For years, the west has feared the Muslim Brotherhood succeeding to the highest levels of Egyptian political power. With Islamists poised to win the lion’s share of seats in Egypt&... [Full Article Text.]
Editorial Articles
The irresistible rise of the Muslim Brothers (View on New Statesmen .)
Monday, November 28, 2011 - New Statesmen
Libyans must draw on the desire to rebuild their abused nation (View on The Independent .)
Saturday, October 22, 2011 - The Independent
How Dangerous Is Anwar al-Awlaki? (View on The New York Times.)
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - The New York Times
With Yemen on the verge of civil war, how aggressive should the U.S. be in trying to kill an American-born cleric?
The Key to Reining Him In
Fawaz A. Gerges is the director of the Middle East... [Full Article Text.]
The Key to Reining Him In
Fawaz A. Gerges is the director of the Middle East... [Full Article Text.]
Al-Qaeda's existential crisis (View on The Washington Post.)
Monday, May 2, 2011 - The Washington Post
Almost 10 years ago, al-Qaeda committed one of the most chilling and brutal attacks in the memory of a generation. The radical politics of a small band of Muslim extremists became everyone’s business and set into motio... [Full Article Text.]
Syria: Can Assad defeat the protesters? (View on BBC News.)
A huge swathe of Syria now resembles a militarised zone - from the town of Homs, north of Damascus, all the way down to Deraa, where the protests first broke out in March.
The Syrian regime has dram... [Full Article Text.]
In Libya, a perilous endgame (View on CNN.com.)
(CNN) -- Almost two weeks of intense bombings and the enforcement of a no-fly zone in Libya by Western-led forces have neither broken the will of Col. Moammar Gadhafi nor subdued his followers. Instead, the ... [Full Article Text.]
Arab unrest: Winners and losers (View on BBC News.)
The revolutionary storm has shaken the Middle East to its very foundation, and regardless of what happens next, the region's state system will never be the same, says Professor Fawaz A Gerges, director of the Middle East Cen... [Full Article Text.]
Saudi probably won't fall, but if it does the world will change (View on The Independent.)
Friday, February 25, 2011 - The Independent
There is a revolution taking place in the Middle East. The young people are emboldened and confident in a way they have never been before, and what we have seen in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya could yet take hol... [Full Article Text.]
Morning after: Egyptians must not lower their guard (View on The Hill.)
After so many days of waiting, Egyptians finally have something to celebrate. President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule is over. Egypt's generals, who have taken charge, dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution, and pledge... [Full Article Text.]
Muslim Brotherhood's key role in Egypt (View on CNN.com.)
London (CNN) -- One of the biggest questions hanging over the Egyptian revolution is the role of the Muslim Brotherhood. It's impossible to fully understand the importance of the Brotherhood's po... [Full Article Text.]