Hussein Aboubakr

Hussein Aboubakr is an Egyptian American educator and a former political refugee. He works for EMET, the Endowment for Middle East Truth, and is an educator for StandWithUs. He is also a graduate student in international affairs at George Washington University.

Why the Arab Spring Failed, and the Hopes Its Failure Seeded

Despite many real disappointments, the turmoil of the past decade has also revealed signs of promise in the Middle East.

July 15 2021 12:08AM

The Best Books of 2020, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part I)

Five of our regular writers pick several favorites each, featuring Turkish denial, Jesus’s wife, coffeehouse culture, angst, WEIRDness, and Judaism straight up.

Dec. 16 2020 12:01AM

The Tremors of Muslim Reform

The powers at the center of the Muslim world are refusing to tolerate radical Islamism, and a spirit of repair and renewal is at hand. Will it catch on?

Nov. 10 2020 12:12AM

The New Agreement Breaks the Anti-Semitism at the Core of the Middle East’s Dysfunction

Arabs are finally concluding that they need to move past the toxic legacies of Arab nationalism and Islamism—which means moving past the mythology of Palestine too.

Aug. 21 2020 12:01AM