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Peace in the Name of Allah

Islamic Discourses on Treaties with Israel
  • Ofir Winter
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2022
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From Anwar al-Sadat’s dramatic gambit in 1977 to the surprising declaration of the Abraham Accords in 2020, making peace with Israel was always a tough sell for Arab regimes. Through an analysis of hundreds of fatwas, sermons, essays, books, interviews, poems, postage stamps and other media, Peace in the Name of Allah examines how Egyptian, Jordanian, and Emirati political and religious authorities introduced Islamic justifications for peace with Israel, and how those opposed countered them. The discussion demonstrates the flexible and ambiguous nature of revelation-based political discourses; Islam is neither ‘for’ nor ‘against’ peace with Israel – people are, as different Muslim political actors take competing or even contradictory positions.
  • The first book to systematically examine, in a comparative historical perspective, Arab-Islamic discourses promoting peace with Israel.
  • A comprehensive analysis of hundreds of fatwas, sermons, essays, interviews, textbooks, poems, and other content.

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Ofir Winter is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv, where he specializes in Arab-Israeli relations and contemporary Egypt. He is also a lecturer in Tel Aviv University's Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, where he teaches the course “Peace in Islam.” He earned his Ph.D. in Middle Eastern History from the same university in 2015. He has authored several articles for reputable international peer-reviewed journals, including Middle Eastern Studies, Islamic Law and Society, and New Middle Eastern Studies. He is also the co-author of the book Zionism in Arab Discourses (MUP, 2016).

Reviews

»A fascinating study. Readers will be surprised how religious sheikhs can easily switch their positions towards peace with Israel by citing different verses of Quranic and religious texts.«
Dr. Elham Manea, Institute for Political Science, University of Zurich

»Ofir Winter’s study provides an extensively documented and profoundly analyzed answer to the frequently asked question, how did the leaderships of Arab states that made peace with Israel legitimize a relationship that had for decades been beyond the limits of acceptability.«
Prof. Shimon Shamir, former Israeli ambassador to Egypt and Jordan

»Winter’s book is a must for every student, official, or layman who is interested in understanding current Islamic political discourse. The book comprises a significant contribution to the body of research literature in the field of war and peace in contemporary Islam.«
Yitzhak Reiter, President of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Association of Israel (MEISAI)

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Preface

    IX
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    Introduction: Peace in Islam

    1
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    Egypt: Laying the Groundwork for Peace

    23
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    Jordan: Legitimizing a Warm Peace

    93
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    The United Arab Emirates: Pioneering the Abraham Accords

    154
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    Conclusion

    205
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    Bibliography

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    Index

    239

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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
February 7, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9783110730555
Hardcover published on:
February 21, 2022
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110735123
Paperback published on:
June 17, 2024
Paperback ISBN:
9783111540825
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
13
Main content:
246
Coloured Illustrations:
3
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110730555
eBook ISBN: 9783110730555
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110735123
Paperback ISBN: 9783111540825
Keywords for this book
Islam and Peace; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Middle Eastern Conflict; Religion and Politics; Religion and International Relations
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars and students of International Relations, Israel & Middle Eastern Studies, Conflict & Peace Studies, Islamic Studies.
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