Papers

A View of the Middle East from Within

A View of the Middle East from Within

Modernity can take place in the Arab world only when the Arab individual restores her/his sense of self-respect and pride in their heritage that once produced a flourishing modernity and civilization and acquire the will to induce change and progress…
Islam with a Heart

Islam with a Heart

Islam with a Heart[1] Emad El-Din Shahin “وما ارسلناك الا رحمة للعالمين” “We have Sent you but a Mercy to Humankind” Qur’an “إنما انا رحمة مهداة” “I am but a gift of Mercy” Prophet Muhammad “الناس صنفان : إما اخ…
Political Islam: Ready for Engagement?

Political Islam: Ready for Engagement?

Abstract: The voluminous literature on reform and democratization in the Middle East region reveals a number of facts: a main obstacle to reform are the incumbent regimes that have been trying to resist and circumvent genuine democratic transformations; political reform cannot be…