By Quinn Mecham, Brigham Young University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Uprisings Explained” workshop, October 2-3, 2014…
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Islamic-Based Civil Society Organizations Between Myth and Reality
By Moustafa Khalil, University of Manchester *This memo was prepared for the “Islamist Social Services” workshop, September, 23, 2014.…
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By Abdullah Al-Arian, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar * This memo was prepared for the “Islamist Social…
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By Steven Brooke, University of Texas at Austin * This memo was prepared for the “Islamist Social Services” workshop, September…
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By Kevan Harris, Princeton University * This memo was prepared for the “Islamist Social Services” workshop, September 23, 2014. There…
Continue ReadingPious Neoliberalism
By Mona Atia, George Washington University * This memo was prepared for the “Islamist Social Services” workshop, September 23, 2014.…
Continue ReadingPOMEPS Conversations: Tarek Masoud (S. 3, Ep. 1)
#36 — September 9, 2014. The George Washington University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science,…
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Brand: Politics and National Narratives in Egypt and Algeria
POMEPS Steering Committee member Laurie A. Brand has just published Official Stories: Politics and National Narratives in Egypt and Algeria (Stanford University…
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POMEPS is excited to have just received a shipment of Tarek Masoud’s recent release Counting Islam: Religion, Class, and Elections in Egypt…
Continue ReadingTRE Spotlight: Dina Bishara
Dina Bishara received POMEPS Travel-Research-Engagement (TRE) grants* in spring 2011 and spring 2012 to study labor union movements in Tunisia and Egypt.…
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