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Begin New Search Political Geography Iraq Content Type Commentary and Analysis Publishing Institution The Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies (BESA) Publication Year within 10 Years

1. Lebanese and Iraqi Protesters Transcend Sectarianism

Author:
James M Dorsey
Publication Date:
11-2019
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies (BESA)
Abstract:
The protests in Lebanon have evolved into more than a fight against a failed and corrupt government. They constitute a rare demand for political and social structures that emphasize national rather than ethnic or sectarian religious identities in a world in which civilizational leaders who advocate some form of racial, ethnic, or religious supremacy govern the world’s major as well as key regional powers.
Topic:
Government, Sectarianism, and Protests
Political Geography:
Iraq, Middle East, and Lebanon

2. Political Islam Is Declining in the Middle East

Author:
Hillel Frisch
Publication Date:
10-2019
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies (BESA)
Abstract:
The lack of a reaction to the death of former Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi and the absence of religious demands by protesters in Algeria, Sudan, and Iraq suggest that political Islam is waning after the defeat of ISIS three years ago.
Topic:
Islam, Politics, and Protests
Political Geography:
Africa, Iraq, Sudan, Middle East, and Algeria