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Scholars At Risk 2016 Global Congress Keynote

June 9, 2016

Recognizing the contributions of SAR institutional members and partners active in hosting scholars and other SAR-activities; featuring remarks by Melanie Adrian, Carleton University, and a keynote interview of Emad Shahin by Nathalie Des Rosiers. Prof. Shahin is a, visiting professor…

Conferences

Al Sharq Forum-Foreign Affairs: Sykes Picot At 100

June 3, 2016

A century ago, a secret agreement between France and Britain carved the Middle East into spheres of influence supervised by the two powers. The Sykes-Picot agreement hastily divided the territory of the former Ottoman empire into a map that did…

Interviews

Ennahda’s Congress Decision to Separate Islam and Politics

June 3, 2016

Al Sharq Forum is an independent think tank that seeks to implant the values of engagement, dialogue and democracy in Middle Eastern and North African countries and contribute to building a stable political future with economic prosperity.

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,…

Academic Articles

Egypt’s Revolution Turned on its Head

December 3, 2015

Shahin, Emad “Egypt’s Revolution Turned on its Head”, Current History, December 2015.

Letters of solidarity

APSA Letter in Support of Shahin

November 25, 2015

Op-Eds

You think there is no alternative to Sisi’s regime in Egypt? Think again

June 16, 2015

The notion held by many in the West that Egypt’s current president, the military strongman, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is the only available option to lead the country is as erroneous as it is dangerous. The current regime’s repressive policies are stifling the…

Letters of solidarity

Letter of Support by Colleagues and Friends of Emad Shahin

May 27, 2015

For those familiar with even the barest facts of the case, the provisional sentence of Emad al-Din Shahin, to death seems appalling. Professor Shahin is a widely respected and accomplished academic who has taught at Notre Dame, Harvard, Georgetown, the…

Media Coverage

The Meaning of my Death Sentence

May 19, 2015

How I became Defendant 33—yet another casualty of the return to military rule On January 3, 2014, Egyptian security forces surrounded my house in Cairo at dawn, performing military drills and making noises that shook the building. I vividly remember…

The Case

Statement by Prof. Emad Shahin on his death sentence

May 16, 2015

Statement by Prof. Emad Shahin on his death sentence May 16, 2015 In another travesty of justice, an Egyptian court today issued a mass death sentence against more than 120 defendants in two cases known as the “Grand Espionage” and…

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Scholars At Risk 2016 Global Congress Keynote

Al Sharq Forum-Foreign Affairs: Sykes Picot At 100

Ennahda’s Congress Decision to Separate Islam and Politics

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

Egypt’s Revolution Turned on its Head

APSA Letter in Support of Shahin

You think there is no alternative to Sisi’s regime in Egypt? Think again

Letter of Support by Colleagues and Friends of Emad Shahin

The Meaning of my Death Sentence

Statement by Prof. Emad Shahin on his death sentence

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