The Islamists Are Coming
The Islamists Are Coming is the first book to survey the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum-separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world's most volatile region, more than any other political bloc, yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.
In this book, Robin Wright offers an overview and 10 experts identify Islamists in Algeria, Egypt (two), Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Tunisia. Each chapter is designed to help both a general audience and specialists. A book website at www.theislamistsarecoming.com, launched on the day of the event, provides updates and an ongoing conversation among these and other experts.
The Islamists Are Coming: Who They Really Are is a joint project between the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Speakers
- Robin Wright,
United States Institute of Peace-Wilson Center Distinguished Scholar - Nathan Brown,
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs,
The George Washington University, and former Wilson Center Fellow - Les Campbell,
Senior Associate & Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa,
National Democratic Institute - Samer Shehata,
Assistant Professor of Arab Politics,
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, and former Wilson Center Fellow - Jane Harman, Introduction
Wilson Center President, Director, and CEO