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Tag Archives: Islamism
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and UAE: A Collaborative Trio
Photo via Reuters Here is an English version of my latest piece for Al-Hurra Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has embarked on his first overseas tour. This tour will attract attention to Saudi Arabia and its new leadership. Importantly, … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, UAE
Tagged Egypt, Islamism, Political Islam, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Crown prince, UAE
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Social Islamism In Egypt
An English version of my original Arabic piece in Al-Hurra Amr Salama’s Movie’s Sheikh Jackson In recent days, in Egypt, an Oscar-nominated film was referred to Al-Azhar, a crowd of Muslim worshippers attacked a church, and an actress became the focus … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Amr Salama, Copts, Egypt, Islamism, Itfih, Prince Tawadros church, Sherene Reda, Sherine Reda, Social Islamism
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Egypt’s Neglected Peripheries
Here is the English version for my Arabic piece published in Al-Hurra A new spot was added to the Jihadi landscape in Egypt ____ Km 135. Details are still sketchy, but from what we know so far, Wahat Road, 135 km … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Diary of Aak, Egypt, Terrorism
Tagged Egypt, Fayoum, Giza, Islamism, Kilo135, Policemen, Radicalism, Terrorism
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The Western media’s imbalanced portrayal of the Qatar crisis
The crisis in the Gulf has entered its third week, since a number of Gulf States including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain together with Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. The crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Qatar, Terrorism
Tagged Al-Jazeera, GCC, Islamism, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, The New York times
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London Attacks: Five myths about Terrorism
Photo via Reuters Westminster, the Manchester Arena, and London Bridge ____ three terrorist attacks in three months in my adoptive country, Britain. Those gruesome crimes, however, have not changed the response to terror. Politicians, journalists, and commentators are still harping … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Islam, Terrorism
Tagged Britain, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, Islamism, London, London Attacks, London Bridge, Manchester Arena, Terrorism, UK
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Reflections on the Westminster Attack
Photo from my own collection “We are not afraid.” That was the simple note written on one of many floral tributes on London’s Westminster Bridge after last week’s terror attack there. I read this defiant message while walking along the … Continue reading
Shadi Hamid and the Infantilization of Muslims
Islamic liberalism and its role in modern-day Islam became the subject of a timely and provocative debate organized recently by the Cato Institute, a public policy research organization. The event was hosted by Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol and Shadi Hamid … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Islam, Middle East, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Islam, Islamism, Political Islam, Shadi Hamid
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The New York Times And The Muslim Brotherhood
On February 9, The New York Times (NYT) published an editorial titled “All of Islam Isn’t the Enemy.” The article suggests that an order issued by the American President, Donald Trump, designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, would … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Egypt, Islam, Middle East, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Egypt, Foreign Terrorist group, Islam, Islamism, Trump
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Syria: The New Arab Nakba
Syrian pro-government forces walking in the ancient Umayyad mosque in Aleppo Photo via Daily Mail, AFP/ Getty Images A day after Assad’s Syrian Government declared it had regained full control of the Syrian city of Aleppo, Hezbollah leader … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Politics, Syria, Terrorism
Tagged #Syria, Aleppo, Arab world, Islamism, middle-east
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Saudi Clerics and Christmas
In an interview last November, Saudi cleric Khaled Al-Felaij said Muslims are forbidden from greeting Christians and Jews on their holidays. He labeled Jews and Christians as infidels and explained that their celebration were “based upon falsehood, heresy, and polytheism,” … Continue reading →