Collection of articles, essays, etc. originally published 1953-2003.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1 Past History -- 1 An Islamic Mosque 15 -- 2 From Babel to Dragomans 18 -- 3 Middle East Feasts 33 -- 4 Iran in History 43 -- 5 Palimpsests of Jewish History: Christian, Muslim and Secular Diaspora 53 -- 6 Some Notes on Land, Money and Power in Medieval Islam 60 -- 7 An Interpretation of Fatimid History 66 -- 8 Propaganda in the Pre-Modern Middle East: A Preliminary Classification 79 -- 9 Monarchy in the Middle East 92 -- 10 Religion and Murder in the Middle East 100 -- 11 Mughals and the Ottomans 108 -- 12 Europe and the Turks: The Civilization of the Ottoman Empire 115 -- 13 Europe and Islam: Muslim Perceptions and Experience 121 -- 14 Cold War and Detente in the Sixteenth Century 135 -- 15 From Pilgrims to Tourists: A Survey of Middle Eastern Travel 137 -- 16 British Mandate for Palestine in Historical Perspective 152 -- 17 Pan-Arabism 156 -- 18 Emergence of Modern Israel 181 -- 19 Orientalist Notes on the Soviet-United Arab Republic Treaty of 27 May 1971 188 -- 20 A Taxonomy of Group Hatred 196 -- 21 Islam and the West 205 -- Part 2 Current History -- 22 Middle East, Westernized Despite Itself 221 -- 23 Middle East in World Affairs 232 -- 24 Friends and Enemies: Reflections After a War 240 -- 25 Return to Cairo 247 -- 26 Middle East at Prayer 265 -- 27 At the United Nations 269 -- 28 Anti-Zionist Resolution 274 -- 29 Right and Left in Lebanon 284 -- 30 Shi'a 290 -- 31 Islamic Revolution 299 -- 32 Enemies of God 313 -- 33 Roots of Muslim Rage 319 -- 34 Other Middle East Problems 332 -- 35 Did You Say "American Imperialism"?: Power, Weakness, and Choices in the Middle East 343 -- 36 Law of Islam 351 -- 37 Not Everybody Hates Saddam 354 -- 38 Mideast States: Pawns No Longer in Imperial Games 357 -- 39 What Saddam Wrought 360 -- 40 "Sick Man" of Today Coughs Closer to Home 364 -- 41 Revisiting the Paradox of Modern Turkey 367 -- 42 We Must Be Clear 369 -- 43 Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal 371 -- 44 Targeted by a History of Hatred 374 -- 45 A Time for Toppling 378 -- Part 3 About History -- 46 In Defense of History 383 -- 47 First-Person Narrative in the Middle East 396 -- 48 Reflections on Islamic Historiography 405 -- 49 Ottoman Archives: A Source for European History 414 -- 50 History Writing and National Revival in Turkey 421 -- 51 On Occidentalism and Orientalism 430.