Fawaz Gerges
@FawazGerges
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Professor of International Relations @LSEIRDept Out May 28: "What Really Went Wrong: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the Middle East" @YaleBooks
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I am praying for the safety of student protesters. They are showing bravery and a fierce moral urgency. They are rightfully fed up with the continuing bloodshed in Gaza and refuse to accept the imperial cynicism of Western governments.
BREAKING
@CBSNewYork
has learned Columbia University has given NYPD authority to enter campus
@CBSNewYork
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As a lifelong teacher and academic, it deeply pains me to see repression of campus protests. Students must be allowed to peacefully organize and voice their opinions. University leadership should fiercely protect this right, not target their own students for arrest and expulsion.
It’s chaos now. DPS riot troopers forcefully dispersing protesters, making contact, at least one arrest
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My newest book, Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East, published with
@PrincetonUPress
, is widely available on April 3. Purchase your copy now here:
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.
@FareedZakaria
and I had a wide-ranging conversation today about the shifting geo-political landscape in the Middle East. Video below. Welcome your thoughts.
@LSEIRDept
@LSEnews
As Assad’s Syria returns to the Arab League, I talked with
@FawazGerges
about the Middle East’s shifting alignments:
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My newest book - Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East - goes on sale tomorrow, April 3rd! You can grab your copy now here:
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I wrote for
@ProSyn
about how American indifference to the scale of the devastation in Gaza is an all too familiar reminder of how Western powers have dealt with post-colonial states and their people. Please let me know what you think.
When people across the Middle East and the Global South look at Gaza, they see Western – especially American – hypocrisy is on full display,
@FawazGerges
explains.
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#ISIS
's territorial rule ended on Saturday, but it's too soon to declare
#missionaccomplished
in
#Syria
. Even if
@realDonaldTrump
does not want to hear it, a long-term focus is needed. Read more in my
@nytimes
op-ed that was just published:
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Please listen.
"On average 247 Palestinians are being killed & are at risk of being killed each day. Many of them literally blown to pieces. They include 48 mothers each day, 2 every hour. And over 117 children." From the v powerful South Africa ICJ closing statement:
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What is behind the abrupt decision to isolate
#Qatar
? I discuss with
@HalaGorani
on
@cnni
#QatarCrisis
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.
@realDonaldTrump
is doing and saying exactly what ISIS and Al Qaeda want to hear. He is making America less safe.
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AVAILABLE NOW! My newest book - Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East - is now on sale! Grab your copy here:
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I was on
@FareedZakaria
's GPS speaking out against
@realDonaldTrump
's shameful, un-American "extreme vetting" plan
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The War on Terror was a war of choice, not necessity, and it has been costly in blood and treasure.
While we cannot turn back the clock, as we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, part of the United States’ national conversation should be to reflect on what went wrong.
The U.S. squandered the world’s sympathy by invading Afghanistan and Iraq,
@FawazGerges
writes. What will it learn from defeat?
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#Trump
has singlehandedly delivered
#ISIS
and
#AlQaeda
a massive propaganda boost while providing no security to Americans. Disgusting!
LSE's
@FawazGerges
: Trump's immigration order is "foolishly irrational" and a "massive propaganda boost" for ISIS
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Since 2001, none of the 36 Muslim militants who have engaged in attacks inside the US came from the six banned states. (3/6)
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Please watch this short film based on my book
#ISIS
: A History that explains rise and why we must ensure its end
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If you are in
#London
this evening, come join me at the
@LSEIRDept
at 6:30 PM for a discussion of how pan-Arab nationalism and pan-Islamism have shaped the history of the
#MiddleEast
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Congratulations to my son
@BassamGergi
(center) who graduated from
@YaleLawSch
this weekend. We're all very proud of him!
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I was on
@cnni
today to discuss the dynamics of the battle for
#EasternGhouta
#Syria
#ceasefire
Watch here:
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Thank you
@thetimes
for review of latest book: "Gerges spent a decade interviewing ageing revolutionaries and conspirators. Many of them I thought were long since dead and, as many now are, this is an important work of journalism as well as history."
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I was on
@NBCNews
last night to discuss what Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death means for the future of ISIS. Watch here:
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Spoke to
@SkyNews
about how Israel's ongoing war in Gaza continues to escalate into multiple theaters and, without an immediate ceasefire, risks expanding into a regional conflict in the Middle East that involves both the United States and Britain.
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1 week until my newest book 'ISIS: A History' is on bookstore shelves, grab a copy now:
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My book "ISIS: A History" is a
#1
bestseller on Amazon today. You should help keep it there!
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My interview on
@CNN
today about the recent terrorist attack on the Parsons Green metro in London:
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I was on
@CNNnewsroom
today to discuss the deadly
#terror
attack on the
#mosque
in
#Egypt
and the roots of the violence
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Happy New Year to all! May we try in 2017 to console, to understand, and to love more.
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My newest book, ISIS: A History, is now on bookstore shelves! Pick up your copy here
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My daughter
@agergi
wrote a powerful article for
@feministfp
on gender and memory in post-war Lebanon
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My wife
@NoraAnnColton
published a brilliant article on needed reforms in higher education. Read her article here:
NEW:
@NoraAnnColton
looks at evidence from HE "cold spots" to explore whether there is a link between higher education and life expectancy
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Read here an essay I wrote -- The Struggle for Egypt's Future-- excerpted from my new book -- Making of the Arab World -- published today on
@ProSyn
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I spoke with
@cnni
today about the implications of Prince bin Salman rising to power in
#saudiarabia
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I was on
@cnni
with
@rosemaryCNN
today to discuss the aftereffects of
#ISIS
in
#Raqqa
and elsewhere. See
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Thank you
@AtlanticCouncil
for putting Making the Arab World on your holiday reading list! "[The] fruit of numerous years of research and interviews . . . novel, nuanced, and extremely interesting . . . highly readable and informative."
❄️Snowed In? Atlantic Council experts give you their picks for the books you should curl up with over the holidays.
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I'll be on
@FareedZakaria
tomorrow for a live panel marking 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks w/
@SlaughterAM
,
@tomfriedman
,
@marykissel
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Tensions increase after Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran following embassy attack
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1) Statement by
#Russian
military regarding the killing of Abu Bakr
#alBaghadi
, head of the Islamic State, shld be taken w/skepticism
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My dear friend Gwyn Daniel has written a profound new book, Family Dramas: Intimacy Power and Systems in Shakespeare's Tragedies. Gwyn offers insights only a brilliant therapist and Shakespeare buff can provide. I highly recommend! Pick up your copy:
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I was on
@CNNConnect
with
@BeckyCNN
today to discuss the
#QatarCrisis
and whether a settlement is likely. See
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It was a pleasure to speak at
@PennMitchellCtr
as part of their Social Change and the Global Middle East Series. Video below!
Video now available: Regional and External Politics (Social Change and the Global Middle East Series) with Fawaz Gerges and Timothy Mitchell:
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My teenage daughter says it is
#FollowFriday
. Thank you to my followers. May you all have a fantastic Friday.
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1-Despite cosmetic changes by Trump’s national security team, new Muslim ban violates American norms and doesn't increase security. (2/6)
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You are too kind. As an aging academic, merely having a Twitter account is a personal triumph
@cbctom
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Please take a look @ just released 'Contentious Politics in the Middle East' insightful essays from top scholars
http://t.co/pXnXgEsOpd
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18. With
@realDonaldTrump
coming to power in USA, Palestinians brace themselves for more illegal settlements on West Bank
#MiddleEast2017
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@realDonaldTrump
moving US embassy to
#Jerusalem
could trigger violence and protests not just in
#Palestine
but Arab/Islamic world
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Please find an excerpt from my forthcoming book 'The World According to ISIS' in
@ForPolJournal
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Go Laith!
Wishing my son Laith a brilliant day at UCL’s open day today!
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I spoke with
@GeorgeHowellCNN
on
@CNNnewsroom
this morning about the recent bombings in
#Turkey
and
#Egypt
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16. On top of 10K killed, infrastructure decimated in poorest country in Arab world and AQAP has expanded control of large swaths of
#Yemen
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5. For
#ISIS
, these terrorist attacks are force multipliers, helping to compensate for its strategic losses in the
#MiddleEast
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I was on
@CBCNews
today to talk
@realDonaldTrump
's giving up on moderate forces in
#Syria
&capitulation to
#Russia
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It is deeply alarming how
@realDonaldTrump
views get swayed so easily by ONE conversation with ONE general!
#plasticpresident
(1/4)
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I appreciate your encouragement. I will consider how to do that in the most effective way
@cbctom
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@realDonaldTrump
's inflammatory rhetoric and actions undermine America's moral standing in the world, not just in Muslim nations. (5/6)
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USA should never torture. Morally wrong & ineffective as practice.
@realDonaldTrump
should know before having a conversation w/Mattis (4/4)
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