I would like to begin with a famous case in Egypt that, though over a decade and a half old,…
Religious freedom as a binding practice of suspicion
Egypt
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…
Live online panel on Egypt elections
This Friday, June 15, The Duke Islamic Studies Center's Transcultural Islam Project is co-hosting a panel discussion on the upcoming Egyptian run-off…
Coptic Christians and Egypt’s future
Yasmine Saleh recently reported on the dilemma many Coptic Christians face in the upcoming Egyptian presidential election.
Paradoxes of “religious freedom” in Egypt
The place of religion in the political order is arguably the most contentious issue in post-Mubarak Egypt. With Islamist-oriented parties…
The year of the Islamist
David Rohde, in Reuters’ Analysis and Opinion blog, designates 2012 as the year of the Islamist and discusses the likelihood…
“The Rise of the Islamists”
The award-winning documentary radio program, America Abroad, has recently released a new documentary entitled, "The Rise of the Islamists."
Religious freedom, minority rights, and geopolitics
Conventional wisdom has it that religious liberty is a universally valid principle, enshrined in national constitutions and international charters and…