Arab Uprisings and the Islamist Appeall

Loub­na Flah Author­i­tar­i­an oli­garchs have reigned so long in Arab coun­tries that nobody dared to fore­see their down­fall. They had become rem­i­nis­cent of Greek demigods with omnipo­tent souls resid­ing in mor­tal bod­ies. Their pow­er was incon­testable and their reach too hege­mon­ic to be chal­lenged with­out run­ning the risk of dis­grace or pun­ish­ment. Many Arab cit­i­zens […]