Egypt

US Intervention & the Egyptian Revolution

Suzanne Adely, Corinna Mullin, & Azadeh Shashahani* | 6 Aug 2012

As world leaders met in New York last month to negotiate a first-ever international arms trade treaty, many human rights activists focused on the deteriorating situation in Syria and continued arms sales by Russia to the Assad regime as an example of why this treaty is so urgently needed. Considering the scale of human suffering, it is understandable that Syria... 

Makhtab Muftah: The Ottoman Age of Exploration

Christopher Mott* | 29 Jul 2012

In The Ottoman Age of Exploration, author Giancarlo Casale tackles the Ottoman Empire’s naval exploits in the Indian Ocean during the 16th century, a topic long-neglected by scholars. While demonstrating the importance of these exploits to Ottoman geopolitical grand strategy, Casale also works to challenge the Eurocentricism that surrounds the Age of Exploration,... 

Separating Religion from Politics: the Future of Egyptian Democracy

Ammar Maleki* | 27 Jul 2012

Egyptian President and Muslim Brotherhood member, Mohamed Morsi One year after the fall of Arab dictators, Islamist political parties have emerged victorious in the first democratic elections in both Tunisia and Egypt. With this success, the question “what is the prospect of democratic change in Muslim countries after the Arab Spring?” is more pertinent than... 

Kazeboon – A Poem

Massoud Hayound* | 17 Jul 2012

Protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. (Photo credit: AP/Christophe Ena) The revolution was over before it started, read newspapers shipped down from the Metropole, to my grandparents’ homes in a North, made a Global South Remember? Oh je voudrais tant que tu te souviennes How... 

Mohamed Morsi’s Wife & the Convergence of Local and Global Islamophobia

Sara Salem* | 1 Jul 2012

(Photo credit: El Youm El Sabei) Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first civilian president, was sworn in on June 30, 2012. The build up to the event involved many dramatic moments, including a Twitter controversy surrounding his wife, Naglaa Ali Mahmoud. Mahmoud, who prefers to go by the name Umm Ahmed, a traditional Egyptian way of referring to mothers, has come under...