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Three years after the Arab uprisings began in Tunisia and Egypt, Arab practitioners and experts joined Carnegie scholars for a day-long conference to examine the political, religious, and social trends shaping the future of the region.
The Struggle for Social Justice and Citizen Rights
The status of human rights and civil society across the broader Middle East has been shifting since the Arab uprisings began three years ago.
Panelists Abdul-Ghani Al-Iryani of Yemen’s Tawq Party and Hossam Bahgat of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights discussed the shifting status of human rights and civil society in their countries and the broader Middle East since the Arab uprisings began three years ago. Michele Dunne moderated the discussion.
Political Islam: Revival, Retreat, or Adaptation
Islamic parties in Egypt and Morocco have taken very different paths.
Wael Haddara, adviser to former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, and Mustapha el Khalfi, Minister of Communications for Morocco and a member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party, considered the very different paths of Islamic parties in Egypt and Morocco and the outlook for the future. Marwan Muasher moderated the discussion.
The Third Way: Emerging Political Forces
A number of significant challenges face emerging political parties in the Arab world.
Farid Zahran
Thomas Carothers
Harvey V. Fineberg Chair for Democracy Studies; Director, Democracy, Conflict and Governance Program
Marwan Muasher
Vice President for Studies
Rising Sectarianism and the Regional Outlook
Sectarianism appears to be on the rise across the Middle East.
Fanar Haddad, a researcher at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute, Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and Steven Heydemann of the United States Institute of Peace discussed the rise of sectarianism in the region. Frederic Wehrey moderated.