By Amir Fouad Despite the negative connotation of the name Mubarak derived on account of the recently-ousted and very much despised former president of Egypt, the word “mubarak” in Arabic (lit: “blessed”) is otherwise ubiquitously used in Egypt and throughout the Muslim world in the most joyous of contexts. It is most often heard in […]
Deconstructing the Arab Spring at Brookings
By Amir Fouad It wasn’t so long ago that the Arab Spring was the topic du jour on everyone’s mind. Back in February, the popular demonstrations throughout the Middle East and North Africa that sent a barrage of moving images to our TV sets and newsfeeds were as inspiring as they were surprising. More than […]