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Nathan J. Brown (political scientist)
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Brown (born 1958) is an American scholar of Middle Eastern law and politics at George Washington University .1 Brown is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs and the former director of its Institute for Middle East Studies. His work is focused on Islamic politics , particularly in Egypt and the Palestinian territories , and Islamist movements in the Arab world. Brown served two years as a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and was a scholar at the Middle East Institute . He is currently on the Board of Advisors of the Project on Middle East Democracy . He received his BA from the University of Chicago and his PhD from Princeton University .2
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“islamist” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 3. Read the current article and compare.
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