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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Mansoor Moaddel
Commentaries by Mansoor Moaddel
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What do Arabs Want?
CAIRO – The self-immolation a year ago of Tunisian street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi triggered a wave of popular protests that spread across t…
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Anatomy of a Revolution Delayed
The ongoing conflict between Iran’s rulers and the Iranian public is the result of a head-on collision between two contradictory forces. In …
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The Democratic Hopes of Iraqis
The escalating violence in Iraq gives a bleak impression of that country’s prospects. Sectarian conflict seems to be increasing on a daily b…
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The Iraqi Public Speaks
Most of what we think about Iraq is shaped by the daily violence that plagues the country. Intelligence and military analysts debate how muc…
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Are the Saudis Fanatics?
Terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia have led many to question not only the ruling House of Saud's prospects for survival, but also whether the…
