In the light of the escalation of sectarian tensions during and after Mubarak's reign, the predicament of the Arab world's largest religious minority, the Copts, has come to the forefront. This book p
On December 20, 2011, Egyptian women of all ages and backgrounds—urban and rural, working class and upper class—came out in force to Cairo’s Tahrir Square in one of the largest uprisings in the countr
Women the world over are being prevented from engaging in politics. Women’s political leadership of any sort is a rarity and a career in politics rarer still. We have, however, begun to understand wha
Women the world over are being prevented from engaging in politics. Women’s political leadership of any sort is a rarity and a career in politics rarer still. We have, however, begun to understand wha
This work chronicles the Egyptian women’s movement over the past 20 years, from the period during and after the Mubarak regime through the period after the ousting of Morsi’s government (1994 through
The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the oldest and most influential Islamist movements. As the party ascends to power in Egypt, it is poised to adopt a new system of governance and state–society relation
Part of a series on contemporary Middle Eastern politics, economics, and culture, this volume on the Muslim Brotherhood examines the party's imminent rise to power in Egypt and explores the positions
