Occidentalism, Conspiracy and Taboo: Collected Essays on Islam and Politics

Sadik Al-Azm (1934-2016) was one of the foremost Arab public intellectuals, who offered innovative, often controversial challenges to conventional narratives on Islam and the West, Secularism, Orientalism, and the Israel-Palestine issue. This fourth and final volume of his works in English includes his essays on: Faith and Reason in Islam: Strategies in the Education of Muslim Communities Sharia from a Secular Perspective Crossing Borders: Orientalism, lslamism and Postmodernism The Concept of Civil Society in Relation to the 'Arab Spring' Statement by 99 Syrian Intellectuals ("Charta 99") Goethe Medal 2015 Acceptance Speech