The Devil We Don't Know: the Dark Side of Revolutions in the Middle East

Publisher Marketing: Respected human rights activist Nonie Darwish assesses the potential for freedom to succeed following the recent revolutions in the Middle EastThe recent powerful wave of Middle East uprisings has fueled both hope and trepidation in the region and around the world as the ultimate fate--and fallout--of the Arab Spring continue to hang in the balance. Born and raised as a Muslim in Egypt and now living in the United States, Nonie Darwish brings an informed perspective to this carefully considered assessment of the potential outcome of the revolutions in the Middle East. This thought-provoking book will add to the ongoing debate on what the future holds for the people and the politics of the region and on the ultimate compatibility of freedom and democracy in the Muslim world. Takes an unflinching, in-depth look at the ramifications of the game-changing recent uprisings in the Middle EastExamines the factors that will obstruct or support freedom and democracy in the Muslim worldWritten by a former journalist for the Middle East News Agency who has written extensively on the Middle East, Islam, and women's rights, and who is also the author of "Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Terrifying Implications of Islamic Law" and "Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror" Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2012 (EAN 9781118197899, Other) Choice 09/01/2012 (EAN 9781118133392, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Darwish, Nonie Nonie Darwish lectures across the United States and has appeared on radio and television programs including CNN, Headline News, Fox, MSNBC, Al-Arabiya, National Public Radio and Israeli TV. Darwish has been published in the London Telegraph, Jerusalem Post, and New York Daily News. She is a frequent lecturer on college campuses including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Boston University, and the University of Southern California. This is Darwish's second book.