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Historical Dictionary of Syria, Fourth Edition covers the recent
events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events.
The cross-referenced dictionary section has over 500 entries on
significant persons, places and events, political parties and
institutions, literature, music and the arts. .
The Syrian Arab Republic has rarely been out of the headlines
following the rise to power of Hafiz al-Asad in 1970 and Bashar
al-Asad in 2000 and has been at the heart of the popular protests
which have come to be known as the Arab Spring. This is a political
biography of the author's father, Dr Muhammad Imady, the
longest-serving minister of economy in modern Syria, and holder of
several senior government posts. Dr Imady served at the centre of
government, personally and professionally, during Hafiz al-Asad's
presidency, and was an intimate and objective observer of all
aspects of Syria's turbulent history. Omar Imady follows his
father's story from his beginnings to the present day, charting out
the seemingly never-ending civil conflict, human suffering, and
international interventions that plague the country's past and
present. This is an inside story based on rare sources and
experiences from both father and son. It illustrates the original
and unique contribution of Muhammad Imady as a 'Damascene
Reformer', a rare individual who pursued the seemingly impossible
task of implementing positive change while serving a regime that
demanded obedience and loyalty in response to actions often at odds
with Muhammad Imady's own liberal democratic political ideas. At
its heart, this book examines the timeless challenge of maintaining
one's own integrity and principles in the face of a power system
which seems bent on promoting the opposite.
Most observers did not expect the Arab spring to spread to Syria,
for a number of seemingly good reasons. Yet, with amazing rapidity,
massive and unprecedented anti-regime mobilization took place,
which put the regime very much on the defensive; what began as the
Syrian Uprising in March 2011 has evolved into one of the world's
most damaging and protracted conflicts. Despite over six years
having passed since the inception of the Syrian Uprising, this
phenomenon remains difficult to fully grasp, both in terms of
underlying forces and long-term implications. This book presents a
snapshot of how the Uprising developed in roughly the first two to
three years (2011-2013) and addresses key questions regarding the
domestic origins of the Uprising and its early trajectory. Firstly,
what were the causes of the conflict, both in terms of structure
(contradictions and crisis within the pre-Uprising order) and
agency (choices of the actors)? Why did the Uprising not lead to
democratization and instead descend into violent civil war with a
sectarian dimension? With all 19 chapters addressing an aspect of
the Uprising, the book focuses on internal dynamics, whilst a
subsequent volume will look at the international dimension of the
Uprising. Taking an innovative and interdisciplinary approach that
seeks to capture the full complexity of the phenomenon, this book
contributes significantly to our understanding of the Syrian
conflict, and will therefore be a valuable resource for anyone
studying Middle Eastern Politics.
Most observers did not expect the Arab spring to spread to Syria,
for a number of seemingly good reasons. Yet, with amazing rapidity,
massive and unprecedented anti-regime mobilization took place,
which put the regime very much on the defensive; what began as the
Syrian Uprising in March 2011 has evolved into one of the world's
most damaging and protracted conflicts. Despite over six years
having passed since the inception of the Syrian Uprising, this
phenomenon remains difficult to fully grasp, both in terms of
underlying forces and long-term implications. This book presents a
snapshot of how the Uprising developed in roughly the first two to
three years (2011-2013) and addresses key questions regarding the
domestic origins of the Uprising and its early trajectory. Firstly,
what were the causes of the conflict, both in terms of structure
(contradictions and crisis within the pre-Uprising order) and
agency (choices of the actors)? Why did the Uprising not lead to
democratization and instead descend into violent civil war with a
sectarian dimension? With all 19 chapters addressing an aspect of
the Uprising, the book focuses on internal dynamics, whilst a
subsequent volume will look at the international dimension of the
Uprising. Taking an innovative and interdisciplinary approach that
seeks to capture the full complexity of the phenomenon, this book
contributes significantly to our understanding of the Syrian
conflict, and will therefore be a valuable resource for anyone
studying Middle Eastern Politics.
This book contains 29 stories originally articulated in Arabic by
Bashir Al-Bani, Orator of the Grand Mosque of Damascus and one of
the masters of the Sufi Naqishbandi Order. They have been compiled,
rendered in English, and introduced by Dr. Omar Imady, professor of
humanities and political science. The stories are often comic but
often deep in implication. While one story may address the motives
underlying human interaction, another story may address how hidden
principles guide the way in which our lives unfold. A delicate
concern for the value, indeed the sacredness, of human value
permeates all the stories. This concern is explicated through
metaphors, the purest vocabulary of Islamic humanism.
The most important contribution of this book is perhaps in the
light it sheds on the institutional roots of organizations that
sanction the use of indiscriminate violence to advance political
objectives.
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