Who is Fawas A. Gerges?

Submitted by JabbaTheTutt (United States), Aug 6, 2007 at 08:55

James Fittz, you base your comments on Fawas A. Gerges analysis, which then makes him and his analysis a topic of interest. To get another take on Mr Gerges and his scholarship, here's a link to a Campus Watch article: http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/752

Here's a short excerpt:

Fawas Gerges, professor of Middle East studies at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, has emerged as a foremost media interpreter of the Middle East. He is a frequent guest of Paula Zahn on CNN, has appeared recently on The Charlie Rose Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show, and is now a regular Middle East analyst for ABC News.

Gerges is typical of his field: He's yet another Middle East specialist who minimizes the threat of militant Islam while presenting the United States as a sinister force. Let's look at his thinking on four key issues.

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