Introduction to the Second Edition

This is the second edition of the book The Challenge Facing the Arabs, whose first edition was published on September 5, 1967. The book was released to confront the climate of the communist propaganda that prevailed among Sudanese and Arab peoples following the June 1967 war and the Fourth Arab Summit held in Khartoum between August 29 and September 1 of that same year. The summit promoted slogans of hostility toward the West, friendship with international communism, military confrontation with Israel, and the rejection of reconciliation, peace, and negotiation - known as the famous Three No's of Khartoum.
After fifteen years, we are now reissuing this book in its second edition, following a period during which the Middle East conflict went through several turning points. The parties involved in the conflict fought two more wars, and Egypt - the leading Arab confrontation state - signed a peace treaty with Israel.
However, despite all of these developments, the core topics and conclusions presented in the political analysis of this book remain valid and retain their scientific and objective value. This is why the book is still relevant today, and for this reason, we have decided to republish it.
Our primary focus in this introduction to the second edition will be to highlight the book's scholarly value and connect its themes to the latest developments in the Middle East conflict. This introduction serves as an invitation to re-read this book in light of the latest realities brought about by the Middle East conflict, particularly during the fifth war in Lebanon.