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# Fouad Ajami

(1945–2014)   Writer

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Fouad Ajami was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Fouad Ajami

Born September 9, 1945

Died June 22, 2014

Profession Writer

## About Fouad Ajami

Lebanese American professor of Middle Eastern studies... \| Fouad A. Ajami was a Lebanese-born American professor and writer on Middle Eastern issues. He was a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

##  Quotes by Fouad Ajami

> [The end of despots is always odd?exhilarating to those who suffered their tyrannies, and to those who hold despotism in contempt, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fouad-ajami/the-end-of-despots-is-always-odd-exhilarating-to-those-who-suffered/)

Fouad Ajami

[Arab spring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab-spring/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/fouad-ajami-81964_arab-spring_the-end-of-despots-is-always-odd-exhilar_679882.png)

> [The driving motivation of a new American endeavor in Iraq and in neighboring Arab lands should be modernizing the Arab world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fouad-ajami/the-driving-motivation-of-a-new-american-endeavor-in-iraq-and-in/)

Fouad Ajami

[Arab world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arab-world/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/fouad-ajami-81964_arab-world_the-driving-motivation-of-a-new-american_915151.png)

> [These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fouad-ajami/these-others-the-overwhelming-majority-of-iraq-s-people-have/)

Fouad Ajami

[Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b96/fouad-ajami-81964_constitution_these-others-the-overwhelming-majority-o_1482338.jpg)

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