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Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
For centuries Egypt has been a citadel of Islamic learning and thought, and since the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in 1979, it has been of immense strategic importance to American interests in the Middle East. But Egypt is also a country in crisis, torn between the old and the new, between unsettled religious revival and secular politics. President Hosni Mubarak favors a secular society. But Mubarak's government faces constant conflict...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Egypt after Mubarak demonstrates that both secular and Islamist opponents of the regime are navigating a middle path that may result in a uniquely Islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy." "Essential reading on a subject of global importance, Egypt after Mubarak draws upon in-depth interviews with Egyptian judges, lawyers, Islamic activists, politicians, and businesspeople. It also utilizes major court rulings, political documents of the...
Series
Publisher
Film Ideas
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Egypt's President Sadat signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1977. Islamic fundamentalists, considering him a traitor, called for his death. Traces the events leading up to his assassination in 1981, revealing the final days of Sadat's mission for peace. Features interviews with his widow Jehan al-Sadat, former Israeli president Ezer Weizmann and US president Jimmy Carter.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In this comprehensive program, journey to Egypt where the Muslim Brotherhood was created in the late 1920s, and learn how Brotherhood members passed radical ideologies onto legions of followers, including Osama bin Laden's right-hand man, Ayman Zawahiri. With its policy of nonviolence and its official condemnation of the attacks on America, some experts say the organization could be a powerful ally in fighting the war on terror. Others, however, believe...
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