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Egypt
Brexit Britain and Egyptian nationalism: a comparative analysis
There are a lot of things in the world today that seem utterly upside down: right-wing nationalists claim the mantle …
Did ISIS “hijack” the Arab Spring?
Across the Middle East, ISIS emerged out of the ashes of failed aspirations. The Arab Spring promised so much and, …
Is Wahhabism responsible for atheism in the Arab World?
Wahhabism is an Islamic doctrine named after author Mohammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703-92) in Najd, Saudi Arabia. Incidentally, ibn Abd al-Wahhab …
Mubarak and Sisi: two sides of the same coin?
More than a million Egyptians took to the streets in the 2011 revolution to protest against autocratic governance, poverty, unemployment and …
How do religion and politics currently interact?
A few months ago, the Prime Minster of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, was visiting President Putin, attempting to illustrate a political …
Where does the term “Arab Spring” originate?
When I first moved to the Middle East, to Egypt in September 2010, the talk on the street was of …
The Arab Spring – 5 years on
Five years ago, a series of unprecedented uprisings and demonstrations broke out in countries across the Middle East and North …
Libya and Egypt’s unique relationship
After Egypt and Libya gained independence in the 1950s, the two respective states maintained a mutually cooperative relationship. With regards …