Telling a new story of modern Egypt, Mohammad Salama uses textual and cinematic sources to construct a clear and accessible narrative of the dynamics of Islam and culture in the first half of the twentieth century. The conflict between tradition and secular values in modern Egypt is shown in a stimulating and challenging new light as Salama bridges analysis of nationalism and its connection to Islamism, and outlines the effects of secular education versus traditional Islamic teaching on varied elements of Egyptian society. These include cultural production, politics, economic, identity, and gender relations. All of this helps to discern the harbingers that led to Egypt's social transition from the monarchy to the republic and opens the possibility of Islam as an inspiring and inspirational force. This illuminating, provocative and informative study will be of use to anyone interested in the period, whether general readers, students, or researchers.

穆罕默德-萨拉马讲述了一个现代埃及的新故事，他利用文本和电影资料，对二十世纪上半叶的伊斯兰教和文化的动态进行了清晰易懂的叙述。现代埃及的传统和世俗价值观之间的冲突以一种刺激性和挑战性的新视角展现出来，萨拉马在分析民族主义及其与伊斯兰主义的联系上架起了桥梁，并概述了世俗教育与传统伊斯兰教义对埃及社会不同元素的影响。这包括文化生产、政治、经济、身份和性别关系。所有这些都有助于辨别导致埃及社会从君主制向共和国过渡的先兆，并开启了伊斯兰教作为一种激励和鼓舞力量的可能性。这部具有启发性、煽动性和信息性的研究报告将对任何对这一时期感兴趣的人有用，无论是普通读者、学生还是研究人员。