The Battle over a Civil State

The Battle over a Civil StateTraces the genealogy of the Western philosophic concept of the civil state, how that concept was assimilated into Egyptian political thought, and how it affected the 2013 coup against President Mursi. How is the concept of the civil state understood in Arab countries? In The Battle over a Civil State, Limor Lavie examines how this important concept, which originated in Western philosophy, became incorporated into Arab discourse. The civil state as

• Stephen Daldry

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and Stahl Stenslie

requires nothing less than a historic cultural revolution based on a shift in priorities from wealth and power to humanistic values—those grounded in selfhood and lived experience that are essential for human growth

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Hafiz celebrates his pleasures and longed-for lovers in a context of Qur'anic narrative allusion

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The 25 January 2011 Egyptian uprising shattered the notion of homogeneity that had characterized state representations of Egypt and Egyptians since 1952

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is the story of an artist who is forced to create a flawless crystal vase for the king