Times of strain often lead to explosions of religiosity, as people turn to faith as a balm against misfortune. The coronavirus pandemic,…
Ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are torn between two visions of progress: a democratic one…
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This month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconsecrated the Hagia Sophia — a UNESCO world heritage site and museum — as a house of…
The international community has historically maintained hope that advances in science and technology offer humanity a wide range of options…
In this paper, we explore the psychological experience of university-educated local workers from emerging economies striving to enter the…
Several years after the Arab Spring began, democracy remains elusive in the Middle East. The Arab Spring that resides in the popular…
Why does Islam seem to dominate Egyptian politics, especially when the country's endemic poverty and deep economic inequality would seem to…
On Saturday, Egyptians voted in a national referendum on the country's new constitution, drafted over the course of six months by a largely…