Being Arab (Paperback)

Samir Kassir (author), Robert Fisk (author of introduction), Will Hobson (translator)

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Paperback 112 Pages
Published: 12/03/2013

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Synopsis

Before his assassination in 2005, Samir Kassir was one of Lebanon's foremost public intellectuals. In Being Arab, a thought-provoking assessment of Arab identity, he calls on the people of the Middle East to reject both Western double standards and Islamism in order to take the future into their own hands. Passionately written and brilliantly argued, this rallying cry for change has now been heard by millions.

Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 9781844672806
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 135 g
Dimensions: 198 x 132 x 10 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

This is an unusual book of such fluent and searing honesty that I almost wanted Samir Kassir to be kinder to himself. I salute his memory. -- John Pilger
One of Lebanon's most prominent journalists and one of the most vociferous and bravest critics of the Syrian regime. -- Robert Fisk
Shortly before his death, Kassir published a remarkable essay exploring what he termed the 'Arab malaise' of the twenty-first century. It reflected the disenchantment of Arab citizens with their corrupt and authoritarian governments. -- Eugene Rogan, author of The Arabs: A History
Part historical essay and part political pamphlet ... This is a genuine cry against the forces of Islamic extremism. * New Statesman *