Khaled Hroub is professor of middle eastern studies at Northwestern University in Qatar. He is also a senior research fellow at the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, where he directed the Cambridge Arab Media Project (CAMP). He is the author of Hamas: Political Thought and Practice (Institute for Palestine Studies, 2000), and Hamas: a Beginner's Guide (Pluto Press, 2006), and editor of Political Islam: Context versus Ideology (Saqi Books, 2010) and Religious Broadcasting in the Middle East (2012). His publications in Arabic include Fragility of Ideology and Might of Politics (2010); In Praise of Revolution (2012); the literary collection Tattoo of Cities (2008); and the poetry collection Enchantress of Poetry (2008)
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Published in: HomeMiddle East nightmare, made in WashingtonThe United States talks to North Korea but seeks Saudi war on Iran.
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Published in: HomeGulf states and Iran: don't moan, actThe international deal over Iran reveals the weakness of Arab Gulf diplomacy. It's time for a new approach, says...
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Published in: HomeEgypt’s coup, liberals' dark chapter
The military's deposition of Egypt's elected president has been welcomed by the Muslim Brotherhood's liberal...
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Published in: HomeFrance and the Arab world: a Gaullist moment
There is a unique opportunity for France to recast its policy towards a changing Arab world by focusing on the...
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Published in: HomeIsrael: the cost of arrogance
A triple diplomatic challenge to Israel from Turkey, Palestine and Egypt both reflects the region's political...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab revolutions and al-Qaida
The democratic wave in the Arab world confirms the emptiness of al-Qaida’s ideology, strategy and rhetoric. The...