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Nov 17, 2017

Hellyer Quoted in The Atlantic on Saudi Arabia and Islam

By H.A. Hellyer

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Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Nov 15, 2017

Western foreign policy and the dignity of the Arab world: Interview with Dr. H.A. Hellyer

By MENASource

Following a recent controversy where a British journalist at a conference in Egypt casually implied that the peoples of the Arab world were more culturally inured towards restrictions on press freedom, we discussed the issue of democracy and Arab culture with Atlantic Council’s senior non-resident fellow, Dr. H.A. Hellyer. “That journalist asserted that people shouldn’t […]

Middle East

In the News

Nov 8, 2017

Hellyer in The National: We Mustn’t Use Pseudo-orientalism as an Excuse for Inaction in the Arab World

By H.A. Hellyer

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In the News

Nov 7, 2017

Hellyer Quoted in the Guardian on Social Reforms in Saudi Arabia

By H.A. Hellyer

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Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Nov 2, 2017

Saudi’s ‘reforms’: Interview with Dr. H.A. Hellyer

By MENASource

The Saudi Arabian Crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, recently declared that the kingdom sought a ‘return’ to the ‘moderate Islam’ of pre-1979. The international media understandably paid a great deal of attention—but how significant is this? Martin Chulov, the Guardian’s Middle East Correspondent, asked our non-resident senior fellow, Dr HA Hellyer, some questions about it—the […]

Human Rights Political Reform

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Oct 25, 2017

Hellyer in The National: We Shouldn’t Sensationalise The Foreign Fighter Debate or Strip Nuance Out of It

By H.A. Hellyer

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In the News

Oct 19, 2017

Hellyer Quoted in the Los Angeles Times on Crackdown of Egyptian Sexual Orientation Regulations

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Oct 11, 2017

Hellyer in The National: Muslim Western Communities Must Work Harder to Protect the Vulnerable

By H.A. Hellyer

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United States and Canada

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Oct 5, 2017

Hellyer in ABC: The Once and Future Azhar: Counter-Extremism and the Credibility of Sunni Islam’s Preeminent Institution

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

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Sep 24, 2017

Hellyer in The Globe and Mail: Seeing the Human Side of Islamic State Helps to Defeat Them

By H.A. Hellyer

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