Mark Allen worked until recently for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. His knowledge of the Middle Eastern world today is matchless. In the modern world where racial, political and religious hatred are rife, his main purpose is to inform his readers in clear and concise style about the psychology and world view of Arabs today. He stresses that the consequences of ignorance, prejudice and hatred are appalling and points out that the modern Arab is the victim of all of these. This is a book with an urgent message that we in the West should do all we can to learn about the Arab world and its peoples.