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...
by halverson | Jan 31, 2011 | Analysis, Diplomacy, Egypt, Framing, Government, Media, Muslim Brotherhood, Narrative
by Jeffry R. Halverson Events rapidly accelerated in Egypt on Friday, January 28, as expected. On Thursday night, the regime shut down internet access. This startling graphic by Craig Labovitz shows the precipitous drop in online traffic. Over the course of the day,...
by goodall | Jan 29, 2011 | Analysis, Diplomacy, Egypt, Framing, Identification, Islam, Israel, Media, Narrative, Obama, Religion, Sensemaking, State Dept., technology
by Bud Goodall The Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia last week beget further democracy uprisings in Egypt and Yemen this week, as well as protests in Jordan and Mauritania. If the protesters are finally successful in Egypt and President Hosni Mubarak is forced out, this...
by halverson | Jan 28, 2011 | Analysis, Egypt, Framing, Government, Muslim Brotherhood, Narrative
by Jeffry R. Halverson The protests in Egypt that began on January 25 are the culmination of a long simmering struggle between the police state of Hosni Mubarak and the common people it seeks to control. The state claims that its longstanding “security measures”...