Shadi Hamid

Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World.

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How Islam Is Different From Other Religions

We need to accept Islam’s vital and varied role in politics

By Shadi Hamid

How Islam Is Different from Other Religions

We want to believe we’re all basically the same and want the same things, but what if we’re not?Islam, in both theory and practice, is exceptional in how it relates to politics. Because of its...

By Shadi Hamid
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