World Forces

It makes a lot of sense for us to stay current with the unfolding across the globe. For that purpose the following article on globalization and the "local tribe" is very important to understand. For the article go to this link.

Another important text is Shia Revival by Vali Nasr (son of Seyyed Hossein Nasr). If you want to know something of the complexity behind the politics and conflicts in the Middle East just now, there is no better volume. It has just been published and is both readable and gripping while plunging the reader into the Byzantine labyrinths of tension behind the scenes that are played out daily on our televisions. We often watch the horror with little comprehension. This text is a missing link for it helps ground the public affairs of current Middle Eastern politics in the long histories of conflict especially between Sunnis and Shias in the Muslim community.