 pages, this textbook is not exactly "concise," as might be expected given the panoramic scope of its topic. Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. and Lawrence Davidson ambitiously try to explain the factors driving Islamic culture and its influence on Western civilization, right down to the ...             The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan5 reviews Yasmin Khan Yale University Press, 2007 The Great Partition -- an excellent history + Commendable, succinct history + An excellent context on partition + Erudite reading             A History of the Modern Middle East25 reviews William L. Cleveland Westview Press, 2004 Nothing Less than Excellent + Thorough narrative of Middle East history. + Excellent book + WOW             The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800 (Themes in Islamic History)2 reviews Jonathan P. Berkey Cambridge University Press, 2002 An Excellent Overview of Islam's Evolution Jonathan Berkey's book describes the social and religious development of Islam from its inception to 1500. Berkey uses an analytical approach rather than a narrative one to portray the religion as being in a state of constant development during these years. His work highlights the diversity ...             Tactics of the Crescent Moon: Militant Muslim Combat Methods27 reviews H. John Poole Posterity Press, 2004 Understand what we're up against + Should be required reading.... + Very informative + Tatics of the Cresent Moon + After reading this book I sent it to my old ROTC school             Islamic Imperialism: A History34 reviews Efraim Karsh Yale University Press, 2007 Islamic Imperialism + A Wake-Up Call + Islamic Imperialism is REQUIRED reading Islamic Imperialism by Efraim Karsh is a sweeping history of Islamic imperialism from Muhammad to Osama bin Laden. The book shows how non-Muslims, and even Muslims, have been subjected to the ambitions of an endless stream of brutal tyrants who appealed to Muhammad as justification for their own ...