Geneive Abdo

Resident Scholar

Geneive Abdo is a resident scholar at the Arabia Foundation and the author of four books, most recently "The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi’a–Sunni Divide."

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IRAQ-CONFLICT

Bloomberg Opinion

Iraq’s Top Cleric Is Becoming Its Political Savior

Grand Ayatollah Sistani bucked Shiite tradition by manipulating the selection of the new prime minister and president.

October 22, 2018

October 22, 2018

OpinionGeneive Abdo

Iraq’s Top Cleric Is Becoming Its Political Savior

Grand Ayatollah Sistani bucked Shiite tradition by manipulating the selection of the new prime minister and president.

IRAQ-CONFLICT

July 24, 2018

July 24, 2018

OpinionGeneive Abdo

As U.S.-Iran Tensions Grow, Iraqis Suffer

Those who want an independent Iraq are losing to Tehran’s loyalists.

IRAQ-VOTE-KURDS

June 27, 2018

June 27, 2018

OpinionGeneive Abdo

Sorry, Iran, China Isn’t Going to Save You

Europeans flee, rial sinks, protests rise — and U.S. sanctions haven’t even hit yet.

CHINA-IRAN-DIPLOMACY

March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018

OpinionGeneive Abdo

Iran's Facing a Mutiny From Within the Mosque

A growing number of prominent Shiite clerics are questioning whether the supreme leader can claim divine authority.

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February 6, 2018

February 6, 2018

OpinionAbdallah Hendawy and Geneive Abdo

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Finds Favor Again

Like his predecessors, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has found the group impossible to ignore.

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January 19, 2018

January 19, 2018

OpinionGeneive Abdo and Abdallah Hendawy

Iran's Latest Revolution Won't Fade Away

The Green Movement had lofty goals. These working-class protesters just want the life they were promised.

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