The Second Arab Awakening This page intentionally left blank The Second Arab Awakening And the Battle for Pluralism MARWAN MUASHER New Haven and London Copyright © 2014 by Marwan Muasher. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers. Yale University Press books may be purchased in quantity for educational, business, or promotional use. For information, please e-mail [email protected] (U.S. office) or [email protected] (U.K. office). Set in Minion type by Integrated Publishing Solutions. Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Muasher, Marwan. The second Arab awakening : and the battle for pluralism / Marwan Muasher. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-300-18639-0 (hardback) 1. Arab Spring, 2010– 2. Revolutions—Arab countries—History—21st century. 3. Arab countries—Politics and government—21st century. 4. Pluralism—Arab countries. I. Title. JQ1850.A91M827 2014 909'.097492708312—dc23 2013029236 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 (Permanence of Paper). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To the youth of the Arab world Who revolted, not against their parents, But on their behalf. This page intentionally left blank Arise, ye Arabs, and awake! —Ode by Ibrahim Yazegi (Reproduced from the epigraph in George Antonius’ book The Arab Awakening) This page intentionally left blank Contents Note to the Reader xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 PART I: Understanding the Awakening one The First Arab Awakening: A Battle for Independence 7 two Redefining Arab Moderation 28 three Islamist Movements: Despots or Democrats 42 four Assessing What Has Changed 78 PART II: From Awakening to Pluralism five Education for Pluralism 123 six The Second Arab Awakening and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Peace Now or Never 142 seven Third Forces and the Battle for Pluralism 160 Notes 187 Index 201
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