“The Decline of Political Islam in the Arab World”
In Time Magazine, Tony Karon writes that the U.S. may be happy with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) nominating Khairet al Shater for the presidency, and desire a MB dominated Egypt. Liberals, seculars, and even members of the Brotherhood ...
April 4, 2012
Category: Egypt, Elections, Featured, Islam and Democracy, Islamist movements, Libya, Muslim Brotherhood, Political Islam, Tunisia, US foreign policy
Muslim Brotherhood’s Political Gamble
Marc Lynch writes in Foreign Policy today that the Muslim Brotherhood’s nomination of Deputy Supreme Guide Khairet al-Shater “sent an earthquake through Cairo’s already wildly careening political seen.” He believes that the nomination is not part of a ...
April 2, 2012
Category: Egypt, Elections, Featured, Islam and Democracy, Muslim Brotherhood, Political Islam, Political Parties, Political transition
April 1, 2012
Category: Egypt, Elections, Featured, Government, Muslim Brotherhood, Political transition
Sources Say Egypt’s Brotherhood Reaches Constituent Assembly Compromise
On Thursday, Al Arabiya reported that the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) would switch ten of its members on the Constituent Assembly for representatives from liberal and secular groups. The decision came after a week of ...
March 30, 2012
Category: Egypt, Featured, Islam and Democracy, Islamist movements, Military, Muslim Brotherhood, Political Parties
Members Continue to Withdraw from Egypt’s Constituent Assembly
When Egypt's newly-elected Constituent Assembly held its opening session on Wednesday more than a quarter of its one hundred members was absent. Since the Assembly was elected at a joint session of parliament Saturday at least fifteen members ...
March 29, 2012
Category: Egypt, Featured, Foreign Aid, Islamist movements, Legislation, Muslim Brotherhood, US foreign policy
POMED Notes: “Preparing for Egypt’s Presidential Elections and the Transition to Civilian Rule”
On Monday, the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University co-hosted an event with the Egyptian American Rule of Law Association and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies titled "Preparing for Egypt's Presidential Elections and the Transition to Civilian Rule." Panelists included Sahar Aziz, Associate Professor of Law at Texas Wesleyan University, Samer Shehata, an Assistant Professor of Arab Politics at Georgetown University, and Michele Dunne, the ...
March 26, 2012
Category: DC Event Notes, Egypt, Elections, Judiciary, Military, Muslim Brotherhood, Political transition
Egypt’s Brotherhood May Nominate Presidential Candidate From Within
On Wednesday, senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood suggested the group might nominate one of its own to run for Egypt's presidency. The decision would be a reversal of an earlier pledge not to back the candidacy of ...
March 21, 2012
Category: Egypt, Elections, Featured, Foreign Aid, Islam and Democracy, Islamist movements, Muslim Brotherhood, Political transition
March 19, 2012
Category: Democracy Promotion, Featured, Government, Libya, Muslim Brotherhood, Political Parties, Political transition
Egypt’s Parliament Votes on Constituent Assembly Framework
At a joint session of parliament held Saturday, 427 of 590 members of parliament (MPs) voted in favor of a proposal by the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) for the make-up of the Constituent Assembly, which is
March 19, 2012
Category: Egypt, Featured, Government, Islam and Democracy, Islamist movements, Legislation, Muslim Brotherhood
March 14, 2012
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Category: Civil Society, Egypt, Elections, Featured, Military, Muslim Brotherhood, NGOs, US foreign policy
Post-Revolution Quests for Personal Liberty and Human Rights
On March 8, 2012 a protest was staged in Cairo involving a wide spectrum of feminists, human rights activists, political actors, members of the 9th March movement for academic freedoms, and members of Kifaya, demanding equal representation for women in the soon to be elected constitutional assembly. According to Hania Sholkamy of the American University of Cairo, the group gathered to air grievances about “proposed changes to personal status laws which could mean that Egyptian women lose ...
March 14, 2012
Category: Countries, Freedom, Human Rights, Islam and Democracy, Muslim Brotherhood, Women, Women's Rights
March 12, 2012
Category: Egypt, Elections, Featured, Islam and Democracy, Legislation, Military, Muslim Brotherhood, NGOs, Political transition
The Future of the Libyan Muslim Brotherhood
Writing in Foreign Policy, director of the Middle East Graduate Studies Program at the University of Exeter Omar Ashour discusses the development and formation of the Libyan branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). The Libyan MB, he writes, announced on March 3rd the establishment of the Justice and Construction party, showing signs that Libya is likely to follow the “electoral path of Islamist success” seen across other Arab countries. Long oppressed and ...
March 12, 2012
Category: Civil Society, Islam and Democracy, Islamist movements, Libya, Muslim Brotherhood, Political Islam, Political transition
Egypt’s Judiciary Blamed for Release of NGO Workers
Sources within Egypt’s judiciary claimed that Judge Abdel Moez Ibrahim, head of the Cairo Court of Appeals, was behind the decision to lift the travel ban on employees of foreign-funded nongovernmental organizations operating in Egypt. Justice Minister Adel ...
March 7, 2012
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Category: Democracy Promotion, Egypt, Featured, Judiciary, Muslim Brotherhood, NGOs
Egypt’s Parliament Discusses Constituent Assembly
During a joint session of Egypt's two houses of parliament on Saturday, members of parliament (MPs) agreed to reconvene on March 17 to set the criteria for membership on the committee tasked with writing the new constitution, and ...
March 5, 2012
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Category: Egypt, Featured, Islam and Democracy, Islamist movements, Muslim Brotherhood
Tensions High in Cairo After Travel Bans Lifted
Egyptian MP Saad al-Katatni denounced the decision to lift the travel ban on foreign non governmental organization (NGO) workers, saying there was "flagrant interference" behind the decision. He vowed that all those involved in the decision would be held accountable, ...
March 3, 2012
Category: Civil Society, Egypt, Featured, Government, Judiciary, Muslim Brotherhood, NGOs, US foreign policy
Judge to Issue Mubarak Verdict on June 2
Earlier today, the Judge presiding over the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak and his associates said that he would hand down his final verdict on Saturday, June 2. Judge Ahmed Refaat, who has overseen the trial since late ...
February 22, 2012
Category: Diplomacy, Egypt, Featured, Foreign Aid, Judiciary, Muslim Brotherhood, NGOs, Rule of Law, US foreign policy
POMED Notes: The People Demand the Fall of the Regime: The Social and Legal Origins of the Arab Spring
On Tuesday, the American University International Law Review hosted a symposium discussing “The Impact of the Arab Spring throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa: Building the Rule of Law and the Role of the International Community in Domestic Conflicts.” The first of a series of five consecutive panels addressed the social and legal origins of the Arab Spring. The panel featured Jonathan Brown, assistant professor at Georgetown University, Stephen ...
February 15, 2012
Category: Countries, DC Event Notes, Event Notes, Foreign Aid, Human Rights, International Law, Muslim Brotherhood, Political Islam, Political Parties, Political transition, Rule of Law
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Demands a New Cabinet
On Wednesday, the Muslim Brotherhood's Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat Al Shater told Al Jazeera that the Islamist group rejected the cabinet of Prime Minister Kamal Al Ganzouri, and said, “we must start the formation of a coalition government immediately.” ...
February 10, 2012
Category: Democracy Promotion, Egypt, Elections, Featured, Islamist movements, Military, Muslim Brotherhood, Political Parties, Political transition
POMED Notes: Meet the Press At Brookings – The Egypt Revolution One Year On
On Wednesday, the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion about the state of the Egyptian revolution. Panelists included Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Tamara Wittes, Woodrow Wilson Center Fellow Robin Wright, Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center Shadi Hamid, and Brookings Institution Vice President for Foreign Policy Martin Indyk. The moderator was David Gregory from NBC’s Meet the Press. For full event notes, continue reading below. ...
February 9, 2012
Category: Democracy Promotion, Egypt, Events, Foreign Aid, Islam and Democracy, Islamist movements, Muslim Brotherhood, NGOs, Political Islam, Political transition