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Ussama Makdisi is a professor of history at Rice University and author of Faith Misplaced: The Broken Promise of U.S.-Arab Relations, 1820-2001 (Public Affairs, 2010).

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Egypt: Why Is The United States Afraid Of Arab Democracy?

Posted February 15, 2011 | 07:11:07 (EST)

The Arab world is witnessing a revolution. After decades of apathy and repression, Arab citizens are finally rising up against ossified, undemocratic regimes that have been backed by the West. Whereas the Tunisian revolution caught the United States--and much of the Arab world--by surprise, it is clear that the events...

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