AUTHOR'S BIO
Mansoor Moaddel
Mansoor Moaddel, a Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University, was the principal investigator for values surveys in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. He is the author of the book Islamic Modernism, Nationalism, and Fundamentals: Episode and Discourse.
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What do Arabs Want?
Mansoor Moaddel Series: Islam 2012-01-04What values are driving the movements that have come to be know as the Arab Spring, and what kind of change do their adherents want? A series of surveys in the Arab world last summer highlights some significant shifts in public opinion.... read Comments: 5 Recommended: 0 Read: 11513
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Anatomy of a Revolution Delayed
Mansoor Moaddel Series: Islam 2009-07-10
The ongoing conflict between Iran’s rulers and the Iranian public is the result of a head-on collision between two contradictory forces: whereas public attitudes in Iran have become more liberal in recent years, power has shifted from conservative pragmatism toward a much more militant fundamentalism.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 13615
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The Democratic Hopes of Iraqis
Mansoor Moaddel Series: Islam 2006-09-19The escalating violence in Iraq gives a bleak impression of that country’s prospects. Sectarian conflict seems to be increasing on a daily basis, with militias massacring hundreds of Sunnis and Shiites solely on the basis of their religious identities. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 18495
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The Iraqi Public Speaks
Mansoor Moaddel Series: Islam 2005-04-12Most of what we think about Iraq is shaped by the daily violence that plagues the country. Intelligence and military analysts debate how much of the violence is due to the presence of foreigners, though it is widely conceded that most of the attacks can be attributed to what American officials call “former regime elements,” with the Iraqi Sunni community the main pillar of the resistance. Having dominated Iraq under Saddam Hussein, and despite numbering less than a quarter of the overall population, Sunnis, it is said, are fighting to prevent their communal interests from being overwhelmed by the majority Shi’ites and the Kurds, a distinct ethnic group concentrated in the north. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 20502
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Are the Saudis Fanatics?
Mansoor Moaddel Series: Islam 2004-08-19Terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia have led many to question not only the ruling House of Saud's prospects for survival, but also whether the kingdom is fundamentally dysfunctional and destructive. Somehow, it seems, Saudi society has produced a stream of violent fanaticism that draws its inspiration from extreme religious orthodoxy. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 20003
