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Artists, Writers and The Arab Spring

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Authors:
  1. Riad Ismat

    1. Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

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  • Analyzes major literary works of Middle Eastern artists and their political context
  • Explores the relation between arts and politics in the Middle East and North African region
  • Actively engages with recent scholarship in the Arab Middle Eastern studies

Part of the book series: Middle East Today (MIET)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Riad Ismat
    Pages 1-15

  3. The Pioneers of Social Justice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Naguib Mahfouz: Symbolism Versus Realism

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      Pages 19-30

    3. Tawfiq al-Hakim: A Pyramid of Arabic Drama

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      Pages 31-37

    4. Nizar Qabbani: Jasmine Never Dies

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      Pages 39-44

    5. Ghada Samman: Mosaic of Memory

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      Pages 45-51

    6. Youssef Chahine: Destiny

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      Pages 53-57

  4. Rebellious Fiction Writers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Yusuf Idris & Zakaria Tamer

      • Riad Ismat
      Pages 61-72

    3. Khairy Alzahaby, Gamal el-Ghitani & Halim Barakat

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      Pages 73-88

    4. Son’allah Ibrahim, Fawwaz Haddad & Nawal el-Saadawi

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      Pages 89-102

  5. Drama of Revolt

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Modern Theatre in Tunisia

      • Riad Ismat
      Pages 105-109

    3. Alfred Farag & Sa’dallah Wannous

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      Pages 111-121

    4. Mamdouh Adwan, Mahmoud Diyab & Naguib Surur

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      Pages 123-135

    5. Sa’d al-Din Wahba & Walid Ikhlasi

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      Pages 137-145

    6. Salah Abdel Sabour & Rashad Rushdi

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      Pages 147-158

    7. Muhammad al-Maghout & Ali Salem

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      Pages 159-167

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 169-175
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About this book

The book aims to explore the foresight of prominent Middle Eastern authors and artists who anticipated the Arab Spring, which resulted in demands for change in the repressive and corrupted regimes. Eventually, it led to cracking down on the protests with excessive force, which caused tremendous human suffering, destruction, and also escalation of extreme insurgency. The author analyzes major literary and artistic works from Egypt, Syria and Tunisia, and their political context. This monograph will be helpful to scholars and students in the growing field of Middle Eastern and North African Studies and everyone who is interested in the politics of MENA.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    Riad Ismat

About the author

Riad Ismat is Adjunct Professor of Radio, Television, and Film and a former Research Scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Northwestern University, USA. He is the author of many creative and criticism books in Arabic, and served as Syria’s Minister of Culture.

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