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.
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionThe enduring appeal of Sayyid Qutb’s jihadist ideologySayyid Qutb’s ‘Milestones’, published in 1964, has been the ideological force behind a succession of violent Islamist groups
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionWhy 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...
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Published in: Global ExtremesHow 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?
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Published in: Pandemic BordersFor migrant workers in the MENA, flattening the curve of inequality is urgentThe global COVID-19 pandemic is not the root cause of migrant exploitation, discrimination and vulnerability but it...