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As the world focuses on the conflict in Iraq, the most important political players in that country today are not the Sunni insurgents. Instead, they are Iraq's Shi'I majority--part of the Middle East's ninety million Shi'I Muslims who hold the key to the future of the region and the relations between Muslim and Western societies. So contends Yitzhak Nakash, one of the world's foremost experts on Shi'ism.


With his characteristic verve and style, Nakash traces the role of the Shi'is in the struggle that is raging today among Muslims for the soul of Islam. He shows that in contrast to the growing militancy among Sunni groups since the

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Book Title: Reaching for Power: The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World
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Reaching for Power: The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World by Yitzhak Nakash Book Review

Name: Kirk H Sowell
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good as Intro, but Disappointing
Date: Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2009
Review: "Reaching for Power" provides a good general overview of the background to the political struggles of the Arab Shia in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Lebanon, although it is quite thin on current events. It is also a disappointment because, having read Nakash's previous work on the Shia of Iraq (to which I gave a five-star Amazon review), I expected this book to be much more. I decided to give this four stars rather than three only because I know many readers will benefit from a broad introduction. As a treatment of events in the decade up to 2006 (the year of publication), it would barely merit two stars. There is a little bit here I disagree with (see below), but the book overall isn't bad. It just isn't about what the front cover suggests it is about. It is about the Arab Shia in the 20th century.

At 164 pages the book is quite short, but if you are going to write a short book, make good use of your space. In Iraq, for example, Nakash devotes a lot of space to the 1920 revolt and its immediate aftermath. While these events are important in framing what is happening now, they are well described in other works and Nakash never gets around to giving a detailed look at Shia maneuvers in the 2003-2005 period (which is what matters given his title). He mentions Ali Sistani and Muqtada Sadr several times, but provides nothing beyond passing references to the Sadrist movement pre-2003 or the other Shia parties (Dawa, Fadhila, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq).

Nakash's treatment of the Saudi Shia is another example of the problem. The background is good, but there is not even a single mention of the most prominent Saudi Shia cleric - Hassan Saffar, who represents the Ayatollah Sistani in Saudi Arabia and overshadows everyone else. There is also no mention at all of the various Iran-aligned Shia clerics in the kingdom (Nimr Baqir Nimr, etc.).

The sections on Bahrain are the best in the book. I get the impression that Nakash's personal research is focused on Bahrain, and he's read history on the other countries, so Bahrain is the only country he gives good treatment to in terms of both background and more recent events.

The omission of Kuwait is a bit odd. Shia make up 30 percent of the population in Kuwait, more than double Saudi Arabia. True, they aren't "reaching for power," but then again the Saudi Shia aren't either.

Nakash's treatment of Lebanon is like Iraq; lots of background with a quick overview of current events. And I do disagree with Nakash's statement (p. 14) that Hizbullah "evolved from a militant movement seeking to establish an Islamic government in Lebanon into a political party. And in doing so, it accepted the Lebanese reality based on a pact among the country's seventeen sects..." I would say that Hizbullah has pragmatically recognized the implausibility of a Khomeinist Islamic state in Lebanon, but they have retained both their military wing and established a state-within-a-state, using the sovereign government as an international cover. Hizbullah's withdrawal from the Lebanese government in late 2006 in order to block Lebanese participation in the investigation of the Hariri to protect its Syrian patron, and its actions in May 2008 suggest that Nakash's analysis is indeed incorrect. Hizbullah is pragmatic; they are not a mere Lebanese political party. Far from it.

Name: balt_immortal
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Reaching for Power
Date: Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2007
Review: Yitzhak Nakash's brief but detailed look at the resurgence of Shi'i power explores one of the most important issues facing the modern Middle East. After an introductory chapter that establishes Shi'ism's place and history in the region, Nakash provides case studies on four Arab countries where Shi'is play an influential role. He demonstrates that the Shi'i experiences in these countries: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Lebanon, and Iraq are as different as they are similar. In each instance, Shi'is faced official discrimination in some form or another, sometimes as the minority, but also as the majority. The political climate in each of these countries as it relates to Shi'ism is quite varied and by no means operates in a vacuum. As such, one of the book's strongest features is that Nakash shows how events in one of these countries affects developments in the others. After providing the case studies, Nakash includes a final chapter that covers more recent developments dealing with Shi'i politics in each country. These pages are particularly strong as they demonstrate the impact of the past on events occurring today.

At the time this review is being written, only one other reviewer has provided comments on this book. It would be a shame if this one misguided review has discouraged anyone from picking up this book. Nakash's book is a pretty easy read for someone versed in Middle Eastern history, but an extensive background in the subject is by no means a prerequisite here. The Sunni/Shi'i conflict is one of the most important issues facing the Middle East (and by extension anyone dealing with the Middle East) today. Nakash's book is not an all-encompassing and sweeping history and was not meant to be, although he goes into more detail about Bahrain than most people have read about, even if their field is the Middle East. Anyone interested in Middle Eastern issues and history would do well to read this brief, but informative book.

Name: Analytical Reader
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The idea is to prove why Shiites are a good alternative for the West to partner with
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2016
Review: A book written for the Western audience. The idea is to prove why Shiites are a good alternative for the West to partner with. The author goes through the history of Shiites, mainly focusing on their receipt of unjust treatment from Sunni governments. So if the empirical powers in the West (and East for that matter) have relied in the past on supporting minorities in power and hence contributing the unstable nature of the political situation, the author somehow believes that helping a minority rise in the region would stabilize it!

Name: Yahya D.
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The longest short book I have ever read....
Date: Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2006
Review: As a long-time student of all things Middle East, I found Nakash's book to be absolutely horrible. The book lacks focus and a coherent theme and is very poorly written. The author makes an inadequate effort to describe over 200 years of history of the Shi'a populations in Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia in 164 pages of text, but fails to provide any new or thought-provoking insights, indepth analyses of significant events, or any meaningful concluding statements. Worst of all, the book is extremely dull. This is by far the longest short book I have ever read!

Name: Yousef
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017
Review: Very informative! This book deserves more attention than it has received. Well written!

Name: C. A.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nakash Provides a Vital Primer to the Evolution of Twelver Shi'i Political Movements
Date: Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2008
Review: Nakash is a noted expert in Iraqi Shi'ism and modern Shi'i socio-political movements. His book was meant to serve as a primer on the evolution of Shi'i politics in the twenty-first century. The writing style is clear and easy to read while still including vital information.