A Portrait of Egypt: A Journey Through the World of Militant Islam
By Mary Anne Weaver.
Description
A fascinating account of modern life in Egypt. It is difficult to be neutral about Egypt. For centuries it has been the citadel of Islamic learning and thought, and since the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, in 1979, it has been of immense strategic importance to American interests in the Middle East. But Egypt is also a country in crisis, as the 1997 massacre at Luxor made clear, torn between old worlds and new, unsettled religious revival and politics. President Hosni Mubarak, a former jet fighter pilot sworn in after Anwar Sadat's brutal assassination, favors a secula...
ISBN(s)
0374235422, 9780374235420
