Recent setbacks for instance in Tunisia and Morocco indicate that the Muslim Brotherhood is weakening in the Arab World. At the same time, a new culture of peace between Arabs and Israel is flourishing following the signing of the first Abraham Accords last year.
Israel Today reached out to Middle East expert Daniel Pipes, who specializes in political Islam and Israel, to shed more light on recent developments in the region.
Israel Today: What is the future of Islamism in the Middle East and North Africa?
Daniel Pipes: Decline. I predicted in 2013 that Islamism would begin to weaken in Muslim-majority countries; eight years later, this prediction looks quite good. Look, for example, at Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. This decline results mostly from Muslims’ negative reactions when they either personally experience the horrors of Islamism or watch others suffering; it also results from Islamist in-fighting, as in Libya and Turkey.
Egypt and most Arabic-speaking Persian Gulf countries have...
Become a Member
-
Read all member content
Get exclusive in-depth reports from Israel.
-
Get exclusive in-depth reports from Israel
Connect with Israel, right from your home.
-
Lift up the voice of truth and hope
Support Jerusalem-based Zionist journalism.
Already a member? Login here.
MembersOnly members can read and write comments.