Revolution and Counter-Revolution: How Political Islam Became the Enemy: Professor Tamara Sonn
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The Arab Spring, the pro-democracy uprisings that brought democratic governments to Tunisia and Egypt (briefly), was a turning point in the history of political Islam. Powerful autocrats reversed their longstanding support for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and designated them terrorists. This lecture describes the history of political Islam and current efforts to demonize it.
Professor Sonn is the 2021 Virtual Kraemer Middle East Distinguished Scholar-In-Residence. The residency is offered yearly, and provides the opportunity for a scholar specializing in Islamic law and governance to spend a short period of time at William & Mary sharing his or her expertise with the university community. The Scholar-In-Residence is open to all geographical areas and sub-disciplines, provided the Scholar’s background, interest and topical focus are on or clearly related to Islamic law and governance. Learn more.
Professor Sonn will also give a lecture hosted by the William & Mary Reves Center on March 12, 2021, at 4 PM.
About Professor Sonn
Tamara Sonn is Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in the History of Islam and Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. Learn more.
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