Shadi Hamid among the world’s top 50 thinkers 2019
Shadi Hamid was named to "The world’s top 50 thinkers 2019" list by
Prospect Magazine.
❝ In his persuasive book Islamic Exceptionalism, the Brookings Institution fellow argues that religion will likely always dominate Middle Eastern politics and that Islam needs to find a place in the democratic process. Recently he wrote that the tragedy of the late Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian President ousted in a coup, was that he wasn’t given the chance to domesticate Islamism. On the US home front, Hamid engages with both left and right, welcoming Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s contribution to democratic debate, but also denying President Trump is a tyrant. What links his work is an emphasis on democratic institutions and the importance of due process … [ProspectMagazine.co.uk]
| SHADI HAMID is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of several books, including Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World. Watch him discuss his book Islamic Exceptionalism below, and learn more about booking Shadi for your next event today. |
