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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465709803321

Autore

Tadros Mariz <1975-, >

Titolo

The Muslim Brotherhood in contemporary Egypt : democracy defined or confined? / / Mariz Tadros

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-66180-1

9786613638731

0-203-11570-8

1-136-29623-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; ; 25

Disciplina

322.4/20962

Soggetti

Political parties - Egypt

Islam and politics - Egypt

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 examines the Brotherhood's visions and practices, from its inception in 1928, up to its response to the 2011 uprising, as it moves to redefine democracy along Islamic lines. The book analyses the Muslim Brotherhood's position on key issues such as gender, religious minorities, and political plurality, a