Is the Muslim world really a seething mass of anti-Western hatred, or is the true situation more complicated than that? In this important and ambitious new work, Mark Levine presents a vivid and compelling picture of the human face behind the veil of the 'Axis of Evil' and sets out an alternative roadmap for better relations between the West and the Muslim world. Going beyond the stereotypes and below the media radar, this book explains why, contrary to the popular perception, 'they' don't hate 'us' ? or at least, not yet.

List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Introduction: They Are Us 1 PART 1 WHO ARE THEY, WHERE'D THEY COME FROM, AND WHY THEY DON'T HATE US ? YET? 15 1 From Evil to Empathy: The Orient Beats Back the Axis of Arrogance 2 Overcoming the Matrix, Re-Imagining Middle Eastern History PART 2 BRANDING ISLAM IN THE GLOBAL ERA 81 3 Grounding the Globalization Concorde 83 4 New Logo: Rebranding the Middle East in the Global Era 5 Beyond Bin Ladin: Human Nationalisms versus Inhuman Globalization 6 Facing the Music: Rock and Resistance in the Middle East PART 3 WE'RE JAMMIN': GLOBAL SOLIDARITY IN THE POST-9/11 WORLD 211 7 Paris '68?Baghdad '04: The Evolution of a Movement of Movements 8 Inspiring the Impossible: The Global Peace and Justice Movement Between Old Problems and New Horizons 241 9 Conclusion: Chaos and Culture Jamming in the "New Middle East" 273 Notes 341 Bibliography 421 Index 431