Tarek Osman is the author of “Islamism: A History of Political Islam” (Yale, 2017) and the international bestselling book “Egypt on the Brink” (Yale, 2010). He wrote and presented several BBC documentaries including the Radio-4 series “The Making of the Modern Arab World”, “Sands of Time”, and “Islam Divided”. He writes at tarekosman.com
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Published in: HomeEgypt: nation, state, faith, and futureThe political tumult in Egypt continues as the six-month anniversary of the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak nears. The...
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Published in: HomeThe green shoots of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring is frequently portrayed as a series of uprisings against oppressive regimes. A more...
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Published in: HomeEgypt’s Islamists: asset and flaw
The forces of political Islam are everywhere in the kaleidoscope of post-revolution Egypt. But behind the confident...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab prospect: forces and dynamics
The convulsions in the Arab world in 2011 are creating a new political and social reality. But what will be its...
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Published in: openSecurityEgypt, Algeria, Yemen: Further reading on the Arab uprising
Yale University Press have issued this sampler from recent books on the Egypt, Yemen and Algeria. All provide...
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Published in: HomeEgypt: after revolt, transition
The explosion of protest in Egypt has emerged from deep currents in the country's modern history. Tarek Osman maps...