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With more than two years having passed since the downfall of the Mubarak government and almost one year into the presidency of Mohamed Morsi, we sought to learn how Egyptians assess their current situation, and the level of confidence they have in the current government and the country’s main political groupings and major institutions. What emerged is a portrait of a deeply divided public with a minority strongly supporting a government that has virtually no support among Egyptians not affiliated with the President’s party. A review of the data reveals that despite the existence of many political parties, there are actually three distinct groupings defining the attitudinal map of the ...

This book examines proper islamic jihad in historical and prophetic context.

The Middle East Conflict is getting worse, and we mostly see it from points of view that justify us and condemn others. We need a Master Narrative that gives us wisdom about where this conflict comes from and where it is going. Jerry L. Sherman has written THE ISHMAEL FACTOR, which shows the psychology of the conflict through the story of Ishmael and Isaac. It also shows how our different points of view involve us in the same problem. This small book quickly outlines the nature of the conflict and the problems with our attempts to understand it.