Coils of the Arab Spring: Interview With Dr. Sean Foley [Part 1]

Interview with Middle East expert, Professor Dr. Sean Foley on the attributes that make up the phenomenon known as the "Arab Spring" [Part 1].

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http://www.seanfoley.org

Sean Foley is an Assistant Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). He specializes in the Middle East and religious and political trends in the broader Islamic world. Before coming to MTSU in 2006, he taught at Georgetown University, where he earned an M.A. in Arab Studies in 2000 and a Ph.D. in History in 2005. Foley held Fulbright fellowships in Syria and Turkey in 2002 and 2003 and a fellowship from the Smith Richardson Foundation from 2007 until 2010. He has published widely on Middle Eastern history, Sufism, and Muslims in Euro-American history. He regularly presents his work in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. He also contributes columns to the Tennessean, Tennessee's largest daily newspaper, and appears on local and national media as a commentator. His book with Lynne Rienner Press, The Arab Gulf States: Beyond Oil and Islam, was published in March 2010. Finally, Dr. Foley is a Fulbright research scholar at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia until August 2011.
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The Arab Gulf States: Beyond Oil and Islam
http://www.amazon.com/Arab-Gulf-States-Beyond-Islam/dp/1588267067/ref=sr_1_1?...

Atlantic Monthly Article:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/08/maher-zains-hip-but-...

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[christo930]

The Arab spring seems to me as being much, much more about politics and living conditions and society at large than it does about Islam. Still, it is interesting and thought provoking. Thanks for the upload.

[DawahFilms]

@christo930

Thanks for your comment. What I think a lot of people don't understand is that religion is still a large part of politics in these places. They are almost inseparable. Yes, there are political grievances, but said problems are being fought through an Islamic perspective on how government should be run.

[ReignbowSmite]

@smartwarlord Hahaha are you kidding me? Tanks, drones and airplanes against Rocks, and whatever cheap explosive they can get? Are you fucking kidding? LOL

I condemn violence on both sides but it's abundantly OBVIOUS that Israel (with the backing of the west) is Goliath.

ROFL!!

[liquidus2172]

i disagree to what he said about being passive and being peaceful to the oppressors, i believe in a strong One Islamic Country with a strong economy and army.

[ProgressiveAudio]

Turkey is an islamic government? I thought it was secular

[ahmadov]

alhamdollellah. our egyption brothers are taking the islamic course

[TKnightcrawler]

Professional. The audio is a bit tinny, though, and the narration has an additional echo. Other than that, very professional style.

I messaged you a few weeks ago wondering what the Islamic take on the future was, and I kinda see a bit of that in this video.

[someThinkingApe]

I've never heard of the artists mentioned in the video. I have Muslim friends who never heard of them either. Excellent discussion, though.

[holdontoyourwig]

@insidetrip101 Its ONE statistic. Deal with it.

[insidetrip101]

@holdontoyourwig

So you are saying we should ban ice cream sales?

If you are merely going to cite statistics you are always going to end up with an ugly correlation/causation fallacy. Statistics provide great credibility and help to establish authority; however, statistic cannot make a logical argument by themselves.

You've managed join the exact same ranks of the religious you despise so much.

Congratulations for intellectual fail.

[gmjsimmons]

Thank you for this video. It is a service and an education.