In The Myth of Religious Violence, William Cavanaugh argues that the assumption that religion is inherently authoritarian, divisive, and predisposed to irrational…
Narratives of the Egyptian constitution
Islamism
Political Islam becomes less political
For the past few years, much of the scholarly literature on Islamist movements has danced around the “participation/ moderation” idea:…
Egypt’s 18th Brumaire
In an essay published in the New York Times, Sheri Berman sees history repeating itself, tragically and farcically, in Egypt.
Crisis in Egypt roundup
The public protests and ouster of elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi by the Egyptian military followed by the appointment of…
An excursion through the partitions of Taksim Square
Taksim Meydanı. Partition Square. Although it has taken on potent new resonances in recent days, the name of Istanbul’s throbbing central…
Morsi’s moves
On November 21st, a Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect, bringing an end to eight days of particularly…
Contextualising Jihadi Thought
In the recent publication, Contextualising Jihadi Thought, editors Jeevan Deol and Zaheer Kazmi compile cross-disciplinary analysis on the concept of…
Egypt at the crossroads
Mohamed Morsi was declared President of Egypt little more than two weeks ago. Challenger and former President Hosni Mubarak’s last…
Egyptian elections
The protests in the Middle East and North Africa, and the ensuing political changes, were intended to transcend the old…
Muslim Brotherhood candidate wins Egyptian election
The New York Times reports on the atmosphere in Cairo today, after news came in that Mohamed Morsi is the…