By Nurhidayahti Mohammad Miharja and Faeza Abdurazak
MEI held its first ever tribute to Egypt on 7 February in light of recent developments. Called “Egypt in Crisis: Political Outlook and Challenges After the Arab Spring,” the day involved two session given by Dr. Michael Hanna, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation in New York, and Dr. [...]
By H.A. Hellyer
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As Egypt’s April parliamentary elections draw closer, many analysts are being asked for their outlook and predictions for the future of this critical Arab country. Initial observations from the more seasoned of Egypt watchers point to overcast skies. The state of being overcast, as defined by the World Meteorological [...]
By Benjamin Geer
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Egypt’s political transition has been a mess ever since president Mubarak stepped down in February 2011. At every stage, decision-makers have lurched from one stopgap measure to another, more preoccupied with increasing their own power and weakening their rivals than with mapping out a clear process for dismantling authoritarian [...]
Yesterday, results for the Libyan elections were announced, putting what many call “liberal” parties ahead in the new National Assembly. The National Forces Alliance (NFA) won 39 out of the 80 seats reserved for political parties, more than double the 17 seats secured by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Justice and Construction Party. Does this spell a [...]
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For much of the presidency of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt seemed one of the most stable countries in the Middle East. The situation in the country changed literally overnight when in early 2011 mass protests led to the downfall of the Mubarak regime and initiated the first free elections in the country [...]
Earlier this week, MEI Director Professor Michael Hudson gave an interview to 938LIVE’s Mok Fei Fei about Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s new president. Topics discussed included the switch from a military to a civilian president—albeit with the question of whether Egypt’s military leaders (the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF) will relinquish control. SCAF’s [...]
The Cairo Interviews: Penned by Nazry Bahrawi, this monthly Insight series is based on interviews with members of the Egyptian intelligentsia conducted in Cairo in December 2011.
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In the study of political Islam after the Arab uprisings, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, or al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun, appears as an enigma. Its rhetoric is at once [...]
By Mimi Kirk
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Last month, representatives from Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood were in Singapore as part of their “renaissance project.” The project is sending Brothers to a variety of countries, particularly Malaysia, Turkey, and South Africa, in addition to Singapore, to learn from each about aspects of their governments or economies. A source [...]
Last week, the Middle East Institute held a “breaking news dialogue” on North Africa and the Arab Spring. Called “The Arab Uprisings in North Africa: More Dominoes to Fall?” the event featured Dr. Clement Henry, Chair of the Political Science Department at the American University in Cairo and Dr. Robert Parks, Director of the Centre [...]
