Shadi Hamid believes we shouldn't over-interpret 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Shadi Hamid on what the dystopian series does not imply about the role of religion in politics.
❝ As someone who likes to build up my capacity to imagine the worst, I’ve been finding The Handmaid’s Tale, the new television series adapted from Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel, harrowing to watch. The show is an investigation into religious totalitarianism and patriarchy, and perhaps more interestingly a meditation on collaboration and complicity. I’ve been struggling with it because it seems, at times, so plausible, but also so far-fetched. [TheAtlantic.com]
| SHADI HAMID is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of several books, including Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World. Watch him discuss his book Islamic Exceptionalism below, and learn more about booking Shadi for your next event today. |
