Shadi Hamid

An Iranian veiled woman waves an Iran’s flag as she arrives the University of Tehran to take part Friday prayers ceremonies before a pro-government rally against Iran’s anti government unrests, after Tehran’s Friday prayers, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

The reason Iran turned out to be so repressive

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Tunisia's President Kais Saied greets his supporters after a referendum on a new constitution in Tunis, Tunisia July 26, 2022. Tunisian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

The day Tunisia’s democracy died

Monday, July 25, 2022

Protesters stand atop a vehicle during demonstrations in Cairo January 29, 2011. Thousands of angry Egyptians rallied in central Cairo on Saturday to demand that President Hosni Mubarak resign, dismissing his offer of dialogue and calling on troops to come over to their side. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Sound and fury in the post-9/11 Middle East

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Smoke and flames rise from fuel trucks after an overnight attack by the Taliban on the outskirts of Kabul July 5, 2014./File Photo

Americans never understood Afghanistan like the Taliban did

Monday, August 23, 2021

Stained glass windows in the chapel of the new First Presbyterian Church of Girard are shown Jan. 27, 2021. The church was destroyed by fire in July 2018.P8girardchurch012721

America without God

April 2021

Standing on a makeshift stage, a commencement address is given by Katherine Bellows, a neighbor and former Executive Director of the Office of International Programs at Georgetown University, during a front yard drive-in COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) honorary graduation ceremony for three Bishop O'Connell High School students at a home in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The burden of being part of history

Monday, June 22, 2020

United States Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent of Vermont) speaks during a television interview in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The Senate is set to vote on a Coronavirus Stimulus Package after working late into the night on Tuesday to finalize a two trillion dollar deal. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

The coronavirus killed the revolution

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

A woman cries next to a tribute to victim Hussein Al-Umari outside Al-Noor mosque after it was reopened in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC1BF7641440

White supremacism isn’t insanity

Thursday, March 21, 2019

A member of the security forces guards during the arrival of Pope Francis at the Sheikh Zayed grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

The rise of Islamic soft power: Religion and foreign policy in the Muslim world

Peter Mandaville and Shadi Hamid

Friday, December 7, 2018

Iran President Hassan Rouhani (L) smiles with Pope Francis at the Vatican January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Medichini/Pool - GF20000107644

Bad priests and bad Muslims

Thursday, September 13, 2018