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Egyptian policy expert Emad Shahin at Vassar | Hudson Valley Almanac Weekly

November 14, 2014

Posted by Frances Marion Platt on November 11, 2014 If someone asked you to name the three greatest civilizations of the ancient world, you would probably cite the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans – and you would probably think of them…

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Egyptian scholar Emad Shahin to discuss “The Middle East Beyond the Arab Spring”

October 23, 2014

Internationally renowned Egyptian political scientist Emad Shahin will deliver a lecture, “The Middle East Beyond the Arab Spring.” His talk will focus on the political climate of the Middle East since the ousting of Hosni Mubarak in 2011. “The cycle of…

Conferences

The Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt’s Democratic Transition

October 14, 2014

Panelist, “The Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt’s Democratic Transition” What Went Wrong? Egypt’s Failed Democratic Transition. Center for Middle East Studies, The University of Denver. September 12, 2014. The panel’s featured speakers include Emad Shahin, visiting Professor of…

Multimedia Library

Boko Haram, ISIS and the Caliphate Today

October 14, 2014

with Shadi Hamid, Emad Shahin, and Alex Thurston ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and Boko Haram in northern Nigeria continue to use an overlapping language of political Islam and references to the caliphate and the Shariah. This event brought together…

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Discussion and Review of “The Square”

October 13, 2014

The fourth and final panel of University of Denver’s conference on Egypt September, 12 2014 took place following a screening of Jehane Noujaim’s Oscar-nominated documentary, “The Square.” The panel features: Emad Shahin, visiting Professor of Government at Georgetown University Ellis…

Interviews

Emad Shahin on Egypt’s Failed Democratic Transition

September 18, 2014

Denver University Center for Middle East Studies Associate Director sits down with renowned Egyptian political Scientist Emad Shahin, now a Visiting Professor of Political Science at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, to discuss Egypt’s failed democratic…

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Reflections on the Post Arab Spring Era

September 17, 2014

Dr. Emad Shahin, explained how instead of being driven by classical revolutionary models with an overarching political ideology and a vanguard party, protesters during the Arab Spring took pride in the movements’ transcendent nature and pluralistic leadership. Dr. Shahin argued…

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Dr Shahin awarded IIIT Distinguished Scholar Award

September 17, 2014

Dr. Emad Shahin was honored for his prolific academic and intellectual life. He is currently on leave from the American University of Cairo and a Visiting Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Columbia…

Papers

Lessons Not Learned: Trading Democracy for Neoliberal Militarism in Egypt

September 5, 2014

Emad El-Din Shahin* Abstract Like his predecessors, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is reverting to the twin strategy of use of economic liberalization and coercion against religious extremism as devices to delay democratisation in Egypt. The report argues that past experience indicates…

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A Crystal Ball to Egypt’s Future

September 1, 2014

WRMEA, September 2014, Page 70 A June 16 event hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC examined developments in Egypt. Speakers were Wilson Center scholars Emad Shahin, public policy professor at the American University in Cairo, and Marina…