Emad El-Din Shahin
Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of department, American University in Cairo
He earned his B.A. (1980) and M.A. (1983) from the American University in Cairo and his Ph.D. (1990) from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Emad El-Din Shahin is currently the Faculty Advisor for the Political Science Association and for the newly formed (2004) Model Egyptian Parliament. He also teaches a variety of courses in comparative politics, the Middle East, and North Africa.
His research focuses on Muslim politics and political developments in the Middle East and North Africa.
He has taught at George Washington University and Al-Akhawayn University in Morocco, and has given public lectures at universities, academic institutions, and professional organisations in the United States, Morocco, and Egypt. He received the 'Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award' for the academic year 2001-2002.
Emad El-Din Shahin is author of Political Ascent: Contemporary Islamic Movements in North Africa (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997), and Through Muslim Eyes: Muhammad Rashid Rida and the West (Herndon, VA: International Institute for Islamic Thought, 1993). He has also published articles and contributed chapters to edited books, including the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, Muslim World, and Middle East Insight.
Spoken languages
English
Written languages
English
Expert publications
- 04/02/2005 - Political Islam: ready for engagement?
