Roundtable Series on the Rise of Islamist Political Movements and U.S. Foreign Policy

Director: Ed Husain, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
July 1, 2012 - Present

The debate within Muslim-majority societies over the role of Islam in government is long-standing, but more important today than ever before. Recent developments in the Middle East and beyond have many asking how Islamist movements will shape the future of the societies in which they exist, and how the United States should respond to the complex challenges they pose in such areas as economic policy, women's and minority rights, and relations with Israel. This roundtable series, made possible through the generous support of the Smith Richardson Foundation, explores these questions and more.

Meetings

Roundtable Meeting

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the Arab Uprisings: Trends and Prospects

Speaker:

Bernard Haykel, Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University

Presider:

Ed Husain, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
February 8, 2013

This meeting is on the record.

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Roundtable Meeting

Islamists, Secularists, and the Future of Egypt

Speaker:

AbdulMawgoud Dardery, Member and Foreign Relations Committee Spokesperson, Freedom and Justice Party

Presider:

Ed Husain, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
February 7, 2013

This meeting is on the record.

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