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The Takeaway: Muslim Brotherhood dealt ‘death blow’ in Egypt for now, renowned French scholar says

Highlights: In Al-Monitor podcast, Gilles Kepel discusses his new book, “Away from Chaos”; George Floyd protests resonate in Iraq; Erdogan links antifa to Kurdish groups; Migrant workers in Gulf face uncertain post-COVID future; Google technology boosts Egyptian archaeology; and more!

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Gilles Kepel speaks at an Al-Monitor event in Washington, DC on May 6, 2019.
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Kepel: “If there is no post-oil vision, the whole area is going to sink”
 
 

Oil alone is “unable to deal with the challenges of a region that has gone through demographic expansion,” says renowned scholar and author Gilles Kepel in a new podcast interview with Al-Monitor.

 

“If there is no post-oil vision, the whole area is going to sink,” adds Kepel, “and that is the challenge that is being taken up” by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and others.

 

“This is a watershed period for the Middle East. Its place in the world system will not be as it was, and it is now facing its destiny,” Kepel says.

 

Kepel, an author whose most recent published work is “Away from Chaos: The Middle East and the Challenge to the West,” discussed the trends and fault lines shaping the region, including the impact of COVID-19, falling oil prices, political Islam, and the fallout of what was called the Arab Spring in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Syria, Saudi Arabia and the region.

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