After Words

After Words: Charles Hill, "Trial of a Thousand Years: World Order and Islamism," hosted by David Ignatius, Washington Post

About the Program

Mr. Hill provides a historical perspective on Islam, analyzing what he calls "the long war of Islamism against the international state system."  He identifies several areas in which he claims Islamists are at odds with the rest of the world, including the role of state law and the role of women.  He discusses his analyses with David Ignatius of the Washington Post

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Charles Hill

Charles Hill is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a career foreign minister in the U.S. Foreign Service.  He was executive aide to former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, and from 1992 to 1996, he served as special consultant on policy to the secretary general of the United Nations. Mr. Hill is also a Senior Lecturer in International Studies and in Humanities at Yale University.


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After Words: Charles Hill, "Trial of a Thousand Years: World Order and Islamism," hosted by David Ignatius, Washington Post

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  • Sunday, July 17th at 12pm (ET)
  • Monday, July 11th at 3am (ET)
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  • Sunday, July 10th at 9pm (ET)
  • Saturday, July 9th at 10pm (ET)
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