Hamid said as if it's simply a given that the blockade has decreased Israel's security. There is reason to believe that if Hamas could do something worse than Oct 7 and rocket barrages with easier access …

Hi everyone. I’m Shadi Hamid, and I started researching Islamist movements in 2004-5 when I was living in Amman. For the last 10 years, I've tried to immerse myself in their world, to ask the question of …

Jul 2, 2023 · The Q & A with Shadi is one of the most illuminating things I’ve heard, over nearly 30 years dabbling in Vipassana and Zen, and reading and listening to a number of contemporary teachers, …

Jul 10, 2023 · "Can a believing Muslim use a meditation app designed by an atheist? I talked to Sam Harris on Waking Up." - Shadi Hamid (Making Sense #55: Islamism vs. Secularism)

Jul 14, 2023 · Podcast with Australian psychologist, Matthew Browne, and anthropologist, Chris Kavanagh. From their site description: " [...] a close look at the contemporary crop of 'secular gurus', …

Jun 6, 2016 · I’m Shadi Hamid. I'm a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer to The Atlantic. My new book is about “How the Struggle over Islam is Reshaping the World.” AMA!

Jun 25, 2018 · Shadi Hamid on Turkish elections: "For the rest of the world, this was authoritarianism. For Erdogan, it was justice, returning Turks to their natural state of religiosity before Ataturk had …

Jun 26, 2017 · I think Shadi Hamid is wrong. Muslims are not exceptional when it comes to politics, and as with all nations it should be up to the people of a nation to choose whatever political model they …

Feb 1, 2024 · "Trump’s unique danger doesn’t absolve Democrats of their responsibility to make an affirmative case for their candidate" - well said by Shadi Hamid

Apr 8, 2016 · Very interesting article, although the article omits some aspects of why many analysts think the intervention failed, such as increased weapons proliferation and foreign fighters outflows. …