In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong
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In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong (Arabic: الهويات القاتلة; French: Les identités meurtrières) is a book by Amin Maalouf
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In his work الهويات القاتلة,Maalouf discusses thoroughly the identity crisis Arabs in general are living since the establishment of continuous relationships with the west, adding his personal dimension, as a Christian Arab.
The book is intended for both Arabs and Westerners (as well as for people who are from both traditions.)
This work is divided into 5 major chapters (translated from the Arabic translation): identity and belonging, when modernity comes from the other, the era of cosmic tribals, taming the shrew and glossary.
The beginning is based on universal values of identity, taken into pieces, describing the extremes,then taking these same values and apply them to the levant (orient).
He tries to describe how modern average Arab feels along a wide spectrum of ideologies in practice around the Arab world (from religious beliefs, traditional practices to total secularism.)
The book sheds a light on the recent events in the Arab world, from civil wars to relations with the west.
Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf , born 25 February 1949 in Beirut, is a Lebanese-born French author. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into many languages. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel The Rock of Tanios...
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In his work الهويات القاتلة,Maalouf discusses thoroughly the identity crisis Arabs in general are living since the establishment of continuous relationships with the west, adding his personal dimension, as a Christian Arab.
The book is intended for both Arabs and Westerners (as well as for people who are from both traditions.)
This work is divided into 5 major chapters (translated from the Arabic translation): identity and belonging, when modernity comes from the other, the era of cosmic tribals, taming the shrew and glossary.
The beginning is based on universal values of identity, taken into pieces, describing the extremes,then taking these same values and apply them to the levant (orient).
He tries to describe how modern average Arab feels along a wide spectrum of ideologies in practice around the Arab world (from religious beliefs, traditional practices to total secularism.)
The book sheds a light on the recent events in the Arab world, from civil wars to relations with the west.