Bibliograph

Egypt after Mubarak, liberalism, Islam, and democracy in the Arab world, Bruce K. Rutherford

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Egypt after Mubarak, liberalism, Islam, and democracy in the Arab world, Bruce K. Rutherford

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Egypt after Mubarak

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Bruce K. Rutherford

Series statement

Princeton studies in Muslim politics

Sub title

liberalism, Islam, and democracy in the Arab world

Summary

Which way will Egypt go now that Husni Mubarak's authoritarian regime has been swept from power? Will it become an Islamic theocracy similar to Iran? Will it embrace Western-style liberalism and democracy? Egypt after Mubarak reveals that Egypt's secularists and Islamists may yet navigate a middle path that results in a uniquely Islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy. Bruce Rutherford draws on in-depth interviews with Egyptian judges, lawyers, Islamic activists, politicians, and businesspeople. He utilizes major court rulings, political documents of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the writings of Egypt's leading contemporary Islamic thinkers. Rutherford demonstrates that, in post-Mubarak Egypt, progress toward liberalism and democracy is likely to be slow.

Target audience

adult

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