From Southwest Ledger In her book, “Modernizing Women: Gender and Social Change in the Middle East,” Valentine M. Moghadam thoroughly examines the conditions of women in the Middle East—especially around the time of the Arab Spring of 2010—and reviews the plight of Middle Eastern women in history. Moghadam wrote that she wants to show, “how … Continue reading Reviewing “Modernizing Women: Gender and Social Change in the Middle East”
Tag: Israel
Reviewing Stephen Kinzer’s “All the Shah’s Men: AnAmerican Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror”
From Southwest Ledger With much of the turmoil in the Middle East centered around Iran, it is worth reviewing Stephen Kinzer’s 2008 book “All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror” to help understand the nation of Iran as well as find some possible answers. Iran has become number … Continue reading Reviewing Stephen Kinzer’s “All the Shah’s Men: AnAmerican Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror”
Jerusalem
Most of the columns I write are inspired by something I saw in the news, something that just does not sit right with me historically. One area where I find a great amount of misunderstanding is in reporting on the Middle East. I am an American historian, but my secondary Ph.D. field was in the … Continue reading Jerusalem
