Q&A exploring Brotherhood roots, ideas and rise to power in Egypt When and why was the Muslim Brotherhood founded?The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928; it is one of the oldest social and political movements in the region. The historical…
Abstract This article examines the power of mass mobilization during the January 25 revolution in Egypt and analyzes how popular protests succeeded in toppling Mubarak’s regime in eighteen days. Because the Mubarak regime rested on three pillars—the security forces, the…
Egyptians ended a 30-year-long authoritarian regime that spawned mismanagement, corruption, inequality and poverty. The pro-democracy protests brought long-missed values of social justice, hard work and hope to the forefront. Yet, Egypt has been going through an uncertain and messy transition…
8.15pm GMT / 3.15pm EST: Some of the tear gas being used in Tahrir Square could have been manufactured as long ago as 1985, according to photos taken by Emad El-Din Shahin, a professor at the University of Notre Dame,…
Editor’s note: Emad El-Din Shahin is Henry R. Luce Associate Professor of Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Cairo (CNN) — In Cairo, where huge protests are now in their fourth…