MidEast Brief::Egypt

There was a dramatic discrepancy among Egyptian papers in how the strikes were described, and so a comparison of how Egypt's official and independent newspapers framed the 2008 protests makes a fascinating case study in how social movements and their opponents seek to present advantageous versions of events.

Salafi Satellite TV in Egypt

Nathan Field and Ahmed Hamam

Arab Media and Society - May, 2009

According to conventional wisdom in Western media, an ultra-conservative form of Islam is gaining traction in Egypt, pushing aside other moderate interpretations and threatening the country's cosmopolitan nature. Often cited as evidence of this trend are popular "Salafi" satellite television stations, which since 2006 have been licensed to operate inside the country.

Adrift on the Nile. Review of Bruce Rutherford's "Egypt After Mubarak"

Steven A.Cook

Foreign Affairs - April, 2009

Just as Sadat and Mubarak first promised a more open political environment to garner the goodwill of the people but then quickly reneged, Egypt's next president will crack down as soon as openness threatens to morph into political challenge -- a threshold that is easily met in Egypt.

Egypt: Background and US Relations

Jeremy M. Sharp

Congressional Research Service - March, 2009

This report provides an overview of Egyptian politics and current issues in U.S.-Egyptian relations. It briefly provides a political history of modern Egypt, an overview of its political institutions, and a discussion of the prospects for democratization in Egypt. This report will be updated regularly.

The Brothers and the Wars

MERIP Middle East Report - March, 2009

There are at least three wars raging simultaneously around Egypt's Muslim Brothers--the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the state's battle with the Brothers and, most importantly, the contention for leadership within the group. All these struggles have deepened the conservatism that, for the time being, is winning out within the Islamists' leadership.

Youth Activism in Egypt

Dina Shehata

Arab Reform Initiative - October, 2008

Youth activism is demonstrating unique characteristics that are setting it apart from the earlier waves of youth activism in Egypt. It is occurring largely outside existing parties; it is nonideological, inclusive and internally diverse, and is largely taking place outside their traditional place of operation, the university campuses. Interestingly, Islamist youths are this time playing a secondary role in the current wave of youth activism.

The Muslim Brotherhood Goes Rural

Hossam Tammam

Al-Ahram Weekly - October, 2008

The May 2008 elections of the Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau show that the group has undergone a major transformation. The Muslim Brotherhood used to be an urban group in its membership and style of management. Now its cultural patterns and loyalties are taking on a rural garb. As a result, the Muslim Brotherhood is losing the clarity of direction and method it once had.

Politics and Priorities: Inside the Egyptian Press

Kenneth J.Cooper

Arab Media and Society - October, 2008

Core to Commonplace: The Evolution of Egypt's Blogosphere

Courtney C. Radsch

Arab Media and Society - October, 2008

A New Direction or More of the Same?

Tom Isherwood

Arab Media and Society - October, 2008

Revolutions Without Revolutionaries? Network Theory, Facebook, and the Egyptian Blogosphere

David Faris

Arab Media and Society - October, 2008