Islamist Political Groups: An Interview with Amr Hamzawy

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Islamist Political Groups: An Interview with Amr Hamzawy

By Amr Hamzawy

Published on Feb 25, 2008

Source: Middle East Center Outreach

Carnegie's Amr Hamzawy speaks with the Middle East Center Outreach Program of the University of Utah on Islamist political groups.

Click here to listen to the broadcast.

About the Author

Amr Hamzawy

Director, Middle East Program

Amr Hamzawy is a senior fellow and the director of the Carnegie Middle East Program. His research and writings focus on Egypt’s and other middle powers’ involvement in regional security in the Middle East, particularly through collective diplomacy and multilateral conflict resolution

Recent Work

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Political Reform Middle East

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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