Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool
By Kamal DibPublished by Dar al NaharSupported with documents and a well-scrutinized body of literature, the book does not only trace the Lebanese history back to the Pre-Great Lebanon Era, as its…
By Michael Cook, 2009The leading orientalist, Michael Cook was greatly influenced by Imam Abou Hamid Al-Ghazali's book The Revival of Religious Sciences, in which he said that the injunction of good…
[escenic_image id="556154"] Dr. Abdullah Saleh Al-Washemi, 2009Published by the Arab Cultural Center The writer relies on an extensive number of documents and articles that have not been published…
Michael Aoun, the former commander of the Lebanese Army, who served as an interim prime minister of Lebanon for two years (September 1988 – October 1990), led the Change and Reform bloc (2005-2009),…
[escenic_image id="555078"] By Shanatal George Dagher 2009 Published by Dar Annahar The book explores the performance of Lebanese armed forces in the battle and traces the stages of operations and…
[escenic_image id="556284"] By Peter Rodman Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs in the Bush Jr. administration has been preoccupied with the Presidential…
As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream
Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries
Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool