Arab Spring

Islamic Political Thought after the Arab Spring

March 15, 2016

In the roughly two decades prior to the Arab Spring in 2011, Muslim clerics, intellectuals and political activists had developed frameworks for envisioning and explaining the relationship (actual and desired) between Islam, the state and society. These frameworks were often…

Conferences

Post-political governance: Networks, cities, citizenship and micro politics

December 6, 2015

Emad Shahin, visiting Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, talks about the elements that lead to change in the Middle East as the keynote speaker of the 4th Session of CAF 2015 annual Forum, entitled “Post-political governance: Networks,…

Interviews

Examining The Years Since Egypt’s Arab Spring

February 15, 2015

Dr. Emad Shahin speaks with NPR about progress in Egypt since the Arab Spring. It’s been four years since Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned during the Arab Spring. Since then, the new government has cracked down on dissent. DAVID GREENE,…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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…

Interviews

POMEAS Interview with Emad El-Din Shahin

August 25, 2014

25 August 2014, Washington DC Emad El-Din Shahin is a public policy and administration professor in the American University in Cairo where he also completed both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree. He is currently visiting professor at Georgetown University.…

Talks

AUC Forum Panel – Islamists in Power: Challenges and Prospects

February 18, 2013

Panelist, Islamists in Power: Challenges and Prospects, AUC Forum 18 February 2013.

Academic Articles

The Egyptian Revolution: The Power of Mass Mobilization and the Spirit of Tahrir Square

May 29, 2012

Abstract This article examines the power of mass mobilization during the January 25 revolution in Egypt and analyzes how popular protests succeeded in toppling Mubarak’s regime in eighteen days. Because the Mubarak regime rested on three pillars—the security forces, the…

Interviews