Lebanon and Libya have undergone critical political events in recent years. However, demands for reform from civic institutions during these transitions have no

The Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and elsewhere has highlighted the growing importance of the politics of civil society in the contemporary Middle East.

Lebanon and Libya have undergone critical political events in recent years. However, demands for reform from civic institutions during these transitions have no

The recent influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan and Lebanon has stimulated domestic political action against these countries' governments. This is the dramatic

In this innovative study of everyday charity practices in Jeddah, Nora Derbal employs a 'bottom-up' approach to challenge dominant narratives about state-societ