Georges Fahmi

Georges Fahmi is a research fellow at the Middle East Directions Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, at the European University Institute in Fiesole, Italy.

The enduring appeal of Sayyid Qutb’s jihadist ideology

Sayyid Qutb’s ‘Milestones’, published in 1964, has been the ideological force behind a succession of violent Islamist groups

By Georges Fahmi

/ 26 Jul 2021

The enduring appeal of Sayyid Qutb’s jihadist ideology

Why do churches have mixed attitudes towards the Arab Spring?

Christian leaders in Egypt and Syria opposed the 2011 uprising but now their counterparts in Iraq and Lebanon back reform to protect their flocks

By Georges Fahmi

/ 29 Mar 2021

Why do churches have mixed attitudes towards the Arab Spring?

How can religiously inspired ideas explain violent extremism in Egypt?

What role do religiously inspired ideas play in shaping the current wave of violent extremism in Egypt?

By Georges Fahmi

/ 2 Nov 2020

How can religiously inspired ideas explain violent extremism in Egypt?

For migrant workers in the MENA, flattening the curve of inequality is urgent

The global COVID-19 pandemic is not the root cause of migrant exploitation, discrimination and vulnerability but it does act as a magnifying lens.

By Georges Fahmi

/ 29 Jun 2020

For migrant workers in the MENA, flattening the curve of inequality is urgent