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January 9, 2018 National Press Club Washington DC The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) hosted a panel titled “Illiberal Intelligentsia and the Future of Democracy in Egypt”, on January 9, 2018 at the National Press Club in Washington DC. CSID President Dr. Radwan Masmoudi opened the session by noting that on the seventh anniversary of the Arab spring, four countries have been going...
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Read More19th Annual Conference Call for Papers
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Trump just sent the wrong signal to the Islamic world. Here’s how he can send the right one. Even if Trump’s visit was billed as a dramatic new start, it was really just a lazy reprise of long-established policies — exactly the policies, in fact, that have helped to perpetuate corrupt dictatorships, endless vendettas and simmering dysfunction throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Trump’s trip...
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Read MoreTrump Saudi Arabia Trip a Chance to Make Muslim Relations “Great Again”
As President Trump prepares to take his first international trip since taking office, both his supporters and detractors would acknowledge that he’s living up to his trademark to do things unlike any other administration. By making Saudi Arabia his first stop (unlike most modern U.S. presidents who first visited traditional Western allies) where he will meet with several Muslim leaders, the President has...
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Read MoreSen. Chris Murphy: President Trump Needs to Have the Necessary “Difficult Conversations” with Islamic World Leaders
Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy held high-level conference in Washington, DC to tackle how the Trump Administration can rebuild relations with the Islamic world. Washington, DC – Yesterday, ahead of President Donald J. Trump’s first official trip abroad to Saudi Arabia to meet with leaders from Muslim countries around the world, the Center of the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID) held...
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Read More18th Annual Conference
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy cordially invites you to attend the 18th Annual Conference on May 18, 2017: The Trump Administration and the Islamic World From Fighting Extremism to Building Peace and Prosperity at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel 999 9th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Register...
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Read MoreReport: Tunisia: A Model for Democracy in the Arab World
By Meherzia Labidi February 2, 2017 National Press Club Washington, D.C. Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for being here today to listen to my intervention and I hope that we will have a very fruitful discussion. My name is Mehrezia and I belong to the generation born just after the independence of Tunisia. I benefited from a modern Tunisia, the modern state founded by President Habib Bourguiba, from the...
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Read MoreA female Muslim politician has a message for Trump
Meherzia Labidi is an elected female parliamentarian from Tunisia. She wears a hijab and is a practicing Muslim. And she has a message of hope. In an interview with Today’s WorldView while on a visit to Washington, the 53-year-old Labidi extolled the lessons of her nation’s struggle toward democracy. Tunisia was ground zero for the popular uprisings that shook the Arab world in 2011. A secular...
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