Books
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Review
2/7/2013 2:55:45 PM
A new essay by Nabil Abdel-Fattah explores the chaotic situation in Egypt, looking at different types of political Islam and the conflict between different elites
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Opinion
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12/26/2012 10:06:02 PM
Political Islamist groups not only polarise and divide Egyptian society, but are at odds amongst themselves, a reality that could have grave consequences on the country's territorial integrity
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
12/25/2012 12:00:00 AM
Egypt's political Islamisation this year led to several conflicts between artists and Islamists through the media, in courts - and on the street
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Opinion
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12/15/2012 2:23:31 PM
When Islamic groups command the legislative and executive powers in a country, the Islamisation of society takes centre stage
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Opinion
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12/13/2012 1:44:19 PM
Political Islam has come to dominate all aspects of the state, only cosmetic changes are made to Egypt's infrastructure but the revolution's tide is turning
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Opinion
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11/13/2012 2:25:09 PM
The composition of the Constituent Assembly contributed to the end result - a disfigured draft constitution that threatens to restrict all basic rights and freedoms
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Books
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10/22/2012 3:43:54 PM
The author espouses a tolerant interpretation of Islam in front of the extreme interpretations that appeared during the 80’s during the peak of terrorism in Egypt
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Opinion
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9/11/2012 3:28:34 PM
Egypt's leading Islamist groups – including the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists – have a responsibility to rein in irresponsible and potentially dangerous preachers
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World
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Region
7/12/2012 9:43:33 AM
Libya's liberals says they are against the injection of religion into political battles, as Islamists suffered a major defeat on their eastern hometurf with preliminary results giving a net advantage to a liberal coalition
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Opinion
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7/5/2012 10:27:26 AM
It is not enough to agree on principles. Those who seek a 'third current' in Egyptian politics have to innovate with new methods of management and organisation
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Books
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6/18/2012 12:23:19 PM
John Esposito's latest work draws out the role of Arab dictatorships in exaggerating the image of political Islam before the West
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Opinion
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5/18/2012 6:53:42 PM
If the Islamic current - a conservative force - is changing, it should come as little surprise that Egyptian civil forces, too, stand on the brink of transformation
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Opinion
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5/13/2012 4:04:06 PM
The mismanagement and deceitful subversion of the first wave of the people's revolution in Egypt, both by the military and Islamist forces, will ensure that the revolution continues, thankfully
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Books
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5/10/2012 6:48:48 PM
Abdel Gawad Yassin's re-released study on political Islam draws a picture of the ascendance of text over reality in pursuit of power
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Egypt
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Politics
5/8/2012 4:59:38 PM
Since the Islamist parliamentary victory, many fear creeping infringements on freedom of expression and social freedoms, while Islamists claim they are being scapegoated by liberals and remnants of the former regime
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World
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International
4/15/2012 7:10:21 PM
Jakarta hosts a group of Egyptian and Tunisian politicians and analysts to talk about the future of the interrelation between politics and religion in the post-Arab Spring era
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Books
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4/10/2012 1:34:03 PM
Book documents the history and worldview of Egypt's second-largest Islamist movement
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Books
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4/7/2012 10:24:15 AM
Hossam Tammam examines political Islam through his own real-life experience
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Books
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3/6/2012 2:05:23 PM
The Jordanian author surveys religious movements in politics in the Middle East, urging unification to manage the Palestinian-Israeli conflict or, she predicts, conflicts will escalate
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Opinion
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10/1/2011 6:21:59 PM
The truth beneath the façade of nostalgia on which the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt rests is that Salafi thought it its primary driving force
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