Islamists in a Changing Middle East Edited by Marc Lynch
islamists in a islamists in a changing changing middle east middle east Edited by Marc Lynch islamists in a changing middle east Edited by Marc Lynch © 2012 Foreign Policy, Published by The FP Group, a division of The Washington Post Company introduction 6 Introduction 9 The New Islamic Landscape 25 Al-Qaeda 32 Tunisia 58 Egypt 104 Yemen 114 Libya 138 North Africa 152 The Gulf 171 Syria 187 Palestine 3 introduction Islamists in a Changing Middle East brings together the best of the essays published about Islamist movements on ForeignPolicy.com’s The Middle East Channel (http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com) since the outbreak of the Arab uprisings in December 2010. The essays collected here represent only a small sample of the extraordinary reporting, analysis and intepretation produced by the community of scholars, journalists and activists who have contributed to the Middle East Channel since its launch in 2010. I would encourage readers who find this volume useful to also download our monthly topical POMEPS “Arab Uprisings” collections such as “Bahrain Burns” and “Jordan: Forever on the Brink” (all available as PDF downloads at http://www.pomeps.org). The essays collected here represent the collective work of a dedicated team over years. For helping to put the Middle East Channel together on a daily basis, I would like to thank Jonathan Guyer, Leila Hilal, David Kenner, Maria Kornalian, Tom Kutsch and Daniel Levy. I would also like to thank Susan Glasser and Blake Hounshell for their strategic guidance and ongoing support for the Middle East Channel, and their enthusiasm for this ebook experiment.
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