The Muslim Brotherhood in Contemporary Egypt : Democracy Defined or Confined?.

The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the oldest and most influential Islamist movements. As the party ascends to power in Egypt, it is poised to adopt a new system of governance and state--society relations, the effects of which are likely to extend well beyond Egypt's national borders. This book e...

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Main Author: Tadros, Mariz
Other Authors: Habib, Akram
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2012.
Series:Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; A note on transliteration; Introduction; 1 Egypt and the Brotherhood in a pressure cooker; 2 From the Friday of Fury to the Shari'a Friday; 3 A civil state with an Islamic reference: An oxymoron?; 4 Political pluralism with an Islamic reference; 5 The Copts and the Brothers from El Banna to Bad'i; 6 Islamic citizenship and its qualifiers; 7 The Sisters of the Brotherhood and the woman question; 8 The gender agenda: Reformed or reframed?; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.