Dū risālah va dū nāmah

Description:

Translation by Jalāl Āl Aḥmad of Ayatollah Muḥsin ʻĀmilī's article on the Shiite mourning practices; Jalāl Āl Aḥmad's article on the Arab-Israeli conflict (originally published in 1967); both accompanied by critical analysis and other articles on the same topics by various writers. Also includes two of Jalāl Āl Aḥmad's letters.

subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict,  Political and social views,  Cult,  Shiites,  Controversial literature,  Customs and practices,  Israel-Arab War, 1967,  Politics and government,  Jewish-Arab relations

People: Jalāl Āl Aḥmad,  Ḥusayn ibn ʻAlī (-680)

Places: Israel

Times: 1973-1993,  20th century