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Dr Omar Ashour

Publications

Books

The Deradicalization of Jihadists: Transforming Armed Islamist Movements., London, New York, Routledge, 2009. Full Article Publisher Website

Chapters

The Case of Islamic Salvation Army and Affiliated Militias., in Rubin L,Gunaratna R,Jerard JAR (eds) Terrorist Rehabilitation and Counter-Radicalisation New Approaches to Counter-Terrorism, Routledge, 2011

Post-Jihadism and the Ideological Revisions of Armed Islamists, in Kazimi Z,Deol J (eds) Contextualizing Jihadi Ideologies, New York, London: Columbia University Press, 2010

Continuity and Change in Islamist Political Thought and Behavior, in Korany B (eds) The Changing Middle East, Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2009

Hamas and the Prospects of De-Radicalization, in Mulaj K (eds) ” In Violent Non-State Actors in Contemporary World Politics, New York: Columbia University Press, 2009

Journal articles

Post-Jihadism: Libya and the Global Transformations of Armed Islamist Movements, TERROR POLIT VIOLENC, vol. 23, no. 3, 2011, 377-397 DOI

“ElBaradei and the Mobilization of the Egyptian Diaspora.”, Arab Reform Bulletin. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2010

“al-Qaida in Iraq: Eliminating Leaders Will Not Cut The Lifeline.”, Arab Reform Bulletin. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2010

De-radicalizing Jihadists: The Libyan Way, Arab Reform Bulletin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2010 Full Article Publisher Website

Post-Jihadism and the Inevitability of Democratization, ” Arab Reform Bulletin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, no. November 2009, 2009 Publisher Website

Ending Jihadism? The Transformations of Armed Islamist Movements, Arab Reform Bulletin, no. September 2009, 2009 Publisher Website

De-Radicalization of Jihad? The Impact of Egyptian Islamist Revisionists on al-Qa‘ida, Perspectives on Terrorism, vol. 2, no. 5, 2008, 1-14 Full Article

Islamist De-Radicalization in Algeria: Successes and Failures, Middle East Institute, no. 21, 2008, 1-10 Full Article Publisher Website

“Democratic Islam? Assessing the Bases of Democracy in Islamic Political Thought.”, McGill Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 2008, 7-30 Full Article

Ruling but not governing: the military and political development in Egypt, Algeria and Turkey, INT AFF, vol. 83, no. 6, 2007, 1221-1223

Lions tamed? An inquiry into the causes of de-radicalization of armed Islamist movements: The case of the Egyptian Islamic group, MIDDLE EAST J, vol. 61, no. 4, 2007, 596-625

with E Ünlucayakli, Islamists, Soldiers, and Conditional Democrats: Comparing the Behaviors of Islamists and the Military in Algeria and Turkey., Journal of Conflict Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, 2006, 104-132

The Deeper History behind the September 11th Terrorist Attack on America., Journal of Conflict Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, 166-167

The Middle East Enters the Twenty-First Century, Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 37, no. 2, 2004, 467-469

Oil, Security and Internal Politics: The Causes of the Russo-Chechen Wars., Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, vol. 27, no. 2, 2004, 127-143 DOI

Political Dissent in Saudi Arabia: A Threat to the Nation or to the Regime Security?, McGill Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 2003, 30-46

Online De-Radicalization? Countering Violent Extremist Narratives: Message, Messenger and Media Strategy, Perspectives on Terrorism, vol. 4, no. 6

11 September and Its Aftermath: The Geopolitics of Terror., Journal of Conflict Studies, vol. 25, no. 2, 160-162

Libya and the Global Transformations of Armed Islamist Movements, Terrorism and Political Violence, vol. 23, no. 3, 377-397 Publisher Website

Others

De-radicalizing Jihadists May Just Work, Daily Star, 2009 Full Article Publisher Website