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 The Political Evolution of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

The Political Evolution of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

Since its early days in Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood has created much controversy, as some argue that the organization advocates violence in the name of Islam .

MUSLIM INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL MOBILIZATION

MUSLIM INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL MOBILIZATION

In Europe, and most of the Western world, Muslim presence in the publicsphere is a recent phenomenon that characterised the last decade of the 20thcentury and has deeply marked the beginning of the 21st.

High noon in Egypt

High noon in Egypt

The parallels between President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the deposed shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran, are attention-getting.

Resolving America’s Islamist Dilemma

Resolving America’s Islamist Dilemma

Lessons from South and Southeast Asia

Hasan Al-Banna

Hasan Al-Banna

Hasan al-Banna was the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood or Society of the Muslim Brothers, thelargest and most influential Sunni revivalist organization in the 20th century.

International Consultation of Muslim Intellectuals on Islam & Politics

International Consultation of Muslim Intellectuals on Islam & Politics

This two-day discussion brought together experts and scholars from Bangladesh, Egypt, India,Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sudan and Sri Lanka representing academia,non-governmental organizations and think tanks. Among the participants were a number of former government officials and one sitting legislator.

Women, work, and Islam in Arab societies

Women, work, and Islam in Arab societies

Arab societies are currently in a state of confusion. Problems of underdevelopment,inequity, institutional deficiencies, and illiteracy are rampant (Arab HumanDevelopment Report, 2002).

Islamic Movements and the Use of Violence:

Islamic Movements and the Use of Violence:

Despite recent academic and popular focus on violent transnational Islamic terrorist networks,there is a multiplicity of Islamic movements. This multiplicity presents scholars with two puzzles.

Islamic Movements and Democratization

Islamic Movements and Democratization

In recent years, many sociologists as well as political scientists argued over and offered theories about the factors that promote democracy.

Assessing the Islamist mainstream in Egypt and Malaysia

Assessing the Islamist mainstream in Egypt and Malaysia

International networks of Islamic ‘terrorism’ have served as themost popular explanation to describe the phenomenon of political Islam sincethe 11 September attacks.

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