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Egypt’s dynastic succession contested, as Muslim Brotherhood fractures

By Michael Allen on November 2, 2009

Will Gamal Mubarak succeed his father as Egypt’s next president? Is the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s leading opposition force, about to split? Should liberal and democratic forces align themselves with the Brotherhood to oppose “hereditary democracy” even at the risk of absorbing elements of the Islamists’ unsavory politics?
These are some of the questions being raised [read full story]

Posted in Egypt, Elections, Islam/politics, authoritarianism, corruption, dissidents, protests | Tagged engaging Islamists, Gamal Mubarak, Islamists, National Democratic Party | 1 Response

Egypt: labor unrest reflects regime instability?

By Michael Allen on July 28, 2009

Is Egypt stable or on the verge of collapse? The “profound social ramifications” of high levels of unemployment and underemployment, including acute social inequality and a sense of hopelessness and alienation among large swathes of the young, combined with the regime’s inertia and corruption, are creating a dangerous political cocktail, writes Aladdin Elaasar.
“The regime blames [read full story]

Posted in Egypt, Islam/politics, Labour/labor unions, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, authoritarianism, corruption, promoting democracy | Tagged Aladdin Elaasar, Center for Trade Union and Workers Services, Egypt, Egyptian Trade Union Federation, International Trade Union Confederation, muslim brotherhood, National Democratic Party, National Endowment for Democracy, Pakistani lawyers’ movement, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Solidarity Center | 1 Response

“Beautiful generation” of activists challenging Egypt’s status quo

By Michael Allen on May 13, 2009

Barack Obama’s decision to deliver an address to the Muslim world from Cairo will bolster Hosni Mubarak’s autocratic regime, says a leading reformer, at a time when it is trying to close the political space it was forced to concede during the short-lived Arab spring of 2005.
The government’s media supporters were “practically ululating” at the [read full story]

Posted in Backlash, Democracy assistance, Egypt, Human rights, Islam/politics, Labour/labor unions, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, authoritarianism, democracy promotion, dissidents, promoting democracy | Tagged Arab spring, civil society, Democracy assistance, democracy promotion, Egypt, GONGOs, Human rights, muslim brotherhood, National Democratic Party, obama administration, World Movement for Democracy | Leave a response

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Egypt’s dynastic succession contested, as Muslim Brotherhood fractures

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“Beautiful generation” of activists challenging Egypt’s status quo

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