by greenberg | Dec 1, 2012 | COMOPS Journal, Egypt, Government, Tunisia
by Nathaniel Greenberg The sudden vote on a new Constitution in Egypt has done little to stem tension in Egypt following the decree of President Mohamed Morsi to grant himself unilateral powers in driving the legislative agenda. In a live appearance on Egyptian...
by editor | Sep 16, 2012 | Africa, COMOPS Journal
by Steven R. Corman The CSC welcomes Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Nathaniel Greenberg to our team. Nathaniel completed his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of Washington and was the recipient of the 2012 Dean’s Medal for the Humanities, the University’s...
by halverson | Sep 11, 2012 | COMOPS Journal, Egypt, Religion
by Jeffry Halverson With all the very serious problems facing Egypt, the region, and indeed the world today, what brought out thousands of Egyptian protestors in Cairo on September 11, 2012? A thirteen-minute Islamophobic online video produced by a group of US-based...
by halverson | Jul 25, 2012 | COMOPS Journal, Egypt, Islam, Muslim Brotherhood, Narrative
by Jeffry R. Halverson For the second time this year, remnants of the pro-Mubarak media in Egypt have caused a major stir in the international press and blogosphere by spreading false stories about alleged Islamist plans for Egypt. The latest claim is that the...
by halverson | Jan 9, 2012 | Analysis, Egypt, Government, Identification, Islam, Language, Muslim Brotherhood, Politics, Religion, Sharia
by Jeffry R. Halverson* “If a group of people feels that it has been humiliated and that its honor has been trampled underfoot, it will want to express its identity.” ...
by halverson | Feb 4, 2011 | Egypt, Government, Islam, Muslim Brotherhood, Politics, Religion, Sharia
by Jeffry R. Halverson There are a lot of questions and speculation about the Ikhwan al-Muslimun (The Muslim Brotherhood, or MB) and their role in the future of Egypt. The coverage of the organization in the U.S. media has been better than expected. However, I am...