Kanan Makiya follows Arab politics

"Kanan Makiya, the Sylvia K. Hassenfeld Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, said the spread of extremist Islamist groups “is deep and worrisome” but asked “what are the chances of them actually taking the state in any Arab country?” He suggested the chances of this occurring were slight."  When asked about Egypt and Tunisia where the Ikhwans have taken over, he said that it is not true.  He insisted the his role models, Bin Ali and Mubarak are still in charge.