“These studies should illumine and conscientize writers who work under the shadow of religious, social, economic or political power and domination in a manner that inhibits or controls their work. Artists, writers, students of social science, history or political theory would benefit from this volume, not only in Egypt and the Middle East but in the wider world. The current global and regional religious conflicts provide an important incentive for reading this work. Libraries that keep their holdings in literary studies and history on the cutting edge will value this addition.”—David Peter Whitelaw, Point Loma Nazarene University