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Ramadân al-Khûlî et ‘Abd al-Râziq ‘Îsâ
Plan
L’Égypte ottomane entre décadence et renaissance
L’expédition d’Égypte dans les manuels scolaires et l’enseignement universitaire
L’expédition d’Égypte entre projet colonial et influence culturelle
Bonaparte et Muhammad ‘Alî aux pieds du sphinx
Des usages politiques de l’histoire
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Tewfik Aclimandos
Ce texte est un essai. Mais il a aussi valeur de test. Je vais commencer par tenter de comparer la situation égyptienne au schéma général de l’évolution européenne des cent trente ans qui vont de 1789 à 1914, ou plutôt à celui des révolutions européennes. À des fins heuristiques. [...]
The historical roots of dysfunctional politics
By Zoltan Barany
Hoover Institution, Policy Review, Sept. 2009
Practically from the moment of its creation in 1947, Pakistan has been plagued by ethnic tensions, mismanagement, and corruption. The profound incompetence of its civilian rulers in the first decade of independence created a political vacuum filled by the generals, [...]
Putting the Pieces Together
RAND Corp.
Edited by Paul K. Davis, Kim Cragin.
Contributors: Darcy Noricks, Todd C. Helmus, Christopher Paul, Claude Berrebi, Brian A. Jackson, Gaga Gvineria, [...]
By David Cook
In January 2005, veteran jihadi thinker, propagandist, and historian Abu Musa`b al-Suri released his 1,600 page study of the jihadi movement, Da`wat al-muqawama al-Islamiyya al-`alamiyya (The Call for Global Islamic Resistance). Suri hoped this book would stimulate the creation of a comprehensive jihadi curriculum for future generations of jihadi fighters, thinkers, [...]
Nebahat Avcioglu
Columbia University
Institute for Scholars in Paris,
France
Abstract
This article is a reconsideration of the ethical conceptual framework developed by Edward Said in his book Orientalism
within an art historical context. It focuses primarily on the relationship between form and cultural identity in the architecture of contemporary mosques in Europe and North America to discuss key theoretical issues [...]
Tewfiq Aclimandos
Ce texte ne prétend pas épuiser le sujet. D’une part, certains épisodes de la collaboration entre les officiers et la formation islamiste sont bien connus. C’est ainsi, par exemple, que nous ne revenons pas sur l’épisode, datant des lendemains de l’incendie du Caire (26 janvier 1952), qui vit Nasser demander aux Frères de cacher [...]
CONFLICTING STRATEGIES OF GROUP-BASED POLITICS
Sherifa Zuhur
This monograph considers the changing fortunes of the Palestinian movement, HAMAS, and the recent outcomes of Israeli strategies aimed against this group and Palestinian nationalism external to the Fatah faction of the Palestinian Authority. The example of HAMAS challenges much of the current wisdom on “insurgencies” and their containment.
As [...]
by David Ottaway
August 2009
Vol 14, No 21
There have been two constants in U.S.-Saudi relations for decades: oil and Gulf security, particularly the security of the Saudi royal family. Our two societies have had little in common, and yet despite deep differences, we have had a “special relationship” with the Kingdom of Saudi [...]
Michael Bröning
Foreing Affairs
For decades, Western decision-makers have viewed Hamas as a terrorist organization that seeks to destroy the state of Israel and thus will never accept a territorial compromise based on a two-state solution.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently reiterated that assessment in a July 14, 2009, speech in Tel [...]
Conspiracy Theories, Demonization, & Scapegoating
Does government healthcare mandate euthanasia for Grandma? Was Obama really born in Kenya and therefore an illegal President? How do right-wing political pundits contribute to the recent rash of violence linked to White supremacist ideology? Political Research Associates Senior Researcher Chip Berlet addresses these questions and [...]
By Daniel Luban |
The election of Barack Obama appeared to signal the decline of the neoconservative foreign policy brand. But six months into the Age of Obama, it’s apparent that neoconservatives and their allies are proving remarkably adept at exerting their influence in an administration that was supposed to be their [...]
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