Bernard Lewis

Faith and Power Religion and Politics in the Middle East

One of the greatest experts on the Middle East revisits the great question of Islam and its clash with the West

Jonathan Laurence, Justin Vaïsse

Integrating Islam Political and Religious Challenges in Contemporary France

Henry Laurens, John Tolan, Gilles Veinstein

Islam and Europe, From the Origins to the Present

Mustapha Chérif

Islam and the West A Meeting with Jacques Derrida

Gérard Israël

Jerusalem, the Holy City

Georges Bensoussan

The Jews of the Arab World The Forbidden Question

A book written by a historian, a recognized specialist in Jewish-Arab relations. A history book that also sheds light on current political stakes and societal issues. The discourse contradicts what is generally heard on the subject, and which provides the historical elements needed for a better understanding of the contemporary situation.

Régis Debray

Learning About Religion in Secular State Schools

Learning about different religions: the best way of overcoming prejudice

André Miquel, Jamel Eddine Bencheikh

Of Arabia and Islam

Two French specialists on Islam, one Algerian, the other a native Frenchman, discuss Islam and its confrontation with the Western world. Interweaving references to the past and present, they recount a long history of cultural confrontation, marked by continuous debate and violent conflict, repulsion and fascination. Resolutely optimistic, yet painfully aware of the religious intransigence which enshrouds their subject, their conversations shed new light on the conceptions of power and unity within the Muslim world.