Post-Revolutionary Egypt:1967 Revisited?
Nancy Elshami* | 11 Feb 2013
(Photo credit: EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE) The year is 1967. Egypt is embroiled in crisis. After years of grand military aspirations, the Egyptian army has been defeated by Israel in a war that has lasted six days. The country is overcome with disillusionment, and the promises of the revolution have been cast into doubt. Amid the political tensions, the future of...People with Disabilities in Egypt: Overlooked and Underestimated
Nancy Elshami* | 16 Jun 2012
Disabled Egyptian man participating in the We Are Khaled Said demonstration in Alexandria, Egypt earlier this month (Photo credit: Nancy Elshami) Among the most popular images from Egypt’s parliamentary elections last November were pictures of soldiers helping voters with disabilities at the polling stations. At the time, these images were used primarily as...Photo Essay: Egypt’s Presidential Elections
Nancy Elshami | 5 Jun 2012
On May 23-24, 2012, Egyptians went to the polls to participate in round one of voting to elect the country’s first president since the toppling of its autocratic leader, Hosni Mubarak, on February 11, 2011. The following photo essay from Muftah staff writer, Nancy Elshami, captures the atmosphere during and after the elections. (Photo credit: Nancy...Political Islam in Post-Revolutionary Egypt: Discussions and Debates
Nancy Elshami* | 5 Mar 2012
In Egypt’s post-revolutionary political scene, Islamist forces have predominated. These groups can roughly be split into two main factions: the Muslim Brotherhood, with its Freedom and Justice Party; and the Salafi factions with the Nour Party at the helm. In the country’s recent parliamentary elections, Egypt’s Islamist parties ran under two main alliances...A Historical Appraisal of Egypt’s January 25 “Day of Wrath”: Incentives, Characteristics, & Implications
Nancy Elshami* | 27 Jan 2011
In a display of determination and anger, thousands of Egyptians flocked to the streets on January 25, 2011 to participate in what has come to be known as the ‘Day of Wrath’ against the last thirty years of corruption, torture and poverty in their country. The extent and range of these protests, while not unheard of in Egyptian history, have been unprecedented...The Egyptian Judiciary: Current Divisions and Historical Contexts
Nancy Elshami* | 9 Jan 2013
Supporter of Egypt’s president Mohammed Morsi waves a national flag outside the Supreme Constitutional Court as hundreds of supporters of president Mohammed Morsi protest on December 2, 2012 in Cairo (Photo...Photo Essay: Remembering Khaled Said
Nancy Elshami | 12 Jun 2012
The following photoessay from Muftah staff writer, Nancy Elshami, documents demonstrations in Alexandira, Egypt commemorating the second anniversary of the death of Khaled Said Photo credit: Nancy Elshami. All...Grassroots Mobilization, Social Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Egypt
Nancy Elshami* | 30 Mar 2012
Photo credited from The Society Pages. Egypt, February 2011 As Egypt devolves into partisanship and apprehension ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, optimism may seem out of reach. However, a closer...The Egyptian Popular Revolution & Its Discontents
Nancy Elshami* | 2 Feb 2011
“We won’t go, he must go,” chanted the hundreds of thousands of Egyptians demonstrating in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, following President Hosni Mubarak’s concession speech on February 1, 2011, the eighth...Egypt’s 2011 Presidential Election: the Mubaraks and the Strategy of Ambiguity
Nancy Elshami* | 11 Nov 2010
With the May 2011 presidential election fast approaching, Egypt’s ever-fluctuating political scene has made it difficult for analysts to agree upon the likely winner of the National Democratic Party’s (NDP)...
