Islamic Movements and Institutions – Page 9 – Middle East Policy Platform

On Jamal Khashoggi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia

2018 Democracy and Politics Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Tamara Cofman Wittes The Brookings Institution

October 19, 2018 13:58 pm

0

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/10/19/on-jamal-khashoggi-the-muslim-brotherhood-and-saudi-arabia/ In recent days, stories have appeared highlighting Jamal Khashoggi’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and arguing, as one put it, that “in truth, Khashoggi never had much time for western-style...

Learn More

The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: Current Crisis and Future Directions

2018 Alison Pargeter Civil Society Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

August 13, 2018 19:34 pm

0

Source: The James Town Foundation Author(s): Alison Pargeter Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/the-muslim-brotherhood-in-egypt-current-crisis-and-future-directions/ In July 2018, the Congressional Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing to examine the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood to the United States and its interests. This hearing—expected to pave the way for Congress...

Learn More

Egypt Courting Chaos and Controversy

2018 Civil Society Cordoba Foundation Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

August 02, 2018 14:17 pm

0

Source: Cordoba Foundation (re-published by the Egyptian Institute for Studies) Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Egypt-Courting-Chaos-and-Controversy-Report-by-Guernica-and-Cordoba.pdf Executive Summary Over the past two years, the Egyptian State Litigation Authority has commissioned a number of reports to examine a number of issues, including...

Learn More

Islamist parties in North Africa: A comparative analysis of Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt

2018 Adel Abdel Ghafar Bill Hess Democracy and Politics Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper The Brookings Institution

July 31, 2018 13:41 pm

0

Source: Brookings Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar and Bill Hess Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/islamists-parties-in-north-africa-a-comparative-analysis-of-morocco-tunisia-and-egypt/ In 2010-2011, popular uprisings in North Africa created an unprecedented opening for opposition groups from across the political spectrum to finally take part in governing their respective...

Learn More

Behind Egypt’s New Wave of Arrests

2018 Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Judicial Affairs Maged Mandour Paper Sources

July 05, 2018 23:06 pm

0

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/76709 Since Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi won reelection in March with a record 97.08 percent of the vote—and particularly since his inauguration ceremony on June 2—the Egyptian regime has embarked on a renewed campaign of repression against prominent activists and opposition...

Learn More

Has the government finally found a mechanism to seize Brotherhood assets?

2018 Democracy and Politics Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Judicial Affairs Madamasr Mohamed Hamama Paper Rania al-Abd

May 02, 2018 15:36 pm

0

Source: MadaMasr Author(s): Mohamed Hamama and Rania al-Abd Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/04/25/feature/politics/has-the-government-finally-found-a-mechanism-to-seize-brotherhood-assets/ The Law to Regulate the Procedures for the Seizure, Enumeration, Management and Disposal of the Assets of Terrorist Organizations and Individuals was ratified by President Abdel Fattah...

Learn More

The Demise of Islamism in Egypt? – The Dissolution of al-Gamaʿa al-Islamiyya’s “Building and Development” Party

2017 Democracy and Politics Islamic Movements and Institutions Michael Barak Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

December 01, 2017 05:53 am

0

Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/demise-islamism-egypt-dissolution-al-gama%CA%BFa-al-islamiyya%E2%80%99s-building-and-development-party On October 27, Egypt’s high court ordered the dissolution of the “Building and Development” (Al Binaʾ wa al-Tanmiyya) Party, the political wing...

Learn More

Al-Azhar and the Battle of Ideas against Extremist Islamism

2017 Atlantic Council Egypt H. A. Hellyer Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

September 18, 2017 03:35 am

0

Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): H. A. Hellyer Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/al-azhar-and-the-battle-of-ideas-against-extremist-islamism The subject of extremist Islamism, and refuting it, remains a live one—and it is unlikely that it will change anytime soon. If there is ever a comprehensive and thorough response to extremist Islamism, it will have to take...

Learn More

From Reform to Revolution: A Schism in the Muslim Brotherhood and the Rise of Homegrown Jihadism in Mainland Egypt

2017 Alexander Velez-Green Centre For Security Studies Economy Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

August 23, 2017 03:35 am

0

Source: Centre For Security Studies Author(s): Alexander Velez-Green Original Link: http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/articles/article.html/79e5683c-75a3-4489-9afc-d24add764626/pdf Snapshot: According to Alexander Velez-Green, the Egyptian terrorism landscape is shifting in disturbing ways. For instance, Egypt is confronting the so-called Islamic State’s affiliate Wilayat...

Learn More

How likely is a significant split within the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood by 2020?

2017 Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Shadi Hamid The Brookings Institution William Mccants

August 22, 2017 03:35 am

0

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid, William McCants Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/08/22/how-likely-is-a-significant-split-within-the-egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-by-the-end-of-2020/ We recently put a set of questions to ten expert contributors participating in our Rethinking Political Islam initiative. (See here for the list of scholars.) They are...

Learn More

How likely is it that the Muslim Brotherhood will abandon its official nonviolent stance?

2017 Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Shadi Hamid The Brookings Institution William Mccants

June 15, 2017 03:35 am

0

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid, William McCants Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/06/15/how-likely-is-it-that-the-egyptian-brotherhood-will-abandon-its-official-nonviolent-stance-by-2017-or-2020/ We recently put a set of questions to ten expert contributors participating in our Rethinking Political Islam initiative. (See here for the list of...

Learn More

Why Aren’t More Muslim Brothers Turning to Violence?

2017 Chatham House Georges Fahmi Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

April 27, 2017 05:53 am

0

Source: Chatham House Author(s): Dr Georges Fahmi Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/why-aren-t-more-muslim-brothers-turning-violence After the 2013 military intervention against the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, many voices warned that the Brotherhood would shift its tactics to include the use of violence. However, only a minority within the Brotherhood has...

Learn More