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After the Egyptian Spring: Mainstream Islamism and the Move to Radical Movements

2021Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesPaperSherin Gharib
January 25, 2021 15:58 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Sherin Gharib Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/after-egyptian-spring-mainstream-islamism-and-move-radical-movements-29016 Ten years after the Arab Spring, Egypt has become more authoritarian than ever. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who came to power through a military coup in June 2013...

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The Massacre of Minarets in Al-Azhar’s Egypt

2020Amer Abdel MoneimCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
December 02, 2020 15:12 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amer Abdel Moneim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/the-massacre-of-minarets-in-al-azhars-egypt/ Egypt’s mosques are exposed to continued government campaigns to limit their role, disrupt their mission, and reduce their influence in Egyptian society. This hostility to mosques culminated in demolition of scores of them and destruction of...

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Political Islam and Secular Forces: The Struggle for Survival in Egypt

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMichael Wahid HannaPaper
September 24, 2020 14:47 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Michael Wahid Hanna Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/political-islam-and-secular-forces-struggle-survival-egypt-27506 In the aftermath of Egypt’s July 2013 coup that ousted the Muslim Brotherhood President, Mohamed Morsi, and set the stage for the country’s current military-led political order...

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Demise of El-Erian & Systematic Killing of Political Detainees

2020Asmaa ShukrDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
September 11, 2020 14:39 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shokr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/demise-of-el-erian-systematic-killing-of-political-detainees/ After the death of Dr. Essam El-Erian, a prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader, in Egypt’s notorious high-security Aqrab (Scorpion) Prison on 13 August 2020, social networking sites flared up with posts of mourning and praying for the...

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Religious Institutions under the Pressure of COVID-19: Traditional Policies and Delayed Crisis Management

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHealthIshak IbrahimIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
September 10, 2020 14:24 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/religious-institutions-under-the-pressure-of-covid-19-traditional-policies-and-delayed-crisis-management/ The coronavirus pandemic has imposed exceptional circumstances and tough challenges on Egyptian religious institutions, which have been tested when it comes to...

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Egypt’s Counterterrorism Strategy in Sinai: Challenges and Failures

2020Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsKhalil Al AnaniMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
August 31, 2020 14:20 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypts-counterterrorism-strategy-in-sinai-challenges-and-failures/ Egypt has been fighting terrorism and an insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula for the past decade and a half with no sign of a decisive victory. Although the Egyptian military has conducted several military...

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New Egyptian Legislation Aims to Reduce Al-Azhar’s Authority

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperSarah FeuerWashington Institute
August 24, 2020 15:24 pm
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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Sarah Feuer Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/new-egyptian-legislation-aims-to-reduce-al-azhars-authority The latest twist in the long battle for control over Egypt’s religious realm could have profound implications for the state’s ability to regulate—and thus reform—Islamic discourse. Read more at original link

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The Turkish Future of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

2020Abdelrahman AyyashDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperThe Century Foundation
August 17, 2020 15:21 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): ABDELRAHMAN AYYASH Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/turkish-future-egypts-muslim-brotherhood/ Since its founding in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood has been controversial. The group, which has active and public chapters in many countries around the world, has, over the decades, developed an immunity against annihilation...

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MB, Sisi’s Favorite Scapegoat – 7 Years of Deception

2020Asmaa ShukrDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
June 08, 2020 13:42 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shokr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/mb-sisis-favorite-scapegoat-7-years-of-deception/ Since its inception, the military regime in Egypt has relied for its survival on adopting a strategy of exaggerating antagonism against the Muslim Brotherhood. From the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser, through the era of Anwar Sadat and then Hosni...

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Islamic Authority and Arab States in a Time of Pandemic

2020Anouar BoukharsBader Al-SaifCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptFrederic WehreyIntissar FakirIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMaysaa Shuja al-DeenNathan J. BrownPaper
April 17, 2020 14:12 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): FREDERIC WEHREY, NATHAN J. BROWN, BADER AL-SAIF, INTISSAR FAKIR, ANOUAR BOUKHARS, MAYSAA SHUJA AL-DEEN Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/04/16/islamic-authority-and-arab-states-in-time-of-pandemic-pub-81563 To contain the coronavirus, Arab governments are mobilizing official Islamic institutions. The most pressing goal is to shut down sites of...

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Whither the MFO? The US presence in Sinai has seen its best days

2020EgyptForeign RelationsGeoffrey AronsonIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMiddle East InstituteMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
April 01, 2020 20:01 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Geoffrey Aronson Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/whither-mfo-us-presence-sinai-has-seen-its-best-days The Sinai-based Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) will soon celebrate its 41st anniversary. Like most of what the MFO does, recognition will be low key and understated. The MFO has always operated under the radar, but this may...

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