Tarek Osman is the author of Islamism: A History of Political Islam from the Fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Rise of ISIS and Egypt on the Brink. He wrote and presented several BBC documentary series including "The Making of the Modern Arab World" and "Islam Divided: Sunni-Shia". Tarek has spent two decades researching Middle Eastern politics and societies, and is a regular contributor on the Arab and Islamic worlds at leading newspapers worldwide.
“The book provides useful context as it strives to be
comprehensive, considering perspectives from Turkey, Iran, Gulf
countries, secularists, and non-Muslim minorities; this analysis of
the interplay among various countries in the region is truly
fascinating . . . A helpful and clear
introduction.”—Publishers Weekly
*Publishers Weekly*
"Writing as a reporter-historian of the highest order, Osman
provides a masterly overview one of the most important political
currents in the world today."—Booklist, Starred Review
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"Osman admirably captures how the gap between the vision of Islamic
supremacy and the reality of Muslim subjugation has fueled in
Islamist circles a mixture of anger, nostalgia, and
disen¬chantment."—Foreign Affairs
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