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Weekend Reading: Libya Five Years On, Iran and the Shia, and Contextualizing Heikal

Reading selections for the weekend of February 19, 2016.

<p>Libyans celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Libyan revolution, at Martyrs&#8217; Square in Tripoli (Ismail Zitouny/Reuters).</p>
Libyans celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Libyan revolution, at Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli (Ismail Zitouny/Reuters).

By experts and staff

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  • Steven A. CookCFR Expert
    Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Nada Elfeituri ruminates on the five years since Libya’s February 17, 2011, revolution and the mistakes her fellow Libyans have yet to learn from.

Robin Yassin-Kassab questions the assumption that Iran acts as a protector for Shia Muslims throughout the Middle East.

Belal Alaa reflects on the Nasserist life and legacy of the late Egyptian journalist Mohammed Hassanein Heikal, who passed away two days ago.