" People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to
succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the …

More than seventeen years since the" War on Terror" began, the United States has failed to
recognize how its authoritarian allies, rather than its adversaries, have defined its …

" The Middle East is one ofthe hardest-hearted areas in the world. It has always been fought
over, and peace has only reigned when a major power has established firm influence and …

Contemporary interest in the so-called 'Arab Spring'extends beyond the study of
constitutional law or the field of legal studies more generally. One cross-cutting topic that has …

The process of globalization has brought together cultural synergies as never before in
history, greatly affecting the social sphere. As Greenfield's theory of social change points out …

My work aims to assess the compatibility between provisions referring to Islamic norms and
ethics and those guaranteeing individual liberties in the constitutional orders of Egypt and …

The hijab controversy is really about the 'choice'of wearing the hijab for a Muslim woman
and perhaps why she cannot be trusted to make this decision herself. One has to …

Over the past several years, 3 Ukraine has garnered international attention concerning
challenges to democratic consolidation, widespread corruption in the top echelons of …

Egypt's long history of human rights violations spans more than half a century. From Gamal
Abdel Nasser's preemptive arrests of potential opposition and Anwar el-Sadat's “controlled” …