Sir Mark Allen was until recently Head of the Middle East desk at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. His knowledge of the Middle East and the Arab world today is matchless.
In the modern world where racial, political and religious hatred are rife, the author wishes to inform his readers in clear and concise style what is the psychology and worldview of Arabs today. No one is better qualified to do so.
The consequences of ignorance, prejudice and hatred are appalling. The modern Arab is the victim of all of these. Extremists are a tiny minority who capture the headlines day after day.
Women, Blood, Religion, Diversity. Under such headings Mark Allen explains the fundamental concepts of Muslims. To understand these is to understand a very great deal.
The level of noise about the Arabs has been steadily rising. In the past fifteen years outsiders have twice sent armies to war in The Middle East. Specialists have been watching with alarm the way radical Islamism has been mutating into some kind of new-armed struggle. The disaster of September 11th precipitated the War on Terror.
But the problem is also on our doorstep. Futurologists have forecast that by 2025 the European Union will need up to a hundred and ten million new migrant workers.
The message of this book is thus urgent and the book should be very widely read and studied.
