Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Weekend Reading: Ramlat Bulaq, Bedouin Poetry, and the Islamic State vs. Israel

Published: November 13, 2015 5:00 p.m.

Experts

By Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Omnia Khalil reviews the struggles of everyday life in the Cairene neighborhood of Ramlat Bulaq.

William Tamplin takes a look at Jordan’s most popular Bedouin poet and his use of verse to express Arab political arguments.

Dana Hadra argues that the self-proclaimed Islamic State’s threats against Israel are empty.